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The calf, which had incurred severe injuries, however, was declared dead Keonjhar: A one-year-old female elephant calf died after falling into an open well in Kathabaunshuli village under Sadar range in the district late on Thursday night.According to sources, the calf, part of a 10-member herd, had entered the garden of local resident Mohan Charan Mohanta to feed on vegetables when it suddenly slipped into the deep open well. The mother elephant and other herd members tried in vain to rescue the trapped calf, reportedly circling the well for hours.Delhi Excise Policy, Pak- Afghanistan Tensions, GDP growth & MoreLater in…

Gurgaon: The city recorded its most polluted Feb since air quality monitoring began in 2016. There were no ‘good’ or ‘satisfactory’ days and the monthly average AQI touched 256, placing the entire month in the ‘poor’ category this month.Data compiled from daily readings between 2016 and 2026 shows this Feb overtook all previous years. The earlier Feb peak stood at 236 in 2020, followed by 231 in 2017 and 231 in 2023.This year’s 256 also marked a steep rise from Feb 2025’s average of 186.5 and last year’s 201. Two days slipped into the ‘very poor’ bracket, with AQI crossing…

Guwahati: Tuberculosis (TB) cases diagnosed in Assam have shown a steady increase over the last four years owing to increased testing since 2022. The three years prior to that recorded less number of TB cases.In 2022, the number of diagnosed patients was 47,308. In 2023, it increased to 50,989. In 2024, it slightly decreased to 50,214, and in 2025, it rose again to 52,061.Guwahati: Tripura’s Solar & AI Push, Mizoram Budget Focus, and Nagaland on Rice Identity & MoreThe health officials have described the rise as a positive sign, attributing it partly to improved and meticulous testing across the state.…

Kanpur: Nazirababad police arrested share trading fraud Sushil Dhawan from a clinic near JK Mandir Nahariya on Friday morning. He was undergoing treatment for past three days.More than half a dozen cases were registered against Dhawan at Kakadeo and Nazirababad police stations, in which his wife and father were also co-accused. On Monday, victims met DCP Central and filed a complaint against the accused, after which DCP Central handed over the investigation to ADCP Sumit Sudhakar Ramteke.Dhawan, a resident of Moti Vihar Society in Sarvodaya Nagar, had an office in Kaushalpuri, where he carried out share broking work with people’s…

Pune: Three people – a pharmacist, a mall manager and a private company employee – collectively lost Rs 60 lakh to separate online share trading frauds. The Sinhagad Road, Kondhwa and Nanded City police registered separate cases. A 52-year-old pharmacist from Sinhagad Road, who lost Rs 26.4 lakh, stated in his complaint that in Oct last year, he was added to a group on a mobile messenger. He was given online training and then told to download an app for making investments and monitoring the profit. “The pharmacist initially invested some amount and could see good profit in the app,”…

Panaji: With govt set to roll out the deposit refund scheme (DRS) from April, the excise department made it compulsory for all liquor bottles sold in the state to carry high-security, tamper-resistant stickers with QR codes to track the bottles. The QR codes will provide a digital track-and-trace mechanism for authorities to process refunds as well as track the source of the purchase.According to a notification published in the official gazette, the amendment to the Goa Excise Duty Rules, 1964, applies to manufacturers of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), wine, beer and country liquor, bottling units, as well as importers…

Sultanpur Lodhi: An 8-year-old boy from a migrant family was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Gillan village near Sultanpur Lodhi on Friday. The child, Suraj Kumar, had stepped out around noon to relieve himself near the house where his family was staying when the dogs attacked him.Hearing his screams, his mother and neighbours rushed to help, but the dogs continued biting him and inflicted severe injuries on his head, abdomen, arms and legs. He was pulled out after a struggle and taken to the civil hospital in Sultanpur Lodhi. Dr Akashdeep Sharma, who attended the…

Lucknow: Back from his four-day Singapore and Japan tour, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed all departments to increase their efforts to realise their revenue targets for the current financial year.During a review meet of the tax and non-tax revenue up to the end of Feb for the current financial year, CM was told that against the annual tax revenue target of Rs 2,95,000 crore, Rs 1,96,177 crore was collected so far. The target for state tax is Rs 1,75,725 crore, against which Rs 1,03,770 crore was collected so far. This includes Rs 75,195 crore under GST and Rs…

Patna: The Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar are headed for a keen contest over the fifth seat with both the RJD and the AIMIM staking claim to it — a seat the opposition can win if it remains united. Based on the current strength in the 243-member Bihar assembly, the ruling NDA, with 202 MLAs, is set to win four of the five seats comfortably. The real contest is over the remaining seat.As per the formula for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, a candidate requires the support of at least 41 MLAs to get elected. Leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad…

Jaipur: Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Friday called for a fair and balanced approach to allotting speaking opportunities in the House, amid controversy over participation during the ongoing Budget Session.Addressing both treasury and Opposition benches, Devnani said equitable participation was essential for healthy legislative functioning. “Some members get to participate in almost every budget debate, while others do not get a chance even once. This is not a healthy practice,” he said. Highlighting the disparity, the Speaker informed the House that 18 Opposition MLAs and 23 ruling party MLAs had not spoken a single word so far in the Budget Session.…