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Noida: For four days in Feb, a corner of Noida will be transformed into a riot of colour, with a floral reimagining of the Kedarnath shrine rising at the centre of the city’s annual flower show.The 38th edition of the flower show will be organised by Noida Authority from Feb 19 to 22 at Shivalik Park near Shilp Haat in Sector 33A. This year, visitors will be greeted by a 25-foot-high floral gate and temple-inspired installation at the heart of the event, designed to evoke the Himalayan shrine through thousands of fresh blooms.While the Kedarnath replica will be the visual…

Pune: Residents from different parts of the city are irked over interruptions in as well as low-pressure water supply since last week. Many said there was very little improvement in supply after last week’s day-long closure. The main complaints pertain to low pressure and water supply for fewer hours. Complaints were raised in areas including Kalas, Dhanori, Lohegaon, some parts of Bavdhan, Pashan, and pockets of Shivajinagar, Hadapsar, areas around Kondhwa, and NIBM Road. Several newly elected corporators from the different areas also affirmed that they received complaints from citizens over these interruptions. A corporator from the Sus area said…

Panaji: The road stretches from Damian de Goa to Hyundai showroom and from Holy Family Church to O’Coqueiro Junction, will be closed till March 19 to facilitate the Porvorim elevated highway work.The office of the North Goa district magistrate notified that the traffic diversion or closure of the stretches of roads mentioned in Phase-II will only be undertaken upon completion of Phase-I, i.e. closure from pillar 16 near ODP road to pillar 20 near Damian de Goa, and closure from pillar 16 to pillar 55 near O’Coqueiro junction.Goa: Drugs Criticism By CM, Porvorim Road Closures, Valpoi Student Shines And MoreHeavy…

Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated the process to procure open-ended non-bailable warrants against fugitive music company owner Inderjeet Singh Yadav alias Inderjeet Yadav in a money laundering case.According to the ED, Yadav is operating from the UAE. Chandigarh: Farmers’ Income Increase By 2047, Yamunanagar Wastewater Order, HC Pay Scale Directive And MoreOn Thursday, ED special prosecutor moved a fresh application to upgrade its request for the warrants to open-ended before the Gurugram zone PMLA special judge. The court fixed March 9 for final arguments, according to its orders uploaded on Friday. The move comes after ED raided 10…

Lucknow: Police on Friday claimed to have successfully busted a well-organised ‘lift-and-loot’ gang that used a rented Thar SUV without a number plate to rob unsuspecting passengers.Additional DCP, North Rishabh Runwal said that the gang offered lifts to commuters, assaulted them inside the vehicle, robbed them of cash and valuables, and then pushed the victims out at deserted locations before fleeing. The gang was involved in several robbery cases in Lucknow over the past few weeks. Lucknow: CCTVs AI To Guard E-Way, UP Inks Rs3,000 Cr MoUs, Akhilesh PDA Pathshala And MoreThe arrested persons were identified as Rishabh Goswami (23),…

Patna: In Bhagalpur’s Adampur locality, a baton of gratitude for success in life is being passed on to young people aspiring for what many in Bihar seek most – a ‘sarkari naukari’. They are mentored free of cost through Ashirwad Nisulk Shikshan Sansthan.The person behind the initiative is Gopal Krishna Jha (45), who teaches more than 300 students five days a week without charging any fee. The institute functions from a thatched bamboo hut. Gopal is employed as an assistant in a state-owned insurance company, but his decision to give back to society dates back to his undergraduate days at…

Ajmer: Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) Friday made changes in the exam schedule and changed the timing of papers for some subjects in Class 12. Board secretary Gajendra Singh said that the examination subjects such as Computer Science, Informatics and Drawing subjects will now be conducted in the afternoon shift instead of morning. The exams for these subjects will now be held from 2pm to 5.15pm instead of the earlier timing fixed from 8.30am to 11.45am.Jaipur: Med Graduates Held, Traffic Dept Corrigendum, Arrest Warrant Stay For Salman Khan And More Singh said that the exam for Computer Science and…

Nagpur: The first day of Advantage Vidarbha business conclave witnessed MoUs and investment commitments worth ₹27,500 crore. The three-day conclave was inaugurated by Union minister Nitin Gadkari and CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday. Gadchiroli’s steel potential and Vidarbha’s job-creation push emerged as the central themes of the event.MoUs and investment commitments included Mahindra & Mahindra’s ₹15,000 crore integrated automobile and tractor investment plan with a plant in Nagpur, a supplier hub in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and expansion in Nashik; ₹10,000 crore Smelters investment MoU, and a ₹2,500 crore MoU with N Motive, Germany, to bring giga casting technology for EV 3-wheelers…

Koderma: Police on Friday formed a special investigation team (SIT) after formally lodging a case to trace 10 Birhor children, aged between six and 12, who had gone missing on Feb 1. All kids hailed from the Gadiyai Birhor hamlet, which is home to around 50 families, under the Jainagar police station limits. Police also visited the hamlet on Friday to take stock of the situation.Notably, Birhors are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) and among Jharkhand’s most vulnerable population.According to officials, the children had gone with their families to attend a feast in Parsabad, approximately 3km away from their…

A Kolkata histopathologist has amassed over 350 Indian TB seals, non-postage stamps aiding tuberculosis awareness and fundraising since 1940 KOLKATA: A histopathologist who began collecting stamps when he was in school in 1990 has built a collection of over 350 TB seals — non-postage stamps that are released annually to raise funds for Tuberculosis and create awareness on the diseases.Bhaskar Mitra, a senior consultant with Drs Trivedi & Roy Diagnostic Laboratory, has in his collection nearly every TB seal that has been issued in India since 1940. Each year, around four seals are released on Oct 2 by the President…