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(From left) Consultant SL Kirloskar CSR Foundation Suresh Mijar, foundation CEO Jagdish Purandare, director Arti Kirloskar, co-founder of The Youth Cosmo Nidhi Bennur and director of Ecological Society Kedar Bhagwat at a press conference announcing the festival Pune: The Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF) returns to an in-person format for its 19th edition, bringing together films, discussions, performances and community activities around environmental issues.The festival has been organised by the SL Kirloskar CSR Foundation and will be held on Aug 21-22 at the Pune International Centre, Pashan. This year’s theme is Brought to You by Earth and aims to…

The Alipur-Khatauli bridge in Panchkula was damaged after the water level in the river rose sharply following heavy rain on Tuesday Panchkula: Heavy rain wreaked havoc across Panchkula on Tuesday, damaging a bridge connecting Alipur and Khatauli, sweeping away two youths in a rainwater drain in Rajiv Colony, Sector 17, and submerging a car at the railway underpass in MDC.The Alipur-Khatauli bridge was damaged after the water level in the river rose sharply. As a precaution, Panchkula Police barricaded the road from both sides and closed the route to all vehicular and pedestrian movement.Police advised commuters to use alternative routes…

Lucknow: With a career spanning over five decades, city-based photographer Anil Risal Singh will be honoured with Associate of Photographic Society of America award in the PSA photo festival in Las Vegas in Sept.Singh said his photography was shaped by persistence, family support and patience.Singh is the winner of several national and international honours, including Unesco Award, Kodak Excellence Award, Venice International Photography Award, National Award of Photography by ministry of information and broadcasting, SAARC Award and AIFACS award in New Delhi.He was part of 20 solo and group exhibitions with two shows in US and one in France.After PG,…

BREDA director Rahul Kumar addresses Bihar Agri-PV Summit 2026 in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Speakers at the Bihar Agri-PV Summit 2026 held in the state capital on Tuesday said Bihar, as an agrarian state with fertile but limited land, has strong potential to expand agri-photovoltaic (PV) models that combine farming with solar power generation.They said closer coordination between the agriculture and energy sectors could increase farmers’ income, create additional economic opportunities and help Bihar achieve its clean and renewable energy targets. The summit was organised to promote the integration of agriculture and solar energy and to support wider adoption of…

Lawyers block road, demand action against SHO over alleged misbehaviorLawyers block road, demand action against SHO over alleged misbehaviorLawyers block road, demand action against SHO over alleged misbehaviorLawyers block road, demand action against SHO over alleged misbehaviorLawyers block road, demand action against SHO over alleged misbehavior Jaipur: Traffic came to a crawl around the Collectorate Tuesday afternoon after lawyers protested outside the sessions court, alleging that a station house officer (SHO) had misbehaved with an advocate. A large number of lawyers gathered outside the court around 1 pm and blocked the road, demanding action against the police officer. They also…

Nagpur: More than 15 years after the Bombay High Court first intervened over Nagpur’s sewage flowing into the Nag River and eventually reaching Gosikhurd reservoir, little appears to have changed on the ground. The Nagpur bench has once again taken suo motu cognisance of the problem.Taking note of a TOI report, a division bench comprising Justices Anil Kilor and Rajnish Vyas has sought replies from the Centre, Maharashtra govt and other authorities on the continuing threat to water quality and public health. The respondents have been given four weeks to file their replies.The latest proceedings revive a concern that first…

Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging a verbal directive from West Bengal Police regarding the removal of loudspeakers and microphones from mosques in the state.Dismissing the petition, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee clarified that the court would not pass any order based on a verbal directive by the state police.The bench also observed that the petition was filed solely based on media reports and that the 4,000 mosques on which the purported verbal order was applicable were not parties in the case. Since the…

An Oklahoma woman has been reunited with her missing dog after he was found about 1,100 miles away in North Carolina, leaving his owner and local animal services with a mystery over how he travelled so far. Melissa Burris, who lives near Tulsa in northeastern Oklahoma, said her 10-year-old Australian shepherd, Rio, disappeared from home on July 30 and did not return. She searched for him and posted about his disappearance in local groups, refusing to give up hope of finding him. Nearly two weeks later, Burris received an unexpected call from Guilford County Animal Services in Greensboro, North Carolina.…

Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a businessman suspected of sexually assaulting a woman at a business gathering, in a case that has sparked outrage in the country.The woman was allegedly assaulted at a karaoke bar in Hangzhou after an official dinner involving executives from several companies and officials.Local authorities said an investigation had found the woman was sexually assaulted by both men, adding that she had been pushed to the ground by one of them, causing injuries to her lower back.Both suspects in the case have been dismissed from their positions, the statement added.Sexual misconduct at…

National Television Awards voters have selected an all-female shortlist in the best drama performance category for the first time.The five nominees include previous winner Sheridan Smith, who played campaigner Ann Ming in ITV true crime drama I Fought The Law, and Gavin & Stacey’s Ruth Jones for her role in Netflix thriller Run Away.Vicky McClure gets the nod as Trigger Point’s Lana Washington, while Ella Bruccoleri is shortlisted for alternative period drama The Other Bennet Sister, and Judy Parfitt is nominated for playing Sister Monica Joan in Call The Midwife.The nominees were chosen in a public vote from an initial…