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Speaking from the hospital, the lawyer said eight to 10 people attacked their vehicle, tore their clothes and beat them with sticks and bricks Mapusa: Mandrem police on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the assault on a 32-year-old high court advocate and his 75-year-old client at Tembwada, Morjim, on Friday. Advocate Ankur Kumar and his client, Anil Naik, were allegedly attacked over a demolition order in a contempt petition filed by the latter.The arrested accused have been identified as Dhruva Morjee (30) and Dileep Morjee (55). Police said a group armed with iron rods and concrete bricks stopped…

Chandigarh: Amid protests by street vendors, the municipal corporation Saturday conducted a draw of lots to allot vending sites to vendors shifted from the Essential Service Provider (ESP) category to the non-ESP category following a Supreme Court ruling.A section of vendors alleged that the sites allotted to them were not viable for business and were located far from the places where they had been operating for years. They claimed the relocation would adversely affect their livelihood.The MC allotted 498 vacant vending sites to 498 eligible street vendors through a draw of lots conducted in the presence of joint municipal commissioner…

Lucknow: In what could signal a shift in its organisational strategy ahead of UP elections, BJP is preparing to appoint new regional incharges in its six organisational zones, with caste representation and social outreach emerging as the key criteria for selection.Sources said the party is considering breaking from the tradition of appointing state general secretaries as regional incharges. The party could instead give opportunities to new faces with strong social influence and grassroots acceptability, sources indicated.The move aligns with the party’s intensified preparations for the 2027 elections while sharpening its response to the opposition’s PDA (Pichda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) narrative.UP BJP’s…

Gaya: At least 23 of the 53 wards of the Gaya Municipal Corporation (GMC) continue to face a drinking water crisis due to incomplete pipeline expansion works and pending water supply projects.At a review meeting with officials of the Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Buidco) on Saturday, mayor Virendra Kumar, alias Ganesh Paswan, and municipal commissioner Gagan Kumar pulled up Buidco officials and directed them to complete all pending projects at the earliest.The councillors highlighted drinking water shortages, incomplete pipeline expansion works and irregular water supply in ward numbers 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 25 to 35,…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Friday refused to modify its earlier order directing the widening of New Sanganer Road from Setu Restaurant to Vande Mataram Circle, dismissing appeals against the interim directions and clearing the way for the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to proceed with the project.A division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Sandeep Taneja held that no case was made out to interfere with the interim order passed by the single bench. The order permits construction of the proposed 100-foot-wide road with an 80-foot carriageway after removing encroachments while maintaining a 20-foot setback.The appeals challenged the interim…

Nagpur: The board of Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited (NSSCDCL), chaired by municipal commissioner and chief executive officer Vipin Itankar, on Friday approved a proposal to undertake a preliminary survey for the alignment of interception and diversion (I&D) lines under the ambitious Rs1,927 crore Nag River Pollution Abatement Project.The survey will map the proposed alignment of interceptor sewers and identify structures, private properties, and other obstacles likely to be affected before execution of the project. Officials said the exercise will help determine the extent of land required, the number of affected properties and the rehabilitation measures, if…

The accused allegedly carried out the unauthorised transfers over several days by misleading women advocates into handing him their iPhones. THANE: An advocate was booked after allegedly transferring private photographs and data from the iPhones of several female lawyers to his own device using Apple’s AirDrop feature at the Kalyan court premises.The accused allegedly carried out the unauthorised transfers over several days by misleading women advocates into handing him their iPhones.According to the complaint, he would ask to access their phones on the pretext of downloading court orders, and transfer personal files and photographs to his own device without their…

Kolkata: Forty-nine of 66 Kolkata Police personnel, transferred to Bengal Police in 2016 in what many described as a “punishment posting”, would return to their parent cadre after nearly 10 years, stated an order issued from Nabanna on Friday.Those repatriated include an assistant commissioner, six inspectors, four sub-inspectors, four assistant sub-inspectors, one sergeant and several constables. They are expected to rejoin various divisions and battalions, including units, where they served before their transfer.The move follows an SOS from Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand to the state home and hill affairs department, flagging a manpower shortage and seeking the return of…

Tuchel can continue to rely on captain Kane – for now.The Bayern Munich striker will be 36 when the next World Cup rolls around, but seems in no mood to hand up his England boots.Kane – who scored six goals at this World Cup, but was an unused substitute against France – told the BBC: “One of the best England groups that I have ever been a part of.”When you see the boys around the hotel, when you see us training on the pitch, when you see us in the changing room, it is a unique group. We had that…

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni during trainingon July 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni urged fans to make the most of seeing Lionel Messi lead his team out in another World Cup final at the age of 39 as the holders aim to retain the trophy when they take on Spain this weekend.”He has made history. He is a legend,” Scaloni said of the former Barcelona player, who has already helped Argentina win a World Cup and back-to-back Copa America titles in the last five years.Messi’s international career has enjoyed a remarkable late renaissance — a decade…