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Finance Minister T. Harish Rao calling Naidu’s arrest unfortunate and a BRS MLA joining in the public protest in Hyderabad indicate that the ruling party does not want to take any risks, especially after coming under flak from various for not allowing permissions for protests in the information technology hub.Addressing a public meeting in Siddipet district on Saturday, Harish Rao had termed Naidu’s arrest ‘unfortunate’. “It is unfortunate that he (Naidu) was arrested at this age,” he said.He said that Naidu had praised Telangana’s progress after it was formed.The minister said that the TDP chief referred to how land prices…

Armed with lathis and torches, the women volunteers became active as dusk falls by resorting to the age-old practice of “thikri pehra” (community policing) to catch drug peddlers.By erecting multiple checkpoints and roadblocks at the village entry points, they stop all vehicles and search them thoroughly by using torches. On being satisfied about the person’s identity, he or she is allowed to enter the village.On suspicion, they use mobile phones to communicate and on catching a drug peddler, they make a video and put it on social media before calling the police.This concept of community policing is gaining ground in…

The police responded to the request and got the couple married at a temple inside the police station as the two were adults.The girl’s family was said to be opposed to the relationship even though the couple had been in a relationship for quite some time.According to police, Lance Naik Pawan Pal, a resident of Bhola Nagar locality of Jhinjhak town, had been seeing Priyanka of Chita Ka Purwa in Kanpur Dehat district for the past three years but their families were opposed to their relationship.The couple also had a court marriage in Kanpur city on May 15 with mutual…

In a statement issued on Saturday, the Gurdwara said that it “strongly condemns such disorderly behaviour to disrupt the peaceful proceedings of a Sikh place of worship”.”The Gurdwara is open to people from all communities and backgrounds, and we welcome everyone openly as per our principles of faith,” it said.In a viral video of the incident, which occurred at Albert Drive on Friday, a few pro-Khalistan activists approached Doraiswami’s car and asked him to leave.The two-day personal visit facilitated by a member of Scottish Parliament, reportedly involved a series of meetings and discussions with local political leaders, diaspora representatives, business…

In one such move, a prisoner Jaweed Ahmad Darr from Bhaderwah jail of Jammu was shifted to Ambedkar Nagar jail of the state on Saturday.Similarly, over 100 prisoners related to anti-national and terror activities lodged in prisons of J&K have been shifted to jails of Uttar Pradesh after the Centre nullified Article 370 and Section 35A and declared Jammu and Kashmir as two different Union Territories in August 2019.The UP prisons officials said it was a routine shifting of prisoners.Although senior police and administrative officials remain tight-lipped over the issue, it is believed the step has been taken for security…

It is likely to be held in the second week of December this year.The government earned appreciation across the country for organising the first Krishi Kumbh in 2018.According to the government spokesman, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that every district of the state and every state of the country should participate in the event, displaying the best practices taking place in the agriculture sector.“The Krishi Kumbh will enable our farmers to become more prosperous from a technical point of view. This event will provide information on technology and innovation being adopted in the agriculture sector across the world from seed…

The lender, HDFC Bank, slapped a notice to the Trustees of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta & Family Medical Trust (LKMFM Trust), which runs the famed Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, with reference to the ongoing proceedings before the Debt Recovery Tribunal-II Mumbai.Way back in 2002, the HDFC Bank had filed proceedings with the DRT-II against Splendour Gems Ltd. (formerly known as Beautiful Diamonds Ltd.) to recover its dues of Rs 14.75 crore from Trustee Kishor K. Mehta, his son Rajesh K. Mehta, and over Rs.23.50 crores from another son and Trustee Rajeev K. Mehta, plus interest and penalties on these amounts.Incidentally, Rajeev K.…

A bill that keeps the government funded until mid-November but includes no new aid for Ukraine was approved in the Senate by 88 votes to nine, the BBC reported.The 45-day resolution was proposed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after a rebellion by hard-line fellow Republicans who control the chamber.Its passage capped off a dramatic day on Capitol Hill that started with the government appearing headed for a near-certain shutdown. Instead, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who had for weeks brushed off demands to work with Democrats on a spending solution, brought forward a temporary patch that could pass only with substantial…

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri made the remarks on Saturday in a message to Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir to extend his sympathy over a deadly “terrorist” bomb blast at a religious gathering in Balochistan, which killed at least 50.Baqeri expressed condolences to Pakistan’s Army chief, armed forces, government and people, and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the tragic incident, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the semi-official Fars news agency.An explosion occurred near a mosque on Friday during a religious gathering in the Kora Khan area…

The floods caused by heavy rain also damaged houses, roads, aquaculture ponds, and rice and other crops, as well as killed fowls and cattle, Xinhua news agency reported.Natural disasters, mainly floods and landslides, left 98 people dead or missing, and injured 103 others in Vietnam in the first nine months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office.–IANSint/sha