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Mysuru: The Mysuru district administration has begun the process of appointing administrators to 260 gram panchayats (GPs) whose elected bodies have completed their terms, following state government orders to place such GPs under administrative control. Elections to these GPs were last held in Dec 2020.After the department of rural development and panchayat raj institutions issued a notification directing all districts to appoint administrators, the Mysuru administration initiated steps to identify and assign officers to 216 GPs under its jurisdiction.Officials compiled a list of personnel from various departments — including agriculture, horticulture, minor irrigation and others — through the zilla panchayat.…
Valpoi: Actor and activist Rajdeep Naik appeared at the Valpoi police station on Friday following a summons in connection with his alleged remarks about the people of Sattari during a recent protest in Panaji.Naik was accompanied by advocate Amit Palekar, who confirmed that Naik cooperated fully with the authorities. During his appearance, Naik recorded his statement and also submitted supporting evidence to assist in the investigation into the matter.Palekar stated, “We intend to challenge the FIR registered against Naik in court. Appropriate legal steps, including an application for anticipatory bail, have already been filed.”The controversy erupted after statements allegedly made…
Mohali: Zirakpur Police arrested four men for allegedly posing as journalists and blackmailing shopkeepers for money. Another accused is at large. The arrested accused have been identified as Irbanpreet Singh, Mohit, Gursharan Singh and Abhishek Thakur. The role of the fifth suspect is being probed, said the police.According to the police complaint filed by Bikesh Kumar, who has been running a shop in Zirakpur for the past three years, Irbanpreet Singh, along with an accomplice, visited his shop on Feb 25 and introduced himself as a journalist.The accused reportedly accused Kumar of illegally selling small, refilled gas cylinders and threatened…
Lawmakers in Bihar’s legislative council voiced concerns that Jay Prabha Medanta Superspecialty Hospital is reportedly denying treatment to poor patients with Ayushman cards. While the hospital claims to offer services in two departments, legislators urged the government to ensure comprehensive care for the needy, with the Health Minister stating private hospitals cannot be compelled to join the scheme. Patna: Members cutting across party lines on Thursday demanded in the legislative council that Jay Prabha Medanta Superspecialty Hospital in Patna provide comprehensive treatment to poor patients under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).JD(U) MLC Sanjay Singh raised a…
Nagpur: In a strong pre-emptive crackdown to guarantee peaceful Holi celebrations, Nagpur city police temporarily externed 280 notorious history-sheeters and potential troublemakers from the city and its rural limits under Section 163(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.Zonal DCP Rahul Madane issued the orders banning these individuals — identified through intelligence and technical inputs — from entering Nagpur limits from March 1 to 4, after the Holi celebrations end.The notices were served only after giving each person an opportunity to be heard, making this a duly compliant preventive measure aimed at averting any disturbance to public peace during the…
Garhwa: Ashish Kumar Soni was elected the president of Garhwa Nagar Parishad after the counting of votes concluded on Friday. He defeated JMM-backed candidate Santosh Kumar Kesri by a margin of 3,411 votes. Soni bagged 7,201 votes, while Kesri got only 3,790 votes.Kanchan Jaiswal, for whom former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das campaigned, was defeated. She bagged only 2,582 votes. There were 12 candidates in the fray for the president post, including former president Anita Dutt and vice-president Alakh Nath Pandey.Delhi Excise Policy, Pak- Afghanistan Tensions, GDP growth & MoreIn Banshidhar Nagar, Sadhna Devi was elected the president of Nagar Panchayat.…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Water Authority (KWA) incurred a loss of Rs 4.66 for every 1,000 litres of drinking water supplied in 2024-25, according to water resources department data.The cost of production and distribution of 1,000 litres stood at Rs 24.56, while the revenue realised was Rs 19.90. The gap translated into an annual loss of Rs 317.63 crore for the financial year. The cumulative loss now reached Rs 7,156.76 crore. KWA operated in a revenue deficit since its inception, with non-plan grants from state govt partially offsetting the shortfall.Thiruvananthapuram: Rail Upgrade Nod, Custody Assault Row, Waterway Push & MoreGovt-approved water tariffs…
Kolkata: Education institutes in Bengal are worried after the local administration started requisitioning schools and colleges to lodge the 240 companies of central forces, which will be deployed here from March 1. Education minister Bratya Basu flagged the issue, stating students would be significantly affected by the forces’ accommodation. “The Centre should think about the future of children.” An officer said in the first phase, 110 companies of CRPF, 55 companies of BSF, 27 companies of ITBP, 27 companies of SSB and 21 companies of CISF would be deployed. “This advance deployment is aimed at maintaining law and order in…
Robert Easom is jailed for the attack that left his partner paralysed and “trapped in a broken body”. Source link
The right-wing government of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has taken a tough stance against international and Palestinian NGOs as well as UN agencies, some of which have operated in the region for decades, citing security reasons. It has also passed legislation banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, from operating in Israel, impacting its work in the West Bank and Gaza. Source link