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Three Men Arrested, Fourth On The Run

In a heartwarming turn of events, a young girl with intellectual disabilities, who had been missing for almost a year, has finally returned to her family in Assam. The technology of Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics played a crucial role in this emotional reunion, as officials successfully matched her fingerprints to existing records.

Filmmaker Nagraj Manjule explores long-form storytelling with his OTT debut ‘Matka King’, inspired by ‘Game of Thrones’. Set in 1960s Bombay, the series follows a cotton trader navigating ambition and power. Moving beyond his usual themes, Manjule embraces creative risks while drawing from personal memories to shape this layered narrative.

Bhubaneswar police arrested a couple and a receiver for their involvement in multiple snatching incidents. The husband used his wife as a shield to evade detection, with her actively assisting in disposing of stolen goods. Their scheme was uncovered after a detailed review of CCTV footage, leading to the recovery of eight gold chains.

What began as a night of celebration at the Dinabhadri fair in Madhepura turned into a nightmare for four friends. Their car, recklessly streaming live on Facebook at a shocking speed of 140 km/h, veered off a 20-foot bridge, plunging into the Sursar river.

A day after Gujarat Paan Masala Shop Owners’ Association announced a voluntary decision to keep paan shops across the state shut over all weekends in April, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Saturday began shutting paan shops forcefully.

A dispute over Rs 2 for a cigarette escalated violently in Kanpur's Bilhaur town on Sunday. A heavily intoxicated youth allegedly bit off a shopkeeper's finger after being asked to pay the remaining amount. Nearby shopkeepers apprehended the accused and handed him over to the police.

Like several malls and markets in the city, Connaught Place's famous paan shops returned amid Unlock 1.0. However, the fire and ice paan shops, which would have customers queueing up in the pre-COVID era, wear a deserted look now

Many paan shops across the city will stay shut over the weekends till April 30. The decision was taken by the Gujarat Paan Masala Shop Owners’ Association, late on Friday, due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the city.

Detection of crime branch (DCB) on Tuesday raided a paan shop on Old Padra Road and seized syrup bottles. Police said paan shop owner Hirabhai Kherajmalani was selling syrup bottles without issuing proper bill. He has been booked by the police.

A tragic brake failure incident on NH-33 in Hazaribag claimed three lives and critically injured five others. A lime-laden truck lost control, colliding with multiple vehicles and roadside stalls. Authorities are investigating the cause, with initial reports pointing to brake failure. The MP highlighted the recurring danger at Ghato More, urging for safety measures.

A spurt in forced closure of paan and provision shops for not ensuring mask and social distancing norms has caused panic among shopowners as well as customers

The health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) continued to crackdown on paan shops across Rajkot city for the second consecutive day, to check quality of materials used in making paans.

The health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) continued their crackdown on paan shops across the city to check quality of materials used in making paans and quality of cold drinks stocked.

For the first time in the recent past, the food safety officers of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) checked ‘paan’ shops in the city.

Several paan shops in the city were raided after it came to notice that some of them were selling cigarette packets that did not carry the statutory warning.

The long queues in Rajkot’s market seen especially at paan shops and Fafda shops following a relaxation in lockdown on Tuesday. The market of Rajkot opened after 58 days and Rajkot Municipal Corporation announced odd-even formula for the shopkeepers.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) collected fines totalling Rs 14 lakh on Tuesday from paan shops that had been sealed for not enforcing social distancing or over spitting by customers.

The health department has started an operation against the paan shops selling the banned plastic material from the past two days and that the drive is likely to continue.