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Saurabh used to pick up rides on Rapido before going to the office Gurgaon: Two persons were killed after their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a water tanker in Sector 18 on Thursday morning. The two were rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead, a police officer said.Twenty-five-year-old Saurabh Vishwakarma worked as a management information systems executive with ITC. Saurabh had picked up a Rapido ride shortly before the accident. Pillion rider Divyansh from Bhopal, whom he picked up, worked with a private company in the city, police said. According to Saurabh’s family, the driver fled the…

A Mahout bathes a forest department elephant in a pond in Manas national park Guwahati: Manas National Park will reopen on Oct 2, followed by Kaziranga on Oct 3, marking the start of Assam’s 2026-27 wildlife tourism season.Manas will reopen with a special programme at its second main entrance. The Unesco World Heritage Site will remain open until further orders under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the Assam Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1997.Visitors must account for weekly closures of individual ranges: Bhuyanpara on Thursdays, Bansbari on Tuesdays, Panbari on Fridays and Kuklung on Wednesdays.Kaziranga’s jeep safaris will resume in Central…

Kanpur: A 19-year-old polytechnic student was killed and his 18-year-old female classmate critically injured after they were hit by a goods train while sitting on a railway track in Etawah on Wednesday night.The incident occurred near Rahatpura crossing in the Civil Lines police station area, about 2km from the district headquarters. Police said they were both second-year mechanical engineering students at a city polytechnic college.The train guard said the boy was sitting in the middle of the track, while girl was at its edge. The train sounded its horn several times, but the students did not move, the guard said.Railway…

Mysuru: To clear the extra rush of passengers during Dasara, Deepavali and Chhath festivals, South Western Railway will run weekly special trains between Mysuru and Rameswaram for nine trips in each direction.Train No. 06263 Mysuru–Rameswaram Weekly Express Special will depart from Mysuru at 6.35 pm every Monday starting from Oct 5, and arrive at Rameswaram at 11 am on the next day (Tuesday). The special train will operate till Nov 30.In the return direction, Train No. 06264 Rameswaram–Mysuru Weekly Express Special will depart from Rameswaram at 3.30 pm every Tuesday starting from Oct 6, and will arrive at Mysuru at…

On July 24, 2023, Hindon submerged around 200 houses and displaced over 500 residents in Behlolpur, Chotpur, Chhajarsi and Lakhnavali Noida: Noida Authority has set up a five-member committee to study a proposed Rs 29,000-crore riverfront project along 25km of Hindon. The plan aims to partially straighten the meandering river, restore it to its original course and use the reclaimed land for roads, green belts and commercial development.The committee, tasked to submit its report within 15 days, will examine the river’s flood patterns over the last 100 years, changes in its course and embankment, and identify areas where the river…

Pune: Fraudsters posing as the director of a solar panel manufacturing company cheated it of Rs 4 crore. The 67-year-old director of the Katraj-based company lodged a complaint with Pune cyber police on Wednesday.The crime occurred between Sept 23 and 25, when the complainant was on an overseas trip with his family. Officials of the company were kept informed, police said.“The suspects used the complainant’s display picture on a messaging platform and contacted the company’s accounts officer,” senior inspector Swapnali Shinde said.She said the suspects, posing as the complainant, told the accounts officer that the company’s vendors needed to be…

Panaji: The deaths of community dogs at a residential society in Betim have triggered a police complaint alleging deliberate poisoning, with the complainant seeking an immediate investigation.District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA), North Goa, filed a complaint at Porvorim police station on Sep 29, 2026, after receiving a complaint from a resident of Ashok Baleza Patel Estate Society.According to the complaint, three dogs had been found dead near the society. It further refers to an investigation into the death of a fourth dog. The complaint states that the bodies of the deceased animals were no longer available…

Sunam SDM Gagandeep Singh confirmed that permanent plugging operations will begin on Friday, stating that while water entered a few acres near the site, it had not significantly damaged crops elsewhere. Sangrur: A nearly 50-foot breach in an irrigation canal between Ugrahan and Nilowal villages in Sangrur district inundated standing paddy fields on Thursday morning before being temporarily plugged by officials and local farmers.Sunam SDM Gagandeep Singh confirmed that permanent plugging operations will begin on Friday, stating that while water entered a few acres near the site, it had not significantly damaged crops elsewhere.Farmers disputed the official assessment, claiming that…

Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra Takes Over as GOC-in-C of Surya CommandLt Gen Sanjay Mitra Takes Over as GOC-in-C of Surya CommandLt Gen Sanjay Mitra Takes Over as GOC-in-C of Surya CommandLt Gen Sanjay Mitra Takes Over as GOC-in-C of Surya CommandLt Gen Sanjay Mitra Takes Over as GOC-in-C of Surya Command Lucknow: Lieutenant General Sanjay Mitra on Thursday assumed charge as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Army’s Central Command in Lucknow, a day after Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta superannuated from service on Wednesday.The Army Commander paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the Smritika War Memorial before reviewing a…

Patna: Munger police suspended seven personnel, including the Muffasil police station SHO, for alleged irregularities in the handling of a liquor-related case and discrepancies in the registration of an FIR. With the fresh action, the number of police personnel suspended in connection with the case has risen to nine.The action was taken after an inquiry ordered by Munger SP Syed Imran Masood found lapses in the recording of facts during the registration of the case. The inquiry team examined CCTV footage from the police station, scrutinised official records and questioned personnel involved in the raid.Those suspended are Muffasil SHO Rajesh…