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Kharge said the large turnout at Monday’s meeting in Verna reflected people’s desire for change Margao: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said the party was confident of defeating the BJP in Goa with the support of an opposition alliance and the people, accusing state govt of intimidating opponents and suppressing dissent.Addressing the party’s political affairs committee meeting, Kharge said the large turnout at Monday’s meeting in Verna reflected people’s desire for change.“Our doors for alliances are open. Like-minded political parties should be welcomed to join the alliance to defeat BJP and its corrupt rule,” he said, accusing BJP of…

The family of Harminder Singh, who was shot dead in a road rage incident in Ludhiana. mournsHarminder Singh, who was shot dead in LudhianaThe family of Harminder Singh, who was shot dead in a road rage incident in Ludhiana. mournsHarminder Singh, who was shot dead in LudhianaThe family of Harminder Singh, who was shot dead in a road rage incident in Ludhiana. mourns Ludhiana: A 39-year-old father of two was shot dead and a friend injured when a minor collision between their friends’ scooter and a car triggered road-rage violence near Ludhiana’s clock tower just after midnight on Monday.The deceased,…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh chapter of the All India Students’ Association (AISA), under its ‘GenZ Rising’ campaign, announced a statewide GEN-Z Mahajutan Yatra on Tuesday.The yatra aims to connect ongoing student and youth struggles across the state with a broader movement for education, employment, social justice and democratic rights. The yatra will begin in Prayagraj on Sep 9 and travel through Rae Bareli, Varanasi, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Lucknow and Meerut, with public gatherings planned at each stop.Manish Kumar, president of AISA, UP, who sat on a 23-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, said that in UP, students have repeatedly taken…

Madhepura: Madhepura district administration has formed a three-member committee to probe a viral video purportedly showing civil surgeon Vijay Kumar accepting cash from an alleged private nursing home owner for granting a licence.The committee, headed by the district land acquisition officer, also includes the district welfare officer and the confidential section officer of the collectorate.In the video, Kumar is seen accepting cash in his official chamber. The administration has directed the panel to submit its report at the earliest for further action. The video has drawn sharp public criticism. Source link

A family dispute escalated into a double murder in Chittorgarh’s Gangrar area. BHILWARA: The late-afternoon heat hung over the fields of Suwaniya in Chittorgarh’s Gangrar area as Bhagwan Lal Kalbeliya (55) sat with a few acquaintances, passing time and talking, Monday. He had been living there with Tara, a 35-year-old woman he was in a live-in relationship with, away from his ancestral village of Bheru Singh Ji Ka Kheda in the same district.By night, the calm broke. Bhagwan’s first wife, Ladu (51), arrived at the field along with his second wife, Bhomli (50), and Bhomli’s 22-year-old son, Anil. They pressed…

Nagpur: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday sharply questioned PWD’s National Highways division over cracks in the newly built cement road on Brahmapuri–Armori National Highway, asking why authorities appear to act only after judicial intervention.A division bench comprising Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Raj Wakode observed, “Does the administration wake up only after court takes cognisance? New roads deteriorate within six months and even bridges collapse. Why is there no regular inspection of roads after they are constructed?”Court was hearing Janmanch’s PIL filed through counsel — Advocates Parvez Mirza and Mrinall Chakravorty — where it had taken suo motu…

Construction at his office in Hatia will begin after monsoon, DRM Karuna Nidhi Singh said Ranchi: The Ranchi railway division has begun groundwork to set up a Unified Command and Control Centre (UCCC) to strengthen train safety, streamline operations and improve emergency response across its 55 stations.“The centre, estimated to cost Rs 15 crore, is likely to become operational within 18 months,” divisional railway manager (DRM) Karuna Nidhi Singh told TOI on Tuesday.The centre will enable round-the-clock monitoring of train movements and improve coordination among railway departments. It will also facilitate faster decision-making, efficient resource management and coordinated action during…

Surat: Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) police caught Class 1 and Class 2 officers of the Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) allegedly taking a Rs 40,000 bribe.Bharuch FDCA assistant commissioner Prakash Posnani (54) and FDCA inspector Surbhi Desai (29) were allegedly caught red handed taking the bribe at their office in Bharuch. The accused were caught in a trap laid by Narmada ACB police.According to details of the case, the complainants applied to the office of the assistant commissioner, Food and Drug Control Administration, Bharuch, for a new wholesale drug licence. Regarding issuance of the licence, Desai told the complainants that…

Varanasi: A joint team of Chopan police and the Special Operations Group arrested six suspected drug traffickers near the Baskatwa railway bridge on Monday and recovered 1.204 kg of heroin worth around Rs 2.4 crore from two vehicles. Police said the accused were allegedly bringing the contraband from Lucknow for retail sale in Sonbhadra, particularly Anpara and Obra.The operation was carried out under “Operation Shuddhi”. Acting on information about traffickers arriving from Robertsganj, police intercepted a Varanasi-registered car and a Gautam Budh Nagar-registered SUV. They recovered 696 grams of heroin from the SUV and 508 grams from the car, besides…

A Digha youth faces charges after a video showed him throwing stones THANE: A youth from Digha has been booked by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Sanpada, after an undated video showing him allegedly attempting to throw stones at passing local trains and making obscene gestures at passengers went viral on social media.According to police, the Thane railway police were alerted to the video, following which the youth was traced and identified.SPI Dharmendra Aware of the Thane railway police said the youth was subsequently booked by RPF Sanpada under relevant sections of the Railways Act.Police are further examining the video…