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Pune: A truck driver (42) and his 70-year-old co-passenger were killed, while the latter’s daughter suffered injuries after their truck crashed into a stationary dumper near the Wakad bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass in the early hours of Saturday.The Hinjewadi police have registered a case of causing death by negligence against the dumper driver for allegedly leaving the heavy vehicle parked on the roadside in a manner that led to the fatal accident.The deceased have been identified as truck driver Pandharinagar Bandekar of Sangli and passenger Nivrutti Pawar of Kolhapur. Pawar’s daughter, Kalpana Kavade (40) of Bhiwandi, is undergoing…
Panaji: The employees’ provident fund organisation (EPFO) has appealed to Goan companies to take advantage of the one-time scheme introduced by the ministry of labour and employment and settle pending disputes relating to pension payments and contributions.The scheme, which came into effect last month, will remain open for six months, providing employers with an opportunity to resolve long-pending cases through a simplified online process at reduced fines.According to EPFO Goa, the scheme covers pending litigation cases, finalised recovery cases where dues are yet to be recovered and pre-adjudication cases where notices have either been issued or are yet to be…
Mohali: Mohali police seized 10 unclaimed vehicles, registered two FIRs and detained several suspected drug users during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Amb Sahib Colony Saturday.Led by DSP City-2 Harsimran Singh Bal, around 150 police personnel cordoned off the locality and carried out searches under the ongoing War Against Drugs campaign.Suspected drug addicts were taken to the Civil Hospital for dope tests, while those willing to undergo treatment were admitted to the Drug De-addiction Centre in Sector 66.DSP Bal said the operation was conducted on the directions of senior officers to crack down on anti-social elements and curb…
Lucknow: The theft, committed barely 200 metres from a police outpost, has raised fresh questions over security in the state capital. The incident occurred under the Talkatora police station limits at the residence of Sudhanshu, an engineer whose brother is an IAS officer. ACP (Bazarkhala) Ranjit Kumar, who shifted into the first-floor portion of the house with his family around 20 days ago, discovered the burglary after returning from duty on Sunday.According to police, the ACP’s family had also left for their ancestral home a few days earlier, leaving the premises locked. On his return, Ranjit Kumar found the main…
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary at function in Patna Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday said an addiction-free young generation was essential to building a “Viksit Bharat” and a “Samriddh Bihar”, and announced that the Bihar govt would sign a memorandum of understanding with Brahmakumaris to expand public participation in the state’s anti-addiction drive.The CM was speaking through video conferencing from Bihar Lok Bhavan during the inauguration of the “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp” campaign, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The programme was also addressed by Modi and Bihar governor Syed Ata Hasnain. In Bihar, the campaign…
Pet parents attend the Mega Pet Carnival with their pets on SundayPet parents attend the Mega Pet Carnival with their pets on SundayPet parents attend the Mega Pet Carnival with their pets on SundayPet parents attend the Mega Pet Carnival with their pets on SundayPet parents attend the Mega Pet Carnival with their pets on SundayPet parents attend the Mega Pet Carnival with their pets on SundayPet parents attend the Mega Pet Carnival with their pets on Sunday Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s Mega Pet Carnival Sunday was more than a registration drive with dogs sporting personalised collar tags, free…
Manish Nagar underpass flooded Nagpur: Failure of the dewatering system triggered flooding at the Manish Nagar underpasses during the July 28 cloudburst-like downpour, a post-flood review by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has indicated.Sources said rainwater entered the electrical installations, disrupting power supply and crippling the dewatering system. As water accumulated rapidly in both the old and new underpasses, authorities were forced to restrict and divert traffic.A senior MahaMetro official said three 20-horsepower pumps have been installed at the Manish Nagar underpasses. “Two pumps stopped functioning after water entered the electrical installations, while one remained operational. Once the failed pumps were…
KOLKATA: Kashmira Sheikh, 36, visited the Kultali Jamtala branch of PNB in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas to check whether the subsidy for her LPG cylinder had come through. She froze at the sound of what the bank official said was the latest “credit” to her account — Rs 99,99,99,997.She lives in an asbestos-roofed house and does zari embroidery to supplement her husband’s income from sewing bags, now has to deal with the additional shock of her lone bank account being frozen pending an inquiry into the mysterious deposit, Rs 3 short of Rs 100 crore.Turns out she isn’t the only…
Anantnag, Aug 2: To empower youth and build a drug-free nation, MY Bharat Anantnag, under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India, organized a special youth awareness program on Sunday at Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS), Pahalgam.Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR), Tariq Ahmad Malik, graced the occasion as Chief Guest while Adm Officer, JIM&WS, D. N. Raina, District Social Welfare Officer, Basharat Mehmood, Deputy Director My Bharat Anantnag, Khushal Gupta besides officials, youth, volunteers and other stakeholders were also present.The highlight of the event was the collective participation of local youth, officials,…
Pierre-Henry Chuet, a former French navy Rafale pilot (X) A French military commentator and former French Navy pilot is being investigated in France over allegations that he passed on sensitive military information to China. Pierre-Henri Chuet is the same pilot who had earlier claimed that India lost Rafale jets during Op Sindoor to Pakistan’s Chinese fighter planes, reports Surendra Singh. Chuet, a 36-year-old French-Canadian national, was detained by France’s domestic intelligence agency, DGSI.French ex-Navy pilot’s ‘China links’ under lensFormer French Navy pilot Pierre-Henri Chuet is under investigation over allegations that he shared sensitive military information with Chinese authorities during his…