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The helper took keys to the house from the neighbours Ahmedabad: A domestic help allegedly stole cash and jewellery worth Rs 27.5 lakh from a house in Chandkheda on Monday after obtaining the house keys from a neighbour on the pretext of cleaning the premises. The entire theft at the house in Serenity Space Society was allegedly carried out in just 10 minutes. Chandkheda police said society CCTV footage shows him entering the house empty-handed and leaving around 10 minutes later carrying two bags.The complainant, who runs a hair studio in Bopal, had hired the domestic help recently. Police said…

Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ajay Rai on Wednesday inspected the KP College ground venue where Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will interact with students on Aug 8 under the “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign.“The event is a historic conference in state where students, competitive examination aspirants, research scholars, unemployed youth and young people from across the state will participate and directly share their problems, struggles, suggestions and questions about their future with Rahul Gandhi,” he said.Rai said the millions of students, preparing for competitive exams, are fighting for their rights and BJP led Union and state govts are acting as…

Bhubaneswar: Suspended inspector of Odisha police, Sujit Kumar Das, appeared before the Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAWCW) here on Tuesday for questioning in connection with a rape case registered against him.Das is accused of sexually assaulting a 40‑year‑old woman while serving as inspector‑in‑charge of Sarankul police station in Nayagarh district. An FIR was lodged at the station on June 17 following her complaint.The probe was later transferred to CAWCW. Das, who was placed under suspension on June 22, has already obtained interim protection from arrest from the Orissa high court, police sources said. “As directed by the high…

Property owners and builders have been urged to voluntarily remove illegal portions of their buildings Gurgaon: MCG has set a target of taking action against more than 100 illegal and unauthorised constructions during the month.A special month-long campaign will be conducted across the city to demolish illegal structures and initiate legal action, in compliance with the Supreme Court’s directions on unauthorised construction.MCG will constitute special task forces comprising designated officials responsible for carrying out daily enforcement drives in their respective areas.Joint commissioners of each zone will submit daily progress reports to MCG headquarters to facilitate continuous monitoring and review of…

The cadre has been identified as Hewan Boham Dibrugarh: A self-styled lieutenant of the NSCN-K (Khango Konyak) faction has laid down arms and surrendered before security forces in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Tuesday, giving a boost to peace efforts in the state’s Tirap-Changlang-Longding (TCL) districts.The cadre was identified as Hewan Boham, 35, a resident of Olingtong village under Kanubari police station in Longding district. He surrendered at the Tirap superintendent of police’s office in Khonsa in an operation facilitated jointly by Tirap Police, 44 Assam Rifles and the 36 Battalion CRPF, Khonsa.During the process, the cadre handed over one…

Kanpur: Sikandra police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old boy in Kanpur Dehat. The child’s body was found in bushes about 400 metres from his residence, naked on Sunday night.According to Sikandra SHO Sudhakar Singh, the accused lured the boy to a field on the pretext of plucking mangoes and then sexually assaulted and murdered him. He allegedly dumped the body in nearby bushes after the crime. He said that after the child went missing, the accused had also joined the victim’s family and villagers in searching for the boy in an attempt…

Ludhiana: Taking cognisance of a complaint, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has issued a notice to the Ludhiana municipal corporation commissioner, directing him to examine allegations of unauthorised commercial use of residential properties and illegal de-sealing of sealed structures in the city.The commission instructed the civic authority to verify the facts, take appropriate legal action, and resolve the matter at its own level.Social activist Arvind Sharma filed the complaint before the PSHRC on July 2, alleging that large-scale illegal constructions are taking place across MC Ludhiana’s Zones A, B, C, and D, allegedly with the connivance of certain…

Mangaluru: Two first-year students were allegedly assaulted by a group of second-year students near a tea stall at Gujjarakere in Mangaluru, in what police suspect is a case of ragging. Five students have been arrested, while one more accused is yet to be identified.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said preliminary investigations revealed that the assault was triggered by an attempt by senior students to enforce a dress code on juniors. The accused allegedly objected to the victims wearing shoes and attacked them for not following their directions.The victims, a BBA student and a hospital management student, are undergoing…

Mysuru NCC Group Headquarters lacks necessary infrastructure required for conducting training camps Mysuru: National Cadet Corps (NCC) appealed to Karnataka govt to sanction funds for establishing a permanent cadet training and accommodation centre at Mysuru Group Headquarters, stating that the lack of basic infrastructure is posing a lot of challenges in conducting annual training camps for thousands of cadets across southern Karnataka.Mysuru NCC Group Headquarters, established in the 1950s, has 3.7 acres of land in Siddhartha Nagar, which was transferred to NCC by state govt in 1994. But it exists without the necessary infrastructure required for conducting training camps. Mysuru…

The building’s steel framework underwent rapid thermal expansion during the fire, followed by sudden thermal contraction, resulting in residual stress, buckling and a significant reduction in the steel’s yield strength and load-bearing capacity, probe found Noida: A day after two firefighters died and three others were injured as chunks of concrete and an iron beam crashed on them during firefighting operations at a chip manufacturing unit in Ecotech-3 industrial area, a labour department review found intense heat due to the blaze severely weakened the building’s metal structure and unhinged the beam that led to the collapse.A joint inspection by assistant…