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Bhubaneswar: Daughter of migrant labourers from Balangir district, 17-year-old Payal Nag has been making a mark in para archery. A quadruple amputee, Payal recently won two medals — a silver in the ranking round and a bronze in the individual event — at the 7th National Para Archery Championship in Punjab.Payal’s success was made possible through sustained support from the state administration, including chief secretary Anu Garg, the women and child development department, and her coach, Kuldeep Vedwan, who played a crucial role in shaping her sporting career.In April 2015, Payal, a resident of Jamunabahal village in Balangir district, lost…

Gurgaon: An 18-year-old schoolgirl suffered grievous injuries after an SUV allegedly sped through a narrow lane in Adarsh Nagar on Friday morning, hit her as she walked to school and hurled her several metres ahead before the driver fled without taking her to hospital. In his bid to escape, the accused also crashed into a two-wheeler.The crash took place around 9am when Vidhi, a Class 11 student, was headed for her school in Jacobpura. In the complaint, her family alleged the SUV — a black Scorpio — was being driven at high speed and in a negligent manner through the…

Guwahati: The death toll in the dynamite explosion in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district climbed to 27 on Saturday after two more bodies were recovered, police said.The multiple-agency search operation in the Thangsku area of Umsngat village, where the explosion occurred on Thursday, is still underway, with several people reported missing, police said, adding that efforts are also being made to verify the identities of the deceased.PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And MoreOfficials said the search teams are working round the clock in the remote terrain, as…

Pic: Legislative council chairman Basavaraj Horatti launches International Kite Festival and Sansad Samskrutika Utsav, presented by Union minister Pralhad Joshi in HubballiHubballi: Legislative council chairman Basavaraj Horatti said participating in co-curricular activities will boost students’ development mentally and physically.PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And MoreSpeaking at the International Kite Festival and Sansad Samskrutika Utsav, presented by Union minister Pralhad Joshi in Hubballi on Saturday, Horatti said only studies did not boost students’ education. He said such a platform is useful for mental and physical well-being. He lauded Joshi for organising the event.…

Kanpur: In a bid to ease traffic congestion, a 94km Ring Road is under construction around the city. On Friday, regional project manager Gautam Vishal inspected package one of the project to assess progress. It was reported that the construction of package one will be completed by Sept 2026, with 10kms of the road already finished.The six-lane road is expected to alleviate 60% of the city’s internal traffic congestion. Additionally, the ring road will connect five national highways and two state highways. It will also link with the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway starting in April, ensuring smoother travel and reducing inner-city traffic…

Ludhiana: Government schools across Punjab, including Ludhiana, on Saturday organised parents’ workshop 2.0 regarding the upcoming examination preparation and under the theme ‘exam preparation a joint responsibility’. In this workshop, role of parents, environment at home and self confidence for the upcoming exams was talked about. Also, the role of parents in admission process and stopping the drug usage in early years was also discussed.During the parents’ workshop 2.0, it was decided that the daily academic schedule will be followed, but the situation in many government schools during the workshop turned out to be different than expected and as planned…

Mangaluru: Dr K Sudhakar Shetty, who served the department of psychiatry, Fr Muller Hospital, Mangaluru, for 52 long years, passed away due to age-related illness on Saturday. He was 93. Born on April 16, 1933, Dr Shetty was a pioneer in Indian psychiatry. As India’s first MD psychiatrist from the inaugural batch at AIIMS, New Delhi, he stood at the forefront of mental health care in the country at a time when the field was still widely misunderstood and overlooked.PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And MoreIn 1965, he laid the foundation for…

Mysuru: Negating the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) claim that it had seized narcotics from Karnataka to the tune of Rs 10 crore, home minister G Parameshwara Saturday asserted no drugs or raw materials for making narcotic substances were seized from anywhere in the state.Saying that state police would not allow Karnataka to become Punjab, where drug trafficking and peddling are rampant, he added that his department was working to curb the use of narcotics in the state. PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And MoreSpeaking after the inauguration of a new building for…

Pune: Daily commuters are unhappy over the poor condition of several roads that were not part of the cycling event held last month and have urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to take up repair work on those stretches on priority.The civic body repaired and resurfaced about 75-km roads across the city ahead of the event. Among these were key stretches such as JM Road, FC Road, SB Road, University Road, Karve Road and Tilak Road. Commuters said the civic administration did not give adequate attention towards maintenance of other roads.Swapnil Patil, who often goes to Shivajinagar, said many roads…

Panaji: NIT Goa director Omprakash Jaiswal, speaking at the 11th convocation ceremony of the institute, said that the NIT has proposed to the state that it will provide upskilling training to ITI students from Goa.“NIT Goa is ready to contribute and help the Goa region in all possible aspects. The institute has submitted the proposal to train ITI students of Goa, aiming at skill development and capacity building in various sectors. About 1,000 high school students have visited the campus to upgrade their knowledge and exposure towards science and technology,” Jaiswal said.He said that besides offering three MSc programmes at…