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Teachers immediately took the students to the Chirakuti Mini Primary Health Centre Dhubri: Five girl students of Chirakuti Higher Secondary School fell ill simultaneously on Thursday, raising concern among students, teachers and local residents.The students reportedly complained of sudden illness while at school. Teachers immediately took them to the Chirakuti Mini Primary Health Centre.Two students, whose condition was considered serious, were referred by doctors to Lakhipur for advanced medical care, sources said.The incident comes days after a similar episode at the school, where around 12 to 13 girl students reportedly fell ill together.The repeated incidents have sparked concern and speculation…

Kanpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Farrukhabad on Thursday to distribute relief material among flood victims and address a public meeting at Police Lines. Flood-affected people, whose houses were swept away by Ganga, will also receive land allotment papers and funds for house construction on teh occasion.Preparations for the programme began on Tuesday. A stage and waterproof pandal are being erected, while separate galleries and seating arrangements are being made for men, women and flood-affected beneficiaries. Barricades are also being installed for security arrangements and movement. A helipad for the landing of the chief minister’s helicopter is being prepared…

Mangaluru: In an alleged case of moral policing, Moodubidire police have registered a suo motu case after a group of boys and girls from different faiths were allegedly threatened by rowdy elements at a hotel.According to police, the group including two boys, was sitting at the hotel when the accused approached them and allegedly threatened them, following which the youths left the premises.After learning about the incident, police visited the hotel and asked the girl involved to file a complaint. However, she and her father declined to do so. The hotel owner also refused to lodge a complaint, city police…

Ettina Bhuja, a popular trekking destination in Mudigere Chikkamagaluru: The forest department has decided to rope in locals to ensure the safety of trekkers visiting Ettina Bhuja, a popular trekking destination in Mudigere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district.Through the eco-tourism board, the department plans to train 30 locals as tourist guides to assist trekkers on the ecologically sensitive trail. Under the new standard operating procedure (SOP), tourists will not be allowed to trek without authorised guides, and one guide will be mandatory for every 10 trekkers.The move comes six months after trekking at Ettina Bhuja was banned following complaints of overcrowding…

Illegal power connections are rampant in the Parthala, Sadullapur, Chotpur and Chhajarsi areas of Hindon floodplains Noida: Power department has suspended an ongoing drive against illegal connections in Chhijarsi, Parthala Khanjarpur, Sorkha, Chotpur, Garhi Chaukhandi and other parts of Hindon floodplains since Tuesday following protests and unrest among residents.Senior officials said the discom is in discussion with state govt after GB Nagar MLA Pankaj Singh reached out to CMO and senior power department officials, urging that valid electricity connections to houses on the floodplain should not be disconnected. He also sought a humanitarian approach and temporary connections for residents without…

KOLHAPUR: For months, farmers in Satara’s Malharpeth area found themselves locked in a daily battle against uninvited guests. Monkey troops raided fields, leapt across rooftops, damaged household items and feasted on standing crops. This week, however, relief finally arrived as the Malharpeth forest department captured 75 nuisance-causing monkeys in the region and relocated them to a forest habitat.The special operation, carried out in Kadamwadi and Dinduklewadi villages, comes after repeated complaints from residents who said the growing monkey population had turned farming and village life into a constant struggle.”Since last year, the number of monkeys in various villages in the…

Power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar, who attributed the increase in electricity bills to rising temperatures and greater use of air-conditioners due to climate change Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday assured legislators that the installation of smart meters for domestic consumers has been put on hold, following repeated protests by opposition MLAs during Question Hour. Sawant said he would issue a circular officially stating that the rollout was on hold.The assurance came after opposition MLAs rushed to the well of the House three times during a heated discussion over rising electricity bills and the proposed installation of smart meters.Sawant…

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A person with his belongings wades through a flooded area as the water level of the Pandu River, a tributary of the Yamuna River, rises in Kanpur LUCKNOW: A flood alert has intensified across eastern and central Uttar Pradesh as several rivers monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC) continue to flow above their respective danger levels.Water levels at multiple monitoring stations are rising, increasing the threat to low-lying villages, farmlands and riverbank settlements.In Sonbhadra, the Son river was flowing above the danger mark at Nigai, where it stood at 162.5 m against the danger level of 160 m. It…

Health minister Nishant Kumar Patna: Health minister Nishant Kumar on Thursday inaugurated a 12-bed intensive care unit (ICU) at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCH&RC) and a 30-bed special critical care unit at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur, boosting critical care facilities in north Bihar.During his visit, the minister said work was also underway on a dedicated 100-bed palliative care unit for advanced cancer patients.Nishant said HBCH&RC, a unit of the Tata Memorial Centre under the department of atomic energy, has emerged as a major cancer treatment centre in north Bihar. He said…