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Mapusa: Local women from Mainwada in Korgao, Pernem, have warned of a protest march outside the taluka office of the drinking water department if they fail to supply clean water within a week.They said that around 15 households have been receiving muddy, saline and foul-tasting tap water for more than a year and alleged inaction by authorities. Residents suspect salt water is entering the pipeline due to a leak near the Mansi sluice gate area.“We pack water bottles for our children to the school, but they return home without taking even a single sip, complaining that it tastes awful. The…

Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) is set to build new sheds at the Raipur Kalan gaushala to address a shortage of space for cattle and fodder. The civic body has prepared an estimate of Rs 2.31 crore for the project, which will come up for approval at the MC house meeting Friday.The proposal was initiated by the medical officer of health (MOH), which manages the city’s gaushalas. Following a site inspection, the engineering department endorsed the requirement and prepared the cost estimate.According to the agenda, a new shed is proposed near the effluent treatment plant (ETP) for storing dry and…

Lucknow: The postmortem examination of former UP minister and BJP OBC Morcha state general secretary Nanakdin Bhurji (68) has concluded that he died of shock and haemorrhage caused by multiple ante-mortem skeletal and internal organ injuries resulting from polytrauma.His family, however, alleged that he was murdered and demanded a fair investigation.According to the report, all injuries were sustained before death. Doctors have preserved Bhurji’s viscera for chemical analysis and his entire heart in formalin for histopathological examination, indicating that investigators are also seeking to rule out poisoning or any underlying medical condition.Bhurji died on Tuesday after allegedly falling from the…

Patna: The 34.3% voter turnout sealed the fate of 25 candidates in the Bankipur assembly byelection held at 422 polling booths in Patna on Thursday.The outcome is likely to be decided by a thin margin though the political parties in the fray were confident of victory by a huge margin. The BJP had defeated RJD by over 51,000 votes in the last assembly election. Bankipur is known for low voter turnout, which was 41.1% in the Nov 2025 assembly election and the highest so far in this assembly constituency.If what the youth and people said are to be believed, it…

Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded convictions in only 474 of the 7,008 cases registered under crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) in 2024, resulting in a conviction rate of just 6.7%, according to a reply tabled in the Lok Sabha. The reply also showed that 571 cases ended in acquittal, while 24,469 cases remained pending trial at the end of the year.The figures, provided by minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on July 28 in response to an unstarred question by MP A Raja, indicate a sharp decline in the state’s conviction rate after a brief improvement. Rajasthan’s conviction…

Nagpur: A 38-year-old homemaker from Old Sneh Nagar was allegedly assaulted by her alcohol-addicted husband moments after she received a video call alert about his suicide threat on social media on Wednesday.The attack left her with fractures in her right shoulder. A similar assault had left her left shoulder fractured around seven days ago.As per the complaint filed on July 28 at Ranapratap Nagar police station, the woman had gone to pick up her daughter from school when her father-in-law called and informed her about a video on social media showing her 40-year-old husband in an attempt to hang himself.The…

Three lions were seen crossing the new staircase at Mount Girnar on Wednesday Rajkot: In an unprecedented move, the Gujarat forest department has captured the entire pride of the Asiatic lion named Bhagat, not because the other animals were involved in attacks on humans, but “to ensure their safety” after the dominant male was removed from the wild. The decision has triggered a debate among wildlife experts and conservationists, many of whom have questioned the necessity of relocating the lioness and cubs.Under standard protocol, forest officials capture a lion only if it is confirmed to have attacked or killed a…

Hazaribag: A co-driver of a mini truck was seriously injured after it suffered brake failure and rammed into a truck ahead it near a petrol pump at Chordaha under Chauparan police station limits early on Thursday.The mini truck was carrying pipes from Jharkhand to Uttar Pradesh. The injured was identified as Lakhan Kumar (30), a resident of Uttar Pradesh. He got trapped inside the damaged cabin, while the driver sustained minor injuries. Chordaha picket police later rescued Lakhan and shifted him to a local community health centre. Chauparan police station OC Pankaj Kumar said traffic movement was restored soon after…

Kirti Patel in police custody Surat: History-sheeter Kirti Patel has been arrested by Puna police in connection with a case involving alleged extortion and criminal defamation. A Surat-based builder had lodged a complaint alleging that Patel posted defamatory videos containing obscene language to malign him and his family.Police also booked suspended constable Nayna Baraiya for allegedly instigating the act and sharing Patel’s videos on social media. Following Patel’s arrest, police teams have been dispatched to apprehend Baraiya.Zone-1 DCP Alok Kumar said, “We registered offences against Patel for using obscene language, extortion, criminal intimidation, criminal defamation and criminal conspiracy along with…

CM Yogi Adityanath at a public meeting in Ghazipur on Thursday Varanasi: On the turf of gangster-turned-politician late Mukhtar Ansari, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party, saying those who offered ‘Fatiha’ at the grave of the mafia don brandished weapons during Ramlila and patronised his family were “destined to be ruined”.After gifting 268 development projects worth Rs 692 crore to Ghazipur at a public meeting at Muhammadabad, Yogi targeted Mukhtar’s elder brother and local SP MP Afzal Ansari, saying Ghazipur did not need an MP busy making illegal arms licences but a…