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Silchar: The decomposed body of an unidentified woman was recovered from a paddy field near Mokshergool Lower Primary school in Assam’s Sribhumi district on Saturday morning, prompting police to launch an investigation.The landowner reportedly spotted the body when he went to tend his paddy field early in the morning and alerted local residents, who informed Patharkandi police.A police team reached the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Sribhumi civil hospital for autopsy.“The body was decomposed beyond recognition. It was presumed to be that of a woman based on the clothes found on it,” a villager told reporters.The identity…

Image for representation only Mysuru: Mysuru Division of South Western Railway will expand its jurisdiction and revenue base from Oct 1, 2026, following a Railway Board decision to redraw its boundary with Palakkad Division of Southern Railway.The move is expected to bring an additional annual revenue of Rs 600-700 crore to Mysuru Division, largely from freight operations linked to New Mangalore Port (NMP).According to a Railway Board notification issued on Aug 21, the divisional and zonal boundary between Mysuru and Palakkad divisions has been fixed on the Shoranur-Mangaluru Central section. As a result, the interchange point between the two divisions…

Pune: Davis Cuppers Purav Raja and Somdev Devvarman on Saturday launched an online campaign calling for a “stronger, fairer and player-oriented Indian tennis system”.”THIS IS WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR #PlayersAITA,” wrote Purav, a two-time ATP Tour doubles titleist, suffixing his statement of intent with an Indian flag and an emoji of bulging biceps.”How can I help,” chimed in Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, another doubles winner on the men’s tour.Headlined “Our Vision for the Players AITA”, the graphic image posted by Raja spelt out a “10-Point Plan” that sought to address some of the long-standing issues plaguing the present system.Besides the oft-repeated…

Patna: A six-day exercise to revise and update textbooks and self-learning material for Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination (BBOSE) students in line with NEP 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023 concluded at SCERT, Mahendru, on Saturday.Organised on the directive of education minister Mithilesh Tiwari, the workshop brought together SCERT-nominated teachers and subject experts to revise study material in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023.Conducted in three phases, the exercise covered language, pedagogy, social science, arts, commerce, science, mathematics, computer science, home science and business studies.Officials…

Jamshedpur: Bodies of Dhatkidih, Kandra residents Rahul Hansda (23) and Tapan Pradhan (21), missing since Aug 17, were recovered Saturday from a forest near Ramchandrapur-Rapcha football ground under Kandra police station, Seraikela-Kharsawan. Families lodged missing complaints on Aug 20 and suspected abduction. Police detained two local youths and, using interrogation clues, excavated the site and found the bodies buried. Investigators suspect killings linked to a mobile phone theft dispute, though the motive is unconfirmed. Evidence was collected and the bodies sent for post-mortem. “Police are investigating all aspects of the case, including the circumstances surrounding the deaths,” said Seraikela SDPO…

T’puram: A 68-year-old temporary security guard with the archaeology department was killed after a KSRTC bus ran over him at East Fort, as he was walking to attend an Onam celebration around 12.40pm on Friday.The deceased was Premkumar, who was posted at Sreepadam Palace, located on the northern side of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. He had got off a bus at East Fort and was walking along the roadside in front of Pazhavangadi Ganapathy Temple when the accident occurred.Police said the KSRTC bus, operated from Venjaramoodu depot, was leaving East Fort when it hit Premkumar. The impact knocked him onto the…

Former Panihati MLA Nirmal Ghosh is produced at Barrackpore court on Saturday Kolkata: Former Trinamool MLA Nirmal Ghosh was produced before a Barrackpore court on Saturday in connection with an extortion case and remanded in police custody for seven days.Ghosh is already in police custody in a Rs 1-crore lottery ticket snatching case. The 78-year-old former five-time Panihati MLA is also an accused in the Aug 2024 case relating to alleged irregularities surrounding the hasty cremation of the RG Kar rape-murder victim.In a related development, former Panihati councillor Sanjib Mukherjee was granted bail in a separate extortion case but denied…

Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug has been arrested in the US state of Texas on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and illegal possession of a firearm.Allen County Police confirmed to BBC Newsbeat the 28-year-old, whose real name is Xavier Landum, was stopped on Friday. He is being held in Collin County Jail.He was on bail, following an arrest on similar charges a year ago. The rap artist, who makes southern hip-hop, trap, and country-rap, became well known for viral singles Texas, The Largest, and Mmhmm. Source link

A third person has been arrested as part of a murder investigation following the death of a “loving and loyal” man in Leicester.George Glover, 27, was punched as he cycled along Narborough Road, close to the junction with Noel Street, at about 06:30 BST on Monday, Leicestershire Police said. He died in hospital on Thursday.A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder on Friday and remains in custody.A 31-year-old man and 39-year-old woman, who were previously arrested on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy to commit murder, also remain in custody, the force said.In a tribute released…

Carney’s speech on Saturday is his first address to Canadians after he announced late on Friday night that a deal would not be reached, accusing the Americans of making “last-minute changes” that were “unfair” and “uneconomic”. US negotiators, meanwhile, accused Canada of making “new demands and walk backs” on terms which had been agreed earlier in the week.The collapse comes after more than a year of on-again, off-again trade talks, which intensified in recent weeks after a US-imposed deadline to strike a deal or face further tariffs.The two countries were also engaged in a mandatory review of an existing North…