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The Saundatti Police have arrested three persons on charges of poisoning the drinking water at a government school in Hoolikati village in Belagavi district. In the incident which occurred about 15 days ago, 11 students were hospitalised after drinking water at the school. Belagavi district Superintendent of Police Bhimashankar Guled told presspersons in Belagavi on Saturday that the accused had conspired to put the blame on the headmaster of the school and get him transferred from the village.
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, within 24 hours, an official said. ...Read More >
GURGAON: The investigation into the murder of a 25-year-old former international tennis player, allegedly by her father, has revealed a sudden deterioration in their relationship. The apparent reason was a disagreement over the academy she ran near their house, but the roots clearly run deeper. The father, who claims to have spent Rs 2 crore on his daughter's tennis career, told interrogators he was troubled by questions about her "character" that some of his associates had raised.Deepak Yadav, who shot Radhika at their house Thursday morning, had allegedly been insisting for two weeks on her ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
Kolkata: A two-member National Commission for Women team on Sunday visited the south Kolkata law college where a student was allegedly gang-raped last week.The team, accompanied by a videographer, was initially denied entry and asked to produce a formal order. After an hour-long discussion at the college entrance, the team, led by Archana Majumdar, was allowed in under two conditions -- no access to the crime scene and no videography permitted.The visit lasted 10 minutes. "We were denied access to the crime scene and other floors. I will include this in my report," said Majumdar, who was the f ...Read More >
Amritsar: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey from Jharkhand has claimed that Britain assisted India in executing the 1984 Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, stoking a new controversy.In a post on X on Monday, Dubey alleged that then PM Indira Gandhi "launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain", with British Army officers present in Amritsar.He uploaded a classified British document, "Sikh Community", claiming that on Feb 23, 1984, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office mentioned in a letter that the Indian govt had sought British advice over a plan to remove Si ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The BJP has officially commenced its candidate selection process for the upcoming local body elections in Telangana, with state party president N Ramchander Rao declaring the party's intent to contest all seats from ward members to Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs). Addressing the media in Karimnagar on Wednesday, Rao emphasized that the people of Telangana are looking to the BJP for transparent governance and accelerated development. Rao announced that the first list of ZPTC candidates will be finalized shortly, and "B-forms" will be issued in constituencies where ...Read More >
Krishna ( Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): At least 4 police personnel, including a Sub-Inspector, sustained injuries on Tuesday morning after seized firecrackers accidentally exploded at the Challapalli Police Station in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, an explosion occurred at Challapalli Police Station in Krishna district. The police had earlier seized illegally stored firecrackers and were supposed to submit them in court. On Tuesday morning, when court constable Abdullah brought the firecrackers outside, they suddenly exploded while he was attempting t ...Read More >
Srinagar- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said foreign countries were told clearly during the post-Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach that in case of a fresh provocation, India would repeat its action. Speaking at a discussion at the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor said Indian delegations which visited foreign countries in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor managed to convey that India acted with restraint and responsibility. "In other places, we actually were able to get some very high-placed people to say not only that they respected and supported India's right of self- ...Read More >
Gadwal: In a significant step towards uplifting the underprivileged and fulfilling the promises of the Telangana State Government, local MLA Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy presided over the distribution of Indiramma Housing Scheme proceedings to eligible beneficiaries of Gadwal Mandal. The event was held today at the MLA Camp Office in Gadwal district headquarters. The Telangana government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has been actively implementing welfare schemes across all sections of society. Special emphasis has been placed on women's empowerment, free electricity, g ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: As many as 4.19 crore of the state's 4.4 crore eligible voters will exercise their franchise on April 26 to elect representatives to 15 municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot; 84 municipalities; 34 district panchayats; and 260 taluka panchayats across the state.Voting will be conducted using electronic voting machines (EVMs) from 7am to 6pm on April 26, while counting of votes will take place on April 28, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday.Elections will be held for the first time in nine newly constituted municipal corporat ...Read More >
