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Ludhiana: With Phase II of Census 2027 approaching, senior officials Monday reviewed Ludhiana’s preparedness for the population enumeration exercise, directing departments to complete all pending tasks within prescribed timelines.The review meeting was chaired by Navjot Khosa, director, census operations, Punjab, and attended by deputy commissioner-cum-principal census officer Himanshu Jain, MC principal census officer Ojasvi Alankar, ADC Shikha Bhagat, SDMs, tehsildars and other census officers.Khosa lauded district officials for the timely completion of Phase I, comprising the House Listing and Housing Census, and stressed the need for seamless coordination and advance planning for the next phase.A roadmap for Phase II was…

CCTV footage shows the car speeding towards the group Ghaziabad: Three people were severely injured after a car ploughed into them at high speed at a petrol pump near Silver City on GT Road in Kotwali on Sunday night. The accused, who was arrested on Monday, allegedly crashed into the group after a worker at the petrol pump asked the driver to park the car towards the dispenser in the correct manner.The accused was caught on CCTV crashing a white Swift into the group before fleeing the scene. One of the victims was thrown five feet into the air by…

The section near Navlakh Umbre is expected to be especially crucial in reducing congestion, as the proposed road will bypass the village entirely to avoid local traffic Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is nearing completion of a 30-km road that will serve as an alternative to the Talegaon-Shikrapur highway. The road will traverse phases 2 and 5 of Chakan MIDC before meeting the Pune-Nashik highway, running parallel to the existing highway in Chakan.MIDC superintendent engineer Nilesh Modhave said the authority plans to complete construction by Dec. “Around 5.5 km of the road remains to be completed, after which…

Porvorim: Chief minster Pramod Sawant told the Goa legislative assembly in a written reply on Monday that consumers across Goa are being supplied E20 petrol at 90 fuel stations, with a large number of retail outlets dispensing the ethanol-blended fuel. Sawant’s response was to the question tabled by Aldona MLA Carlos Ferreira on the issue of E20 petrol.The stations are operated by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).Sawant also stated that petrol pump dealers are not specifically required by the state to display prominent notices stating that E20 may not…

Mohali/Chandigarh: People travelling between Mohali and Chandigarh, especially those heading to the airport, could face a harrowing week starting Tuesday as the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) launches a seven-day agitation from Sept 1, with a proposed blockade at the Jagatpura-Chandigarh border to press the Punjab govt to accept its demands.The protest is expected to put the entire Jagatpura-Phase 11-Airport Road corridor under severe pressure, raising the possibility of long traffic snarls and diversions on adjoining roads. Farmers have announced plans to occupy the stretch from the Chandigarh border near Jagatpura towards Phase 11 and Airport Road.While Chandigarh Traffic Police has…

Lucknow: A sub-inspector posted at Naka police station has been removed from field duty and attached to the police lines after a video surfaced showing him allegedly assaulting a man and damaging his car while purportedly under the influence of alcohol.The incident reportedly took place on Sunday. The officer, identified as Gopesh Sharma, allegedly got into an altercation with a man, abused him and damaged the windshield of his car. The incident was recorded on video by the man, and the footage later went viral on social media.According to the complainant, Rahul Geetam, a resident of Barawan Kala in Dubagga…

CM Nitish Kumar’s former security officer Harendra Bahadur SinghFormer BJP MLC Devesh KumarCM Nitish Kumar’s former security officer Harendra Bahadur SinghFormer BJP MLC Devesh KumarCM Nitish Kumar’s former security officer Harendra Bahadur Singh Patna: Former BJP MLC Devesh Kumar, whose resignation from the legislative council last month enabled state minister Deepak Prakash, son of RLM president Upendra Kushwaha, to enter the legislature, was on Monday appointed deputy chairman of the Bihar State Planning Board.The appointment was among six made by the Bihar govt to various bodies. Devesh’s tenure will be for three years from the date of joining, or until…

Jaisalmer: The city witnessed long queues at collectorate circle Monday, which was also the last day to file nominations for upcoming Jaisalmer Municipal Council elections. Long queues were witnessed at the collectorate office premises as candidates and supporters gathered to file nomination.The unprecedented rush seemed to have created a challenging situation for Congress and BJP. Women candidates from both the parties also seemed enthusiastic. Congress released list of candidates for all 45 wards shortly before the nomination deadline. The party has fielded several prominent names like former chairperson Ashok Singh Tanwar, former councillors Nirmal Raiyani, Praveen Pawan Suda and Meghraj…

A group of pilgrims met CM Devendra Fadnavis at his Ramgiri residence and presented him with a bouquet and sweets Nagpur: Some of the over 100 pilgrims who returned to Nagpur from flood-hit Nepal met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at his Ramgiri residence on Monday and thanked him for the intervention that facilitated their return.Led by Yogesh Gawande, who had spoken to Fadnavis via video call from Nepal, the travellers presented the CM with a bouquet and sweets. “We thanked him. The meeting was brief as the CM had prior engagements,” Gawande said.“It was because of the prompt intervention of…

State govt has prepared a draft law proposing a rational, progressive and value-based fee structure, with a reasonable ceiling on court fees Ranchi: State govt has initiated steps to replace the Court Fees Act, 1870, with a state-specific law, citing several legal and practical limitations in the colonial-era legislation.Sources said the existing Act lacks a state-specific framework and does not adequately provide concessions to economically weaker and deprived sections. It also has no clear provision for refunding court fees when disputes are settled through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.Officials said the Act has shortcomings relating to transparency and uniformity in fee…