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Himachal Pradesh minister Jagat Singh Negi Shimla: Revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi on Monday directed deputy commissioners (DCs) across Himachal Pradesh to ensure that all eligible disaster-affected families receive assistance under the special relief packages for 2023, 2024 and 2025.At a review meeting, Negi assessed the progress of relief measures and the status of the 2023 Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). He instructed DCs to prepare comprehensive records of fully and partially damaged houses, cowsheds, shops and other properties.The minister said complaints had been received that some affected families were left out of the relief package. He directed officials to identify…

A 41-year-old man drowned in a canal in Manaknagar area on Monday after the motorcycle he was riding with his daughter on board lost balance and plunged into a canal. His daughter, who was travelling with him, escaped being swept into the canal Lucknow: A 41-year-old LIC agent drowned in a canal in Manaknagar area on Monday after his motorcycle lost balance while he was returning home with his eight-year-old daughter.The deceased, identified as Ravi Kushwaha, a resident of Khushi Vihar in Krishnanagar, was taking his daughter Vanshika, a student of Avadh Collegiate School, home when the accident occurred near…

Patliputra University in Patna Patna: Patliputra University (PPU) has extended the deadline for online applications to several professional and self-financed courses to provide more time for eligible candidates seeking admission.PPU dean of students’ welfare Rajeev Ranjan said candidates can now apply online for the three-year LLB programme (2026-29), postgraduate self-financed courses (2026-28), including MBA, MCA, MSc biotechnology, MSc IT and PG diploma in counselling and rehabilitation (PGDCR), till Aug 14. The university has also extended the application deadline for MLIS and BLIS programmes (2026-27) and the MEd programme (2026-27) to Aug 14.Interested candidates, who meet the eligibility criteria, can complete…

Traffic movement slowed down demonstrations across the city.Traffic movement slowed down demonstrations across the city.Traffic movement slowed down demonstrations across the city.Traffic movement slowed down demonstrations across the city.Traffic movement slowed down demonstrations across the city. Jaipur: Traffic movement slowed down considerably during the peak morning hours Monday owing to multiple public demonstrations and celebrations taking place across the city.Commuters said they remained frozen in spots for 30 to 40 minutes, which normally would take them not more than 10 minutes to travel through, despite the police having made efforts to divert traffic onto alternate routes with the help of…

Nagpur: A 51-year-old Central Railway loco pilot died after his motorcycle was allegedly hit by a white four-wheeler on Sadar flyover while he was heading to the DRM office for duty on Monday morning.The accident occurred when the deceased, Indrajit Sarkar, was coming from Old Katol Naka Road to Samvidhan Chowk around 8 am, according to the FIR lodged at Sadar police station.Sarkar’s colleague Paritosh Kumar was returning home after night duty at Electric Loco Shed, Ajni, when he noticed a crowd on the flyover around 8:15 am. Kumar got out of his car and identified the injured man as…

JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto was hospitalized after a nine-day hunger strike. RANCHI: JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto was admitted to a hospital on Monday after his health deteriorated on the ninth day of his hunger strike over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations.Mahto’s condition was described as critical after his blood sugar level dropped drastically, doctors said. He was admitted to the emergency ward of Ranchi Sadar Hospital for treatment.”He is being treated in the emergency ward,” Nancy Priya, medical officer at Ranchi Sadar Hospital, told news agency PTI.Mahto had joined a march by students protesting alleged irregularities in…

The UP govt has achieved its target of providing quality, nutritious and hot meals to one lakh students of the Basic Education department in Varanasi.The UP govt has achieved its target of providing quality, nutritious and hot meals to one lakh students of the Basic Education department in Varanasi.The UP govt has achieved its target of providing quality, nutritious and hot meals to one lakh students of the Basic Education department in Varanasi.The UP govt has achieved its target of providing quality, nutritious and hot meals to one lakh students of the Basic Education department in Varanasi.The UP govt has…

T’puram: The additional CJM court rejected the custody plea filed by the police and granted conditional bail to right wing political commentator T G Mohandas on Monday in a case registered over his controversial remarks in July against students who had staged a protest over the NEET paper leak in Delhi.The court directed Mohandas to appear before the investigating officer for three consecutive days. He was also ordered to appear before the officer every alternate Monday for three months, until the investigation was complete and the final report was filed. The court directed him to cooperate with the probe and…

CM Suvendu Adhikari speaks to Birju Keot’s wife Jenny at her Halisahar house on Monday Kolkata: Three days after the death of a Trinamool worker after alleged police torture, CM Suvendu Adhikari met the victim’s family and said “it was clear as daylight” that 48-year-old Birju Keot had died in police custody. Investigating officer Vivek Malik has been suspended and Halisahar police station officer-in charge Tamal Dutta has been closed to police lines, CM added.North 24 Parganas district magistrate Shilpa Gourisaria will conduct an inquiry into Keot’s death.On Monday morning, Adhikari went to Halisahar and spoke at length with Keot’s…

It was ultimately the death of another legendary rapper that helped unravel Tupac’s shooting death.Months after Shakur was gunned down, Biggie Smalls, or the Notorious BIG, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.Both rappers were the stars of their respective rival record labels – Shakur with Death Row Records and Biggie with Bad Boy Records.Biggie’s case has remained unsolved, with no arrests or suspects.In the mid 2000s the Los Angeles Police Department reopened the investigation and spoke with Davis, who was at a party with Biggie before the fatal shooting. While Davis said he didn’t have information about…