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Nagpur: With barely a fortnight left for ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the 2026 electoral rolls, residents of SC-dominated North Nagpur have alleged that booth-level officers (BLOs) have failed to visit their homes to fill the mandatory enumeration forms, in violation of Election Commission of India (ECI) norms. They pointed out that under the prescribed guidelines, BLOs are required to carry out a detailed door-to-door physical enumeration exercise between June 30 and July 29.However, residents say the situation on the ground tells a different story. In areas such as Thawre Colony, Indora, Misal Layout, Bhim Chowk, Kapil Nagar and…

Rajkot: A 39-year-old man from Jamnagar, Ashish Chandra, ended his life on Tuesday after allegedly facing mental harassment from moneylenders.The City C-Division police station registered an offence on Wednesday following a complaint filed by the deceased’s brother, Amrish.According to the complaint, Ashish took a loan of nearly Rs 26 lakh in 2018-19 from a Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) by mortgaging a house registered in his mother’s name. Despite repaying approximately Rs 22 lakh through monthly EMIs of Rs 38,530, company representatives allegedly began pressuring him, claiming an exorbitant outstanding balance of Rs 39 lakh.Under pressure to meet the finance…

The dog squad searches the Dhanbad head post office Dhanbad: The postal department on Wednesday received an email threatening to blow up the Dhanbad head post office at 1 pm, leading to immediate evacuation of the busy area for an extensive police search, but it turned out to be a hoax.Officers said the email was initially received by the Ranchi branch of the postal department. Acting swiftly after getting information, postal authorities ordered evacuation of the entire building. Within minutes, the post office complex was emptied, while a large crowd gathered outside.Subsequently, security personnel carried out a search operation. A…

Police conducted a march along the route on Wednesday Surat: The city will witness 11 Jagannath Rath Yatras across the city today, including the main 13km procession from the railway station to the Iskcon Temple in Jahangirpura. With thousands of devotees expected to line the routes, police have mounted a massive security operation involving more than 8,800 personnel, drones, CCTV surveillance and special response teams.The city’s longest rath yatra will begin from Surat railway station at 2pm and reach the Iskcon Temple in Jahangirpura at 10pm after covering 13km. The procession will pass through Sahara Darwaja, Udhna Darwaja, Majura Gate,…

Vadodara: Godhra railway station has been redeveloped at a cost of Rs 7 crore under the Centre’s Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with upgraded passenger amenities, improved accessibility and modern infrastructure.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the redeveloped station from Jalandhar on July 17. The upgraded station now has a modernised main building with a 1,000 sqm façade, a 700 sqm concourse hall, a new entrance porch and a dedicated ladies’ waiting room.A second entrance featuring a 650 sqm station building and a 1,500 sqm circulating area has also been developed to improve passenger movement, said Anubhav Saxena, public relations…

Varanasi: A three-day solo exhibition by artist Subhash Chandra, titled ‘Life Death Liberation in Banaras Ghat’ began at Bharat Kala Bhawan, BHU on Tuesday, offering visitors a visual exploration of the ghats of Varanasi as both a physical landscape and a metaphysical journey.The inaugural programme was attended by BHU VC Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi and Bharat Kala Bhawan director Prof Sreerup Raychaudhuri. The exhibition has been curated by Suresh Chandra Jangid, assistant professor at the Faculty of Visual Arts.Featuring 16 major works, the exhibition is inspired by the concept of Kashi as a bridge between the material and spiritual worlds.…

Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala with Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay Joseph in Chennai Thiruvananthapuram: Tamil Nadu has extended its support to Kerala’s anti-drug campaign, Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt, with home minister Ramesh Chennithala meeting Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay in Chennai on Wednesday to strengthen inter-state cooperation against narcotics trafficking.During the meeting, Vijay lauded Kerala’s ongoing anti-drug initiative and assured full cooperation from the TN govt in the fight against drug trafficking. The two leaders agreed that Kerala and TN would work together to curb the narcotics trade through coordinated enforcement measures.Vijay said TN govt and police…

Madan Mitra with Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha in assembly Kolkata: A day after Enforcement Directorate (ED) served notices on Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra’s wife and two sons in the school job scam, the 71-year-old Trinamool Congress veteran on Wednesday snapped his more than three-decade-old association with Mamata Banerjee and joined the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee.Following the dramatic flip, Mitra blamed Abhishek Banerjee for his exit while Mamata alleged central agencies and police were being used to intimidate politicians into switching camps.Seated beside Ritabrata in the latter’s Assembly chamber, Mitra announced he had resigned from all organisation posts…

More than four centuries after the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha disappeared beneath the waters off the Florida Keys, the legendary shipwreck has yielded another remarkable discovery. Divers with Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions recovered a 22.5-pound silver bar from about 50 feet underwater near Key West, marking the first silver bar recovered from the Atocha site since 1999. Estimated to be worth between $50,000 and $100,000, the artefact is considered far more valuable for its historical significance. The discovery has reignited excitement around one of the world’s most famous treasure hunts, with historians believing hundreds of valuable artefacts…

Dartmoor ponies will be protected at their current levels following fears of a potential cull, ministers have said.Campaigners had raised concerns that new Natural England contracts requiring reduced grazing on the Devon moor’s commons could lead to the removal of up to 90% of the ponies.But the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the animals will be removed from stocking rate calculations – meaning farmers would not face a choice between keeping ponies and maintaining sheep or cattle.Defra said the long-term future of the ponies had been secured through a package of “new protections and financial support”.Pony…