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The Times of India As Prajwal sex videos go public, many survivors shut themselves at home

Even as SIT awaits JD(S) leader HD Revanna's return from abroad, many survivors of sexual exploitation who have still not dared to lodge complaints are isolating themselves due to societal pressure, reports Milton Lawrence. Some of them have gone into hiding. Women activists have demanded a total ban on circulation of such videos, seeking stern action against those soliciting and propagating such clips through personal devices or on social media.

The Times of India Won't tolerate Mamata's didigiri, says WB guv, draws TMC wrath

Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose returned to Kolkata on Monday and ignited a fresh confrontation with state govt, saying he will not tolerate CM Mamata Banerjee's "didigiri". His remarks prompted swift reactions from Trinamool, which said the "consequences will not be good". Bose has issued a gag order on Raj Bhavan staffers, instructing them not to speak to police and has "banned" cops and state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya from Raj Bhavan.

The Times of India Won't tolerate Mamata's didigiri, says WB guv, draws TMC wrath

Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose returned to Kolkata on Monday and ignited a fresh confrontation with state govt, saying he will not tolerate CM Mamata Banerjee's "didigiri". His remarks prompted swift reactions from Trinamool, which said the "consequences will not be good". Bose has issued a gag order on Raj Bhavan staffers, instructing them not to speak to police and has "banned" cops and state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya from Raj Bhavan.

The Times of India 2 pet Rottweilers maul 5-year-old in TN; owners arrested

Two full-grown Rottweiler dogs - untethered and aggressive - mauled a five-year-old girl in a park in Chennai's Thousand Lights on Sunday. Her mother, who tried to rescue the child, also suffered bites. Locals claimed the dogs had a history of attacks on animals and people. Suraksha R, the daughter of the park's watchman, Ragu, is in ICU with severe injuries to the scalp, back and arm, and is scheduled to undergo plastic surgery on Thursday. Her mother Sonia is also receiving treatment for scrapes and bruises.

The Times of India 2 pet Rottweilers maul 5-year-old in TN; owners arrested

Two full-grown Rottweiler dogs - untethered and aggressive - mauled a five-year-old girl in a park in Chennai's Thousand Lights on Sunday. Her mother, who tried to rescue the child, also suffered bites. Locals claimed the dogs had a history of attacks on animals and people. Suraksha R, the daughter of the park's watchman, Ragu, is in ICU with severe injuries to the scalp, back and arm, and is scheduled to undergo plastic surgery on Thursday. Her mother Sonia is also receiving treatment for scrapes and bruises.

The Times of India Specify timeline to pay damages for razed houses: HC to Assam

Gauhati high court has directed Assam govt to specify in a week the "time by which compensation will be paid" to the six families whose houses were demolished in Nagaon district in 2022. The houses were demolished a day after a mob set Batadrava police station ablaze in protest against the custodial death of a fish vendor, Safiqul Islam, on May 21, 2022.

The Times of India Specify timeline to pay damages for razed houses: HC to Assam

Gauhati high court has directed Assam govt to specify in a week the "time by which compensation will be paid" to the six families whose houses were demolished in Nagaon district in 2022. The houses were demolished a day after a mob set Batadrava police station ablaze in protest against the custodial death of a fish vendor, Safiqul Islam, on May 21, 2022.

The Times of India Pauri bears brunt as Uttarakhand fires continue to rage

Monday witnessed 20 fresh fire incidents in Uttarakhand, ravaging some 52 hectares of forest land, with Garhwal, particularly Pauri district, bearing the brunt. In Pauri, the fire reached sports department's Indoor Stadium, damaging a building and documents. Students and staff were safe. IAF dispatched one of its MI-17 V5 choppers to aid efforts in Pauri Garhwal's Dob village. An IAF officer said the chopper conducted three sorties, dropping 14,600 litres of water.

The Times of India Pauri bears brunt as Uttarakhand fires continue to rage

Monday witnessed 20 fresh fire incidents in Uttarakhand, ravaging some 52 hectares of forest land, with Garhwal, particularly Pauri district, bearing the brunt. In Pauri, the fire reached sports department's Indoor Stadium, damaging a building and documents. Students and staff were safe. IAF dispatched one of its MI-17 V5 choppers to aid efforts in Pauri Garhwal's Dob village. An IAF officer said the chopper conducted three sorties, dropping 14,600 litres of water.

The Times of India SIT takes survivor to Revanna house for spot inspection

A 47-year-old woman who had filed a sexual harassment complaint against JD(S) MLA HD Revanna and his son, Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, at Holenarsipura Town police station, was brought to the legislator's house in Basavanagudi for mahazar (spot inspection) on Monday by SIT. She had earlier claimed that she had been sexually harassed by Prajwal in this house as well. Earlier on Saturday, officials had conducted a mahazar at Revanna's house in Holenarasipura.

The Times of India On dying wife's testimony, man convicted of triple murder

Even in a seriously burnt condition, 30-year-old Aarti Shende narrated to at least five persons, including her two brothers, how her husband Kishore Shende set their hut on fire in the early hours of Feb 15, 2023. Relying on her statements to the five key witnesses, a Gondia court Monday convicted Kishore for the murder of Aarti, their four-year-old son Jai and her paralytic father Devanand (55).

The Times of India 498A getting replicated in BNS without shield for hubby worries SC

Supreme Court has ruled that married women cannot use police machinery to hold husband to ransom and expressed concern over much abused Section 498A (cruelty to women in matrimonial home) of IPC getting replicated in Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita without a semblance of protection for husband and his relatives against frivolous complaints.

The Times of India ED nabs drugs gang member wanted by US from Haldwani

Parvinder, one of the key players of a dark web of narcotics syndicate, has been remanded in ED custody till Wednesday. US officials have informed ED that more than 8,000 bitcoins (worth over Rs 4,000 crore) have been received by 'The Singh Organisation' as proceeds of crime. The Singh brothers were involved in narcotics smuggling through the network of 'The Singh Organisation' on the dark web.

The Times of India Coast Guard detains Iran boat, rescues 6 Indian crew

An Iranian fishing vessel has been detained by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) off the coast of Kerala after its six-member Indian crew complained of exploitation and mistreatment by the boat's owner. After the ICG intercepted the fishing vessel west of Beypore in a swift sea-air operation late on Sunday night, a team boarded the boat to check for "any anti-national activity", officials said on Monday.

The Times of India Onion prices move up in Delhi, Maharashtra after govt lifts export ban

Traders are also sceptical of exports considering that while the viable price is not more than Rs 50 a kg, the current minimum export price with duty comes to at least Rs 64. Director of agricultural produce market committee (APMC) in Lasalgaon (Nashik), Jaydutt Holkar said govt needs to reduce export duty for shipment from India to be competitive in the international market.