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Sri Kshetra Gejjegiri, Nandanabittil Mangaluru: Sri Kshetra Gejjegiri at Nandanabittil, revered as the birthplace of Deyi Baidethi and Koti-Chennaya, is set to become a centre for preserving and promoting the Billava community’s traditional Ayurvedic knowledge while strengthening its religious and cultural significance.The project seeks to document and pass on the healing legacy of Deyi Baidethi, mother of the Tulu Nadu warrior twins Koti-Chennaya and a legendary nati vaidya (traditional herbal healer). Planned in phases, the initiative will combine healthcare, education and research facilities rooted in indigenous medicinal traditions.Temple spokesperson Rajendra Chilimbi told TOI that discussions on the project were held…

Mysuru: Chamarajanagar district has identified 82,991 voters under the categories of absent, shifted, dead, duplicate, and others (ASSDO) during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, which concludes on Saturday.These voters have been marked for deletion following door-to-door verification conducted by booth-level officers (BLOs) across all polling booths. According to a status report released by the district electoral officer on Wednesday, of the 82,991 voters classified under the ASSDO category, 30,878 were identified as deceased, 35,148 as shifted, and 7,551 as duplicate entries.Chamarajanagar district has 8,80,224 registered voters spread across 983 polling booths. Enumeration forms have been…

Waist-high monsoon floodwater stranded many residents in their homes in 2024, a recurring problem that returns nearly every rainy season when increased discharge from the Khadakwasla dam raises water levels in the Mutha riverEktanagari residents hold a protest at PMC headquarters in Shivajinagar on ThursdayWaist-high monsoon floodwater stranded many residents in their homes in 2024, a recurring problem that returns nearly every rainy season when increased discharge from the Khadakwasla dam raises water levels in the Mutha riverEktanagari residents hold a protest at PMC headquarters in Shivajinagar on ThursdayWaist-high monsoon floodwater stranded many residents in their homes in 2024, a…

Signalling an effort to broaden its base beyond its traditional support network, the women’s wing of the party held a major meeting in Amritsar on Thursday to strengthen and expand its district-level structure Amritsar: The Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De ), which is led by jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, has turned its attention to women to shape its outreach at the grassroots.Signalling an effort to broaden its base beyond its traditional support network, the women’s wing of the party held a major meeting in Amritsar on Thursday to strengthen and expand its district-level structure. Party chief spokesperson Shamsher…

Patna: Bihar’s home and police departments will host an eastern zonal conference on missing children and human trafficking at Gyan Bhawan on Saturday, bringing together senior judges, legal experts and officials from four states to discuss strategies for tackling the growing menace.CM Samrat Choudhary will inaugurate the conference. Supreme Court judge Justice A Amanullah, Patna High Court judge Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Bihar Advocate General Satya Darshi Sanjay will attend the programme.Senior officials from Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, including chief secretaries and directors general of police, will share their states’ experiences in tracing missing children and combating…

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren expressed distress over the devastating Assam floods (Photo credit: X) RANCHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday expressed distress over the devastating floods in Assam and said his government had contributed Rs 3 crore to the CM Relief Fund in the northeastern state.Soren wrote a letter to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, asserting that his government and the people of Jharkhand stood firmly with Assam during the crisis, news agency PTI reported.He also appealed to citizens and institutions in Jharkhand to come forward and help flood-affected people in the northeastern state.”In this hour…

Members of the All Kerala LPST Rank Holders Association hold a protest outside the Secretariat as part of their indefinite hunger strike Thiruvananthapuram: The lower primary school teacher (LPST) rank holders, who have been an indefinite protest for more than a month, have intensified it by launching a mass hunger strike outside the Secretariat on Thursday.Association secretary S Valarmathi, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for the past nine days, is reportedly in poor health. An association member said she might be shifted to hospital if her condition deteriorates further.The latest escalation comes despite seven rounds of discussions…

The CM also said he would also take part in a Tiranga Yatra on Friday from Bhowanipore Survey Building to Hazra crossing Kolkata: The state govt will participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign for the first time this year, with 70 lakh national flags to be distributed across all districts and subdivisions, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Thursday.Announcing the programme, Adhikari said the campaign will begin on Aug 9. “For the first time, the Bengal govt has joined the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. The total of 70 lakh national flags will be distributed across all districts and all…

Neighbourhoods in Chicago that lost more tree canopy also recorded higher mortality rates. (Representational photo) Tree canopy loss in cities may be linked to higher death rates, according to a new study. Researchers have found that Chicago neighbourhoods that lost more tree cover over 11 years also recorded higher mortality, especially in areas with hotter summer temperatures. Researchers say the findings show that cities should not only plant new trees but also protect mature ones.The study was published in the journal GeoHealth, Science X reported. Researchers examined annual changes in tree canopy between 2011 and 2021 and compared them with…

After serving half his original sentence, Bear was released from prison, but between 1 March 2025 and 21 July 2025 began posting on Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and Facebook about the case and Harrison.The court heard these were “consistently posted messages of the most abhorrent and harmful type”.Addressing Bear, the judge said: “What you did in that three to four-month period is simply victim-blaming.”Harrison did not attend court, but the prosecution read out a statement in which she described feeling isolated, exposed and unsafe, and asked for the restraining order to be extended.She said the significant stress had made her…