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Guwahati: Eight workers from Assam who were rescued from flash floods in Nepal returned to the state early Monday under police escort from Siliguri. After being stranded on high ground and later airlifted to Kathmandu, the survivors began returning to their homes in different districts, officials said.Several of the workers were employed at the under-construction Upper Trishuli Hydropower Project near the Nepal-China border. According to the returnees, five Assam workers employed at the project were still missing.When the flash floods struck, the workers fled to nearby hills and managed to save their lives. Two of them, Samar Bezbaruah and Pankaj…
Kanpur: Police have apprehended a man after a video surfaced showing a teenage girl’s family members and local residents allegedly assaulting him, shaving half of his head, and parading him through Rawatpur over accusations of molestation during a driving lesson.The family, along with around 100 locals, reportedly went to the youth’s residence in Ratanpur after the 17-year-old girl informed them about the alleged incident.The girl’s father, a resident of Rawatpur, had asked his car driver to provide driving lessons to her. According to the family, the youth had been teaching her for about a week. They alleged that during a…
Pune: Maharashtra State Faculty Development Authority (MSFDA) has trained around 22,000 teachers from aided colleges so far and plans to train another 10,000 over the next year, its executive director, Shailendra Devlankar, said on Monday.Devlankar told reporters that the training goes beyond academics, with teachers also being trained to counsel students. MSFDA is also helping Jharkhand develop a similar faculty-development model and design training modules.He claimed that MSFDA was the only institute in the country that trains in-service college teachers.“We have teacher training for school teachers, but when it comes to college teachers, training is limited and mostly restricted to…
The Bill provides measures to address difficulties that may arise in implementing the proposed legislation Panaji: State govt on Monday introduced the Goa Special Courts (Land Grabbing) Bill, 2026, in the assembly to designate one or more courts of session as special courts for the exclusive and expeditious trial of land-grabbing cases.The Bill states that land grabbing and unlawful occupation of land have emerged as a serious concern in Goa, with such activities often involving the taking of possession through deceit, fraud or force and the creation of unauthorised interests or transactions.It refers to the commission of inquiry constituted by…
Jubilant ABVP candidates and their supporters celebrate their win CHANDIGARH: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) second successive presidential victory at Panjab University was shaped by a combination of organisational unity, the return of last year’s breakaway faction to the campaign fold, influence of large voting departments and a divided field of rivals.ABVP’s Ankit secured 3,149 votes, defeating ASAP’s (Association of Students for Alternative Politics) Aadil Brar, who polled 2,637. NSUI’s (National Students’ Union of India) Gurman Singh Sidhu secured 2,263 votes, while SATH’s Darshpreet Singh got 1,387.ASAP entered the contest with considerable political firepower, with AAP MP Meet Hayer…
Lucknow: With 17 districts being affected by floods, state govt on Monday said it has fully activated the administrative machinery, prioritising relief and rescue operations.Along with moving people from flood-affected areas to safe locations, arrangements for food, shelter, health facilities and fodder for animals are being made continuously.Relief Commissioner’s Office said 17 districts — Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Ballia, Barabanki, Badaun, Chitrakoot, Farrukhabad, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Kasganj, Kannauj, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Moradabad, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shahjahanpur and Varanasi—are affected by floods.So far, there has been no loss of human life or animal life in the state.“Around 1.70 lakh people have been hit…
Schoolchildren wade through floodwater at English Farka village in Bhagalpur on Monday Patna: Water levels in several rivers across Bihar continued to fluctuate on Monday, with the Ganga, Gandak and Kosi flowing above the danger mark at some locations and raising concerns over a possible worsening of the flood situation. The state govt has placed 15 districts on high alert as floodwaters inundated low-lying areas and affected thousands of people.Amid the flood situation, the state govt issued an advisory urging people not to consume fish caught from floodwaters. It warned that fish escaping from ponds, rivers and lakes may come…
Kota: The city saw rising tension Monday – last day to file nominations for upcoming civic elections as BJP finalised its candidate list of all 100 candidates, including five Muslims, while Congress failed to issue its list by the deadline. BJP’s five Muslim candidates are Mohammed Nijam (Ward 6), Mustkim (Ward 45), Yusuf Kakkad (Ward 48), Ada Khan Bhati (Ward 60), Amreen Ansari (Ward 82).Both parties dropped several prominent aspirants, former councillors and office-bearers to promote fresh faces; some who were denied tickets filed as independents. BJP’s Rakesh Jain and Congress leader Naimuddin Guddu submitted their papers at the ADM…
Nagpur: Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) has decided to stop using chlorine gas for water treatment at five plants and switch to bleaching powder. The decision follows an August 24 leak at the 6.5 MLD water treatment plant (WTP) in Godhani, which led to the hospitalisation of 59 residents of the adjoining Sakar Nagar locality.Confirming the development, MJP executive engineer Vidya Kande told TOI that chlorine gas usage had been discontinued at all five plants as a safety measure. Besides Godhani, MJP operates WTPs at Vena, Vardhamana and Nagalwadi, along with a peri-urban facility at Shankarpur. Officials said safety arrangements at…
The accused in police custody on Monday Bokaro: Four members of a Bihar family, including a man and three women, have been arrested for snatching chains and stealing from devotees arriving at the Jamamo Mata Temple under Tisri police station in Giridih district, police said on Monday.The arrests were made in Nawada district of Bihar as cops launched a probe into the incidents of chain-snatching from women devotees at the temple on Aug 29. A case was registered in this regard by one Ajit Kumar Saw, a resident of Hirodih police station limits. Khori Mahua sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) said,…