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JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda, 93, participated on Day 2 of the padayatra to protest the Bidadi Township project Monday. He said he will not allow the project even if it means going to jail Bengaluru: The JD(S) padayatra to protest the proposed Bidadi Township project ended abruptly Monday after police stopped protesters at Kaniminike on the outskirts, preventing them from proceeding towards Bengaluru.After police blocked protesters, JD(S) youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy called off Day 3 of the march, while announcing the agitation would resume at Freedom Park on Aug 18 under the leadership of former PM and JD(S)…
Hyderabad: Andhra-origin residents choosing to retain their votes in their home state, migrant workers opting for enrolment in their native districts, thousands of families moving to Kollur 2BHK houses, and deaths and duplicate registrations are among the factors behind Greater Hyderabad accounting for the state’s top 10 constituencies with the highest percentage of uncollectable enumeration forms under the special intensive revision (SIR).The latest SIR report shows Sanathnagar topping Telangana with 45.6%, around 1.1 lakh forms classified as uncollectable. It is followed by Musheerabad at 45.3% (1.3 lakh) and Jubilee Hills at 44.4% (1.8 lakh).LB Nagar is fourth at 43.4% with…
Chennai: The cut-offs for MBBS/BDS admissions to govt colleges in Tamil Nadu are likely to increase by up to 40 marks for the open category and between 21 and 41 marks for some reserved categories this year. This is because the number of top scorers in NEET 2026 is higher than that of the previous year.Experts say this may not mean that admissions will get tougher now, as the selection committee will allot seats based on the order of merit in the eligibility test and 69% rule of reservation. Counselling for MBBS and BDS will begin on Aug 13. Offline…
Overall, Gujarat has received 70% of the season’s rainfall so far Ahmedabad: Amdavadis will remember July 23 as a day when heavy rain lashed the city, leaving several areas inundated. It brought disruption and chaos as many societies remained waterlogged, schools and colleges declared a holiday and commuters were caught in long jams. According to State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) data, the deluge of 296mm in 24 hours accounted for 36% of Ahmedabad’s average annual rainfall of 826 mm.Ahmedabad is not alone to have already received a good chunk of its annual rainfall. Over 15 talukas have recorded over 25%…
Prayagraj: As many as 39 FIRs have been lodged at Civil Lines police station in Prayagraj within three days of the Allahabad high court directing the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to register cases against 105 advocates who had allegedly enrolled using fake or fraudulent law and academic degrees.The latest FIR was registered on Friday against Amar Singh, a resident of Chail in Kaushambi, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(2) and 340(2) of the BNS on a complaint by the secretary of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh.SHO (Civil Lines) Ramashrya Yadav told TOI that Singh, who enrolled in 1989 with…
Bhubaneswar: The govt on Monday promoted two additional director general (ADG)-rank officers, Sanjeeb Panda and Y K Jethwa, to the DG rank, days ahead of incumbent DGP Y B Khurania’s tenure comes to an end.Khurania will complete his full two-year tenure on Aug 16.The govt is likely to convene the departmental promotion committee this week, official sources said. Source link
The revised proposal is expected to be ready within a week, after which it will be sent for approval before a fresh tender is floated Gurgaon: As the first attempt to appoint a specialised agency for restoring the Hero Honda Chowk flyover failed to attract any bidders, NHAI is now reworking the project before inviting bids again. Instead of floating the same Rs 22.3-crore tender, the authority is revising the cost estimate, technical specifications and contract conditions.NHAI had invited bids in May this year for the restoration of the flyover, more than two years after a depression was detected on…
Itanagar: Police arrested two drug peddlers and seized 163 grams of suspected heroin worth around Rs 20 lakh during a late-night operation in the Chimpu area here, officials said on Monday.According to a statement by Capital Itanagar superintendent of police, Jummar Basar, eight soap cases, five tobacco containers, and 18 plastic vials filled with the contraband were recovered. Police also confiscated 334 empty plastic vials and other materials allegedly intended for packaging and distribution. Source link
Kanpur: The discovery of a man’s body by the roadside in Panki Industrial area on Monday morning caused a stir, while another young man was found injured and intoxicated some distance away. Blood stains were found on the wheels of a truck parked nearby, which police took into custody as they began an investigation. The deceased was not identified.People saw the body lying by the roadside in the industrial area under Panki police station limits on Monday morning. Locals informed Dial 112, after which police from Panki police station reached the spot and inspected the scene.Police also found a young…
Mangaluru: Ullal police arrested two men, including a rowdy-sheeter, for allegedly creating a ruckus and brandishing a sword in public at Thokkottu. City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH identified the accused as Mohammed Shakir, 31, a welder and resident of Margathale, and Ashpak, 28, an autorickshaw driver from Machila in Ullal.Shakir is said to have arrived at Thokkottu in an autorickshaw driven by Ashpak. Shakir, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, brandished a sword, created a disturbance and threatened members of the public. A video of the incident has been circulating on social media.A case been registered…