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Prayagraj: In a major initiative to promote health awareness among school children, all Basic Education Council schools and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) across Uttar Pradesh will be provided with the ‘My Health World’ book from July.Developed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under its Eat Right India campaign, the book aims to inculcate healthy lifestyle practices, nutrition awareness and better understanding of physical and mental well-being among students.The book, available in both Hindi and English, has been designed as a supplementary learning resource and is not part of the regular curriculum. It will be used…

CM Mohan Charan Majhi at the launch Puri: Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday unveiled a new online donation platform for Jagannath Temple, branded as ‘Digital Hundi – Samarpan’.Rolling out the e-hundi (donation) initiative at the temple office on the eve of Rath Yatra, Majhi described it as “a secure, transparent bridge connecting devotees across India and abroad with the Lord’s shrine”.Developed by Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC), the platform has been integrated with the temple’s official portal and allows devotees to contribute safely from home. “Every rupee offered through this system will go towards the temple’s development and…

HRERA has issued advisory urging buyers to deal only with registered agents Gurgaon: With thousands of property transactions being facilitated through intermediaries every month, the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRera), Gurgaon, on Wednesday issued an advisory urging buyers to deal only with registered real estate agents.Dealing through registered agents provides buyers legal protection against fraud and unauthorised transactions. It also gives buyers access to grievance redressal mechanisms in case of future disputes.HRERA Gurgaon Chairman Arun Kumar said, “Homebuyers should always verify the registration status of the real estate agent before entering into a transaction. This step can protect buyers, strengthen…

Guwahati: Facing an annual toll of nearly 150 human deaths in elephant attacks and mounting crop losses across the state, the Assam govt on Wednesday said it will formulate a comprehensive SOP on human-wildlife conflict, marking a shift towards a scientific, region-specific strategy to tackle elephant incursions and the growing monkey menace.Environment, forest and climate change minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said the SOP is expected to be finalised by July 22 after consultations with MLAs, experts and forest officials and will include both immediate and long-term measures to mitigate conflict while ensuring wildlife conservation.“The govt is committed to adopting a…

Times News NetworkKanpur: A 50-year-old man committed suicide by shooting himself with a licensed gun at his home in the Basant Vihar area of Kanpur, on Wednesday. He was a former student union president of Pandit Prithvinath (PPN) College.Family members said they went to wake him at 5 am, knocked on the door several times but received no response, after which they broke open the door and found his blood-soaked body inside. The family informed the police. Police said no suicide note was found in the room.In a preliminary investigation, police said it emerged that Alok Singh (50)’s wife lived…

Shivamogga: A high-stakes, three-day wildlife operation culminated successfully Wednesday evening with the capture of a 35-year-old wild tusker at the foothills of Rangenabetta, near Ganduganahankalu in Channagiri, bordering Davangere district. Weighing over an impressive 6,000 kg, the giant tusker is being safely translocated to Nagarahole Tiger Reserve.The operation, which was launched two days ago following severe crop damage and panic among local farming communities, faced intense challenges. For two days, the elephant managed to evade capture by retreating into the steep, heavily wooded terrain of the Channagiri Hills, moving only under the cover of darkness. However, tireless tracking by forest…

The incident was captured on CCTV and was shared widely on social media Ghaziabad: A former member of the apartment owners’ association of GH-7 in Crossings Republik was punched and kicked by a resident of the same housing society inside a lift, police said.The victim, Deepak Chopra, filed a complaint regarding the matter at the Crossings Republik police station and the accused, Prahlad Kumar, was arrested.According to Chopra’s complaint, he used to serve as the treasurer of the apartment owners’ association earlier. After he sent his children to school on Wednesday morning, he got on the lift to go back…

Pune: Poorly hosted tournaments with draws being rigged, need for efficient high-performance centres, robust domestic circuit with attractive prize money and conflict of interest in administration were some of the key issues raised by the tennis players with the Administrator for the All India Tennis Association, which is in the midst of a court-mandated National Sports Act compliance process.”The draw lacks transparency. Full draws are frequently not published and there appears to be no independent oversight … instead of a transparent bracket system, players are often informed only on individual match-ups,” one player wrote to the Administrator, Justice (Retd.) Gita…

Peter Karlsson signs a TT ball for a young player during an event hosted by Kolkata Thunder Blades in association with GTTA at Fatorda on Wednesday Margao: Around 30 young paddlers had a day to remember as they met five-time world table tennis champion Peter Karlsson at an event hosted by Kolkata Thunder Blades in association with GTTA at Fatorda on Wednesday.Interacting with young paddlers and their parents, Karlsson, 57, emphasised on the importance of being positive.”We can have extremely big support with positivity,” said the former world No 11. “When you become nervous during a match, self-talk. It is…

Patiala: Seven-year-old Teghbir Singh from Ropar has become the youngest person in the world to summit a peak higher than 6,000 metres.On July 13, he successfully scaled Mount Yunam (6,111m) in the Zanskar range of Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul region at just 7 years and 10 months old, breaking the previous record held by Mumbai’s Kaamya Karthikeyan, who climbed a 6,000m+ peak at age 9 years and 11 months in 2017. The six-day expedition began on July 7, with the final nine-hour summit push starting at 6 am in -5°C temperatures. Teghbir, his father Sukhinderdeep Singh, and two guides reached the…