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Kanpur: A middle-aged man ended his life outside a closed bakery located 300 metres from Bajaria police station.The entire incident was captured in the CCTV installed at the shop. Late on Sunday evening, some local residents spotted the body and informed the police. Police informed the family and sent the body for post-mortem.Mustafa Alam alias Binnu (50), a resident of Lalganj Kotwali police station area in Raebareli, worked as a labourer in Kanpur for about 15 years and lived on the footpath. A bakery belonging to Ravishankar Jaiswal in Colonelganj near Bajaria police station was closed and his fridge was…

Geeta (holding baby) and her family members originally from Nepal now residing in Mangaluru from the last few years visiting Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha Temple for Nagara Panchami on Monday.Geeta (holding baby) and her family members originally from Nepal now residing in Mangaluru from the last few years visiting Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha Temple for Nagara Panchami on Monday.A Priest performs jalabhisheka to Naga idols at Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha Temple for Nagara Panchami on Monday.Devotees at Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha Temple for Nagara Panchami on Monday.Geeta (holding baby) and her family members originally from Nepal now residing in Mangaluru from…

An aerial view of Kabini dam in HD Kote taluk in Mysuru district Mysuru/ Mandya: The Cauvery water dispute intensified Monday, with Kabini reservoir continuing to release 13,600 cusecs of water for the second consecutive day despite its inflow being nearly half the discharge.Outflow from the KRS dam is increased to 4,900 cusecs on Monday night, though there is no increase in the inflow.The development comes amid protests in Mandya against the Supreme Court’s direction to comply with CWMA’s order on water release to Tamil Nadu.Kabini was receiving an inflow of 7,747 cusecs, while its water level stood at 2,280.02…

Noida: A 52-year-old woman died by suicide after jumping from the seventh floor of a high-rise residential society in Sector 78 on Monday morning. The woman, a resident of Vikas Nagar in Delhi, had come to stay with her sister around three days before the incident.Around 8am, the woman told her family she was going out for a walk. She instead went to the tower’s seventh floor and jumped with the help of a plastic stool. A security guard heard a loud thud and found her body. He alerted her family and other residents, who then called the emergency helpline…

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar in the two-day meet of the party’s district functionaries in Mumbai last weekend Pune: The senior NCP (SP) leadership, according to its district functionaries, has clarified that the party will remain in the opposition, after they sought clarity on speculations over the outfit joining NDA.NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar addressed the district presidents and other functionaries of the party from western Maharashtra, Marathwada and north Maharashtra in a two-day meet in Mumbai last weekend. Amid speculations that NCP (SP) was tilting towards NDA and might join the govt in coming months, the party functionaries urged…

Diamond Harbour are under investigation by the West Bengal govt for illegal practices, including source of funds Panaji: Diamond Harbour FC have sought additional time from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to clear the final payment and confirm participation in the Indian Super League (ISL).The AIFF had set Aug 14 deadline for all clubs to pay Rs 1.1 crore, in two instalments of Rs 55 lakh each. While clubs have now cleared the payment, Diamond Harbour have sought a “further extension of the payment timeline.”The Kolkata-based club earned promotion to the top tier ISL after winning the Indian Football…

Chandigarh: Members of AAP’s student wing, ASAP, Monday staged a protest outside the Dean Students Welfare (DSW) office at PU, alleging poor maintenance of drinking water facilities in hostels and departments.The group claimed inspections at various hostels and departments revealed unhygienic water tanks, algae buildup and inadequate upkeep, forcing students to use contaminated water.Following the protest, university officials assured students that water tanks would be cleaned by Tuesday afternoon. The administration also agreed to form a monitoring committee comprising wardens, cleaning staff and two resident students to inspect water facilities every 15 days.ASAP members said they would continue to raise…

Lucknow: A 36-year-old woman who had been admitted to a govt hospital in Hardoi after an alleged assault by her husband was later taken away on the pretext of better treatment and strangled to death, police said. The victim, Komal, a resident of Lucknow’s Naka area, had been married for about 17 years to Satyapal Yadav of Kanehta village in Hardoi and the couple had four children.Police said tensions in the marriage had escalated after Satyapal began living with another woman. Komal had moved to Sandila with her youngest child and took up work at a plywood factory, but continued…

EOU ADG Amit Kr Jain and DIG Manavjit Singh Dhillon (right) address a news conference in Patna on Monday Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar has registered four FIRs in connection with the NEET-2026 paper leak case and arrested 33 accused so far, EOU ADG Amit Kumar Jain said at a news conference at police headquarters (PHQ) here on Monday.“Four FIRs have been registered in Bihar and are being investigated by the EOU. Altogether 33 accused have been arrested so far in the cases,” Jain said.In a recent development, alleged main accused Dr Ujjwal Raj, Dr Ravishankar and…

District election officer Sandesh Nayak conducts lottery for JMC election at Collectorate in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 17 August 2026 Jaipur: With women set to occupy a third of the councillor seats in the now-merged Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC), the new reservation arithmetic has unsettled party camps and sharpened the battle for tickets. Fifty of the 150 seats in the municipal body are reserved for women across general, OBC, SC and ST categories.The reservation lottery for elections to the JMC was conducted Monday at Collectorate Auditorium under district election officer Sandesh Nayak.The new roster leaves only 100 wards outside the women-reserved…