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Daltonganj: Theft of low-tension aerial bunched (LTAB) cables worth Rs 5,16,774 was detected at three locations in Latehar district, prompting police and power department action.The thefts occurred in Chandwa police station area, where residents of Sasang village caught an alleged thief, Zakir Khan (53) of Ratu in Ranchi district, while cables were being cut and stolen in the early hours of July 30. Villagers allegedly thrashed Khan before handing him over to police.Latehar SDPO Sandip Gupta said, “A contractual electricity worker informed chowkidar Krishan Dayal Sahni around 3.45am about the theft of insulated overhead power supply lines at Sasang. Following…

Vadodara: Vadodara Gas Limited (VGL) increased retail prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and domestic piped natural gas (PNG), with effect from 6am on Saturday.The retail price of CNG has been increased by 55 paise per kg, from Rs 85.95 to Rs 86.50 per kg. The price of domestic PNG has been raised by Rs 1 per standard cubic metre (SCM), from Rs 53.74 to Rs 54.74 per SCM.VGL attributed the revision to an increase in natural gas procurement costs and market conditions. The company said it had absorbed the major portion of higher input costs to minimise the burden…

Varanasi: Azamgarh police cancelled the arms licences of accused involved in cases of kidnapping, threatening, extortion and also booked them under Gangsters Act.Azamgarh’s CO (Sagadi) Deshraj Singh said following approval of district magistrate Ravindra Kumar, police cancelled six firearm licences held by persons involved in serious criminal cases. Of the cancelled licences, three belonged to residents of Raunapar police station area, two of Bilariaganj and one of Mehnagar.In Bilariaganj, the licence of revolver owned by Wasiur Rahman of Gulwa Gauri, was revoked. He is accused in cases of kidnapping, fraudulent land transfer, extortion, cheating, criminal intimidation and offences under the…

The woman sustained serious injuries Kolkata: A young woman, Pratigya Gon, suffered serious injuries after being hit by a govt bus while attempting to cross a busy road near Webel More in Salt Lake Sector V, the state’s IT hub, on Saturday morning. The accident took place around 10.30 am.According to investigators, the woman had just alighted from the same bus and attempted to cross the road by passing in front of the vehicle and had fallen in the driver’s blind spot. At that moment, the driver was negotiating a turn, and the bus struck her, leaving her with severe…

Srinagar, Aug 1: The Apni Party on Saturday staged a protest demonstration at Press Colony Srinagar, accusing the government of failing to address public grievances and deliver on its promises.The protest was led by Apni Party Kashmir Provincial President Mohammad Ashraf Mir, with party leaders and workers raising slogans over unemployment, alleged arbitrary arrests, development issues and other concerns.Addressing reporters after the protest, Mir alleged that the government had failed on multiple fronts and was unable to provide basic facilities to people.“People gave a massive mandate to the ruling party in the hope that it would fulfil the promises made…

File photo: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced that all pending applications for citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the state would be disposed of within the next six months, asserting that the law was enacted to grant citizenship and not to take it away.Speaking at a CAA citizenship certificate distribution programme in New Town, where around 300 members of the Matua community from North 24 Parganas district received citizenship certificates, Adhikari alleged that the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government had spread misinformation about the law for…

The Valiv police have arrested seven persons in the case Vasai: A Rs 50 lakh bank transaction proved to be the breakthrough that helped the police unravel the conspiracy behind the attempted murder of GSM Foils managing director Mohansingh Parmar (46), who survived a shooting in Vasai on July 24. Investigators have now revealed that the murder plot had been meticulously planned nearly three months before the incident by the company’s director and chartered accountant, Sagar Bhanushali (33).The Valiv police have arrested seven persons, including Bhanushali, who is alleged to be the mastermind behind the conspiracy. According to investigators, none…

New Delhi: On Saturday, in the blistering afternoon heat at Delhi Gate in central Delhi, motorists expecting a routine traffic check instead found themselves in an open-air classroom. Along with reaching for challan books, traffic police officers asked them to picture the people waiting for them at home. The question was: “Is saving a few seconds on the road worth putting your family through a lifetime of grief?”The interaction was part of Delhi Traffic Police’s ‘Traffic ki Paathshala’, an initiative aimed at changing road behaviour through conversation instead of punishment alone. Officers spoke to commuters about the consequences of everyday…

Bengaluru: With recruitment for 74,000 posts set to begin, the state govt has rolled out a multi-layered security system to make recruitment examinations leak-proof and transparent.Home minister Priyank Kharge Saturday said the new safeguards include one-time lockable security trunks that trigger automatic alerts if opened without authorisation, five-layer tamper-proof packaging of question papers and high-security printing outside Karnataka.In another first, jammers will be installed in every examination room instead of only at examination centres. Each candidate in the same hall will receive a different sequence of questions and answer options through complete randomisation, reducing the scope for copying.To boost transparency,…

Hyderabad: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) expected to begin the enrolment drive for the Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy-Mahbubnagar and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ constituencies after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, political parties and ticket aspirants have already launched voter registration campaigns across several districts.The terms of BRS MLC Vani Devi and independent MLC Teenmar Mallanna expire in March next year. The ECI is expected to start the enrolment process in Oct.Party leaders estimate that Greater Hyderabad alone has over 25 lakh graduates, but the current electorate in the Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy-Mahbubnagar Graduates’ constituency is only about 5.4 lakh. The Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda constituency has…