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A delivery agent waits out the heavy rain under some cover in Baner on Friday evening Pune: Friday brought the city its first widespread thundershower spell after nearly 50 days, ending a prolonged dry and scorching stretch that had residents waiting for relief after enduring repeated 40°C-plus days this summer.While the sharp spell brought much-needed respite from the heat, the sudden downpour also triggered waterlogging, traffic congestion and tree-fall incidents across several parts of the city.The last widespread rain event in Shivajinagar was on April 2, when the location recorded 65mm rainfall. Since then, the city had largely remained dry,…

Panaji: Upset upon hearing that the unique mangrove boardwalk behind the Central Library at Patto is about to be dismantled, architect Gerard da Cunha plans to repair the project and maintain it on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP).Cunha, who designed the boardwalk, said that the boardwalk offers immense value to children, senior citizens, and school students keen to understand Goa’s mangrove wetlands.“In the beginning, I was quite upset when I heard that the boardwalk was to be dismantled. I went to the place on Thursday to see it and I found that there are parts…

Amritsar: Two Pakistani nationals accidentally drove across the Indian border near Amritsar, were detained by the Border Security Force (BSF), and repatriated after security agencies cleared them of any suspicious intent.Mohammad Saleem, 60, and Ameer Nawaz, 40, both from Lahore, were intercepted by BSF personnel after their car crossed into India from Pakistan’s Kasur sector on Thursday, BSF officials said. Sources said the two supplied books and literature to schools and shops in the Kasur area and had ventured close to the international border while distributing material in border villages. They allegedly failed to spot the boundary pillar and rolled…

Lucknow: A woman advocate practising at the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has lodged an FIR at Vibhuti Khand police station alleging that she received obscene calls, abusive WhatsApp messages and threats of sexual violence from a man allegedly pressuring her to secure bail for an accused in a criminal case.According to the complaint, the advocate, a resident of Vijayant Khand in Gomtinagar, said she received a phone call on Nov 29, 2025, from a mobile number seeking assistance in getting bail for Vijay alias Golu, a resident of Akbarpur in Kanpur district who is currently living in…

Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute appointment letters to newly selected candidates in various govt departments through video conferencing from Delhi on Saturday at around 11am as part of the 19th edition of the Rojgar Mela.Around 51,000 appointment letters will be handed over to candidates recruited in departments including railways, home affairs, health, finance and higher education. The recruitment drive will be conducted simultaneously across 47 locations in the country including Patna, Hajipur, Samastipur and Gaya, ECR’s chief public relations officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra said.Union minister for food processing industries Chirag Paswan will be present at Hajipur while Union…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Friday quashed the merit lists of all categories in the Class-IV Employee Recruitment-2024 where the cutoff marks were either zero or even below that, observing that “every govt recruitment must maintain a minimum standard of eligibility and merit”.The bench of Justice Anand Sharma passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Vinod Kumar challenging the selection process conducted by the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB). The court directed the board and the department of personnel (DoP) to fix minimum qualifying marks and issue fresh merit lists for the affected categories.The recruitment drive is considered…

Nagpur: Two separate Path Sanchalan (route marches) involving RSS swayamsevaks will be held in Nagpur on Friday evening as part of the ongoing Karyakarta Vikas Varg II training camp currently underway at the Dr Hedgewar Memorial Complex in Reshimbag.Around 880 trainees from different regions across the country are participating in the annual camp, which serves as an important platform for organisational and leadership training within the RSS structure.The participating trainees, aged between 21 and 40 years, represent various provinces and linguistic backgrounds from across the Sangh’s organisational network. The camp curriculum follows a structured daily schedule beginning at 4am and…

Ranchi: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Ranchi district police on Friday introduced fan-fitted cooling jackets to keep traffic personnel cool on-duty during the summer months. Jackets equipped with battery-powered fans were distributed to five personnel on Friday on a pilot basis. The move is aimed at providing relief to the traffic personnel on the roads as mercury levels continue to soar in Ranchi.Notably, the state capital recorded maximum daytime temperature of 38.9°C on Friday. Jamshedpur recorded 43.1°C and Daltonganj recorded 45.2°C.The fan-fitted jackets are designed to keep traffic cops comfortable while on duty by providing continuous airflow, reducing sweating and lowering…

Gorakhpur: Asserting that resolving people’s problems remains the govt’s priority, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to ensure prompt, transparent and sensitive disposal of complaints, warning that negligence in grievance redressal would not be tolerated.During a Janata darshan held at Gorakhnath Temple, the CM met around 150 people, who submitted applications relatedto revenue, police and medical assistance matters. The CM directed officials to prevent injustice and ensure every complainant gets a satisfactory, quality resolution. He placed special emphasis on revenue and policing cases. Several people also requested financial aid for treating serious illnesses.The chief minister assured that no…

Kolkata: The KMC crisis deepened on Friday even as the civic body chairperson, Mala Roy, led a team of Trinamool councillors to conduct the KMC monthly meeting at the councillors’ club room, giving a thumbs down to a notice on the postponement of the KMC House, issued by the outgoing municipal secretary, Swapan Kumar Kundu. This is the first time in KMC history that the House was held outside the traditional Council Chamber. Roy alleged despite asking the incumbent municipal secretary, Kishore Kumar Biswas, to arrange for the House at Council Chamber, he didn’t direct the caretaker of the civic…