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Bengaluru: A moral policing incident near a lakeside escalated into a violent attack after a group of men allegedly chased an entrepreneur and his woman friend to a battery-manufacturing unit near Doddaballapur, stormed the factory, assaulted those inside with weapons, vandalised the property, and allegedly molested the woman.The incident took place on the night of July 26. According to police, Aravinda Bharadhwaj, a Rajasthan native who runs the battery-manufacturing unit in Veerapura Industrial Area, was sitting in his car with a woman near KG Kuntanahalli Lake when a group of local men gathered and questioned their presence.The duo left the…

Heavy rains lash Telangana; several districts record over 100mm rainfall Hyderabad: Heavy rains pounded northern Telangana on Thursday, with Mancherial, Jagtial and Adilabad districts recording the highest rainfall as the active monsoon spell continued across the state. The heavy spell led to waterlogging in low-lying areas, overflowing streams and disruptions to normal life.Hyderabad and its surrounding districts also witnessed intermittent spells of moderate to heavy rain throughout on Thursday. Several areas reported waterlogging and slow-moving traffic, while cloudy skies persisted for most of the day.According to the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), Tapalpur in Jannaram mandal of Mancherial district recorded…

No promotion, no pay rise: Tamil Nadu’s super-speciality seats go begging Chennai: Govt doctors in Tamil Nadu are shunning super-speciality training because the additional qualification brings no assured promotion, salary increase or posting in the field in which they train, doctors’ associations said, leaving the state with hundreds of unfilled seats in disciplines critical to public hospitals.Supreme Court this week directed Tamil Nadu to surrender 151 unfilled super-speciality seats to the Directorate General of Health Services, triggering a political tug-of-war between DMK, which accused the govt of failing to defend the seats, and the ruling TVK, which said the order…

Gujarat is restoring infrastructure and providing aid after unprecedented torrential rains AHMEDABAD: Gujarat has launched a massive restoration and relief exercise after an unprecedented spell of torrential rain battered large parts of the state.Authorities are now preparing for another round of extremely heavy rainfall expected over the next three days.The roads and buildings department said it had restored connectivity on nearly 94% of the roads damaged or closed due to flooding, while the state government announced financial assistance for flood-hit traders, transporters and farmers.Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) urged residents to work from home on Friday and Saturday after…

Dibrugarh: Deputy mayor of Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC), Ujjal Phukon, has proposed a multi-level parking facility at the Dibrugarh Town railway station to ease congestion.Phukon submitted the proposal to Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on Wednesday. The facility has been proposed near the old railway car shed in the city centre.Phukon said rising private vehicle ownership had caused acute parking shortages and increased traffic congestion.“Dibrugarh has been grappling with a severe parking shortage for years, and it has only worsened as the city has grown. A dedicated multi-level parking complex at the railway station will reduce roadside…

Ghaziabad: A 68-year-old man, declared brain dead at a private hospital on July 24 after suffering a massive vertebrobasilar stroke, gave three patients a new lease of life after his family agreed to donate his organs.The man was admitted to the hospital in Vaishali on July 19 after losing consciousness due to a vertebrobasilar stroke. Vertebrobasilar refers to the blood vessel system in the back of the neck and brain — formed by the vertebral and basilar arteries — that supplies oxygen to the brainstem, cerebellum and visual cortex. The stroke had irreversibly damaged his brainstem. On July 24, the…

Mhalunge roads are riddled with potholes, many waterlogged, making commuting unsafe Pune: Over 100 residents of Mhalunge on Thursday launched a protest against the poor condition of roads and what they termed the civic administration’s sluggish response to their long-pending grievances, demanding immediate action from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).The residents said the situation had spiralled out of control following the recent spell of heavy rain, with waterlogged and pothole-ridden roads reducing major stretches to bottlenecks, turning routine commutes into exhausting ordeals. “We were assured of planned development through town planning scheme and other initiatives when the area was brought under…

Panchkula: The Panchkula welfare association (Sector 8) has urged the district administration to regulate street vendors and order an impartial inquiry into municipal corporation-run vending zones, citing security concerns and alleged irregularities.In a memorandum to the deputy commissioner, the association said many vendors, including those operating handcarts, tractor-trolleys and “jugaad” vehicles, were functioning without adequate verification, making identification difficult.Association president RP Malhotra alleged that several allotted vending sites had changed hands over the years and the identity of many current occupants was unclear. He also claimed that tin sheds had come up at several vending sites, leading to congestion despite…

Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has approved road and drainage projects in 10 municipal wards under the Regional Infrastructure Fund for 2026-27, stepping in to execute works that the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) could not take up due to fund constraints.The proposals, submitted by the civic body, were cleared at a fund committee meeting chaired by LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar.The approved works include construction of roads, RCC drains, roadside drains, road restoration and footpath improvement in Chinhat, Sarojini Nagar, Jankipuram, Shankarpurwa, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Raja Bazar, Chowk Kaliji and other wards.Among the major projects, Chinhat will get an RCC…

A 19-year-old college student died Wednesday, after a speeding SUV rammed into his scooter on Vande Mataram Road under the Patrakar Colony police station limits Jaipur: A 19-year-old college student died Wednesday, after a speeding SUV rammed into his scooter on Vande Mataram Road under the Patrakar Colony police station limits.Police said the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot. On Thursday, investigators recovered CCTV footage of the crash, showing the impact that flung the victim off his scooter while the SUV veered off the road and spun around.The deceased was identified as Vikas alias Raja Meena (19). He…