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4 hours ago
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5 Kanwariyas killed in road accident in Jharkhand's Deoghar, several injured
'At least five persons were killed and many injured when a 32-seater bus carrying Kanwariyas collided with a truck transporting gas cylinders near Jamuniya forest in Mohanpur police station in Deoghar,' Inspector General (Dumka Zone) Shailendra Kumar Sinha told PTI. The incident took place when a bus carrying Kanwariyas collided with a vehicle transporting gas cylinders near Jamuniya forest under Mohanpur police station limits around 4.30 am, the officer added. Ranchi, Jul 29 (PTI) At least five Kanwariyas were killed and several injured in a road accident in Jharkhand's Deoghar on Tuesday, a police officer said. Casualties may increase as the condition of many of the injured are serious, an officer said. He said the district administration has been alerted and the injured were being rushed to nearby hospitals and primary health centres. Traffic deputy SP Laxman Prasad, however, said at least nine people have lost their lives in the accident and the injured are being sent to hospitals. PTI NAM MNB BDC This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
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4 hours ago
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Pregnant woman carried to ambulance on cot in MP as rains make her house inaccessible
District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sunil Dubey told reporters on Monday that an inquiry will be conducted to determine which department was responsible for the poor condition of the road, and further action would follow based on the findings. A video of the Dalit woman, who is in her late 30s, being carried on the cot by some persons on Monday has gone viral on social media. Bhind (MP), Jul 29 (PTI) A pregnant woman experiencing severe labour pain had to be carried on a cot through an unmotorable slushy road to an ambulance as the vehicle could not reach her house in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district. The ambulance was unable to reach the woman's house in Barokhri village under the Lahar assembly constituency, located 60 km from the district headquarters, as the approach road was inundated following heavy rainfall, as per eyewitnesses. The woman, identified as Chanchal, wife of Angad Valmiki, experienced severe labour pain on Monday morning, prompting her family to call an ambulance. However, the ambulance couldn't reach the woman's house due to waterlogging on the approach road. Subsequently, four persons carried her on a cot through the slushy road to the ambulance, the eyewitnesses said. On the poor condition of roads in the rural areas during monsoon, Dubey said gram panchayats receive limited funds, making it difficult to complete many development works. PTI COR LAL ARI GK This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
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6 hours ago
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Two mobile snatchers held in Delhi
According to a statement, the accused, Zafar and Afzal, both residents of Shastri Park, were apprehended by a team from the Civil Lines police station in connection with multiple snatching incidents reported in the area. The man who supplied them with the vehicle has also been arrested, police said. New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) Two mobile snatchers in north Delhi were caught after police discovered they had been paying Rs 5,000 a night to rent a motorcycle used in the crimes, an official said on Monday. The statement said the motorcycle, bearing a registration number from Uttar Pradesh, was used in the crimes and was registered in the name of Satyaveer, a resident of Shamli. 'Satyaveer had given the vehicle to his son Ankit, who runs a WiFi business in Khajuri. Ankit then handed it over to his employee, Nitin, for work-related use,' it said. Police said Nitin later provided the motorcycle to the accused Zafar for Rs 5,000 per night. The vehicle has been recovered and seized. During questioning, police found that the snatched mobile phone was sold to a man named Aftab Mansoori in Karol Bagh. All three accused have been apprehended, and further investigation is underway. PTI SGV BM HIG HIG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
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9 hours ago
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In Mahayuti's poll-winning Ladki Bahin scheme, 14,000 of 26 lakh bogus beneficiaries found to be men
Among those who wrongfully benefited under the Ladki Bahin scheme are beneficiaries of other schemes, as well as those who have been filing their income tax returns. The state government has also suspended the June instalment to the accounts. Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has admitted that the stipend given under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana has wrongfully been credited into the accounts of 26.34 lakh bogus beneficiaries. Among them, over 14,000 are men who have wrongfully benefited from the scheme, the women & child development department sources have confirmed to ThePrint. On Monday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also admitted the mistake. 'According to the department, 26 lakh such accounts have been found that do not fit the bill of the Ladki Bahin scheme. These accounts have not been rejected yet, but instalments are suspended now. After another scrutiny, if we see what we found is true, we will suspend the accounts,' Fadnavis told reporters in Wardha. Earlier on Sunday, Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare released a statement on the bogus accounts. 'Some of the beneficiaries are availing of multiple government schemes. In other cases, more than two members of the same family are receiving benefits [under the Ladki Bahin scheme]. Shockingly, there are also instances where male applicants received funds under the scheme,' said Tatkare, adding that the June 2025 instalment was suspended for 26.34 lakh bank accounts based on the information. According to the state government, despite the suspensions, 2.5 crore eligible women had received the monthly stipend, Rs 1,500, for June. Launched last year ahead of Raksha Bandhan, Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana is a Rs 1,500 monthly stipend, promoted as a 'gift from a brother to the sisters in the state'. After the launch, millions of lower-income women across Maharashtra stood in long queues to apply for direct benefit transfer under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. The scheme eventually helped the Mahayuti to win a historic mandate in the assembly elections last November. However, after the election, the Mahayuti government, a coalition of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, has tightened scrutiny of the beneficiaries of the scheme after finding out that many women, who do not meet the eligibility criteria, are on the list. The scheme's criteria are clear. Women whose family income is over Rs 2.5 lakh—or if anyone in their family is paying income tax—as well as family members of those working with the government, or drawing a pension after their retirement, are not eligible. Just ahead of the assembly elections, the number of beneficiaries was 2.63 crore. However, during the ongoing scrutiny, the number dropped to 2.52 crore by February and 2.47 crore by May this year. The scrutiny has been finding those who own four-wheelers, hold government jobs, or are beneficiaries of other schemes have been receiving money under the Ladki Bahin scheme. Now, the government has fixed the number of ineligible people at 26.34 lakh and revealed that men also feature in the list. Every month, the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana costs the exchequer Rs 3,000-4,000 crore, said the government sources. On Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar vowed action against the bogus beneficiaries. 'Ladki Bahin scheme was launched to help poor women. There is no reason why men should be its beneficiaries. We will recover the money given out to them. If they do not cooperate, there will be further action,' Pawar told reporters. 'Some women employed with the government also became beneficiaries, but we have removed their names. As we continue to review the working of the scheme, we will keep removing such names,' he added. (Edited by Madhurita Goswami) Also Read: Rakhi gift before polls, now strain on coffers, how Mahayuti's Ladki Bahin scheme has undergone a squeeze
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17 hours ago
- Politics
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NEP's true potential is unrealised
NEP promised to reform the education system, from pre-school to PhD. ThePrint series shows its true potential is unrealised. In 5 years, the overarching higher education regulator isn't up. The 3-language formula is a political hot potato in opposition states. The government keeps tripping on the issue of Centre-state consensus. India's hard-fought draw is an enduring brand ambassador for Test cricket India's draw in the fourth England game is testament to the glory of Tests. This is the only format where a hard-earned draw can feel as sweet as victory. From their backs to the wall to staving off a defeat, India's performance is an enduring brand ambassador for Test cricket.
