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Pune: Many voters on Tuesday faced difficulties in finding their names and the part number in the PDF format of the electoral rolls. Some said they downloaded the entire PDF for their part number, running into as many as 30 pages, to spot their names. Many others said the revision in their part numbers posed challenges.VS Kulkarni from Shivajinagar constituency said his part number was changed in the draft electoral roll published on Monday. “I looked for my name with the earlier part number. After repeated attempts, I found it in the list with a changed part number. Why were…

Tawadkar said Rs 4.87 crore had already been disbursed Porvorim: Sports minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Tuesday said the department would clear the pending prize money for medal-winning sportspersons within a month after ruling and opposition MLAs criticised the delay.Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral said prize money had been pending in some cases for as long as six years and questioned the delay in releasing just Rs 19 lakh.“It can be very discouraging for sportspersons who work very hard to win medals. What is the point of them working so hard if the promised reward is not released?” Cabral said, calling it…

In the first five months of this financial year, Chandigarh registered 3,243 electric vehicles Chandigarh: A few years ago, the electric vehicle in Chandigarh was easy to picture: a scooter gliding through the city’s broad, tree-lined streets, bought as much for the savings at the petrol pump as for the novelty of going electric.That picture is changing. In the first five months of this financial year, Chandigarh registered 3,243 electric vehicles. Nearly seven in 10 of them — 2,254 — were cars.It is a striking change in a market that only recently seemed to belong to electric two-wheelers. In the…

Lucknow: Police investigating the murder of transporter Dhirendra Pratap Singh, 40, have turned their focus on the brother of arrested driver Ravi Kishore Tiwari, suspecting that he helped arrange the pistol used in the killing.Singh was shot dead inside his SUV on Aug 30, with the police finding two bullet injuries—one in his chest and another in his head. His blood-stained vehicle was recovered, while his body was later dumped in a canal near an orchard in Sarai Prem Raj, Dubagga. The police recovered the body based on information allegedly provided by Tiwari during interrogation.The police arrested Tiwari on Monday,…

Patna: The Bihar Regiment Centre (BRC) celebrated the 47th Raising Day of the 15 Bihar Battalion with full military honours and patriotic fervour at the BRC parade ground in Danapur cantonment on Tuesday.The 15 Bihar Battalion was raised on Sept 1, 1980, under the command of then Lt Colonel Dayanand Malik. BRC commandant Brig Rakesh Kumar Bora said Captain R S Bucha of the 15 Bihar Battalion had received the ‘ Battalion Colours’ from the then Chief of Army Staff General K V Krishna Rao, marking a significant milestone in the battalion’s journey.“Over the years, the battalion has displayed exemplary…

ward 113 BJP fields Muslim candidates in Jaipur civic poll pushRajasthan Assembly election – Polling in Jaipurward 113 BJP fields Muslim candidates in Jaipur civic poll pushRajasthan Assembly election – Polling in Jaipurward 113 BJP fields Muslim candidates in Jaipur civic poll push Jaipur: The ruling BJP govt, like Congress, is also depending on Muslim vote bank in the forthcoming Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) polls by fielding eight Muslim candidates across 150 wards of the unified JMC. The contrast is striking. BJP had nominated one Muslim candidate in 2014 and two in 2020. This time, the party has put up…

Nagpur: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, who is also Amravati’s guardian minister, on Tuesday said the final probe report into the Aug 24 fire at Amravati’s District Women’s Hospital, which killed three newborns in its Special Newborn Care Unit, was now expected by Wednesday. The senior cabinet minister did not rule out a case of culpable homicide once responsibility was fixed.”The incident is serious, beyond what can be tolerated. We will take appropriate action, and if it comes to a situation where a case of culpable homicide needs to be registered, we will not step back. But we will not let…

Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar Ranchi: Jharkhand will host a two-day international conference this week on one of the most critical tasks in election management — ensuring that every eligible citizen is on the electoral roll while keeping voter lists clean, updated and credible.The conference, “Voter Registration and Voter Registers 2026,” will be held on Sept 2 and 3 at National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi. It will bring together election officials, legal experts, policymakers, academicians and researchers from India and abroad.The conference assumes significance because of Jharkhand’s role in an international research programme linked…

House of the deceased where the body was found Surat: More than a week after the murder of a 22-year-old woman engineer, police are yet to identify the culprit in the case. The woman was found dead at her home in Godavadi village in Surat district on the morning of Aug 24.Police said they have not yet found any strong clue pointing to the involvement of a specific individual. Investigators are examining fingerprints, the woman’s recent communications and other possible leads, but the probe has so far failed to establish a clear direction.After Mandvi police failed to make a breakthrough,…

Vadodara: President Droupadi Murmu will visit Vadodara and Padra on Sep 23 to attend the convocation ceremony of Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) and a programme organised by the Brahma Kumaris.Murmu is scheduled to arrive at MSU at 11.40am, where she will attend the convocation ceremony and confer degrees on students. She will later travel to Padra and attend a Brahma Kumaris programme on Tajpura Road at 3.45pm.Vadodara district administration has begun preparations for the President’s visit, focusing on security, traffic management, protocol and logistical arrangements for both events.As part of the preparations, Vadodara district collector Anil Dhameliya and Padra sub-divisional…