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The nightclub after the fire Panaji: Supreme Court on Monday upheld Bombay high court’s order cancelling bail granted to Birch by Romeo Lane co-owners Gaurav Luthra, Saurabh Luthra, and Ajay Gupta in connection with last year’s Arpora nightclub fire that killed 25 people.“We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment and order of HC; hence the special leave petitions are dismissed. However, the petitioners are granted two weeks to surrender, failing which law shall take its own course. The trial court is encouraged to expedite the process of framing of charge(s),” stated the bench of Justices Dipankar Datta…

The MC’s proposal to construct a fairground on 24 acres at the Sector 20 mango grove near Kundi village has not gone down well with residents. Panchkula: The MC’s proposal to construct a fairground on 24 acres at the Sector 20 mango grove near Kundi village has not gone down well with residents.Mayor Sham Lal Bansal recently announced the proposal and said he would seek permission from the state govt.However, residents have voiced concerns about tree felling, increased air pollution, vehicular traffic, parking issues and congestion in residential areas.Demonstrations are being held, an online campaign has been initiated, and memoranda…

Lucknow: Rising prices of vegetables, fruits, rice, pulses, cooking oil, and spices are putting pressure on household budgets in the city ahead of the festive season. Families say they are cutting quantities, avoiding some items, and adjusting their monthly grocery spending as food prices have risen sharply since July. The biggest impact is being felt in vegetables.Onion, which was selling at Rs 25-40, is now about Rs 50-70. Garlic, which was selling for Rs 80-100 per kg about 20 days ago, is now priced at Rs 200-250. Ginger has gone up from Rs 60 to Rs 160-200 per kg, while…

Araria: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Araria, has disposed of 851 of 928 trial and bail matters through its Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) since the system became operational in Nov 2023, recording a disposal rate of 91%.Launched under the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) initiative on Nov 2, 2023, the system provides free and competent legal assistance to people unable to afford private representation.Between Nov 2023 and Jul 2026, 77 matters remained pending. The team, headed by chief legal aid defence counsel Vinay Kumar Thakur, handles trial and bail matters involving eligible persons.Of the 604 bail applications…

The AIIMS common recruitment exam re-test at ION Digital Zone in Sitapura, Jaipur, was cancelled Monday after a power outage disrupted the test, a day after a similar disruption hit the NEET-PG exam at the same venue Jaipur: The AIIMS common recruitment exam retest at a centre in Sitapura was cancelled Monday after a power outage disrupted the computer-based examination. This comes just a day after the NEET-PG exam at the same centre was cancelled for similar reasons.The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, said the cancelled test will be held again on Sept 7 for candidates affected…

Nagpur: An advanced wood processing and training centre built at a cost of 1.6 crore has opened at Alapalli in Gadchiroli to convert the district’s famed teak from raw forest produce into finished furniture and keep value, employment and profit inside the district. What’s heartwarming is that the Alapalli success story is driven by tribal women.Gadchiroli teak has already been used in nationally important work linked to Prime Minister’s Office, Central Secretariat, Central Vista and Bharat Mandapam.Set up under the district planning committee’s innovative scheme for 2024-25 at Maharashtra Forest Development Corporation’s govt saw mill, the facility is designed as…

In a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday, Marandi claimed a massive change had taken place in the demography of assembly constituencies in the region. The former CM claimed the transformation was a threat to national security and tribal identity. Ranchi: Leader of the opposition Babulal Marandi on Monday urged Union home minister Amit Shah to carry out a special drive in Santhal Pargana division of the state to identify illegal Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants and hold them in detention centres before extradition.In a letter to Shah on Monday, Marandi claimed a massive change had taken place in…

Surat: Surat residents planning a quick getaway to Udaipur will soon have a faster option to reach the popular tourist destination in Rajasthan, with the Railways clearing a new Vande Bharat service between the two cities.In an important decision, the ministry of railways has approved a Vande Bharat train connecting Surat and Udaipur. The service will be the first Vande Bharat to originate and terminate in Surat, giving the city a direct premium train link to Udaipur.The train, numbered 26903, will depart from Surat at 6.10am on all days except Tuesday and reach Udaipur at 1.40pm. The return service, numbered…

People arriving with corpses for funeral rites had to move through submerged streets for several metres to reach the steps leading to the upper platform of Manikarnika Ghat. Varanasi: The flood threat started looming large in localities developed along the banks of the river Varuna as, after reaching close to the warning level of 70.26 metres, the Ganga started flooding its tributary in Kashi.The Central Water Commission reported that by 4 pm on Monday, the water level of the Ganga had crossed the 70-metre mark and continued rising at the rate of 2 cm per hour. The warning level in…

T’puram: A defunct water supply project at Thoduve in Varkala has turned into an overgrown, unused asset even as parts of the municipality continue to face drinking water shortages. The nearly one-acre premises, once housing water tanks, a pump house and staff quarters, is now covered with vegetation, while hundreds of abandoned pipes remain scattered across the site. Locals say the facility could be revived for emergency water supply, tanker distribution and firefighting instead of allowing the infrastructure to deteriorate further.Kerala Water Authority (KWA), which owns the property, said it would examine the possibility of removing the old pipes from…