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Stories and education in Panaji With lively exchanges and enthusiastic browsing throughout its run, the five-day Goa Book Festival transformed the Bandodkar Ground in Panaji into a vibrant hub for book lovers, bringing together schoolchildren, avid readers, authors and publishers from across the country before concluding on Sunday. With over 250 book stalls, readers browsed titles in Hindi, English, Konkani and Marathi, as the aisles buzzed with discussions, recommendations and new discoveries. New mother Sakshi Kamat, who visited the festival with her one-year-old daughter, said, “We found some really interesting children’s books. Many of them have stories that will help…
Mohali: An anchor and journalist, Davinder Singh, succumbed to grievous face and head injuries suffered in a road accident late on Sunday night. Sources said Davinder Singh riding his motorcycle home from a wedding when he met with an accident. He was rushed to a hospital in Mohali in critical condition. Doctors struggled to save his life but failed. Davinder Singh was associated with a vernacular newspaper and served as an anchor and journalist in Mohali and Chandigarh. His sudden demise shocked friends, family and colleagues. His last rites were performed at his native village in Samrala.MSID:: 128118623 413 |…
Lucknow: Ahead of the joint sitting of the Uttar Pradesh legislature on Monday, opposition parties led by the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress staged a sit-in protest outside the assembly complex, targeting the BJP govt over inflation, unemployment and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The MLAs from opposition parties assembled near the Vidhan Bhavan, holding placards and raising slogans. They accused the govt of overlooking public concerns and weakening democratic processes. The protest also reflected coordination among parties of the INDIA bloc in the state. Lucknow: Yogi On Sanatan Dharma, Faster Investor Proposals,…
Patna: As part of their corporate social responsibility, Maitri Ladies Club, Barauni, distributed 10 wheelchairs to differently abled beneficiaries and five sewing machines to needy women during a two-day Anand Mela at NTPC Barauni Township on Feb 7–8, aimed at supporting mobility and promoting livelihood generation.The inaugural event was attended by Sangeeta Goel, president, Sujata Ladies Club, ER-I headquarters; CVL Anuradha, president, Mandakini Ladies Club, Barh; and Dolan Champa Ghosh, president, Maitri Ladies Club, Barauni, along with senior members of various ladies clubs.GDP growth at 6.4%, Kanpur Lamborghini Case, No-Trust Move Against Birla And MoreThe Mela featured a variety of…
Alwar: Alwar’s Special Pocso Court-1 Monday sentenced two accused to life imprisonment (till death) and imposed a fine of Rs 28,000 on both for luring a minor girl and gangraping her.Pocso Court-1 Presiding Officer Judge Javendra Agrawal, after hearing the case, pronounced his verdict. While pronouncing the judgment, the court observed that the act by the accused is a heinous crime and has a negative impact on the society. Jaipur: Largest Chambal Aqueduct Plan, Jaisalmer Sheep Killings, Pension Coverage Expanded And MoreIn the case, the prosecution presented statements of 22 witnesses and 26 documents in court. Govt lawyer Vinod Sharma…
Nagpur: In a major crackdown on human trafficking and sex trade under ‘Operation Shakti’, the city police Anti-Human Trafficking Squad, led by senior inspector Lalita Todase, nabbed a couple involved in supplying women for sex trade.The accused, Tauseef (26) and Joya Qureshi (24), were arrested red-handed at Rani Durgawati Chowk on Monday. The operation was conducted under the supervision of DCP (crime) Rahul Maknikar and additional CP Vasant Pardeshi.Nagpur: Special Trains, Sex Racket Bust, Poll Results & Road TragediesActing on a tip-off after a prolonged chase, the police set up a trap using a decoy customer. The couple supplied two…
Ranchi: Gone are the days when you hear about your favourite candidate or, for that matter, the most disliked one, for elections through the public announcement systems or wall posters. It is not that these traditional systems no longer exist; however, Gen Z tends to disengage from them if the candidates, their symbols, campaign messaging, or promises do not trend on social media reels or receive support from their preferred influencers. Such is the influence of these youngsters and their social media presence that even elderly voters are often reluctant to support candidates unless they have seen their videos or…
KOLKATA: Swapan and Anupa Biswas are divided by man-made boundaries but tied by blood. When 43-year-old Swapan, a fish trader from Bangladesh, needed a kidney transplant, his elder sister Anupa, an Indian citizen, readily parted with one of her kidneys.Swapan underwent a successful kidney transplant surgery on Jan 3 and was discharged from the hospital. When the duo’s parents fled to India during the 1971 war, their mother carried Anupa in her womb. The family took refuge in Burdwan for years before they returned to their ancestral home in Bangladesh’s Satkhira. They married Anupa to a man in Burdwan before…
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