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Noida: Along its length of 500 metres or so, the surface of the road near Purvanchal Royal City in Sector Chi 5 is pockmarked with dozens of cracks, patches, divots and holes. In some spots where the surface has worn away entirely, three or more layers of road lie exposed.The stretch, which runs under Yamuna Expressway bridge, is one of many across Greater Noida that residents said have deteriorated significantly this monsoon, exposing years of civic neglect.While several high-speed corridors and major infrastructure projects are planned across the city, on the ground, several internal and residential roads remain riddled with…

Bikers cross large potholes on the Nande-Mhalunge Road, where a 10-year-old boy died on Monday after he came under a truck Pune: Shankar Mandekar, NCP’s Bhor MLA, on Tuesday sparked a controversy when he said that when there are roads, accidents do occur after he visited the accident spot on Nande-Mhalunge Road where a 10-year-old boy died the previous day.“It was an unfortunate incident, but when there are roads, accidents do happen. In the end, a case is registered against the owner of the bigger vehicle involved in the accident,” the Bhor MLA said during a media interaction on Tuesday…

Panaji: After the Goa state council for educational research and training (GSCERT) decided to implement holistic progress cards from Class I to VIII in all govt and aided schools from the current academic year, the Goa board of secondary and higher secondary education too has said that the new process of assessment will be introduced in a phased-manner from Class IX from 2026-27.Implementation of holistic progress cards is a requirement under the National Education Policy, 2020.“All heads of secondary schools are hereby informed that holistic progress card is being rolled out for implementation in secondary schools phase-wise with the objective…

BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan Bathinda: Differences have emerged within the Punjab chapter of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) over staging a morcha in Chandigarh from Sept 1, with two major farm organisations disassociating themselves from the decision over a demand to annul all water-sharing agreements.BKU Ekta Ugrahan and Kisan Sangharsh Committee Punjab have opposed the demand, saying it could create differences between farmer groups in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and is not in the spirit of a broader national farmers’ movement. They have also objected to their names being used in a joint statement issued on Aug 14…

Lucknow: A district court in Sultanpur has awarded life imprisonment to four persons for the murder of a brick kiln owner in 2019. The court slapped a fine of Rs 3.98 lakh on the four accused with directions that 80% of the amount would be transferred to the victim’s family.On Nov 12, 2019, brick kiln owner Vijay Kumar, his brother Arpit and their cousin Amrendra Singh were stopped by one Chandrashekhar Kesarwani and his associates near a bank in Amethi’s Gauriganj. The two sides entered into a heated exchange over some old issue and Chandrashekhar’s demand of Rs 2 lakh…

HAM(S) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi Patna: Union minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi on Tuesday took a swipe at RJD national working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav over his slip of tongue while paying tribute to ‘Mountain Man’ Dashrath Manjhi.At a tribute meeting organised at the RJD office here on Monday to mark Dashrath Manjhi’s 19th death anniversary, Tejashwi mistakenly referred to Jitan Ram Manjhi while paying tribute to the legendary “Mountain Man”. RJD functionaries present nearby pointed out the error, following which Tejashwi immediately corrected himself and named Dashrath Manjhi.Sharing a video of the incident on…

20-month-old child stolen from Khatushyamji recovered safe, accused woman arrested Jhunjhunu: Sikar police successfully rescued a 20-month-old child, who was kidnapped from Khatu Shyamji temple area where his family from Uttar Pradesh was on pilgrimage. The child was recovered late Monday night, and a 30-year-old woman named Pinki, a resident of Bihar, was arrested for the kidnapping Tuesday.Sikar Superintendent of Police Praveen Nayak Nunawat said that Pinki, who has no children and was living in a rented house in Ballabhgarh, Haryana, kidnapped Raunak on the evening of Aug 15 after he got separated from his family. After searching at its…

Nagpur: With the Urban Development Department (UDD) monitoring the condition of Nagpur’s roads ahead of Ganeshotsav, a first such move, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has launched a focused exercise to make stretches leading to Chitar Oli and major idol immersion spots pothole-free.At a meeting held on Tuesday, NMC chief engineer Leena Upadhey directed all executive engineers to ensure that roads under their respective zones are made pothole-free before Ganeshotsav. The meeting followed directions issued during a video conference chaired by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday.Shinde also suggested using suitable mechanisms and technologies for speedy repairs of potholes…

The court observed that the commission’s admission of tampering in the result computation process warranted further investigation Ranchi: Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) on Tuesday informed Jharkhand high court that a system error had occurred while computing the results of the Madhyamik Acharya (secondary teachers) appointment examination held in Jan.The commission also acknowledged unauthorised interference in the marks computation process, following which it asked 2,819 candidates to appear for a re-examination.The admission came during the hearing of a petition filed by candidates directed to take the re-exam. Taking note of the JSSC’s stand, HC observed that the commission’s admission of…

Tensions rose when Parmar was allegedly pushed and subjected to verbal abuse while leaving the campus after counting Surat: In a major upset, the Kisan Parivartan Panel swept the election to the managing committee of Bardoli Sugar Factory, defeating all candidates of the ruling Sahkar Panel and securing control of one of the country’s major sugar cooperatives. The factory, formally known as Shree Khedut Sahakari Khand Udyog Mandli Ltd, is among the largest in the country in terms of crushing capacity.A key upset was the defeat of BJP’s Bardoli MLA Ishwar Parmar, who lost to Tarun Patel. Patel polled 1,424…