Month: May 2025

[ad_1] RAIPUR: Once synonymous with the rise of Maoist insurgency, Bastar, along with Kondagaon, have been removed from the list of Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts by Union home ministry, marking a turning point in Chhattisgarh's mission against Naxalism.This comes a week after Maoist general secretary Basavaraju was gunned down, along with 27 other Maoists, in neighbouring Narayanpur district. Bastar had been on the LWE-affected districts' list for at least 25 years. Bastar and Kondagaon have now been sub-categorised as 'districts of legacy and thrust', which means Maoist activities have come down to a great extent. Bastar range IG P Sundarraj told TOI, "Kondagaon and Bastar are among 30 districts across the country now brought under 'districts of legacy and thrust' category. This removes them from the category of LWE-affected regions but they need development and vigilance on the operational […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday raised the MSP for paddy by 3% (Rs 69) to Rs 2,369 per quintal, even as it placed special focus on pulses, oilseeds and coarse grains (nutri-cereals), hiking their MSP by 6%, 9% and nearly 14%, respectively, for the 2025-26 kharif marketing season.The move is in sync with government's growing focus on cultivation of crops other than water-guzzling paddy. It wants to promote crop diversification and encourage cultivation of climate-resilient and water-efficient crops like nutri-cereals. The highest absolute increase in MSP over the previous year has, accordingly, been recommended for niger seed (Rs 820 per quintal), followed by ragi (Rs 596 per quintal), cotton (Rs 589 per quintal) and sesamum (Rs 579 per quintal)."We have taken care that on all the crops farmers receive at least 50% margin on their base cost," said […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday took full control of the SIT probe against MP minister Vijay Shah's 'crass comments' aimed at Col Sofiya Qureshi, who briefed media on first two days of 'Operation Sindoor', and asked Jabalpur HC to close its suo motu proceedings resulting in lodging of FIR against him.On appeal against HC's decision to direct registration of FIR, a bench headed by Justice Surya Kant had on May 19 had ordered the setting up of a SIT comprising three IPS officers to investigate his comments while slamming him for putting up a facade of an apology following uproar against his remarks.On Wednesday solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for MP government, informed the court that the SIT has been duly constituted and the investigations are underway. The SIT in its status report informed SC that it had […]

[ad_1] The S-400 was credited with the shooting down of Pakistani drones and missiles during the conflict that followed Operation Sindoor NEW DELHI: The S-400 system and the jointly-manufactured BrahMos missiles were used by India in the conflict with Pakistan and their performance was exemplary, said Russian ambassador Denis Alipov. The ambassador also said that discussions between India and Russia on the procurement of more S-400 air defence system units are "ongoing" as both countries continue to solidify the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership."From what we know, India has clearly stated the goals and undertook actions after having identified the targets and the terrorists it promised to do. As far as we know, during the operation, the S-400 system was used and the BrahMos missiles were engaged. Judging by the reports available, the performance of these weapons was exemplary," Alipov […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: A 40-year-old man from Worli has been sentenced to four months of rigorous imprisonment after his pet husky bit his neighbour inside an apartment lift. The man, Rishab Patel, was convicted on charges of voluntarily causing hurt and negligent conduct with an animal. Judicial magistrate Suhas Bhosale, while delivering the verdict, said he would not show Patel "too much leniency". Referring to CCTV footage, the judge noted, "The way in which the accused dragged his pet inside lift shows he is not compassionate towards his own pet. He did not care about the informant, his son and dragged his own pet inside the lift... the act... resulted in injury."The victim, Ramik Shah, a resident of Alfa Apartment in Worli, was heading down from the fourth floor with his one-and-a-half-year-old son and domestic help. When the lift stopped at […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The SC on Wednesday asked the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to inquire into 171 alleged incidents of fake encounters carried out by state police in 2021 but said barring a few incidents the PIL petitioner's claim about fake encounters appeared to be speculative.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh disposed of a petition by an advocate Arif M Y Jwadder and said, "We direct the AHRC to issue a public notice inviting all individuals who claim to be aggrieved (victims and their family members) by the alleged police encounters to come forward and furnish relevant evidence."Allowing AHRC to select team of police officials unconnected to the encounters for further inquiry into some cases if the need be, the bench said "fair and impartial inquiry" is a right of citizens aggrieved by police action […]

[ad_1] JABALPUR: A 32-year-old man fatally stabbed a 30-year-old married woman half a dozen times in front of her three-year-old daughter in Jabalpur on Monday evening for rejecting his marriage proposal. She succumbed to the wounds at Jabalpur medical college late on Tuesday.The victim, Kavita Gupta, lived in Baldeobag where the accused Naman Patel moved around two years ago. The two became friends on social media, police said.On Monday, Naman took Kavita and her daughter to Bargi Damfor an outing. There, Naman proposed marriage. Angered by the rejection, Naman stabbed her in the back, waist, arms, and legs. As Kavita fell unconscious, her daughter started crying, drawing the attention of the passersby who ran to her aid. Seeing the crowd approaching, Naman fled, police said. He has been booked for murder. Police teams are searching for him. [ad_2] Source link