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Panaji: Describing the availability of contraband and drugs at the Colvale jail as a “sorry state of affairs” leader of the opposition Yuri Alemao alleged that there is a nexus between politicians, criminals and police personnel.Alemao said that Colvale jail is an example of the connections between the criminals and politicians.“Inmates have a connection with politicians. They phone and place an order for drugs. And these (politicians) then send the drugs through police,” he alleged.Alemao said that the lady guard arrested for smuggling drugs into the jail is being made a scapegoat.He also alleged that there are unofficial check posts…

Haryana health minister Arti Singh Rao Chandigarh: Haryana health minister, Arti Singh Rao said on Friday the state govt will ensure the availability of quality medicines and modern diagnostic facilities in health institutions across the state. Medicines and medical equipment are being procured as per requirements to further strengthen healthcare services, she said.The health minister said this after chairing a meeting of the Special High Powered Purchase Committee on Friday. During the meeting, several major procurement proposals aimed at strengthening healthcare services across the state through the Haryana Medical Services Corporation Limited were approved. Rao said the committee approved the…

Noted photographer Atul Hundoo at the workshop Lucknow: Interested in photography but do not own an expensive camera? Your mobile phone can be the perfect place to begin, especially for street photography.According to noted photographer Atul Hundoo, a faculty member at Lucknow University, ordinary scenes captured through mobile phones can be transformed into meaningful visual stories through the effective use of light, angles and observation.At a recently held photography workshop at Kala Srot, Hundoo advised beginners to start with black-and-white photography to better understand light, shadows, shapes and composition. He said the exercise could easily be practised on a mobile…

Patna: Economic Offences Unit (EOU), Bihar, has seized around 1,32,000 cubic feet of illegally stored sand worth about Rs 1.63 crore in Arwal district. The action was carried out on Aug 19 and 20 by the EOU, mining department and local police-administration.The team found a large quantity of illegally stored sand at the secondary storage site of Koriyam sand ghat. It also inspected secondary loading sites of seven sand ghats, including Koriyam, Aslampur, Dullah, Ahiyapur and Sohsa, EOU officials said on Friday.The mining department assisted in physically verifying the stored sand. GIS and drone mapping of the entire area was…

Stray cattle turn Jaipur roads into a daily risk Jaipur: Stray cattle have become a daily nuisance for residents in Tilak Nagar, Pashuram Circle, parts of Ramganj and Ghatgate, with animals frequently sitting on roads and posing a risk to motorists. Residents said makeshift roadside feeding spots have also contributed to the problem.Local resident Ritesh Sharma said, “Groups of cattle could be seen on roads every morning and evening, creating a risk of accidents when the animals suddenly come in front of vehicles. The civic body needs to take regular action.”Mansarovar resident Tejpal Singh Tanwar said, “People feeding cattle on…

Nagpur: A five-year-old girl was killed after a speeding car hit her outside her home in Manewada late on Thursday night. The accident took place around 9.30pm near Badrinath Society in Mahakali Nagar, under Hudkeshwar police station limits.Kisha Gurnule was walking on the road with a neighbour after dinner when a black car (MP28 ZD 7060) driven by Gaurav Malviya of Manewada allegedly came at high speed and struck her.The critically injured child was rushed to hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Based on the father’s complaint, sub-inspector Yogesh Korde has registered a case against the driver under sections of…

Around 100 devotees and tourists had been availing themselves of the aerial tour every day during the Shravani Mela. The fare was fixed at Rs 2,850 per person Dumka: The helicopter service introduced during the Shravani Mela to offer devotees and tourists an aerial tour of Deoghar was temporarily suspended from Thursday evening after a technical glitch was detected at the Hathgarh helipad.The suspension left devotees and tourists uncertain about when the service would resume. Officials were considering shifting operations to an alternative location, but no decision had been taken by late Thursday evening.After the technical problem came to light,…

Dozens of Kolkata hotels and guest houses have been forced to close. KOLKATA: At least 52 hotels in central Kolkata and several more in clusters elsewhere in the city were forced to down shutters, citing non-compliance of fire safety measures as the crackdown on hotels in the wake of the nine deaths in the fire at a Free School Street hotel gained momentum on Friday.Free school street lodge fire aftermathOn the list were nine guest houses and four restaurants on Free School Street that were on Thursday given 24 hours to explain why they failed to comply with fire-safety norms…

“I have not seen an event like this developing in our forecasts before”, said Professor Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasts at the Met Office.He says the scale of the growing El Niño is unprecedented in modern climate records.As it approaches its peak by the end of 2026, its influence around the world will grow with effects spreading across the globe.Professor Scaife says forecasters “already see signals for increased rainfall and storminess in autumn here in the UK”, especially into November and December.After a summer that looks set to be the UK’s hottest on record and with the drought conditions…

A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods has come into effect as of midnight on Saturday after a last minute break down in trade talks.Announcing the suspension of negotiations shortly before the Friday night deadline, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would impose reciprocal tariffs on US goods “dollar for dollar”.Carney said “last-minute changes in the US proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal”.Trade negotiators had been engaged in intense talks since July, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% levy on nearly $20bn…