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Chennai: Four people, including three software engineers from Andhra Pradesh, were injured after their car lost control and plunged into a 10foot-deep roadside ditch near the Mudichur-Varadarajapuram toll gate on Outer Ring Road (ORR) early on Friday.According to police, IT companies located in Perungalathur regularly arrange weekly transportation for software engineers from Andhra Pradesh. In a similar arrangement, a car carrying three engineers travelled from Andhra Pradesh to Chennai early on Friday morning.The occupants of the car were identified as Madhusudhanan, 24, a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, two other engineers, and the driver, Nazeer, 30.Police said that while the…

Ahmedabad: In 1876, former British educational inspector, T C Hope, decided that “children suffered enough learning Gujarati letters and words under the weight of boring, repetitive drills”. His book, ‘Gujarati Peheli Chopdi’ or ‘Gujarati First Book’, was a total ‘U’ turn against the “old way” of teaching children through rote learning that left most of them frustrated and weary.The very first words a child learned in Hope’s system were ‘Ma’ (mother) and ‘Ba’ (grandmother). “By starting with people they love, the lessons feel personal rather than clinical,” Hope wrote in his manual for teachers teaching Gujarati. Before Hope’s intervention, children…

Bhubaneswar: From an international cruise terminal to the promotion of Jagannath culture and tourism infrastructure, Puri was placed at the heart of the 2026-27 state budget on Friday, with chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi announcing special allocations to transform the pilgrim city into a premier religious tourism destination.Lord Jagannath, revered by millions, featured prominently in the CM opening budget speech, with a dedicated provision for projects aimed at devotees. The govt will establish a world-class Shree Jagannath Interpretation Centre (SJIC) in Puri, backed by a budgetary allocation of Rs 1,000 crore. “Mahaprabhu Lord Shree Jagannath — the eternal nurturer and…

Kanpur: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped while going to a field in the Musanagar police station area of Kanpur Dehat. Police have registered a case against a youth from the same village and started an investigation based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening. The girl, was going to the field. A youth from the same village forcibly grabbed her and raped her.After the incident, the girl reached home and told the incident to her family members. When the family members went to complain at the accused’s house, they alleged that the accused’s…

Ludhiana: A 21-year-old university student and a father of two were killed on Friday morning when a speeding car lost control, jumped a median strip, and crushed an oncoming motorcycle on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur elevated road.The high-velocity impact, which occurred near the Verka Milk Plant at about 8.30am, left the car’s roof torn open and the motorcycle unrecognisable. Police say the driver of the car, an undergraduate student, and the motorcyclist both died on the scene. Authorities have identified the deceased student as Gauransh Basin, 21, of Kidwai Nagar. He was driving two classmates to their private college in Baddowal village…

Noida: Continental Carriers has signed an MoU with Air India SATS Airport Services to enable transfer of export cargo to Noida International Airport. Under the agreement, customs-cleared cargo from Continental’s Kapashera air freight station will be transported via bonded trucking to AISATS’ integrated cargo terminal at Jewar for onward international dispatch.Officials said the move aims to strengthen air cargo logistics in northern India, and will facilitate secure and customs-compliant transfer of export transshipment cargo. The process includes coordinated handling, adherence to regulatory and customs protocols, and timely handover to designated airlines for onward international dispatch.The collaboration will provide exporters with…

Panaji: The FDA issued a show cause notice to Aarav Pharma in connection with supplying spurious snake anti-venom vials to the directorate of health services. The notice asked the company to show cause why its licence should not be cancelled and why penal action should not be taken in the case.”You purchased a counterfeit/spurious product, Snake Venom Antiserum IP (Lyophilised) 10 ml, purported to be manufactured by M/s Vins Bioproducts Limited, Telangana, and stocked and supplied the same to the Medical Store Depot, Directorate of Health Services, Campal, Panaji. Thus, you stocked for sale a spurious drug as defined in…

Ferozepur: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said the welfare of the poor was close to his heart and that he was committed to increasing the ‘shagun’ grant for a daughter’s marriage to Rs 1 lakh. He also promised to raise the old-age pension to Rs 3,100 and restart the ‘aata-daal’ scheme with additional commodities if voted to power.The SAD president received a rousing welcome in Zira town of Ferozepur district during the ‘Punjab Bachao’ rally organised by the ‘halqa (constituency)’ in-charge Harpreet Singh Hero. He said the resounding success of the rally proved that the Panthic constituency…

Lucknow: The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has claimed that a study conducted by IIT Kanpur found noise levels inside and outside Lucknow Metro trains exceeding internationally accepted standards, raising concerns about passenger comfort and acoustic safety.According to guidelines issued by the Institute for Rapid Transit, Washington DC (1973), sound levels in rapid transit systems must remain within 65-75 decibels (dB) to ensure a comfortable environment for passengers. To assess compliance, IIT Kanpur measured noise levels at a speed of 40 kmph across elevated and underground tracks. While the overall sound intensity was not extremely high, results consistently exceeded internationally…

Get ready for an extraordinary experience at Destination Bihar-Expo 2026, hosted by the Bihar Industries Association! From February 26 to March 2, join us at the vibrant Gandhi Maidan for an industrial expo designed to catalyze investment and create jobs across the state. Explore a specialized property show alongside a diverse range of products and services. Patna: Bihar Industries Association (BIA) will host the 8th edition of its industrial exhibition, Destination Bihar-Expo 2026, at Gandhi Maidan from Feb 26 to March 2. The event aims to attract investment to the state while promoting industrialisation and employment generation. The event is…