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Amritsar: Chief of a social organisation Amritpal Singh (C) along with devotees offer prayers at Golden Temple in Amritsar, Wednesday, Amritsar, Nov. 23, 2022. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_23_2022_000200A) Amritsar: Jailed MP and Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) chief Amritpal Singh may contest the forthcoming Punjab assembly elections from two constituencies, with party cadres having begun preparations for his electoral battle.Party chief spokesperson Shamsher Singh Padhri said the party had, in principle, decided that Amritpal would contest the polls. “He may contest from not one but even two assembly constituencies. The final decision on the seats is yet to be taken,” he said,…

Route map for upgradation of Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar Patna: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the upgradation of the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar to four-lane standard.The 82.578-km project will be taken up on Hybrid Annuity Mode at a total capital cost of Rs3,590.73 crore, an official said. The Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) said the corridor is strategically and economically important as it links the India-Nepal border at Sonbarsa with economic centres such as Muzaffarpur on NH-27, the East-West Corridor.According to MoRTH, the…

A waterlogged area in Jamshedpur Jamshedpur: Three days of incessant rain has disrupted normal life and caused extensive damage across the three districts of Kolhan division, with floodwaters entering hundreds of houses in low-lying areas and leaving one missing.In East Singhbhum district, rising waters of the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers flooded several neighbourhoods, forcing residents to shift to safer locations. A 28-year-old man, Tipu Khan of Shastrinagar’s Block No. 2, went missing after he was reportedly swept away by floodwaters in Kadma late on Tuesday night.According to family members, Khan fell into an overflowing drain while rushing to safety after…

Kolkata: Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday made another arrest as part of its investigation into the alleged ISI-linked spy module operating from Topsia in Kolkata, taking the total number of arrests as part of the probe to four.Zafar, alias Sunny, was arrested for allegedly helping Pakistani national Rana Rouf illegally enter India through the India-Nepal border in Raxaul along with Mohd Ejaz Ahmed and Imran Hossain, who were arrested earlier.Zafar is also accused of familiarising Rouf with strategic locations, including some railway stations, according to STF officials. Investigators said Rouf had attempted to acquire maps of defence…

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Image Credit: Canva) A severe storm in 2015 flooded and destroyed a recreational beach parking lot at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, exposing the growing difficulty of maintaining visitor facilities on a shifting barrier island. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge is now relocating the recreational beach and its parking facilities about 2.5 miles north to a more stable location. The new site is designed to maintain roughly the existing parking capacity while reducing repeated storm-repair costs and allowing the old developed area to return to natural beach, dune and saltmarsh…

Land was found to have attacked nine police vehicles, punching windows, kicking off wing mirrors and letting air out of their tyres.During the trial, footage showed Land – wearing a face covering – climbing on top of one of the vehicles and kicking the windscreen.”You were a full and enthusiastic participant in the violent disorder,” Mills told him, adding that he had “no regard” for the safety of police officers and that wearing a mask “contributed to an atmosphere of intimidation”.Land was said to have seven previous convictions for nine offences, but the judge said he accepted that Land was…

A jury has been discharged in the trial of eight Palestine Action activists who were accused of helping to organise a raid on the UK site of an Israel-based defence firm.Ian Sanders, Aleksandra Herbich, Teuta Hoxha, Sean Middleborough, Julija Brigadirova, Hannah Davidson, Madeleine Norman and William Plastow were charged with criminal damage after a raid on Elbit Systems in Filton, near Bristol, in August 2024.They were all also charged with violent disorder, although Plastow was previously found not guilty of this offence.The group denied any wrongdoing and have been on trial at the Old Bailey since 22 June. Judge Patrick…

Captains Saly Samson, Vatsal Govind, Krishna Prasad, Sachin Baby, M.S. Akhil and Rohan S. Kunnummal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement August is the month of festivities in Keralam and it is also the time when the cricket carnival arrives in the capital city.The Kerala Cricket League (KCL), a project which began as a platform for the State cricketers to showcase their talent, enters an eventful third season and will kick off at the Sports Hub Greenfield stadium on Thursday when Calicut Globstars takes on Thrissur Titans.The KCL will, however, face a challenge to attract spectators in the absence of its…

Sense of togetherness: Every player and support staff is sporting the red-and-yellow-coloured thread, done at the Dutchman’s insistence, with the team calling it the ‘unity’ band. | Photo Credit: Aashin Prasad India head coach Sjoerd Marijne and Co. had made their way out onto the turf thirty minutes before the side’s Pool-D game against South Africa in the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026.While the preparations were going to plan, Marijne appeared to have missed something. He quickly went back to the dugout and held out his right arm to one of his support staff, who promptly tied a red-and-yellow-coloured…

Enrich, Namiri and Rosario impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (Aug. 19) morning.Inner sand:600m: Dreamer (Parmar) 42. Easy. Azaadi (Dashrath), Funny Bunny (N.B. Kuldeep) 42. Pair level. Ageisjustanumber (Shelar) 41. Easy. Axlrod (T.S. Jodha) 40. Moved fluently.800m: Believe (Gore) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Ashwa Gypsy (Gore) 51, 600/38. Moved well. Golden Heart (Gore) 52, 600/39. Worked well. Mother’s Gift (A. Gaikwad), Field Of Gold (Shubham) 51, 600/38. Former finished three lengths ahead.1200m: Enrich (Yash) 1-19, 1000/1-5, 800/51, 600/38. Excelled. Golden Eye (Mosin), Lion Heart (Shelar) 1-23, 1000/1-8, 800/54, 600/40. Former finished five lengths ahead.1400m: Rosario (Vivek) 1-37,…