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Times News NetworkKanpur: The confluence of the third Monday of Shrawan and Nag Panchami on this day, drew a large number of Hindu devotees to Shiva temples across the city, with particularly heavy crowds at the four prominent shrines–Anandeshwar, Jageshwar, Siddhanath and Van Khandeshwar temples.At the Anandeshwar Temple, devotees began assembling around midnight and by 2 am, a long queue was formed outside the temple gates. The temple management opened the shrine for devotees after performing the Mangala Aarti.Several Kanwariyas were also among the devotees who reached the temple to offer prayers. After waiting for their turn, they performed Jalabhishek…

Pune: For truck driver Santosh Kumar, reaching the Nashik highway from Chakan MIDC has become a daily battle. On some days, he spends nearly three hours crawling through traffic maze just to exit Chakan, almost as long as it takes to drive to Mumbai.“The roads outside MIDC limits are in a terrible state. Some roads have virtually disappeared. Even heavy vehicles struggle to move, creating chaos during peak hours,” Kumar said.The infrastructure collapse is also hitting businesses hard. MSME owners said mounting delays had sharply increased transport costs and disrupted supply chains. Jaydev Akkalkote, who runs a casting unit in…

A total of 300 farmers will be receiving two hybrid marigold varieties—Tennis Ball, a yellow variety, and Ashtaganda, an orange variety Panaji: In nearly 2.5 months, the farmers of Sattari are set to reap colourful results as the directorate of agriculture is distributing 1 lakh marigold saplings to them. The flowers are expected to be sold for the Dussehra and Diwali festivals.On Monday, 50,000 marigold seedlings were distributed in Valpoi, with another 50,000 to be distributed by Wednesday. A total of 300 farmers will be receiving two hybrid marigold varieties—Tennis Ball, a yellow variety, and Ashtaganda, an orange variety. The…

Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) functionary and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday criticised Punjab govt over a finance department order concerning implementation of court directions in cases related to the pending dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) of govt employees and pensioners.The two leaders were reacting to a copy of a finance department communication dated Aug 17, which they shared on their respective X accounts.As per the communication, finance department has directed that court orders in cases covered by the judgement in Nirmal Singh Dhanoa and…

So far in the Kharif 2026 season, 10.83 lakh metric tonnes of fertilisers have been distributed. Lucknow: State govt on Monday said it would strengthen monitoring and distribution systems to ensure the availability of fertilisers to farmers during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season.Chairing a review meeting on fertiliser availability and distribution, chief secretary SP Goyal directed officials to ensure the timely supply of fertilisers to farmers and place societies with low or zero stock under special monitoring.According to the review, as of Aug 12, the state had 5.02 lakh metric tonnes of urea and 4.04 lakh metric tonnes of phosphatic…

Rural development minister Shrawan Kumar at a meeting in Patna on Monday Patna: The state govt has identified 725 locations for the development of rural haats to provide farmers, self-help groups and local entrepreneurs better market access for their products.Reviewing a meeting on the convergence of development schemes between the rural development department and Nabard on Monday, rural development minister and information & public relations minister Shrawan Kumar said three standard models have been approved for the haats to ensure uniformity across the state. The models cover areas of 20 decimals, 50 decimals and one acre.In the first phase, one…

Jaipur Municipal Corporation Monday told Rajasthan High Court that it is sterilising about 800 stray dogs every month under its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme and has identified 300 designated feeding points across the city Jaipur: Jaipur Municipal Corporation Monday told Rajasthan High Court that it is sterilising about 800 stray dogs every month under its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme and has identified 300 designated feeding points across the city. The submission was made in a status report filed in a suo motu case being heard by the high court to monitor compliance with Supreme Court directions on stray-dog…

Nagpur: The more than 200-year-old Kamptee Cantonment shed its colonial legacy this Independence Day. Clive Road that commemorated the first British Governor General Robert Clive has been renamed Captain Jasbir Singh Raina Road. Napier Road, named in memory of a British commander who led the Sindh campaign, has now become Naik Jadunath Singh Road. White Road in the cantonment has been named after another Indian war hero, Albert Ekka. The trio belong to the Brigade of Guards regiment, which has a training centre in Kamptee.The renaming is part of the larger mandate to change British-time symbols that have been a…

JPSC-JSSC aspirants celebrate after the Jharkhand government accepted their demands and cancelled the JSSC-CGL exam and all exams conducted on behalf of TDPL in Ranchi. RANCHI: Jharkhand govt on Monday cancelled the JSSC CGL 2024 exam and scrapped all tests, results and selections conducted by private agency TDPL, yielding to a 24-day student agitation over exam malpractice in the state.The decisions came at a marathon five-hour special cabinet meeting chaired by CM Hemant Soren, amid mounting pressure from protesting job aspirants and BJP-led opposition.Soren announced a probe into all competitive exams conducted in the state since 2014 and said a…

Varanasi: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the govt of Uttarakhand (GoUK) through the Uttarakhand Gramya Vikas Samiti (UGVS) on Aug 10 to strengthen specialty rice value chains and enhance the productivity, profitability, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers across the state.UGVS, a specialized society promoted and overseen by the department of rural development, GoUK, is implementing the Rural Enterprise Acceleration Project (REAP) with support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The initiative aims to increase rural household incomes through sustainable, market-oriented agricultural development.The partnership marks a significant milestone in advancing Uttarakhand’s…