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The victim was identified as Basavaraj. (Image credit-Social Media) BENGALURU: A 25-year-old delivery executive was allegedly abused and assaulted with a wooden stick by a group of unidentified people in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka area in the early hours of Saturday, police said.The victim, identified as Basavaraj, is pursuing his studies while also working for a quick-commerce delivery platform, according to news agency PTI.According to police, the incident took place around 4.40am when Basavaraj was returning from 4th Phase in Yelahanka New Town to Santhosh Nagar after completing a delivery.As per the FIR, Basavaraj was travelling on the road when a group…
Hyderabad: To complete the pending irrigation projects that were stalled due to land acquisition issues and relief and rehabilitation (R&R) packages, the Telangana govt has released Rs 2,000 crore for payment of compensation and rehabilitation. Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said chief minister A Revanth Reddy assured to release Rs 5,000 crore and released Rs 2,000 crore now. He said that shortage of funds would not become a reason for delaying irrigation works that were otherwise nearing completion.He asked the officials to prepare a project-wise inventory of pending LA, R&R, forest and environmental clearance issues, indicating the amount…
Stalin, DMK leaders pay respect to Karunanidhi on his death anniversary Chennai: Former chief minister M K Stalin, along with DMK leaders, paid respect to former CM M Karunanidhi on the occasion of his eighth death anniversary on Friday, at his memorial in Chennai.Stalin, along with the leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, DMK general secretary Duraimurugan, DMK treasurer T R Baalu and other seniors, took a silent march to Karunanidhi’s memorial after garlanding his statue in Omandurar GH.After paying floral tributes at his memorial, Stalin went to Karunanidhi’s Gopalapuram residence, CIT Colony, and DMK headquarters…
Ahmedabad: State Examination Board will conduct the main exam of the Teacher Aptitude Test for Higher Secondary (TAT-HS) in the Gujarati medium on Saturday for the recruitment of teachers in higher secondary schools. A total of 50,069 candidates have registered for the exam, which will be held at 279 centres in five major districts: Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad Rural.The TAT-HS follows a two-tier system comprising preliminary and main exams. The preliminary test, held earlier, was a 200-mark objective paper. Out of over 1.47 lakh candidates who appeared, 51,971 qualified for the main exam.Originally scheduled for Aug 2, the…
According to forest department officials, someone travelling on the Aliyar–Valparai road recorded a video of a man chasing a wild elephant standing in the forest area near the Samamatta canal on Aug 2. The video was later uploaded on social media platforms. COIMBATORE: Forest department officials on Friday arrested a man for chasing a wild elephant in the Pollachi forest range under the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).The arrested man has been identified as K Mayavan, 48, of Chinnarpathy tribal settlement near Azhiyar in Coimbatore district.According to forest department officials, someone travelling on the Aliyar–Valparai road recorded a video of a…
The gate collapse caused the death of the school’s security guard Pune: The Wakad police on Thursday registered a case against a Tathawade school’s authorities and principal for the death of its security guard.Security guard Sanjay Kamble suffered severe injuries after the private, English-medium school’s main gate collapsed on him on July 31. He succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Aug 2. The Wakad police registered a case of causing death by negligence.An officer from the Wakad police said a preliminary investigation revealed that the school’s main gate had not been installed or maintained properly, leading to the fatal…
The digital museum has been approved under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0 Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee (CHCC) Friday approved the setting up of a digital museum at the Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19, deferred a decision on the revised zoning plan for the Unesco Capitol Complex buffer zone, and sought further examination of a long-term development framework for the Punjab and Haryana high court.The decisions were taken at the 27th meeting of the CHCC chaired by UT chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad. The committee also reviewed compliance with decisions taken at its previous meeting before considering fresh…
The accused, 20-year-old Devansh Pathak, who was also her classmate, was found injured at the scene and was later arrested. LUCKNOW: A suspected case of jealousy turned fatal in Lucknow when a 20-year-old BCA student was allegedly killed by her classmate inside her home following an argument over her interactions with another man, police said.The victim, Smriti Pandey, a first-year Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) student at TS Mishra College, was found dead in a room on the first floor of her house in Narpatkheda locality under the Para police station limits on Wednesday.Police said she had suffered deep injuries…
Araria: District Industries Centre (DIC) general manager Anil Kumar Mandal was arrested by the state vigilance bureau on Saturday after he was allegedly caught with Rs 50,000, part of a bribe he had demanded from a machine dealer for facilitating a supply order.According to vigilance officials, Mandal had allegedly demanded Rs 85,000 from Mohd Quamare Alam, a machine dealer, as commission for placing an order for the supply of machines. Alam later lodged a complaint with the state vigilance bureau, alleging that the DIC GM had sought the money in connection with the supply order.The complaint was verified by the…
Hazaribag: Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) have been imposed in a Chatra village following the lynching of a man accused in a child sexual assault case.SDO Pradeep Kumar Mahto issued the order late Friday evening to maintain peace and public order. The restrictions, effective from Friday in residential areas and on roads, will remain in force until further orders.The order prohibits gatherings of five or more persons, meetings, rallies, public assemblies and the use of loudspeakers. Carrying licensed firearms, displaying weapons and making attempts to inflame communal tensions have also been banned.The administration warned…