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Prayagraj: Seventeen passengers had a narrow escape after a private bus caught fire following a collision with a divider near Dharwara village on the Karchana-Kohdar route on Wednesday, police said.DCP (Yamuna Nagar) Vivek Chandra Yadav said the bus was travelling from Koraon to Prayagraj with 17 passengers on board when it hit a divider and caught fire.“All passengers managed to get off the bus safely before the fire spread. However, the vehicle was completely gutted before fire tenders could bring the blaze under control,” he said.According to the bus driver, the vehicle’s steering suddenly locked, causing him to lose control…

Puri: On the eve of Rath Yatra, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) suspended a servitor for alleged unruly behaviour during the conduct of a key ritual inside the shrine on Wednesday.The servitor, Rashmiranjan Datta Mohapatra, allegedly scuffled with a temple officer during the Banakalagi ritual of the deities in the morning.“Mohapatra acted rudely, hurled abuses at the temple officer and even attempted to assault him. His conduct followed a minor altercation with the officer, who was coordinating with other servitors to ensure timely completion of the rituals,” an SJTA official said.Witnesses said Mohapatra suddenly turned aggressive, threatened the officer…

Gurgaon: The centre govt has asked the Haryana govt to clear an encroached stretch of protected forest after finding that a private logistics company had occupied 0.0122 sqm more land than it had sought to divert for its proposed warehouse. It also asked the state govt to initiate action against those officials under whose charge the violation took place.The company, Freight System India, had sought approval for the diversion of 0.0058 hectares of the protected forest in Jautauli village in Haily Mandi for a warehouse of non-agricultural produce they were planning to build there. The approval had still not been…

Silchar: Hailakandi police have recovered 500 more cartons of stolen soft drinks in overnight raids, taking the total recovery in the cargo theft case to 1,510 cartons. Two persons have been arrested so far.Police said the recovery was made during separate raids conducted between Tuesday night and early Wednesday at Borjurai and Nunkhuli villages. The arrested accused, identified as Islam Uddin Laskar, 38, of Hailakandi, allegedly concealed part of the stolen consignment. Investigators are questioning him to identify and trace other members of the alleged theft racket.The case involves the disappearance of a truckload of soft drink products being transported…

Times News NetworkKanpur: The governing council of UP T20 league released the itinerary of its league which will be played in two districts.Lucknow which had hosted the last two editions of the league will once again host its first phase including the inaugural function. Dr Sanjay Kapoor, chairman of the league, informed that the inaugural match will be played between Kashi Rudraksha and Meerut Mavericks, the two finalist teams of the third edition at Ekana Stadium.Six teams Kashi Rudrasha, Meerut Mavericks, Lucknow Falcons, Kanpur Super Star, Noida Super Kings and Gorakhpur Lions are participating in the league.Lucknow will host as…

During the investigation, the SIT carried out searches by digging at nearly 17 locations Mangaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case submitted a 7,005-page final report before the court of the additional civil judge and JMFC, Belthangady, on Wednesday. The report was submitted by SP CA Simon before the court and includes additional documents. The 12-volume report includes statements from about 255 witnesses, FSL reports, a 4TB hard disk containing video-recorded statements, and forensic evidence, including skeletal remains and bones seized during the investigation, said assistant public prosecutor Divyaraj Hegde. The next hearing will…

Mysuru: With just two weeks left for the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a group of voters rescued two decades ago by a women’s welfare NGO — Odanadi Seva Samsthe — has reached a dead end, as they are unable to furnish mandatory details about their parents despite possessing Aadhaar and voter ID cards.Around 15 individuals, including several young women, were rescued as children, and later, rehabilitated by Odanadi Seva Samsthe. Today, they are part of the society, working as auto drivers, employees in private firms, contractors and staff in other NGOs. However, they now face the risk…

During a visit to the Botanical Garden terminal on Wednesday, TOI found seven of the 26 buses assigned to the Yamuna Authority routes parked, waiting to get recharged Noida: Vishal Singh has been to Botanical Garden several times since the new e-bus service, to Noida airport among other routes, was launched. He has, like many others, been foxed by what he has seen. There is no designated area where the bus stops, no counter or signage to help passengers, no staff posted there to assist and no time table put up anywhere. “I am yet to see a single bus.…

Officials said the decision is expected to bring uniformity in development regulations across the PMRDA area and its adjoining municipal corporation limits Pune: State govt on Wednesday extended the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations to the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority area and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation’s 668sqkm Special Planning Authority zone, bringing the entire region under a uniform planning framework with immediate effect.The urban development department issued the order under Section 154(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966, replacing the 2018 Development Control Regulations that had governed development in the Pune Metropolitan…

Ancient Sanskrit manuscripts Panaji: Goa’s Sanskrit manuscripts are facing the threat of climate change, said former Goa state museum director Laxman Pitre, who was instrumental in setting up the museum at its previous location at Patto.Speaking at the daylong symposium on history of Sanskrit manuscripts in Goa, Pitre said that rising humidity and moisture pose a serious risk to palm-leaf manuscripts, paper records, paintings, and other historical documents, making conservation efforts increasingly urgent.“The great danger is that this climate is not suitable. It is very damp. Humidity is the main enemy of these documents and paintings. If they are not…