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Time of India
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
LUTA polls: History prof is new president
Lucknow: The Lucknow University Teachers' Association (LUTA) executive polls 2025 on Saturday witnessed a nail-biting contest for the posts of president and general secretary amid a record turnout. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A voting percentage of 96% was recorded, as 389 out of 405 registered voters turned up to exercise their franchise. Associate Professor Anitya Gaurav from the Ancient Indian History department won the election for the post of LUTA president bagging 197 votes. It was a close contest with opponent Vineet Kumar Verma from the mathematics and astronomy department bagging 175 votes. The third candidate Ajay Kumar Arya from the geology department got 16 votes. Anitya Gaurav, who served as LUTA general secretary in 2024, thanked all for his victory and said: "From teachers' timely promotion, residence for new teachers on the campus, extension in retirement age from 62 to 65 years, I will give my best to fulfil all the promises made by me. " Prof Ram Milan from the commerce department was elected as the general secretary, winning 196 votes. His opponent, Associate Professor Rajendra Kumar Verma got 171 votes while the other three candidates got below 50 votes: zoology Prof Amita Kanaujia (43), Assistant Professor Bhupesh Kumar (17) and Associate Professor philosophy Mamta Singh (9) votes. Prof Ram Milan said: "I will ensure that I fulfil all my promises, be it efforts to help teachers get leave encashment of 300 days, to end the mandatory biometric attendance rule, ensure timely payment for examination duties done by teachers, promote professors to the post of senior professors, and provide cashless health insurance, among other things." Three teachers were elected for the post of vice president: Associate Professor CR Gautam from the physics department (255 votes), Assistant Professor AAA Jafri from Oriental Studies in Arabic and Persian (202 votes) and Professor Monisha Banerjee from the zoology department (156 votes). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now After a gap of 10 years, a woman candidate was elected as a vice-president, the last being Kiran Lata Dangwal from the education department in 2014. Others elected for different LUTA posts were Ashok Kumar, Karuna Shanker Kanaujia and Akash Asthana as joint secretaries, Dinesh Yadav as treasurer, Sanjay Medhavi as faculty of management representative, Shyamlesh Kumar Tiwari, Gaurav Singh and Annamali Senthil Kumar as arts faculty representatives, Sangeeta Srivastava, Bharat Kuma and Suchit Swaroop as science faculty representatives, Chandrakant Kushwaha as commerce faculty representative, Sanjay Singh Yadav as education faculty representative, Alok Kumar as fine arts faculty representative and Niharika as law faculty representative.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Stepdad held in youth's murder 6 years later, after skeletal remains found in septic tank
Raipur: Police in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district arrested 62-year-old Ram Milan for the murder of his 23-year-old stepson, whose skeletal remains were found in a septic tank in Bhoyna village, thereby solving a six-year-old case. The remains of the youth were discovered on May 17, 2025, by a village kotwar. During interrogation, Ram Milan confessed to killing Nandu Soni during an alcohol-fueled argument and then dumping his body in a septic tank some distance away from their house. The accused was sent to judicial remand under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, said SHO Chandrakant Sahu. On May 17, 2025, Toran Nagarchi, the village kotwar of Bhoyna, reported finding a skull—estimated to be 6–7 years old—in a dry septic tank at Ashish Bardia's warehouse in the Shanti Colony area of Bhoyna. An inquiry was initiated, and the executive magistrate of Dhamtari conducted a panchnama of the human remains. During the investigation, police recovered a blue-and-white pen, a syringe, a plastic button, an underwear waistband with 'D-LUX' written on it, and a cement pole tied with green nylon ropes and a bicycle tube. Approximately 200 grams of soil were also collected from the scene. Given the seriousness of the case, SP Suraj Singh Parihar formed an investigation team, which began probing the case under the guidance of additional superintendent of police Manishankar Chandra. Based on information from informants, the team interrogated Ram Milan, who confessed to the crime. Ram Milan told the police that about 6–7 years ago, during Navratri, he was alone at home while his wife Maya Dhruv and daughters, Payal Dhruv and Gayatri Dhruv, were visiting a neighbour. Around 10–11 pm, his stepson, 23-year-old Nandu Soni—described as a habitual drunkard—arrived. An argument over food escalated, during which Milan grabbed Nandu by the throat and pushed him forcefully. Nandu hit his head against a stone wall and fainted. Ram Milan then went inside his kutcha house and slept. Around 4 am, when Milan woke up, he discovered that Nandu was dead. He then dragged the body to a nearby septic tank at a warehouse, tied it to a cement pole using nylon rope and a bicycle tube, and threw it into the tank. Police have seized a stone presented by the accused as part of the evidence. The SHO said that Maya had two sons from her first husband in Durg, with Nandu being the younger. She left her first husband and came with Nandu to marry Ram Milan, a daily wage labourer. Ram Milan's kutcha house is situated at the edge of the village, adjacent to a forested area, he said. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Time of India
Stepfather held in 6-year-old murder case after skeletal remains found in septic tank in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari
RAIPUR: Police in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district arrested 62-year-old Ram Milan for the murder of his 23-year-old stepson, whose skeletal remains were found in a septic tank in Bhoyna village, thereby solving a six-year-old case. The remains were discovered on May 17, 2025, by a village kotwar. During interrogation, Ram Milan confessed to killing Nandu Soni during an alcohol-fueled argument and dumping his body in a septic tank. The accused was sent to judicial remand under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, said SHO Chandrakant Sahu. On May 17, 2025, Toran Nagarchi, the village kotwar of Bhoyna, reported finding a skull—estimated to be 6–7 years old—in a dry septic tank at Ashish Bardia's warehouse in the Shanti Colony area of Bhoyna. An inquest was initiated, and the executive magistrate of Dhamtari conducted a panchnama of the human remains. During the investigation, police recovered a blue-and-white pen, a syringe, a plastic button, an underwear waistband with 'D-LUX' written on it, and a cement pole tied with green nylon ropes and a bicycle tube. Approximately 200 grams of soil were also collected from the scene. Given the seriousness of the case, Superintendent of Police Suraj Singh Parihar formed an investigation team, which began probing the case under the guidance of Additional Superintendent of Police Manishankar Chandra. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Has Ford Raised the Bar Again? The New Mustang Has Arrived TheFactualist Undo Based on information from informants, the team interrogated Ram Milan, who confessed to the crime. Ram Milan told the police that about 6–7 years ago, during Navratri, he was alone at home while his wife Maya Dhruv and daughters, Payal Dhruv and Gayatri Dhruv, were visiting a neighbour. Around 10–11 pm, his stepson, 23-year-old Nandu Soni—described as a habitual drunkard—arrived. An argument over food escalated, during which Milan grabbed Nandu by the throat and pushed him forcefully. Nandu hit his head against a stone wall and fainted. Ram Milan then went inside his kutcha house and slept. Around 4 am, when Milan woke up, he discovered that Nandu was dead. He then dragged the body to a nearby septic tank at a warehouse, tied it to a cement pole using nylon rope and a bicycle tube, and threw it into the tank. Police have seized a stone presented by the accused as part of the evidence. The SHO said that Maya had two sons from her first husband in Durg, with Nandu being the younger. She left her first husband and came with Nandu to marry Ram Milan, a daily wage labourer. From her second marriage, Maya had six daughters, four of whom are now married. Due to the family's poor financial condition, a neighbour often provided food and other support, the SHO added. Ram Milan's kutcha house is situated at the edge of the village, adjacent to a forested area, he said.
