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Surat: A 22-year-old student died on Wednesday after suffering severe internal injuries in a hit-and-run near Civil Hospital in Surat. Khatodara police have registered an FIR and are reviewing CCTV footage to identify the vehicle involved.Sneha Ghori, a resident of the Lambe Hanuman Road area, was on her way to Vanita Vishram College on her electric vehicle on Wednesday morning. Near the Civil Hospital gate, before the Majura flyover, an unidentified vehicle hit her vehicle.She was taken to a private hospital around 7.30am. Doctors found serious injuries to her kidneys, liver and ribs, along with heavy internal bleeding. Ghori died…

A video grab of Govind Vahoniya escaping from SSG Hospital Vadodara: A man accused in a rape case escaped from police custody at SSG Hospital in the city on Thursday afternoon while being taken for medical treatment.According to police, Govind Vahoniya was being administered an injection when his handcuffs were removed. He allegedly pushed one of the police guards and fled from the hospital premises.Police personnel chased Vahoniya, who was booked under the POCSO Act, but he managed to leave the hospital building and entered a nearby under-construction structure. Police surrounded the building and made repeated announcements asking him to…

Varanasi: The Fisheries Department has extended the last date for submitting online applications under various state sector schemes for the financial year 2026–27 till August 10. The departmental portal, http://fisheries.up.gov.in, was earlier scheduled to remain open from July 31 to August 5.CEO of Fish Farmers Development Agency, Rajendra Kumar, said the Directorate of Fisheries, UP decided to extend the application window to enable more beneficiaries to apply under various schemes.The schemes include the Mukhyamantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, Scheme for Installation of Aeration System for Intensive Fish Farming, Nishadraj Boat Subsidy Scheme, Moped with Ice Box Project, Cage Installation under the…

Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala T’puram: The state govt announced a major restructuring of the state police force on Thursday, with SIs set to take charge as station house officers (SHOs) in most police stations from Aug 15 under a new initiative titled ‘my police station’. Home minister Ramesh Chennithala said the initiative aims to make police stations more citizen-friendly, improve service delivery and eliminate custodial crimes. He said the reforms are intended to ensure that citizens approaching the police receive dignified, timely and efficient services.As part of the restructuring, govt will appoint SIs as SHOs in 419 of the…

Kolkata: Work is likely to resume at around 570 high-rise projects in and around Kolkata, where construction has been suspended since a building collapse in Taratala one-and-a-half months ago, around Independence Day, sources in the govt said after two interactions with major developers on Thursday.While 150 projects have already received a nod for resumption of construction, around 187 are expected to get approval by early next week. Of the remaining projects, many will be approved by Aug 15 or shortly thereafter, the sources indicated.Work on 724 high-rise projects has been suspended since June 25, a day after an under-construction warehouse…

Srinagar, Aug 06: In a significant initiative to encourage and promote emerging filmmaking talent from Jammu and Kashmir, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has announced the IFFJK Emerging Filmmakers Competition 2026, as part of the scheduled 1st International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK), with registrations commencing from August 6, 2026.The competition is exclusively open to aspiring filmmakers from Jammu and Kashmir and aims to provide a prestigious platform for young storytellers to showcase their creativity, cinematic vision, and technical skills through original short films.Aspiring and emerging filmmakers are invited to submit original short films with…

The Centre maintained that altering reservation policies requires empirical research and legislative action. NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination against SCs/STs and OBC/SEBC communities do not happen only due to economic considerations.”Keeping the broader concept of equality in view, discrimination against SC, ST and OBC/SEBC communities do not happen only based on economic conditions. The system of reservation aims to provide fair opportunities, reduce…

File pic for representational purpose only Mumbai: Courses in engineering and MBA, introduced for working professionals and lateral entry, have failed to take off in the state, three years after their inception.For lateral entry MBA/MMS admissions, over 4,500 candidates showed interest in 2024-25, but eventually only 1,950 students secured admissions. The number dropped further to 1,805 in 2025-26. Demand for courses meant for working professionals has also remained poor. Enrolments for working professionals have not crossed even two- or three-digit figures over the last two years.Colleges said the courses were not well publicised and that many working professionals were unable…

New Delhi: Ending a nearly three-decade game of hide-and-seek, the Delhi Police crime branch has captured Rajinder Bairagi, a fugitive wanted for the 1998 murder of Haryana Police personnel Jai Bhagwan. Police also claimed to have cracked two attempted murder cases that had remained unsolved since 1997.A former kabaddi player-turned-criminal, Bairagi’s journey into crime began decades earlier in Haryana’s Sonipat, where his involvement in competitive sports brought him into contact with local criminal networks, according to special CP (crime) HGS Dhaliwal. That path culminated in the deadly May 1998 wedding shooting in Saiyan Khera village, where Bairagi and five associates…

Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar holds discussions with an Anthropic delegation, led by Karnataka IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge, on forging a long-term partnership to accelerate AI adoption across governance, higher education, healthcare, research and the state’s startup ecosystem, in Bengaluru on Thursday.Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar held discussions with an Anthropic delegation, led by Karnataka IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge, on forging a long-term partnership to accelerate AI adoption across governance, higher education, healthcare, research and the state’s startup ecosystem, in Bengaluru on Thursday.Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar holds discussions with an Anthropic delegation, led by Karnataka IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge, on forging a…