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Ratna Singh of Cockroach Janta Party spoke with the mother of a Noida teenager. The mother is upset that the FIR remains active despite an apology video DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Ratna Singh on Sunday said she had spoken to the mother of the Noida teenager who was booked for allegedly using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.She claimed the girl’s mother was upset that the FIR against her daughter had not been withdrawn despite the teenager releasing an apology video and the Prime Minister publicly calling for forgiveness. Singh…
COIMBATORE: At least five people were killed in a road accident near Nallampalli Junction on the Pollachi–Palani National Highway in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district on Sunday.The accident occurred after a speeding car crashed into a stationary lorry.Four of the deceased belonged to the same family from Gurubampalayam near Madukkarai in Coimbatore. They were identified as Kanagaraj, his wife Narmada, and their two daughters Aarthi and Poorani.Police said the identity of the fifth victim is yet to be confirmed. Officials are investigating whether the person was driving the car or was another passenger travelling in the vehicle.The accident occurred near Pollachi…
Srinagar, Aug 01: The death toll in the terrorist attack on migrant workers in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district climbed to two on Saturday, with the second labourer, critically wounded in the attack, succumbing to his injuries at SKIMS Soura.Terrorists attacked two non-local workers at a brick-kiln in the Kelam area of Kulgam district late on Friday evening, leaving one dead on the spot and another seriously wounded. The slain labourer was identified as Deepak of Chhattisgarh, while the injured—Bhupinder, also from Chhattisgarh—was initially referred to GMC Anantnag and later shifted to SKIMS Soura, where he died in the early hours of Saturday.Hospital…
Photo credit: Government of India Registered construction workers in Gujarat can avail financial assistance of Rs 1.6 lakh under the Shree Nanaji Deshmukh Awas Yojana for EWS and LIG houses allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and the Chief Minister Awas Yojana (CMAY).Implemented by the Gujarat Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (GBOCWWB), the scheme is available once per family and is subject to prescribed eligibility conditions.The scheme is aimed at registered construction workers who have been allotted houses in urban areas by local self-government organisations, urban development authorities or the Gujarat Housing Board under PMAY or…
Police detained one accused, Virendra Singh, a resident of Jodhpur, who had allegedly arrived to receive the consignment. JAISALMER: In a major breakthrough against cross-border smuggling ahead of Independence Day, Rajasthan Police on Sunday foiled an alleged Pakistan-backed drone-based narco-arms smuggling attempt in Bikaner’s Khajuwala sector, seizing 10 kg of “999 Marka” Afghan heroin valued at around Rs 50 crore, along with 11 sophisticated foreign-made pistols, 22 magazines and 100 live rounds of ammunition.The operation, codenamed Operation SHOCKWAVE, was conducted under the supervision of Bikaner Superintendent of Police Mridul Kachhawa and is being regarded as one of the biggest recent…
Srinagar, Aug 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired a high-level security review meeting in the wake of the Kulgam terror attack on non-local labourers, directing all Deputy Commissioners and SSPs to conduct a comprehensive review of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) established to protect labourers from outside Jammu and Kashmir.The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, DGP Nalin Prabhat, Principal Secretary Home Chandraker Bharti, Special DG Coordination S.J.M. Gillani, ADGP CID Nitish Kumar, Commissioner Secretary GAD M Raju, IGPs, Divisional Commissioners, SSPs, Deputy Commissioners, and other senior officials.The Lieutenant Governor directed that employers must ensure all…
Tiny fossils have helped scientists crack a Cretaceous cold case. Using chemical signals preserved in microscopic shells, Northwestern University researchers found strong evidence that ocean acidification helped trigger one of the biggest extinction events in the history of planktic foraminifera, small shell-building organisms that are essential to Earth’s carbon cycle.The extinction happened around 113 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous, and appears to have been driven by massive volcanic eruptions from the Kerguelen Plateau in the southern Indian Ocean. Those eruptions released huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which then dissolved into the sea and made surface…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPI(M) leaders on Sunday criticised Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan for visiting the residence of a Youth League leader in Malappuram, saying the visit was inappropriate while thousands across the state were grappling with rain-related disasters.In a Facebook post, CPI (M) Rajya Sabha MP A A Rahim shared visuals of the chief minister attending an event in Ponnani, Malappuram, saying he initially found them “unbelievable” before verifying their authenticity.Rahim alleged that while thousands of people across several districts were reeling from the rain-related disaster, Satheesan attended a gathering at the residence of a Youth League leader in Ponnani…
Srinagar, Aug 01: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday strongly condemned the dastardly killing of two labourers in Kulgam and announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 10 lakh each from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for the next of kin of the deceased.The Chief Minister expressed profound grief over the loss of innocent lives and said the assistance would be in addition to the Rs 6 lakh immediate relief being provided by the District Administration. He also conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and reaffirmed that the Government stands firmly with them during this difficult time.The Chief…
At least five people have died and 41 others remain missing after a ferry carrying around 250 passengers and crew caught fire off Madura Island in Indonesia on Sunday morning, authorities said.The ferry, KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2, was en route from Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya to Makassar on Sulawesi Island when the captain reported a fire several hours into the voyage. Communication with the vessel was lost shortly after, officials said.The Surabaya Search and Rescue Office said the ferry was located about 19 nautical miles north of Sapudi Island. The vessel was almost completely engulfed in flames, with passengers…