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Panaji: Vishvesh Naik on Tuesday resigned as RG’s general secretary and also gave up his primary and founding memberships. His departure came after the lone RG St Andre MLA, Viresh Borkar, said on Monday that he had dissolved all committees and that Naik’s order terminating his primary membership was null and void.A day after his expulsion, Borkar said the committee “doesn’t have the right to terminate me from the party”, because he is the party’s national president. He said the expulsion order is “null and void” as those who issued it are “already under suspension”.Borkar said the party’s election process…
Amritsar: Paramjit Kaur Khalra, wife of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, has questioned the AAP govt over the whereabouts of a DSP and two sub-inspectors, convicted in her husband’s abduction and murder.”More than three weeks after it was brought to the attention of chief minister Bhagwant Mann that convicted former Punjab police officials Jaspal Singh (DSP), Satnam Singh (SI) and Jasbir Singh (SI) have been untraceable since 2023, there has been no public update from the authorities,” Paramjit Kaur posted on X. In 2005, a CBI court sentenced Jaspal Singh to life imprisonment, a conviction later upheld by…
Cong, ML: Release students: Congress and CPI(ML) on Tuesday demanded withdrawal of FIRs and release of students arrested during protests against alleged NEET paper leaks, accusing the govt of criminalising student movements. CPI(ML) state secretary Kunal said the party’s July 30 district-level demonstrations would continue until the govt fulfils its assurance on the issue. Congress functionaries Krishna Allavaru and Vinod Jakhar visited Beur jail to meet arrested student netas and later met injured students undergoing treatment at Medanta hospital. Jakhar also connected them with Rahul Gandhi over phone. Source link
Rajasthan’s tiger tally rises to 149, Ranthambore remains biggest stronghold Jaipur: Rajasthan’s tiger population has increased from 135 in 2025 to 149 this year, with the state’s five tiger reserves recording steady growth driven by successful breeding, strong prey availability and sustained conservation efforts, according to the forest department’s latest estimates released ahead of International Tiger Day.Ranthambore Tiger Reserve continues to be the state’s largest tiger habitat, with its population rising from 66 to 72. Sariska also registered an increase from 50 to 56 tigers, while the remaining population is spread across Mukundara Hills, Ramgarh Vishdhari and Dholpur-Karauli tiger reserves.Chief…
Jamshedpur: Patients and visitors at the govt-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) are grappling with a shortage of safe drinking water and malfunctioning lifts at its G+7 building amid a surge in patient footfall.All 50 water purifiers installed in the one-and-a-half-year-old building have remained defunct for the past three weeks because of mechanical faults. Only six water coolers, installed around six months ago, are functional, leaving hundreds of patients and attendants dependent on limited drinking water points.MGMMCH superintendent Dr Balram Jha said the hospital would replace the faulty purifiers with water coolers. “Sixteen new water coolers —…
West Bengal minister Umesh Rai visited a carpet export establishment in Bhadohi on Monday and inspected its production unit Varanasi: West Bengal govt will invite representatives of Bhadohi’s carpet industry for meetings with jute producers, mills and major suppliers to explore a practical and sustainable solution to rising prices of jute. In carpet industry, jute is a major raw material, which is sourced largely from West Bengal, which accounts for nearly 70% to 80% of the country’s total raw jute output.West Bengal cabinet minister Umesh Rai visited a carpet export establishment in Bhadohi on Monday and inspected its production unit.…
A forest department officer said permission is being granted to repair roads laid before 1980 T’puram: State forest department is mulling a road policy that will make it easier to maintain roads and build approach roads to existing bridges in forest areas without affecting wildlife. This was after panchayat representatives raised the issue with forest minister Shibu Baby John during a recent meeting in the state capital. Such roads are not repaired because they are located inside forests and the policy will set an SOP for road works in sensitive areas.At a panchayat in Kasaragod, a bridge is located over…
Kolkata: A 30-year-old man convicted by Alipore court for rape of his neighbour–a 18-year-old hearing and speech impaired woman–was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 2 lakh.The District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) South 24 Parganas was also directed to provide adequate compensation for rehabilitation to the victim.The case dates back to Jan 1, 2023, when convict Saddam Sk, victim’s neighbour, had lured her out of her home in Bishnupur and taken her to a pond nearby. She was later, on the same day, recovered by her mother from the pond area. The victim gestured to…
Dame Penelope Keith’s funeral has been hailed as “wonderful, beautiful and absolutely amazing” by her friends.The actress, who starred in The Good Life and To The Manor Born, “died peacefully whilst living with cancer at her home” on 29 June at the age of 86.Crowds lined the streets to say their goodbyes to the “very special lady” as her coffin travelled through her home town of Milford in Surrey before the service at Guildford Cathedral.Broadcaster, writer and former politician Gyles Brandreth said the funeral was “filled with a mixture of sadness but laughter and gratitude as well because we were…
An urgent investigation has been launched into the mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in southern Kenya near the Amboseli National Park.The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) told the BBC that experts were examining the carcasses and said that tissue samples had been sent to laboratories to determine whether the deaths were caused by disease, poisoning or another factor.The park and its surrounds are known as the Amboseli ecosystem, a vast area that straddles the border with Tanzania, which is famous for its wildlife.Officials say this is the first time in decades that elephant mortalities on this scale have been recorded in…