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Madikeri: A court has sentenced a step-grandfather to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for sexually assaulting a minor girl.According to special prosecutor BS Rudraprasanna, who argued the case on behalf of govt, after the death of the minor survivor’s father, her mother remarried. Later, after the mother also died, the girl’s stepfather left the girl in a children’s home.Then, the girl’s step-grandfather (stepfather’s father) Mahadeva, got the girl released from the children’s home and took her and her minor sister to his house to look after them. Later, he sexually assaulted the girl several times. The incident came to light…
What is the difference between homeopathy and allopathy?Homeopathy is based on “like cures like” method. The system includes the use of biochemic medicines. Allopathy, more accurately called modern or conventional medicine, relies on anatomy, pathology, pharmacology, clinical research, diagnostic testing, surgery and evidence-based treatment. The philosophies, training pathways and regulatory structures of both these treatment practices differ.What are the regulatory bodies?National Medical Commission (NMC) regulates allopathy and homeopathy is regulated by National Commission for Homeopathy (NCH).Why were homeopaths allowed to prescribe allopathic medicines?In 2014, the Maharashtra govt made amendments to the Maharashtra Homoeopathic Practitioners’ Act, 1960 and the Maharashtra Medical…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday directed departments concerned to complete road construction, widening and repair works within set timelines, stressing that safe and smooth mobility was the govt’s top priority.Chairing a review meeting on 2025-26 road projects at Haryana Niwas, Saini told senior officers from 10 departments and agencies not to compromise on quality or pace of execution. Officials from the public works department, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board, panchayati raj, FMDA, GMDA, SMDA, PMDA, HSVP, HSIIDC and urban local bodies attended the meeting.The CM reviewed the functioning of the…
Bettiah: An FIR has been registered against two panchayat teachers in West Champaran for allegedly securing govt jobs using forged educational certificates after the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board verification found the documents submitted by them to be fake. The FIR was registered at Bagaha Nagar police station on the directions of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB), officials said on Saturday. Both accused are currently absconding.The accused have been identified as Rajesh Prasad Yadav, posted at Govt Primary School, Navka Tola (Bargaon), and Shanti Devi, posted at Govt Middle School, Bargaon, under Bagaha-1 block. Both were appointed by the Bargaon panchayat…
Nagpur: The child welfare committee (CWC) is set to visit the home of the 16-year-old survivor of the BDSM horror case to ensure comprehensive psychological support. The Class 12 student was on Saturday discharged from Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where she underwent treatment, including plastic surgery on her left hand. The traumatised girl, who was bleeding profusely and barely conscious at the time of rescue, was taken to GMCH by police on Monday.Simultaneously, the 19-year-old accused who had tortured the teen in captivity, was discharged from the same hospital and sent to Nagpur central jail late evening. Police…
The Jharkhand government will hold a sixth round of talks with protesting students on Sunday RANCHI: The Jharkhand government will hold a sixth round of talks with protesting students on Sunday as efforts continue to resolve the deadlock over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, a member of the government panel said on Saturday.The meeting is scheduled for around 12pm, after the panel held a four-hour meeting with chief minister Hemant Soren to discuss the progress made during the previous five rounds of talks with student groups.”We apprised the chief minister of students’ views and demands that came to the fore…
T’puram: Neyyattinkara Police arrested a man allegedly involved in a gang that cheated traders by using counterfeit currency notes at Avanakuzhi and Thannimoodu. The accused is Shan, 45, of Kariyara in Punalur. Police recovered counterfeit notes from his possession.According to the police, the gang’s modus operandi was to hand over counterfeit Rs 500 notes to purchase products worth around Rs 100 and collect the balance. Several establishments, including bakeries and mobile shops, were allegedly targeted.The accused were reportedly travelling in a Ford car bearing registration number KL 19 B 8327. While attempting to escape, one of the suspects allegedly brandished…
Birju Keot, the deceased TMC worker Kolkata: The wife of a Trinamool worker, who was in police custody on extortion charges, alleged her husband, Birju Keot (48), died at a Kalyani hospital following assault in cop custody at Halishahar PS on Friday.The wife, Jenny Sharma Keot, a former TMC councillor of Kanchrapara Ward 23, alleged Birju was thrashed with his limbs tied up.According to police sources, Birju was arrested by Halishahar Police on Friday in connection with allegations of extortion and other offences. He was remanded in five-day police custody after being produced at Barrackpore court on the same day,…
YAWAR NABIEducation in Kashmir has long been spoken of as the ladder to dignity, empowerment and social mobility. For generations, families across the Valley have invested in schooling with the hope that their children would rise above hardship, think independently and contribute meaningfully to society. But somewhere along the way, this noble purpose has been steadily overtaken by a more troubling trend: the commercialization of education. What should have remained a public good has increasingly become a profit-driven enterprise, where fees rise faster than standards, and branding often matters more than learning.This shift is not unique to Kashmir, but its…
“I put the protesters of PojK in the same category as India and consider them as enemies,” Khawaja Asif said. A day after Pakistan signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday called for Islamic countries to set aside their differences and form a military alliance along the lines of Nato.In an interview with Geo News, Asif said the agreement signed in Mecca should not remain an “exclusive club” and should be expanded to include other Islamic countries.”See, we can’t close the doors for other countries. This shouldn’t be an exclusive club.…