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The scope of work is part of the tender to bring sick dogs to AMC-run shelters Ahmedabad: As the city gears up to host major events with VVIP presence, AMC has a four-legged problem — stray dogs. It has floated a tender for removing strays from places of high-profile events, housing them in its pounds and releasing them at the same spot once the events wind up. This scope of work is part of the tender AMC’s cattle nuisance control department floated on July 29 this year to catch sick stray dogs and place them at its shelters for care…

Cow smuggler was injured during an exchange of fire with Nuh Police NUH: A suspected cow smuggler was injured in an exchange of fire with the Nuh Police near Binwa village under the Ferozepur Jhirka Sadar police station limits on Tuesday. According to the police, the accused, identified as Jabir, a resident of Ghatmika village in Rajasthan’s Pahari police station area, opened fire at the police team during an operation. The police returned fire, during which Jabir sustained a bullet injury to his left knee. He was taken to Shaheed Hasan Khan Medical College Hospital in Nalhar, Nuh, for treatment.…

Agartala: Tripura agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Ratan Lal Nath on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several development projects in Unakoti district, with a total investment exceeding Rs 15 crore.He opened the Betchhara Rural Market in the Kumarghat Agricultural Sub-Division. This project, which cost Rs 2.20 crore, aims to bolster local trade. He also laid the groundwork for a new office building for the Kumarghat Electrical Division, set to be built at a cost of Rs 5.97 crore.Nath inaugurated the Susangata Seed Processing Centre at Jagannathpur, which was constructed for Rs 1.87 crore, along with the office…

Kanpur: A 67-year-old retired sub-inspector of the police department’s Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) died after allegedly shooting himself in the neck with his licenced single-barrel gun at his home in the PD Nagar locality under Sadar Kotwali in Unnao on Sunday night. Police said the incident was linked to prolonged illness and mental stress.The retired SI, Ranjit Singh, was rushed to the district hospital in a critical condition by his son, Abhishek. Doctors referred him to Kanpur, where he died during treatment at a private hospital.Abhishek told police that his father had been suffering from several serious ailments and had…

Ghaziabad: A 40-year-old psychiatrist allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the balcony of the fifth floor of her apartment in Raj Nagar Extension.According to police, the woman, who ran a clinic near the Ghaziabad bus stand, had divorced her husband 18 months ago and had been battling depression ever since, to the point of staying away from work for over a month.Nandgram ACP Ziauddin Ahmad said a Dial 112 call alerted police that a woman had fallen from the fifth floor of the building, and when a team reached the spot, they found her body lying on the road…

ABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological UniversityABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological UniversityABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological UniversityABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological UniversityABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological UniversityABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological UniversityABVP stages protest against ‘irregular’ fee hike at COEP Technological University Pune: Students across Maharashtra may have to bear a higher financial burden with the Fee Regulating Authority (FRA) approving hikes for 1,272 unaided professional colleges of engineering, medical, pharmacy,…

WRD deputy chief engineer said the spill is expected to continue until Oct, depending on rainfall intensity across the dam’s catchment area Ponda: The Mhaisal dam began overflowing at around 5 am on Monday, with water spilling through its side-channel spillway. According to the water resources department (WRD), this is the first time since 2009 that the dam has brimmed so late in the season.WRD deputy chief engineer Ankush Gaonkar said the delayed overflow is due to this year’s monsoon deficit. He attributed the lag to sparse rainfall in June.Gaonkar said the spill is expected to continue until Oct, depending…

Bathinda: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, to promote healthcare innovation.The MoU aims to establish a collaborative framework for interdisciplinary research, medical technology innovation, technology translation and capacity building.The collaboration is expected to combine the clinical expertise of AIIMS Bathinda with the engineering capabilities of IIT Indore to accelerate the development of innovative, affordable and patient-centric healthcare technologies.The partnership will facilitate collaborative research, prototype development, intellectual property (IP) generation, technology commercialisation, faculty and student exchanges, and joint innovation initiatives aimed at addressing…

Lucknow: A 14-year-old Class VI student allegedly died by suicide in Mau district on Monday after his mother refused to give him ₹50 for a mobile phone recharge.Police said that concerned about her son’s growing addiction to online gaming, the woman declined his request and had stopped recharging the phone to reduce his screen time. Family members said he remained upset throughout the day and allegedly refused to eat.Around 4pm, after another argument, he locked himself in a first-floor room. When he did not respond for a long time, his mother looked through the ventilator and found him hanging. The…

BJP’s defeat at the hands of poll strategist and Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has tossed many questions PATNA: After the unexpected defeat in Bankipur, the ruling BJP’s state leadership said it will take a series of measures to first analyse the reasons behind the electorate debacle and take steps, underscoring that a byelection result doesn’t reflect the political mood of people in any state.“We accept the mandate and respect the decision of the people. In a democratic process, the verdict of the people is paramount! We will seriously analyse why we did not secure the votes. We will identify…