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A polling station in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Pune: The state election authorities have raised the number of electors in a polling station from 1,200 to 1,300. They will complete the rationalisation of polling stations by Aug 24 and the draft electoral roll will be published on Aug 31.The move comes as the state prepares to redraw its network of more than one lakh polling stations following the SIR exercise. Polling stations with fewer than 300 electors could be merged with nearby booths, subject to accessibility and other logistical considerations.Officials said the higher ceiling was possible as there is no immediate election.…
Mohammedan Sporting became the first team to be relegated from ISL last season Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is likely to pause relegation for a year in the Indian Super League (ISL) after the participating teams were reduced from 14 to 13.The top tier league will have 13 teams this season following the failure of Diamond Harbour FC to pay the participation fee of Rs 1.1 crore. The Kolkata-based side earned promotion to the top tier after winning the Indian Football League (IFL) last season, but their inability to pay the full fee, despite the first instalment of…
Bahadurgarh: A dispute between sanitation workers and Independent MLA Rajesh Joon erupted on Friday when a group of workers reached the legislator’s office to press for the resolution of their long-pending demands.The confrontation reportedly began during a heated exchange between the sanitation workers and the MLA. Rajendra, the workers’ representative, objected to what he described as the MLA “speaking the BJP’s language” and alleged that Joon had extended support to the BJP. He also said that sanitation workers, too, had voted for the party.The exchange soon turned tense, following which Joon took the microphone from Rajendra. As tempers rose, police…
Lucknow: In a major move to make app-based transport and delivery services safer, more transparent and accountable, state govt has implemented the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicle (Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider) Rules, 2026, and launched the upmyfleet.com portal.This will end arbitrary practices in app-based rides in UP as govt will monitor fares.The new framework regulates aggregators and delivery service providers for the first time, covering passenger safety, driver welfare, fare transparency, grievance redressal, pollution monitoring and promotion of electric mobility.The rules, notified on May 22 this year, apply to digital platforms offering passenger transport services as well as those connecting…
Patna: Bihar is no longer content with being merely a grain-producing state. The state is now setting its sights on the global spice market, with Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa, and Spices Board, Union ministry of commerce and industry, joining hands to unlock its largely untapped potential.A buyer-seller meet on spices, organised on Friday, brought together farmers, FPOs, traders, spice-industry stakeholders and exporters from across the country in a bid to build direct market linkages and push Bihar’s spices towards export markets.RPCAU vice-chancellor P S Pandey, who was the chief guest on this occasion, made a strong pitch…
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Soumitra.BoseNagpur: In a high-voltage kidnapping drama that kept the city on tenterhooks for eight hours on Friday, a newborn girl was snatched from her mother by a burqa-clad woman in govt-run Daga Hospital and dramatically recovered 10km away.The infant was reunited with her parents at Yashodhara Nagar police station after an intense search operation involving multiple police stations, anti-trafficking cell, CCTV scrutiny across 250 localities. The accused, Ashiana Anjum Sayyed Altaf, 29, added a final, chaotic chapter to a tense day-long operation through self-inflicted injuries that landed her in hospital.However, the breakthrough came from the accused’s own family. Ashiana, whose…
Ahmedabad: The Bhagat Ki Kothi – MGR Chennai Central – Bhagat Ki Kothi Superfast Express will now halt at Patan station, fulfilling a long-standing demand of passengers from Patan and surrounding areas. The additional stoppage began on Friday, and was inaugurated at a programme attended by Patan MP Bharatsinh Dabhi and Ahmedabad divisional railway manager Ved Prakash.The new halt will improve Patan’s rail connectivity to nearly 30 major cities across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Railway officials said the service will strengthen connectivity with several important destinations across western and southern India.At present, 16 pairs of…
Meetings of ward members and former ward members will be held at the level of AEROs to help urban voters Bokaro: The district administration will organise the second and final special camp at all polling stations on Aug 22 and 23 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, following directions from the Election Commission.District election officer and deputy commissioner Ajay Nath Jha said the camps would be held from 10 am to 4 pm on both days. “Eligible citizens can complete procedures related to enrolment and shifting of names in the electoral roll,” he said.Indian citizens…
Surat: Russia’s plan to build a diamond-cutting cluster and promote local manufacturing is unlikely to threaten Surat’s diamond industry, according to manufacturers and traders, who cite weak market conditions, high costs and India’s established processing ecosystem.Industry players said Russia has tried to develop local diamond manufacturing in the past, with limited success. They believe current market conditions, marked by shrinking margins and subdued demand, make large-scale investment in new cutting and polishing centres difficult. Surat’s diamond industry employs around eight lakh workers and remains the world’s largest hub for processing rough diamonds.President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Aug…