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Bihar’s urban landscape is on the brink of transformation as the Buidco rolls out a rigorous work schedule for project directors and engineers. Patna: In a major push to accelerate urban infrastructure development ahead of the monsoon, Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Buidco) managing director Animesh Kumar Parashar has asked all project directors and engineers across the state to remain in full alert mode throughout the week.Parashar said officers will now dedicate five days exclusively to intensive office work, including preparing detailed plans, compiling verified progress reports, resolving pending complaints, processing tenders, clearing payments, obtaining no objection certificates (NOCs) and…

Jaipur: The state govt has clarified that there is no immediate plan to amend eligibility norms for candidates contesting urban local bodies elections, including the two-child norm, following a query by Ratangarh MLA Poosaram Godara.In a written reply, the Department of Local Bodies (DLB) said Section 21 of the Rajasthan Municipal Act, 2009, does not mandate any educational qualification for candidates contesting municipal elections. It added that no proposal to amend rules related to educational qualifications is currently under consideration. Jaipur: Solar Surge Strains Grid, Titanium Dioxide In Mayonnaise, CM To Open Stonemart And MoreOn the two-child norm, the govt…

Daltonganj: A static surveillance team of the police seized Rs 40.2 lakh in cash from a car during a vehicle checking drive in Latehar district on Wednesday evening. “The seizure was made from Karkat location on NH 75, under Latehar police station limits,” Latehar SP Kumar Gaurav said. The seizure was made amid the model code of conduct (MCC), which is in effect for the Feb 23 civic body polls in Jharkhand.As the cash was above Rs 10 lakh, the income tax department was informed about the detection in the possession of the occupants of the car, police said. “We…

Varanasi: Police ruled out possibility of social media posts in support of UGC regulations as the trigger for clashes between two groups of inmates at Rajaram Hostel of Banaras Hindu University (BHU). One student had lodged police complaint, alleging he was attacked for his posts on social media in support of UGC equity regulation 2026. But when police investigated, it came to light that dispute among students had occurred in the mess over a conflict on their WhatsApp group and that the dispute had no connection with UGC related protest. Varanasi Crime, BHU Protests, Violating Norms & MoreOn complaint of…

Thiruvananthapuram: Kadinamkulam police on Thursday arrested a history-sheeter from Tamil Nadu in connection with an assault case. Police said that the arrested person, Ratheesh, 48, of Chittattumukku, is involved in 57 criminal cases, including four rape cases.According to police, Ratheesh allegedly attacked Abhilash, 28, a resident of Kalpana Colony, Chittattumukku, after he questioned a woman, who was accompanying the accused, for allegedly making inappropriate remarks. The incident happened on Feb 2. Thiruvananthapuram Crime, Weather, Transport & MoreRatheesh went absconding soon after the incident. He also approached a court seeking to quash the case. However, the court dismissed his plea, police…

Kolkata: A Kolkata-based content creator was accused of molesting and assaulting a 22-year-old woman, who used to be a close friend until recently, police said.After an FIR was registered at the Behala PS on Wednesday, he remained on the run for almost a day. Late on Thursday, he was arrested from a hideout in Dum Dum.Kolkata: Assault Case, Kabuliwala Death, Mamata’s Court Move & Emergency Landing Developments”The woman, a south Kolkata resident, claimed the accused confined her to a room for nearly 12 hours after an argument, assaulted her and forced her to stay silent about the incident before letting…

Megyn Kelly has sparked widespread backlash after saying she does not feel sorry for Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old US citizen who was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis over the weekend.According to reporting cited by the Associated Press and local Minnesota outlets, Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot by Border Patrol officers on Saturday after being pinned to the ground. Authorities have said he was legally carrying a firearm but did not draw the weapon. ‘Alex Pretti Killing Sad, I Love His Family’: Trump For ‘HONEST’ Probe Into Minneapolis ICE Shooting Despite that, the Department of Homeland…

Jennifer Barton, an NHS health care professional, has been forced to sell her house, car and give her children to their father after falling for six celebrity romances. (Pix via Emma Trimble / SWNS) A Worcestershire mother of two has been left homeless after losing £250,000 to a network of online fraudsters who posed as well-known actors and musicians, persuading her over two years that they loved her, needed urgent help and planned a future together. By the time the deception unravelled, she had sold her home, her car and almost everything she owned. A slow-burn deception on social media…

Russia’s relentless attacks have crippled Ukraine’s energy system and even though Moscow has agreed to pause its attacks until 1 February, the country’s electricity grid is still under greater pressure.The blackouts come amidst a biting winter – with temperatures expected to drop as low as minus 30C in the next few days.And yet in a display of a remarkable resilience, some residents in Kyiv who have no heating and power at home have decided to throw a party on the frozen Dnipro river. The BBC’s Abdujalil Abdurasulov spoke to locals who he said had gathered to send a message to…

David Bown is now cared for by his parents, after he suffered irreversible neurological damage following the operation to remove a brain tumour. (Pix via Brabners / SWNS) A Warwickshire man is suing an NHS trust after a series of medical failings left him with permanent brain and sight damage and dependent on his parents for daily care. David Bown, 41, was prescribed chemotherapy for more than eight years despite clinical guidance recommending treatment for no more than six months in cases like his.Bown, a former IT systems manager and keen football coach from Atherstone, Warwickshire, was treated at University…