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Supreme Court orders fresh probe into 2012 rape-murder near Dharmasthala in Karnataka

September 21, 2026 admin

A fresh investigation should be concluded within a period of three months and police report shall be filed before the court concerned, SC said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (September 21, 2026) ordered fresh investigation into the 2012 brutal rape and murder of a 17-year-old near the bathing ghat…

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DJ vehicle seized, operator booked in Adilabad district

September 21, 2026 admin

A vehicle-mounted disc jockey (DJ) system was seized and its operator from Birlagondi village was booked by the Boath police in Adilabad district on Monday. The action followed a complaint lodged by local villagers over the alleged use of the DJ system by the accused during the Ganesh idol immersion ceremony at Birlagondi on Sunday…

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10-day police custody for Bolarum arms theft accused, questioning from Tuesday

September 21, 2026 admin

Police officials displaying the arms and ammunition stolen from the 20 Madras Regiment premises in Bolarum, Secunderabad Cantonment. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL A Secunderabad court has granted Hyderabad police 10 days’ custody of retired Army Havaldar U. Mallesh, accused in the theft of firearms and ammunition from the 20 Battalion, Madras Regiment, in…

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Indiramma House allotment to be cancelled if work did not begin; affordable flats’ construction in Hyderabad by Bonalu

September 21, 2026 admin

Telangana Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy at the foundation stone laying ceremony in Raidurg on Monday (September 21). | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Telangana Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced on Monday (September 21) that a decision was taken to cancel the allotment of Indiramma Houses if construction did not begin and allot the same…

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Burglary bid foiled at SBI branch in Karur district as alarm goes off

September 21, 2026 admin

A gang’s attempt to loot the State Bank of India’s branch at Kovilur in Karur district in the early hours of Monday was foiled as the alarm got activated. No cash or jewellery was stolen from the bank which is in the Aravakurichi police station limits, the police said. The police said thieves broke into…

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Development works worth ₹53.25 crore inaugurated in Atmakur

September 21, 2026 admin

Ministers Dr. Ponguru Narayana, Kolusu Parthasarathy, and Anam Ramanarayana Reddy unveiling of a pylon for development works at Municipal Office premises in Atmakur, SPSR Nellore district, on Monday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Minister of Endowments Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, along with MA&UD Minister Dr. Ponguru Narayana and Housing Minister Kolusu Parthasarathy, inaugurated various development works…

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Manipal Hospice and Respite Centre completes a year, supports 694 patients

September 21, 2026 admin

Manipal Hospice and Respite Centre (MHRC), a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), has completed one year of patient care, supporting 694 patients and more than 1,300 family caregivers, with all services provided free of cost. Conceived as a pioneering initiative of MAHE, MHRC was established with a simple purpose: no person…

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Mega DSC recruits cannot be branded ‘fake’, says Atchannaidu

September 21, 2026 admin

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | Photo Credit: File photo Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu on Monday condemned the branding of teachers recruited through the Mega DSC as “fake” and said their dignity should not be undermined for political gains. His remarks came after a tense incident outside the State Sports…

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Persons with disabilities, residents oppose each other over use of community hall as service centre in Erode

September 21, 2026 admin

Tension prevailed at Periya Agraharam here on Monday (September 21) after persons with disabilities and locals opposed each other over the proposed use of a community hall as an Integrated Service Centre. A community hall had earlier functioned at Pananguttai on Bhavani Main Road. The building was subsequently renovated, and an Integrated Service Centre for…

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Beyond blood ties: A Gen Z-built home offering the bonds of a family

September 21, 2026 admin

Some of the children, caregivers and their Amma in the front courtyard of RUH at Thenhipalam | Photo Credit: K_ RAGESH A five-cent plot with a two-storey house at Thenhipalam in Malappuram is home to a family like any other. As the afternoon heat begins to subside, Achu (name changed), 7, is playing cricket with…

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