Sub-Inspector Narender Reddy alerted his staff, who traced the autorickshaw within a few hours with the help of cybercrime and forensic experts. Later, the bag along with the ten tolas of gold ornaments was handed over to Hena Parveen. Karimnagar: The Gangadhara police traced ten tolas of gold ornaments that a woman lost within a few hours and handed over the ornaments to her. According to police, a resident of Laxmidevipalli of Gangadhara mandal, Hena Parveen along with her mother came to Karimnagar town on Wednesday. After completing work, she returned to the village in an autorickshaw and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former head of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board Ashwani Lohani is the new Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) director. The official order for his appointment was issued on Wednesday. A 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Lohani is known for turning around various organisations during his illustrious career. Following his retirement from IRSME service, he joined the GMR Group as the CEO. According to the order dated June 4, his appointment to the post of director, Prime Ministers Museum and Library in the rank and pa ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 5 (ANI): Addressing teachers at the state-level Teacher Award Ceremony organized by the Education Department in Ahmedabad on Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel urged teachers to instill in students from childhood the values of Swadeshi and "Nation First," to help realize the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, stated a release. He noted that today's child is tomorrow's citizen, making this a vital responsibility of teachers. The CM honoured 30 teachers from across the state with the 'Best Teacher Award', and certif ...Read More >
Kalaburagi/ Hosapete (Vijayanagara): A tragic road accident claimed lives of five members of a family, when a KKRTC bus collided with their motorcycle near the Krishna bridge at Tinthani cross in Surpur taluk, Yadagir district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased are Anjaneya (35) a daily wage labourer, his wife Gangamma (28), their one-year-old son Hanumappa, and their niece and nephew Pavithra (5) and Rayappa (3). The family was from Hallisagar village in Shahapur taluk. The incident occurred when the family was travelling to Lingasugur from their village, when a KKRTC bus, enroute Shahapu ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday quashed two hate speech cases registered against former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Basavaraj Bommai for his speech at a protest rally in November last year that accused the state's Waqf Board of grabbing farm land in the state. Justice SR Krishna Kumar quashed the cases against the Haveri Lok Sabha MP, noting that his comments at the did not constitute the offence of promoting enmity between two groups for which he had been booked under Section 196(1)(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The judge said the allegations ag ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Yudhvir Sethi during the visit, the chief minister was briefed in detail on the multi-phas ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illegal sale of drugs from his de-addiction centres.Privately-run drug de-addiction centres in Punjab are ...Read More >
Nagpur: The licences of eight Krishi Seva Kendras (agriculture service centres) have been suspended, and sales at two others were halted due to irregularities in the sale of chemical fertilisers -- urea and DAP. The action followed a probe conducted by the district agricultural superintendent.Inspections carried out by taluka-level quality control inspectors and flying squads revealed violations at several centres, including Om Ganesh, Rohit, Himanshu, Vaibhav, Mauli, and Shri Krishna Krishi Seva Kendras. Sources said the centres failed to provide satisfactory responses to the queries raised b ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 5 (ANI): Addressing teachers at the state-level Teacher Award Ceremony organized by the Education Department in Ahmedabad on Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel urged teachers to instill in students from childhood the values of Swadeshi and Nation First, to help realize the Prime Minister Narendra Modi vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, stated a release. He noted that today child is tomorrow citizen, making this a vital responsibility of teachers. The CM honoured 30 teachers from across the state with the Best Teacher Award, and certificates wer ...Read More >
Vijayawada: A major awareness campaign on the benefits of GST 2.0 reforms will be held in Andhra Pradesh on September 30 and October 1, with a special focus on farmers and allied sectors. District, mandal and RSK-level seminars, tractor rallies, and farm machinery exhibitions are being organised to explain the extensive tax relief measures. Director of agriculture Dilli Rao said on Sunday that under the new GST policy, effective from September 22, the tax rate on fertilisers, pesticides, micronutrients, and bio-pesticides has been reduced from 12 per cent to 5 per cent. Similarly, tractor spa ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday that his party is not "anxious" about the leadership change in the state. "Why are you worried about our situation? Congress is not anxious about leadership change in the state. The Chief Minister has responded to your questions," the Deputy Chief Minister told media persons at the Kempegowda International Airport. Asked about Siddaramaiah's remark that Shivakumar has the support of only a few MLAs, he replied, "I am the state president of the party. I will do whatever ...Read More >
