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The intermediate-level student reached the jail at around 2 pm on August 6 for a scheduled meeting. LUCKNOW: At least 10 live cartridges were found in the possession of a minor girl who had reached a jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda to meet her lover on Thursday. A fake Aadhaar card and cash were also seized from the school student. She was subsequently handed over to the police.The intermediate-level student reached the jail at around 2 pm on August 6 for a scheduled meeting. However, discrepancies in her identity details during the entry process alerted jail personnel, who subjected her…

CM Samrat Choudhary with Supreme Court Justice A Amanullah during the Eastern Zonal Conference-cum-consultation on ‘Missing children and human trafficking’ at Gyan Bhawan in Patna on Saturday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Saturday said Bihar had introduced a real-time monitoring system for timely action in cases involving missing children and persons, adding that more than 1,200 missing children had been rescued under the system.Addressing the Eastern Zonal Conference-cum-consultation on missing children and human trafficking at Gyan Bhawan, Samrat said the Bihar govt had adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards human trafficking and was committed to prevention, swift action against traffickers and…

The talks will be held around 12 pm on Sunday. RANCHI: The Jharkhand government will hold a sixth round of talks with students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations before taking a final decision, a member of the panel constituted to engage with the demonstrators said on Saturday.The next round of discussions is scheduled for 12 pm on Sunday, according to news agency PTI.The announcement came after the panel held a four-hour meeting with chief minister Hemant Soren to brief him on the outcome of the previous five rounds of dialogue with the protesters.”We apprised the chief minister of students’…

Thiruvananthapuram: CPM central committee member T M Thomas Isaac on Saturday challenged the state govt to produce the Union govt order that it claimed had forced it to end doorstep delivery of social security pensions to around 23 lakh beneficiaries.Addressing a news conference at AKG Centre, Isaac accused govt of misleading people by claiming that pensions had to be distributed only through banks and that Centre would otherwise stop releasing its share.He asked govt to specify which central order stipulated that assistance would be withheld if Kerala’s pension component was delivered to beneficiaries’ homes. “The existing arrangement should not be…

(Image used for representative) The girl told police that she had left her home with Shafiqul Molla. KOLKATA: A 16-year-old girl was rescued from Kolkata’s red-light district of Sonagachi within an hour of police receiving a distress call alleging that she had been “sold” after running away from home with her alleged lover, an officer said on Saturday.The girl, a resident of North 24 Parganas district, was rescued from a room in Sonagachi following a call to the police helpline and an email sent to the child helpline. Police arrested two men — Shafiqul Molla (20) and Saharul Laskar (39)…

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 8: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo chaired a comprehensive review meeting at Civil Secretariat here on the welfare and rehabilitation of leprosy patients, with emphasis on dignified healthcare and social security.The meeting was attended by MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Ali Sadiq; Commissioner SMC, Fazlul Haseeb; Director SKIMS, Prof. M.Ashraf Ganie; Principal GMC Srinagar, Dr. Iffat Hassan Shah; Director Health Services Kashmir, CMO Srinagar and representatives of Leprosy patients and Leper Hospital, Bharar.During the meeting, the Health Minister took review of various issues including allotment of government quarters for leprosy-affected families, assessment of…

NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday took a dig at leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, saying he should have travelled to Ranchi, where students are protesting over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.In a post on X, Rijiju said, “Rahul Gandhi ji should have gone to Ranchi instead of Prayagraj.”The remarks came after Rahul, during his address at the event, attacked the government over what he described as a lack of jobs, expensive education, paper leaks, poor access to credit and the growing use of artificial intelligence,…

Mumbai: As Konkan natives living in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and adjoining areas prepare to head home for the much-awaited Gauri-Ganpati celebrations, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Friday unveiled an extensive transport plan to cater to the festive rush. The state-run transport undertaking will operate 5,220 additional bus services on various Konkan routes between Sept 7 and Sept 25, an official announced.MSRTC will begin accepting group bookings from Aug 10 for groups of at least 40 passengers. Under the group reservation scheme, women and senior citizens will continue to receive a 50% fare concession, while beneficiaries of the…

BMRCL pink line that connects Kalena Agrahara (Gottigere) in the south to Nagawara in the north Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has received in-principle approval from Railway Board for Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system for Pink Line (Kalena Agrahara–Nagawara) and Blue Line (Silk Board–Kempegowda International Airport).BMRCL said the approval after a month’s followup with Railway Board and Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) is a key milestone towards commissioning the elevated stretch of Pink Line between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere.For the Pink Line, BMRCL will now undertake the remaining statutory procedures, including interim speed certification by…

Hyderabad: Taking a serious view of HYDRAA demolishing the compound wall of a private property and fencing it allegedly on the instructions of Medchal Malkajgiri district collector despite clear orders, Telangana high court directed the collector and tahsildars of Malkajgiri and Trimulgherry mandals to appear before the court along with records to explain their actions in a land dispute case.Justice NV Shravan Kumar passed these directions while hearing owners of plots in a layout developed by Vani Cooperative Housing Society on 16.37 acres of land near RK Puram. The matter has been posted for further hearing on Aug 11.According to…