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The strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside the old MCG officeThe strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside the old MCG officeThe protesters burnt an effigy of Haryana urban local bodies minister Vipul GoelThe protesters burnt an effigy of Haryana urban local bodies minister Vipul GoelThe protestersburnt an effigy of Haryana urban local bodies minister Vipul GoelThe strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside the old MCG officeThe strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside…

Police seized nearly 50,000 suspected Yaba tablets from a truck Silchar: Police seized nearly 50,000 suspected Yaba tablets worth around Rs 5 crore from a truck in Cachar on Tuesday.Acting on a tip-off, a Gumra police team intercepted the truck near the old MVI gate on NH-6 (Badarpur-Guwahati) at Digarkhal in Katigorah.A search revealed a specially concealed compartment containing the suspected tablets.Police arrested Masum Uddin Tapadar in connection with the seizure. The accused and the truck were taken to Gumra police station, sources said.Officials said further investigation was underway to determine the exact nature of the seized substance and trace…

The accused, Ashwini Chauhan Kanpur: A police constable was arrested from Ayodhya by Bithoor police for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman on the pretext of marriage. The accused, Ashwini Chauhan, was produced in a court on Monday and subsequently sent to jail.The accused constable was posted at a police station in Amethi. A woman from the Bithoor area alleged that Chauhan, a resident of Bilhaur who had lived in her house as a tenant until some time ago, trapped her in a romantic relationship and promised to marry her. She alleged that he continued to sexually exploit her and later…

100 grams of black carrot contains approximately 73 mg of phenolic compounds, 50 mg of calcium, and 1.1 mg of iron. Ludhiana: Experts at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have developed shelf-stable jam and chutney from nutrient-rich black carrots, extending the availability of the short-season winter crop throughout the year.Developed by PAU’s department of food science and technology following nearly two years of research, the two processed products carry a shelf life of about one year. This resolves the limitation of fresh black carrots, which are available in Punjab for only three months from November onwards. While black carrots comprise…

The latest ESA draft allows the Centre to declare the Western Ghats an ESA in a phased manner Chikkamagaluru: Environmentalists have accused the Union govt of creating confusion over the proposed declaration of the Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), alleging that thousands of public objections have been ignored without acknowledgement.Speaking to TOI, environmentalist Kalkuli Vittal Hegde said more than 10,000 people had sent their objections to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change through registered post. “Not a single person has received an acknowledgement from the ministry,” he alleged.Hegde further claimed that the Centre was “playing…

Sewer backflow from the main line, resulted in unsanitary conditions in sector 21Residents of Sector 12 complain about dirty and pale yellow water supplySewer backflow from the main line, resulted in unsanitary conditions in sector 21Residents of Sector 12 complain about dirty and pale yellow water supplySewer backflow from the main line, resulted in unsanitary conditions in sector 21 Noida: Poor water quality, contamination and sewer overflow in many sectors are posing a recurring health hazard, say residents.Residents complained about muddy and stinking water on Tuesday and called for immediate action from Noida Authority. The complaints primarily related to the…

BLOs at an SIR camp in Dynanada School in Karvenagar Pune: BLOs across the state face another demanding door-to-door exercise after the publication of the draft electoral roll on Aug 24. The State CEO’s office has directed them to personally serve hearing notices to voters flagged for anomalies or ‘no linkage’ during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) field exercise.As many as 15.4 lakh electors in Pune may have to undergo the hearing process. The figure may reduce when documents submitted during the verification resolve some cases. However, the scale of the exercise has raised concern among BLOs and political observers,…

At the youth level, no coach has achieved as much as Bibiano Fernandes with the national team Panaji: Bibiano Fernandes had a good look at what was being said about him on social media, but instead of getting bogged down, the India U-15 coach took everything in his stride.For almost a fortnight, social media was abuzz with Bibiano vs Ranjit Bajaj, the Minerva Academy owner who had staked claim to take charge of the U-15 team and made a detailed presentation before the technical committee. His teams have won plenty of trophies, and it surprised nobody that his supporters questioned…

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said the state govt can save up to Rs 200 crore a year by trimming the sanctioned strength of IAS, IPS and IFS officers.Sukhu said his govt would soon approach the Centre to reduce the sanctioned strength of IAS officers from 153 to 130 and IFS officers from 118 to 83. IPS posts too will be reduced from the existing 96, he told the mediapersons.The CM said he personally favoured bringing down the IAS strength to 100-110, but agreed to retain 130 posts following resentment…

Lucknow: BJP on Tuesday appointed its Rajya Sabha MP and national general secretary Vinod Tawde as party’s Uttar Pradesh incharge, a key move ahead of the next year’s UP Assembly elections. BJP national secretary Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel has been appointed co-incharge.The appointments came a day after the party announced its new national team under Nitin Nabin, including eight members from Uttar Pradesh.Tawde and Sunil Bansal are the only two national general secretaries retained in the new national team as a reward for their remarkable organisational work.Tawde’s appointment signals BJP’s decision to place an experienced strategist at the centre of its…