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A file photo of the Dasara elephants practising for the Dasara jamboo Savari Mysuru: The forest department has announced that 12 elephants have been selected for the 2026 Mysuru Dasara, which has brought a significant change to this year’s festivities, with the howdah elephant Abhimanyu given a rest year after 60 years of service, and the popular tusker Bheema is being kept in reserve due to his health condition.Abhimanyu, who carried the prestigious Golden Howdah in the Dasara procession in recent years, has been excluded this year. His age was a key consideration in the decision, bringing an end to…
Pune: The account executive at a Bavdhan-based automobile dealership was conned out of Rs2.2 crore between Aug 13 and 14 in a phishing attack. This form of fraud, called whaling or ‘CEO fraud’, involves cybercriminals impersonating senior executives to trick employees into transferring money.The dealer (54) lodged a complaint against the crooks who posed as the directors of the firm with the Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police on Monday.A team led by senior police inspector Ravikiran Nale swung into action and froze Rs 87 lakh of the fraudulently transferred amount.An officer said the crooks hacked the complainant’s mobile messaging app account.…
Panaji: A crucial meeting of the command area development (CAD) board of the Goa Tillari irrigation project, scheduled to be held on Wednesday to decide on a proposal to denotify 3.1 hectares of command area land and a casino firm proposal, has been postponed due to “administrative reasons”, the board’s member secretary said.The meeting was to decide on the omission of 31,533sqm land from the command area in Calangute, Parra, Assagao, Anjuna, Latambarcem, Revora, Sarvan, Torsem, Mayem, Dhargal, and Bicholim.The CAD board will also decide on the inclusion of 292 hectares in the command area. The board is also likely…
Emergency, OPD Services Hit As Replacements Remain Stuck Chandigarh: The breakdown of two of PGI’s five CT scan machines, including units at the high-footfall New OPD and Nehru Hospital, is forcing hundreds of patients, including trauma victims, to endure delays and shuttle across the campus for critical diagnostic imaging.With the machines out of order, patients are routinely transported on stretchers and trolleys to other blocks for scans, creating bottlenecks and longer waiting times. Some are also opting for private facilities, where CT scans can cost several times more than at PGI. At the institute, scan charges range from ₹500 to…
Lucknow: BJP’s decision to elevate Smriti Irani as national general secretary has put the spotlight back on its plans for Amethi and Rae Bareli, signalling a renewed push to expand its footprint in the Congress bastions ahead of the UP Assembly elections.After losing Amethi to Congress’s KL Sharma in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Irani has kept a low profile outside as well as within BJP. She has rarely visited Amethi — which she represented as MP from 2019 to 2024 — choosing instead to stay in Delhi, while occasionally travelling to other states on organisational assignments. She last visited…
Patna: BJP and JD(U) on Tuesday questioned the purpose of the RJD’s proposed Lok Bhavan march in Patna on Wednesday, alleging that the agitation was aimed less at students’ issues and more at the political survival of Tejashwi Prasad Yadav.BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi described the march as a “save political career march”, alleging that Tejashwi was trying to regain political relevance and contain discontent within the RJD.“Tejashwi is attempting to revive his political standing by organising a march in the name of student interests. He should first explain where he was when students were agitating for their demands,” Saraogi…
BJP is turning its attention to young voters Jaipur: The political landscape in Rajasthan is witnessing a shift as BJP turns its attention to young voters, with Gen Z emerging as a new focus of its electoral strategy . At the marathon meeting chaired by BJP’s central team, the party discussed its strategy to reach out to young voters. The shift has become particularly visible after student protests over rampant paper leaks, with the organisation working on ways to establish a more direct connect with the youth.State social media cell in charge Hirendra Kaushik said, “BJP is launching a ‘Student…
The forest department swung into action after an 11-year-old boy was mauled to death by a lion on July 11 on Girnar Rajkot: In response to the fatal lion attack on an 11-year-old boy on the Girnar pilgrimage route last month, the Junagadh forest department has deployed 25 specialised trackers across key mountain trails to curb human-wildlife conflict and safeguard devotees.According to the forest department, the training of these trackers has been completed and they were deployed on Tuesday evening.The forest department swung into action after an 11-year-old boy was mauled to death by a lion on July 11 on…
Inspection teams would conduct citywide drives to identify structures violating safety norms Ranchi: Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) has warned property owners against constructing residential or commercial buildings under or near 11 kV and 33 kV power lines without mandatory safety clearance.JBVNL’s Ranchi supply circle said inspection teams would conduct citywide drives to identify structures violating safety norms. Details of such buildings would be shared with the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), district administration and local police for action.Under statutory norms, buildings must maintain a minimum vertical clearance of 4.06 metres from overhead power lines and a horizontal distance of…
Vadodara: A head constable posted with Godhra railway police was allegedly caught by city police while ferrying liquor worth lakhs of rupees. Nandesari police apprehended head constable Sanjay Chudasama and his accomplice Vikram Dhapa when they were in a car near the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Monday.Police found 2,112 bottles of liquor, worth Rs 4.60 lakh, from the car. Police filed a case against Chudasama and Dhapa and arrested them. Investigators are trying to ascertain the source of the liquor. Source link