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Shivamogga: A villager filed a complaint at the police station against the forest department’s eviction drive.In Korlikoppa village near Kundur, within Barur gram panchayat limits, farmer Dakappa filed a complaint against staff attached to the Ambligola Range, accusing them of destroying his arecanut and banana plantation. Dakappa said his family was granted three acres of land in 1994 by the state govt, following which they took up agriculture on the land. Despite having valid documents and khata registration, the forest department claimed the land belonged to them and filed a case in 2022, he stated. The matter is pending in…
Pune: A five-year-old boy was found dead on a farm in Kejal village of Bhor taluka on Saturday morning. Police and forest officials who visited the spot suspect that the child was attacked by an animal.The deceased was identified as Krushna Kiran Sonawane.Pune: Cong Urges Independence From NCP, Station Redevelopment Fast-Tracked, ₹61L Fraud and MoreAccording to Rajgad police, initial suspicion pointed to a possible leopard attack. However, after examining the area, forest officials concluded that the injuries were not caused by a wild animal.The boy’s parents, who from Jalgaon, are employed as farm workers. According to the police, the minor…
Panaji: Members of the Muslim community requested the South Goa collector to deseal the Sunni Gulistan Masjid at Gogol Housing Board, Margao.Members of the community assembled outside the masjid on Monday in presence of police personnel, requesting the reopening of the mosque for prayers. They said that four days were left for Ramzan to begin, and that it was more than a week since the masjid was sealed.“Ramzan is important for us. If investigations are expedited and the masjid is opened, we can hold prayers,” he said. They said they were being denied hearing the ‘Azan’ and offering ‘namaz’ in…
Chandigarh: Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Monday expressed concern over what he described as the misplaced priorities of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) govt, following a protest staged by AAP leaders and workers in Chandigarh. Reacting to the demonstration, Bajwa said it was surprising that senior members of the state govt, including finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, appeared to have ample time for political theatrics instead of addressing the pressing governance and financial challenges confronting Punjab. He emphasised that at a time when the state is grappling with mounting fiscal pressures and economic uncertainty,…
Lucknow: Theme of the 18th Dastak Youth Festival is ‘Nature, Environment and Uttar Pradesh’. Organised with support of UP Tourism Department, Yuva club and EcoTourism initiatives, the event will run from Feb10 till Feb12 at International Buddhist Research Centre. It is a platform for youth to showcase artistic, poetic and theatrical skills addressing issues like gender equality, environment, women empowerment and culture. Students can participate in 30 competitions including poetry writing, baitbaazi, rangoli competition, photography, collage making, stand up comedy, group dance, film review, cartoon making, solo singing, face painting, nukkad natak, extempore, solo dance, skit or play, short film,…
The vibrant Patna Haat is set to rise from the ashes of an old structure near Gandhi Maidan, with demolition already in progress. This ambitious Rs 48 crore initiative, inspired by the famed Delhi Haat, aims to empower local artisans, particularly women entrepreneurs, by providing a dynamic platform for their traditional crafts. Patna: The path has been cleared for the development of Patna Haat, to be built west of Sabhyata Dwar near Gandhi Maidan, with demolition work of the old building at the proposed site recently getting underway. The structure, earlier used by the Bihar Police, is being razed to…
Jaipur: City police Saturday detained a liquor salesman and issued notices to several shops for allegedly selling alcohol after the 8 pm deadline, as enforcement teams stepped up action.Police said the salesman was caught during night patrolling while attempting to sell liquor beyond permitted hours. Notices were also served on liquor outlets found facilitating or abetting post-deadline sales.Jaipur: Healthcare Model Plans, Major Rural Works, CAG Alerts On PSUs & MoreOfficials said vendors were adopting shifting tactics to evade checks, prompting police to deploy plain-clothes constables for decoy purchases and conduct early-morning reconnaissance to identify storage points, delivery routes and patterns…
Nagpur: The district reported 902 new leprosy cases between April 2025 and December 2025, indicating a rise in detection largely attributed to intensified active surveillance, according to official data under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP). The district’s prevalence rate (PR) increased to 1.61 per 10,000 population, crossing the elimination threshold and underscoring the need for sustained public health interventions.Of the total cases detected, 690 were from rural areas and 212 from Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) limits. Health officials attributed the rise to aggressive case-finding strategies, including leprosy case detection campaigns (LCDC) and door-to-door screening drives conducted throughout the year.Nagpur:…
. Thane: Gloom descended on Vitawa, Kalwa, on Tuesday after news emerged of the death of Vidip Jadhav, a personal security officer (PSO) of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, in an air crash that also claimed the life of the politician, reports Nishikant Karlikar.Jadhav, a 2009-batch police constable, had served as the deputy chief minister’s security officer for several years. Broad-built and imposing in appearance, he was remembered by neighbours as the “shadow of the deputy CM”, reflecting his close and long-standing professional association with the leader. After Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Faces Power Vacuum As NCP And Alliances Enter Uncharted…
Kolkata: The domicile certificate issue continues to baffle voters despite the EC making it clear that it will accept only those documents issued to non-Bengali residents applying for defence and CAPF jobs. The reason: officers at the SIR hearings are still asking for domicile certificates.Two sisters from the Missionaries of Charity on Monday queued up at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters to submit papers for domicile certificates for two senior nuns. Three senior nuns had been called for a hearing at an office in the BBD Bag area. All three attended the camp and submitted necessary documents more than a…