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Mumbai: The Yellow Gate police arrested an accused who was wanted in several criminal cases in Uttar Pradesh and was said to be a gang leader in a criminal case. The accused, Nishant Rajesh Singh, 23, was handed over to the UP police.Yellow Gate police received a tip-off on Thursday that a man was behaving suspiciously at a hotel in their jurisdiction. A police team reached the hotel and questioned the suspect, Nishant Rajesh Singh, a resident of Village Baloriya, Tehsil Sitavali, District Sitapur, UP. During preliminary questioning, the suspect tried to hide his identity and gave evasive replies, police…

New Delhi: The household belongings of an east Delhi resident allegedly vanished after he hired a packers and movers service to transport them to Bihar, only to be allegedly extorted for an additional Rs 20,000 with no delivery in sight. One man has been arrested in connection with the case.The complainant, who had hired the packers and movers, said that the company collected part of the goods on July 1 and the remaining items on July 8, police said. Instead of delivering the consignment, the accused allegedly demanded an additional Rs 20,000. The complainant initially paid Rs 500 and later…

H-NEW team with seized drugs Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) police arrested two accused persons in the Old City in a joint operation with Hussainialam police and seized narcotics and other items worth ₹13.2 lakh from their possession on Thursday night.The accused were identified as Md Saif (31), a driver from Ghansi Bazaar, and Sameer Babubhai Waghela (25), an unemployed man from Kurla West in Mumbai. According to the police, Saif is a local peddler, while Sameer is a drug transporter who came from Mumbai to deliver the narcotics consignment to him.Acting on specific information, the police arrested…

Specially selected Vernonia elliptica climbers have been planted to spread naturally across the shelter’s roof in the coming months Ahmedabad: The municipal corporation has developed the city’s first tree-integrated green bus stop as a pilot project at Acher AMTS station near Rajul Park Society in Sabarmati.The shelter has been designed around an existing mature tree, instead of removing it, making the tree the central feature of the structure. The design offers natural shade to passengers waiting at the bus stop.AMC officials said specially selected Vernonia elliptica climbers have been planted to spread naturally across the shelter’s roof in the coming…

Jhansi: Uttar Pradesh tourism minister Jaiveer Singh on Saturday criticised the opposition over its recent protest in the Parliament complex, calling it an insult to parliamentary dignity and demanding stricter rules to prevent such incidents in future.Addressing reporters in Jhansi, Singh said Parliament must uphold its constitutional sanctity and should not be turned into what he described as a “street-corner council”. Referring to the opposition’s demonstration in attire associated with Hindu ascetics, he alleged that the protest disrespected both Sanatan traditions and the country’s parliamentary conventions.“Parliament is the highest democratic institution of the country. Its dignity and decorum must be…

A testing track for drivers at RTO’s Alandi Road facility Pune: Road safety experts demanded stricter and transparent driving tests by Regional Transport Office (RTO) to ensure only a competent driver take to the road amid deteriorating traffic discipline in the city.Harshad Abhyankar, a member of the Save Pune Traffic Movement, told TOI that poor testing standards were allowing poorly skilled drivers onto the roads. “Driving has been a skill. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn it. The problem was the terribly low level of testing. If knowledge and skills were not properly assessed, there was little incentive to…

Tata Steel had successfully bid for the Jamshedpur franchise in 2017 Panaji: Jamshedpur FC’s decision to withdraw from the Indian Super League (ISL) has a lot to do with finances and the belief from its shareholders that the top tier league is financially unviable.The former ISL champions – owned by Tata Steel – took the Indian football fraternity by surprise when they informed the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of its Board decision to discontinue its participation from the country’s top tier football league.“The decision to exit ISL is primarily due to the inability of JFSPL (Jamshedpur Football and Sporting…

Lucknow: Bahraich police solved the theft of a computer from the district jail within three hours of the case being registered, arresting the accused and recovering the stolen equipment on Saturday.The theft was reported after an all-in-one computer went missing from the visitor pass room of Bahraich district jail during the intervening night of July 31 and Aug 1. Given the security implications of a theft inside jail premises, senior officers ordered an immediate probe and constituted a special team to track down the culprit.An FIR was registered at Kotwali Dehat police station under section 305(e) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…

Jaipur: State Cyber Crime Police Saturday arrested a Nagpur-based man for allegedly helping siphon off money in a Rs 23 lakh IPO investment fraud in which victims were lured with promises of unusually high returns.The accused, Nirmal Verma, was arrested from Nagpur following a technical investigation by the State Cyber Crime Police Station in Jaipur and brought to the city on a transit warrant.Additional DG (Cyber Crime) VK Singh said the case was registered on Feb 21, 2024, after Suresh Saini, a resident of Nawalgarh in Jhunjhunu district, complained that he had been added to a fake investment group through…

Nagpur: Days after donning a sanitation worker’s uniform to stage a protest outside the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s special general body meeting, Congress corporator Shailesh Pande on Saturday felicitated sanitation workers from Prabhag 11, urging them to help make the ward the cleanest among the city’s 38 prabhags.The programme was organised by the Congress Block Committee of Prabhag 11 at Datt Sabhagruha in Zingabai Takli to mark World Sanitation Workers’ Day. Male sanitation workers were presented with shirt and trouser sets resembling the official NMC uniform, while women workers received sarees in recognition of their contribution.Pande said sanitation workers continue to…