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Bhubaneswar: At least six persons were killed and several others were critically injured in two separate road accidents in Balangir and Koraput districts on Sunday.In Balangir, four members of a family were killed after the motorcycle in which they were travelling was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Pandren village. The deceased were identified as Khira Putel of Turekela, his wife, Kuni Putel, their six-year-old grandson, Debashis Putel, and son-in-law, Mohan Putel.Police said the four were returning home after completing some work at Dhourakhaman village when the accident occurred. Local villagers rushed to the scene and found them dead, following…

Coimbatore: Residents of three housing units in Madukkarai taluk took out protests on Sunday to bring the issues of poor maintenance, lack of basic facilities and failure in the implementation of govt norms to the attention of authorities concerned.Organized by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) Residents’ Welfare Associations of the housing units at Vellalore, Anbu Nagar in Malumichampatti panchayat and Senthamizh Nagar at Mayilkal, the protesters flagged the issues like irregular water supply, lack of sanitation and deteriorating living conditions. The demonstrations were held at the Vellalore housing unit, in front of the Malumichampatti panchayat office and…

Dibrugarh: Hundreds of BJP workers on Sunday held a protest rally in Dibrugarh, demanding a thorough probe into Gaurav Gogoi’s alleged Pakistan links, reports Rajib Dutta.The protest procession, led by BJP state president and Darrang-Udalguri MP Dilip Saikia, saw power minister and Dibrugarh MLA Prasanta Phukan, Lahowal MLA Binod Hazarika, Naharkatia MLA Taranga Gogoi and state BJP general secretary Rituparna Baruah participate.Guwahati: Political Yatra, Booth- Level Campaign, Crime & More“We demand a strong probe by the Centre into Gaurav Gogoi’s alleged Pakistan connections. The people of Assam deserve to know the truth about these serious allegations. A thorough investigation must…

Dharwad: Senior thinker and columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni, who served as a special adviser to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said that leaders across political parties must engage in serious introspection in view of the far-reaching changes taking place in India’s political landscape. He was speaking at a programme organised by the YS Patil Memorial Trust at the Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha auditorium in the city, where he shared his experiences of working closely with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani. Kulkarni observed that the Congress of the pre-Independence era no longer exists, and that the Jan Sangh of the…

A Rolls Royce, a Porsche, a Lamborghini – all bear ‘4018’ on the licence plates and in front of them poses Shivam Mishra KANPUR: Sunday afternoon’s Lamborghini crash on Kanpur’s VIP Road has once again brought Shivam Mishra—son of prominent tobacco businessman KK Mishra—into the public eye. While police are probing the circumstances of the accident that left three people injured, the incident has also revived scrutiny of the Mishra family’s flamboyant lifestyle, marked by ultra-luxury cars, high-profile social events and past Income Tax investigations. Shivam Mishra is widely known in elite social circles for his passion for exotic automobiles.…

Ludhiana: This time, January in Ludhiana was one of the coldest in recent years, with the city recording the lowest “highest minimum temperature” for the month since 2014.According to the January report of the Met department, highest minimum temperature recorded in Jan 2026 was 10.4 degrees Celsius. Last time Ludhiana saw a lower figure was in Jan 2014, when highest minimum temperature had reached 10.0 degrees Celsius.The city also recorded the second-lowest average minimum temperature for Jan in 13 years. This year’s average minimum temperature stood at 6.6 degrees Celsius, lower than the value recorded in Jan 2025. The only…

Noida: Residents of Sector 22 have raised concerns over the deteriorating condition of the internal road connecting blocks A to C. Constructed over seven years ago, the road has been dug-up several times to lay down water and sewer lines, resulting in damage and a proliferation of potholes.According to residents, the situation worsens during the monsoon season, when potholes fill up with water and make the stretch extremely hard to navigate. Residents raised concerns over accident risks in the area, which is frequented by many, including senior citizens and children.”Since this road was constructed, it has been dug-up numerous times…

Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has launched a series of projects worth Rs 368 crore across all five phases of the Chakan industrial area to tackle persistent traffic congestion.A key initiative includes constructing two stretches of six-lane concrete roads, covering up to 3.5km, on the route connecting the Talegaon industrial area to Chakan. With an investment of Rs 64 crore, the project will bypass Navlakh Umbre village near Talegaon and also upgrade sections near the Nashik highway. This is expected to streamline the traffic flow between old Mumbai-Pune and Nashik highways. “Most of the work has already been…

Panaji: Olavio Fernandes, a former director of the agriculture department, collapsed during a heated discussion with Santa Cruz sarpanch Jenifer de Oliveira at the gram sabha meeting on Sunday.The proposal under discussion was to bring down transfer fees for flats from Rs 25,000 to Rs 10,000.Goa: ISL Hurdles, Fake Storm Alert, ODP Row & Citizenship DemandA member of the gram sabha performed CPR on Fernandes and tried to revive him, but he remained unresponsive.Fernandes, who was suspected to have a heart attack, was taken to the GMC but was declared dead.The sarpanch said, “This is the first time we encountered…

TARN TARAN: In a horrifying incident inside a Tarn Taran law college, a first-year student shot dead his classmate before turning the weapon on himself. The shocking crime took place on Monday at the Usma Law College, sending panic across the campus.According to senior superintendent of police (SSP) Surendra Lamba, the deceased female student has been identified as Sandeep Kaur. The accused is identified as Prince Raj Singh who allegedly opened fire on Sandeep inside college campus. He then shot himself in the head.Both students were in their first semester at the college.Students and faculty were stunned by the sudden…