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Jaipur: With BJP expected to mount a strong challenge for control of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, attention has turned to possible contenders for the mayor’s post if the party succeeds in forming the board.BJP’s candidate list includes several politically experienced and organisationally influential leaders, giving the party multiple options for the top civic post. Sources said the Vaishya community appears to have a strong claim, though Brahmin and Rajput leaders could also be considered.Former BJP city president Sunil Kothari and former mayor Jyoti Khandelwal have emerged as front runners, while former deputy mayor Puneet Karnawat and several other experienced members are…
Nagpur: Shuttlers are enraged after sections of wooden courts at Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC)-run badminton hall in Vivekananda Nagar were reportedly dented during a Taekwondo tournament organised there recently.Mats were laid across the badminton courts and a stage set up for the tournament in the hall for the martial arts tournament. The mats and stage were removed after the event concluded, and badminton sessions resumed, but players alleged that they found dents on portions of the wooden playing surface. They also complained that the hall was left unclean and stinky after the tournament.One of the players, Girish Warhare, said that…
Official data showed that 60 of Ranchi’s 174 urban feeders recorded no power cuts Ranchi: Heavy rain and lightning caused limited disruption to the city’s power supply on Monday, with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) reporting largely stable services across its urban network.Official data showed that 60 of Ranchi’s 174 urban feeders recorded no power cuts. While 87 feeders faced interruptions lasting less than an hour, outages of between one and three hours were reported on 27 feeders.Officials said response teams remained on alert throughout the spell, monitoring feeder-wise complaints and dispatching repair crews wherever faults were reported. No…
Police are still searching for the killer of Nidhi Patel, a computer engineer. SURAT: A week after the murder of 22-year-old computer engineer Nidhi Patel, police are yet to identify the culprit in the case. Patel 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…
Varanasi: Two brothers allegedly duped around 18 jewellers and customers of gold and silver jewellery and cash worth nearly Rs 50 lakh in Atraulia, Azamgarh, by gaining their trust and taking valuables on the pretext of making, repairing or showing ornaments to customers.The accused, Kanhaiya Soni and his brother Monu Soni, residents of Katehari in Ambedkar Nagar, allegedly switched off their mobile phones and disappeared after Raksha Bandhan. Several victims approached Atraulia police station on Monday, seeking recovery of their jewellery and action against the brothers.Rahul Seth, a jeweller from Khanpur Fateh Ward No. 1, alleged that Kanhaiya frequently visited…
CSMM Hospital launched an inquiry after a patient received dal with a dead cockroach THANE: The administration of CSMM Hospital in Thane on Tuesday launched an inquiry after a patient was allegedly served a bowl of dal containing a dead cockroach.Swapnali Kadam, dean of CSMM Hospital, said the administration had taken cognisance of media reports about the incident and initiated a probe, the report of which is awaited. “Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, we have started pest control and sanitisation of our kitchen area,” said Kadam.The incident allegedly took place on Aug 28, when an elderly woman from Airoli was…
Thiruvananthapuram: Three SFI women activists, including members of the SFI central and state committees, were injured in a police lathicharge after their protest march against the rendition of the full version of Vande Mataram at Kerala University headquarters turned violent on Tuesday.SFI has announced a protest march to the Secretariat under the leadership of its state committee against the police action on Wednesday. SFI has demanded action against the police personnel involved in the alleged assault.Around 100 SFI activists marched from University College to the university headquarters. Police had erected barricades in front of the main entrance to prevent the…
The body of Brishti Mukherjee, a distant niece of Mamata Banerjee, was recovered from her father’s home in Rampurhat. SURI: The body of 28-year-old Brishti Mukherjee, a distant niece of former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, was recovered from her father’s residence in Rampurhat’s Nischintapur on Tuesday.She was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a white dhoti tied around her neck at the house in Kusumba village. Brishti was the daughter of Nihar Ranjan Mukherjee, Mamata’s maternal cousin and a former Trinamool block president of Rampurhat-1.Family members said Brishti, mother of a 12-year-old child, had been residing at her father’s…
Foundations from old movie sets at Corriganville Regional Park. Image Credit: Wikipedia In 1965, comedian and actor Bob Hope bought Corriganville, a 212-acre former Hollywood movie ranch in Simi Valley, California. The property had spent decades serving the film industry, providing locations for thousands of films, television programmes and commercials. It also operated as a tourist attraction, where visitors could explore Western-style sets and watch stunt performances. Hope renamed the property Hopetown, and plans later emerged to develop much of the land. However, the former movie ranch took a different path. Fires destroyed many of its remaining structures during the…
More than 300,000 cystoscopies are performed in the UK each year and there are significant waiting lists in some areas.While the urine test is not a replacement for cystoscopies, it could help doctors identify patients at greater risk who should be prioritised for urgent ones rather than wait.This NHS trial found that the Galeas urine test identified 92% of bladder cancer cases.A negative result meant there was more than a 99% chance that the patient did not have bladder cancer.It checks for any genetic material shed into the urine by bladder cancer and was originally developed by the University of…