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Popular spots: The Malleswaram playground While the city expands every day, free public playgrounds, the kind that once nurtured future sporting talent, are being left behind. Here’s what it could take to win those spaces back.Shivaji Park in Mumbai is best known for two things: it is the city’s largest public park, and it is the cradle of Indian cricket, where legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar learnt the game. Bengaluru has its own Shivaji Park stories: Prasanna, Chandrasekhar and G R Vishwanath used to play at National College Grounds, while Syed Kirmani, Brijesh Patel and Roger Binny honed…

Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday said that the party will hold discussions with its NDA ally, Jana Sena, over the latter’s decision to field a candidate for the Nalgonda-Khammam-Warangal graduate MLC constituency. The MLC elections are due in 2027.Speaking to a news channel, Rao said Jana Sena was a partner of BJP and that the two parties would work with coordination and cooperation. However, he said any decision on an alliance or seat-sharing would be taken by the respective party leaderships.Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan has already announced health department’s former director Dr G Srinivasa Rao…

To weed out fake faculty members Chennai: To weed out fake faculty members, Anna University has decided to monitor the faculty strength of all 420 engineering colleges throughout the year. The university has asked all engineering colleges to upload the department-wise faculty member details on the official website of the institution on or before Oct 9.The colleges were asked to upload the faculty images with Anna University’s 10-digit faculty identification number, AICTE identification number, and name and designation on the official website.“The institute shall ensure that the faculty information published on the website is accurate and complete in all aspects.…

Shillong: A man convicted of killing a 79-year-old woman and her 25-year-old domestic help in Nongstoin in 2021 has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.The District and Sessions Court, West Khasi Hills, Nongstoin, sentenced Banphrangkupar Nongbri on Sept 30 in what police described as a “heinous twin murder case”.The court sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for the rest of his “natural life” and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for each victim, police said on Saturday night.The elderly victim’s son filed an FIR at Nongstoin police station on Aug 24, 2021, the day of the incident.According to the…

Kanpur: Samajwadi Party national general secretary Shivpal Yadav on Sunday urged party workers in Etawah to prepare for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The party aims to oust Bharatiya Janata Party and form a govt led by Akhilesh Yadav, he said.Accusing the BJP govt of corruption and dishonesty, he claimed that people have decided to remove it and said that the SP would form the govt in 2027 under the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav.Addressing the media after a district working committee meeting at Zila Panchayat auditorium, Yadav said that workers should take SP’s policies and ideas to every household.…

The ground-level check showed that while some parks have designated closing times, security arrangements appeared limited, with a single guard expected to monitor large premises NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: “I usually come with my husband or daughter. I prefer walking in areas that are lit up. Coming alone is not safe.”Sandhya, a resident of Exotica Fresco, was walking along the front track of Biodiversity Park in Sector 137, Noida, on Friday evening. Several lights along the track were not functioning, leaving parts of the stretch dimly lit. For Sandhya, the darker sections were enough to make her avoid visiting alone.Her concern comes amid…

Mapusa: A 36-year-old tourist from Thane, Maharashtra, who suffered severe head injuries after being knocked down at Karashwada, Mapusa, on Saturday by a Mahindra car allegedly driven by a drunken man while proceeding from Mapusa to Pernem, succumbed to the injuries at GMC on Sunday.Police said Akansha Bhansali was pillion riding along with her husband Kalpesh Jain and their minor daughter. Her husband and their child also were injured, as all were thrown onto the road by a car driven by David Mohite (36) from Sangli, Maharashtra, in an alleged and rash manner.Mohite, who was travelling in the same direction…

BJP formed Haryana government through vote theft, not fair means: HoodaLeader of the opposition in Haryana assembly addresses a Congress workers’ conference in Kurukshetra on SundayBJP formed Haryana government through vote theft, not fair means: HoodaBJP formed Haryana government through vote theft, not fair means: HoodaBJP formed Haryana government through vote theft, not fair means: HoodaLeader of the opposition in Haryana assembly addresses a Congress workers’ conference in Kurukshetra on SundayBJP formed Haryana government through vote theft, not fair means: HoodaBJP formed Haryana government through vote theft, not fair means: HoodaBJP formed Haryana government through vote theft, not fair means:…

Lucknow: In a case solved largely through scientific and forensic investigation, Bareilly police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his 58-year-old mother nearly 26 months ago.Police ruled out six suspects through a detailed probe that included expert medical analysis, surveillance inputs and polygraph examinations.Mahendra Singh (37), a resident of Kudda village under Bhamaura police station limits, was arrested on Sept 30 in connection with the murder of his mother, Rambeti, who was found dead on Aug 7, 2024.An FIR was filed under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The breakthrough came after the probe, led by Bareilly ASP…

Chandrapur: 11 male cattle were rescued after Ramnagar police busted an alleged illegal cattle-slaughtering and beef-selling operation at a house in the Tukum Talav area in the city on Sunday. Equipment and beef worth Rs 1,73,192 were seized.Acting on a tip-off, a police team accompanied by a veterinary officer raided the house of Abdul Anis Abdul Nabi Qureshi (46) and his son Nafan Abdul Anis Qureshi (21). Police said the duo had allegedly kept the cattle confined for slaughter and were selling beef from the premises.During the raid, police seized beef, a weighing machine, a meat-cutting sattur (cleaver) and other…