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Lucknow: In a bid to equip the state capital for rapid urbanisation and mounting traffic pressure, Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh submitted a detailed 20-year Integrated Traffic and Urban Mobility Strategy to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, outlining a long-term, technology-driven roadmap to make Lucknow traffic-ready for the coming decades.Highlighting the city’s changing mobility needs, Singh said traffic management can no longer rely on short-term or reactive measures and must shift towards a coordinated, data-driven policy framework. Citing VAHAN data, the proposal noted that by 2025, Lucknow had nearly 31.8 lakh registered vehicles, with 1.2 to 1.5 lakh new vehicles added annually,…

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Patna: A violent clash broke out during an anti-encroachment drive near Medanta Hospital in Kankarbagh on Monday afternoon, leaving several police personnel, district officials and locals injured after slum dwellers allegedly resisted the removal of illegal structures and pelted stones at the team.The incident occurred around 12 noon when a joint team led by city magistrate Aditya Shrivastava and ASP (Sadar) Abhinav Kumar — along with officials from the district administration, Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and police personnel — reached the spot to clear encroachments in front of the hospital.GDP growth at 6.4%, Kanpur Lamborghini Case, No-Trust Move Against Birla…

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Jaipur: Rajasthan continued their sterling show by thrashing Vidarbha by 175 runs in the Col CK Nayudu U-23 Trophy Elite match at the VCA Stadium, Civil Lines, in Nagpur on Sunday.The visitors dominated in all the departments to record a thumping win with a day to spare.Jaipur: Healthcare Model Plans, Major Rural Works, CAG Alerts On PSUs & MoreOpting to bat first, Rajasthan amassed 286 in the first innings and scored 171 in the second essay.The hosts’ batting collapsed in both the innings and managed merely 181 and 101 to suffer a humiliating defeat.Anirudh Singh Chouhan, Mohit Changra, Chetan Sharma…

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Nagpur: A business lawyer from Godhani was cheated of ₹50 lakh in an online stock market scam. The complainant, Subodh Patil (47), was added to a WhatsApp group titled ‘22 VIP Service Group’ by an unknown number (8050366467). The fraudsters, posing as stock market experts operating under the name ‘Sundaram AMC’, lured him with promises of 10-15% guaranteed returns on investments.Nagpur: Vidarbha Investment Surge, GCC Growth Push, Logistics Hub Plans And MoreTo gain his trust, the scammers shared convincing chats and forged documents, following which Patil transferred large sums of money to multiple bank accounts. He later realised he had…

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Ranchi: Lack of water supply, inadequate drainage and narrow, broken roads continue to plague a large section of residents in ward No. 9, which includes colonies such as Bariatu Housing Colony, Dhelatoli, Rani Bagan, Tukitoli, Tiril and others.On entering Dhelatoli — a colony inhabited by both tribal and non-tribal communities — residents are greeted by narrow lanes and open, choked drains. Locals said the drains overflow even during moderate rainfall, making it difficult for thousands of residents to step out of their homes.Ramesh Kumar Soni, a resident, said, “With people leaving no space in front of their houses, constructing proper…

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KALYAN: The UBT Sena’s Kalyan district chief Sharad Patil Wednesday accused MNS of betrayal after it extended its support to Shiv Sena in KDMC.Sena MP from Kalyan Shrikant Shinde said MNS had extended support in the interest of the city’s development. Asked if Shiv Sena would form the local govt without the support of BJP which had won 50 seats, he said that Sena and BJP had contested the civic polls together as Mahayuti and that the mayor would be from Mahayuti. A final decision on the mayoral post would be taken by deputy CM Eknath Shinde and BJP state…

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Thiruvananthapuram: Unchecked deep-sea shrimp trawling off Kerala may be damaging marine ecosystems, fish stocks and fisher livelihoods, scientists have warned, following the rare discovery of a deep-sea telescope octopus off the Kollam coast last year. The warning comes after the first-ever confirmed record of the telescope octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus) in Indian waters, documented from the Laccadive Sea and published in the Springer journal Russian Journal of Marine Biology.While the discovery is a scientific milestone, researchers said it has exposed serious gaps in the monitoring and regulation of deep-sea fishing activities in Kerala. According to the study, deep-sea shrimp trawling typically…

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Kolkata: Iranian film Muddy Foot (2025), directed by Mohammad-Ebrahim Azizi, won the ‘Best Fiction Film Award’ at the fourth International Sports Film Festival of India (ISFFI) that concluded in the city on Sunday.This year’s edition of ISFFI screened 36 films from 17 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Iran, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and India, offering a diverse range of narratives across fiction, documentaries, and extreme sports genres.Kolkata: Exhibition On Ancient India, Italy-Scotland Match At Eden, Indigo IRE Hits Airport Rank And MoreSet against the backdrop of football, Muddy Foot impressed the international jury…

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