Shivamogga: Even as chief minister Siddaramaiah called the act of mixing toxic substances in the govt primary school's water tank last week an act of terror, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has initiated a suo motu complaint regarding the pesticide contamination at the Hoovinakone school.The panel has requested a report from Shivamogga's deputy director of the public education department.The KSCPCR has sought a report. KSCPCR member Shashidhar Kosambe stated, "It is unforgivable that miscreants mixed pesticide in the school water tank. A major tragedy tha ...Read More >
Hyderabad: With law enforcement agencies in many cases found to be violating the law by illegally intercepting the mobile phones of Opposition leaders and a wide section of society, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has proposed to amend the law and issue guidelines for intercepting phones, sources said on Sunday. According to the proposed guidelines, state governments and its investigation agencies will be limited to intercept mobile phones in their respective states, a senior police official told Deccan Chronicle. If the investigation agencies and the state police need to intercept ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: In one of the largest anti-encroachment drives in recent years, the Lakhimpur district administration on Thursday demolished 218 illegal homes and cleared 288 bighas of encroached land across three Village Grazing Reserves (VGRs).The eviction drive, which was conducted under the supervision of district commissioner (DC) Pronab Jit Kakoty and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gunendra Deka, saw a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces, along with 12 excavators, at Phukanarhat, Debera Doloni and Christian VGR areas."The drive was conducted peacefully and no untoward ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when intoxicated. As per police, Shamma was addicted to ganja. On the fateful night, he against pressuri ...Read More >
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed condolences on the untimely demise of daughter of Udhampur SSP Amod Nagpure Ashok. Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad also condoled the death, saying "there can be no greater pain for a parent than losing a child". In a message, LG Sinha said, "Shocked and heartbroken by the tragic news of the passing of the daughter of SSP Udhampur Shri Amod Nagpure Ashok. My deepest condolences to the grieving family. May the Almighty give them courage an ...Read More >
MUMBAI - India's regulator has restrained Jane Street Group from accessing the local securities market, dealing a severe hit to the US trading firm that generated more than US$2.3 billion (S$2.9 billion) in net revenue from equity derivatives in the South Asian nation in 2024. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said it would seize 48.4 billion rupees (S$722 million) from Jane Street, which it claimed is the total amount of unlawful gains made by the fund, according to the order. SEBI said that Jane Street Group entities "are restrained from accessing the securities market and ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka unit of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has condemned the alleged attempt to poison children at a government primary school in Belagavi district, calling it a shocking act driven by communal hatred aimed at removing a Muslim headmaster from his post. In a statement released on Sunday, SIO Karnataka expressed concern over the incident that occurred at the Government Lower Primary School in Hoolikatti village of Savadatti taluk. The organisation said the poisoning of the school's water tank was a "heinous conspiracy" intended to harm children and malign ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 5 (ANI): Addressing teachers at the state-level Teacher Award Ceremony organized by the Education Department in Ahmedabad on Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel urged teachers to instill in students from childhood the values of Swadeshi and "Nation First," to help realize the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, stated a release. He noted that today's child is tomorrow's citizen, making this a vital responsibility of teachers. Also Read | Monkey Menace in Sitapur: 2-Month-Old Baby Dies After Monkeys Drop Him in Water ...Read More >
While interacting with locals, a farmer reportedly detailed his losses from incessant rains and asked for relief measures. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar triggered controversy on Thursday during a visit to flood-hit areas of Marathwada and other parts of the state, after a sharp exchange with a farmer seeking government help. While interacting with locals, a farmer reportedly detailed his losses from incessant rains and asked for relief measures. Pawar snapped back, saying he had ...Read More >