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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…

Chandigarh: Veterans of the Indian Air Force (IAF) converged in Chandigarh to celebrate the legacy of the C-119G Fairchild Packet aircraft. The reunion, held after a two-year hiatus since the last gathering in Agra, brought together the “Fairchild family” from across India, USA and New Zealand. At present, the “Fairchild family” has around 112 members.The event, scheduled from Feb 6 to 8, is a tribute to the “workhorse” of the airpower generation — the Fairchild Packet — often affectionately referred to as the “Leopard” or the “Aasmaan se Aayaa farishta” (Angel from the Sky) by civilians for its critical role…

Lucknow: UP Special Task Force arrested a gangster wanted in a Gonda district carrying a Rs 50,000 reward under Gangster Act case. The accused, identified as Ritik Singh alias Billu, was arrested from Haryana after a sustained intelligence-led operation, officials said on Saturday.Billu, son of Nandpal Singh, resident of Kali Singh Purwa village, Madhaipur, Khonderai area under Parsapur police station in Gonda district was residing in Yamunanagar, district of Haryana. He was wanted in a case registered at Parsapur police station in Gonda district under Section 3(1) of the Gangster Act. The arrest was on Feb 7, from Rajawala Bagh,…

Buxar: A total of 256 youths secured jobs at an job-cum-guidance fair organised under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) at Chaugain village in Dumraon subdivision, Buxar, on Friday. Fourteen companies participated, and over 1,000 candidates registered both online and offline.At the fair, 875 youths registered on the spot, of whom 256 were selected directly. Another 210 candidates registered online. Appointment letters were distributed to the selected candidates at the venue.Patna: 1409 Special Trains For Holi, Cashless Healthcare Assured, Hospital Sealed And MoreAmong those selected was 28-year-old Parmanand, an IT engineer from Navanagar village, who left for Tatanagar,…

Jaipur: Following the Union Budget announcement to set up seven mega textile parks nationwide, officials of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), led by its chairman A Shaktivel, visited Kota Saturday to assess prospects. While the council’s representatives declined to comment, govt sources confirmed Rajasthan’s keen interest to host one such mega textile park, citing the state’s strong industrial ecosystem and export potential.At a meeting with AEPC senior representatives and members of Garment Exporters of Rajasthan (GEAR) Friday evening, chief secretary V Srinivas urged the industry to seize the moment and convert momentum from India’s trade talks with the UK,…