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Ahmedabad: To check the unhealthy practice of reusing the same cooking oil, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has set a new mandate for food outlets selling fried snacks and other food items. Units using 50 litres or more of oil a day must have a total polar compounds (TPC) tester machine and keep daily records. The AMC has identified 43 large units as using 50 litres or more of cooking oil daily. These units have a month to comply with the new regulations.The regulation was announced at Wednesday’s meeting of AMC’s standing committee. Devang Dani, chairman of the committee said,…

Bhubaneswar: The Deogarh administration has declared all religious institutions in the district as ‘child marriage-free’ zones. The move is part of a district-wide campaign aimed at eradicating the practice of child marriage.A child marriage prohibition task force was constituted at every panchayat level to strengthen monitoring and enforcement. Anganwadi workers were mandated to register all marriages in official registers issued by the district administration. To encourage public vigilance, the administration also offers a cash incentive of Rs 3,000 to informers who report instances of child marriage.Officials said the prevalence of child marriage in Deogarh declined from 23% in the National…

Chennai: The Rajamannar commission, appointed in 1969 by then chief minister M Karunanidhi to recommend measures for a better Centre-state relationship, did not bring about constitutional amendments that it recommended. But it reshaped the federal political discourse and cemented DMK’s state autonomy narrative. Chief minister M K Stalin now seeks to repeat that history by following in his father’s steps to table the Justice Kurian Joseph-committee report in assembly on Wednesday. The discussion around the report, Stalin hopes, would provide DMK the political ammunition to target BJP and the Union govt as Tamil Nadu goes to the polls in two…

Dibrugarh: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday addressed a gathering of grassroots functionaries at Mancotta Field in Dibrugarh as the party stepped up preparations for the upcoming assembly elections, reports Rajib Dutta.The Pristha Pramukh Sanmilan, described by the party as an organisational initiative, drew over 22,000 booth-level workers from six legislative assembly constituencies in the district. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia were present.Nabin asked booth-level leaders to expand outreach, urging each booth chief to personally connect with at least 60 voters in their areas. Targeting Congress, Nabin said, “The policy…

Koppal: High court, Tuesday, notified the final selection of 83 candidates for appointment as civil judges, following the competitive written examination held in Dec 2025 and the viva-voce conducted in Jan 2026.The selection was made in accordance with the Karnataka Judicial Services (Recruitment) Rules, 2004, and subsequent amendments. The final list was prepared on the basis of merit in the written examination and interview.AI Summit 2026 Extended, Rajya Sabha Biennial Elections, Galgotias University Row And MoreOf the 83 candidates, 35 were selected under the General Merit category, including sub-quotas such as Women, Rural, Kannada Medium, Ex-servicemen, Persons with Disabilities, and…

Ludhiana: A clash broke out between two groups outside Machhiwara police station on Wednesday, leaving around five persons injured. The police have booked one group members for attempt to murder and the rival party for causing voluntarily hurt. Meanwhile, a video of the incident has also surfaced.DSP Samrala Tarlochan Singh said there was dispute between Nihang Ravinder Singh of Araq Bhattiyan with the rival party of the same village over servant Nirbhay Singh. He added that on Tuesday evening, Ravinder and Nihang Amanjot Singh had attacked the other group and injured Nirbhay Singh.The police officer said that on Wednesday, when…

Mangaluru: Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) chairman P Ravikumar said that a draft amendment to the conditions of supply (CoS) for electricity distribution licensees will be published within a month.”KERC will simplify procedures through these amendments. Once the draft is published, the public can submit their objections,” he said, assuring that the commission will visit the district soon. Thirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra alleged corruption in the procurement of RCC electricity poles by Mescom. He said that in 2021, the lowest bidder quoted Rs 4,750 per pole. However, after negotiations, Mescom fixed the price at Rs 5,186 for an 8m pole.…

Hassan: It is distressing that school and college students are ruining their lives with various narcotics, including marijuana and drugs, said MP Shreyas Patel.Speaking at the inauguration of the Nasha Mukt Bharat, Nasha Mukt Karnataka, and Nasha Mukt Campus campaigns, as well as the organ donation drive and rally, held at the district hockey field in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka Disha Bodh Foundation, and the Narcotics Control Bureau, he emphasised that it is our responsibility to create a healthy, safe environment for the next generation and establish a drug-free society.He expressed concern that children as…

Panaji: Concern is mounting among wildlife enthusiasts and ecologists in Goa after four bird species were recently uplisted to the ‘near threatened’ category by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Three of these are open grassland- and plateau-dependent birds found in the state. Among them is the Indian Courser, which was recorded at Quitol plateau on Feb 11, marking a new record for Goa.“Just because plateaus are devoid of dense trees, people think they are of no use. But these are home to a lot of migratory birds, such as the Indian Courser, and other ecosystems,” said Parag…

Chandigarh: Amid the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab govt’s relentless war against drugs, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who headed the first anti-drug Special Task Force (STF) in the state and was instrumental in introducing key measures to combat the problem of drugs, awaited posting nearly 5 months after he was repatriated to the parent cadre of Punjab in Sept last year from a central deputation with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), where he served as additional director general (ADG).A 1992-batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre, special director general of police (DGP) Harpreet Singh Sidhu was appointed by…