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Nagpur: As the month-long voter verification exercise enters its final phase, BLOs across Nagpur are increasingly operating from polling stations, schools, community halls and designated facilitation centres, spending more time collecting completed Enumeration Forms, assisting electors, resolving queries, and accelerating digitisation. The shift has, however, left many residents wondering whether door-to-door visits have ended altogether.Election officials clarified that the door-to-door exercise has not been discontinued. “However, if voters know their designated facilitation centre or polling station, they need not wait for a home visit. They can either contact their BLO and request a visit or meet the BLO at the…
Jamshedpur: Two people, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed and five others sustained burn injuries after a lightning strike hit a gathering during a funeral ritual at Nuaguda village under the Seraikela police station area on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.The deceased were identified as Roshni Suren, 9, and Sonu Sardar, 32. The injured, all from the same family, were identified as Malti Suren, 6, Sonamai Suren, 12, Sunil Gagarai, 18, Baby Suren, 40, and Radhi Suren, 35.Villagers alleged that both victims could have survived had emergency medical assistance reached the village on time.According to local resident Ram Mardi,…
The arrested Afghan national had procured the fake passport in the name of Rahman Shah Varanasi: An Afghan national was arrested while he was attempting to board Air India Express flight IX-183 from Varanasi to Sharjah at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport using a fake Indian passport on Sunday.The arrested Afghan national had procured the fake passport in the name of Rahman Shah, while his actual identity was Abdul Rahman Taraki (37).LBSI Airport immigration officer Harshit Mishra was monitoring checks for the Varanasi-Sharjah flight before its departure when Taraki was intercepted while attempting to travel on an Indian passport.…
Kolkata: The Union rural development ministry will conduct a four-day training programme for Bengal govt officials this week to accelerate the implementation of the VB-G RAM G scheme. According to officials, the programme will be held from Tuesday to Friday at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town. Senior officials from the Union ministry will train officers from the state, district, block and gram panchayat levels on implementing the scheme and other rural development programmes.The absence of elected functionaries has emerged as a major hurdle in implementing VB-G RAM G, which was introduced in West Bengal on July 1.…
Srinagar, Jul 20: Indian astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla captivated an audience of over 2,200 children, students, teachers and families at the Chinar Book Festival on Monday, inspiring young minds with stories from his historic journey to the International Space Station (ISS) and urging them to pursue excellence with discipline, curiosity and determination.Speaking during a nearly two-hour interactive session at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the banks of Dal Lake, Shukla described his transition from an Indian Air Force pilot to becoming the first Indian to visit the International Space Station, calling the…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has invited domestic aerospace firms to design and develop Airship-based High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (AS-HAPS) under a Rs 15,000-crore program for the Indian Air Force to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) at significantly lower cost than satellites.HAPS are pseudo satellites that hover in the stratosphere at 20 km altitude (65,000 feet), well above commercial air traffic and weather systems. While some HAPS are fixed-wing aircraft, airship-based HAPS are lighter-than-air helium platforms that stay aloft for months at a time.Under the ‘Make-I’ procurement category, the govt will fund up to 70% of prototype development…
Mira Road: A Mira Road resident lost Rs 25.67 lakh to cyber fraudsters after responding to an Instagram advertisement claiming to offer stock market training.The victim clicked on the link, shared his details and was later contacted by a woman identifying herself as Aditi Verma, who asked him to download an app. Lured by promises of high investment returns, he transferred money to multiple bank accounts. He neither received the promised training nor any returns.Mira Road police registered a case of cheating under relevant provisions of the IT Act and launched an investigation. Source link
New Delhi: Delhi Police has apprehended four juveniles and a man in connection with an alleged contract killing in Bawana. The Saturday murder was the fourth death in a fight over a plot, in which US-based gangster Himanshu Bhau and his aide, Vicky Hadal, have joined for a share. The recent killing was allegedly directed over video calls from abroad.Joginder alias Kala was shot near Raj Vatika Saturday morning. Police said three men, who were waiting for him, opened multiple rounds and fled on a motorcycle. Joginder was declared dead at a nearby hospital.Within hours, a social media post reportedly…
All-India student-youth protest at Freedom park in Bengaluru! Demand resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan,demand Scrap National Testing Agency, supporters of activist Sonam Wangchuk and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) launched massive solidarity protests at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, drawing thousands of students, professionals, and civil society members. The demonstrations were triggered by the Delhi Police forcibly removing Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar.protest at freedom park in Bengaluru on Monday.All-India student-youth protest at Freedom park in Bengaluru! Demand resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan,demand Scrap National Testing Agency, supporters of activist Sonam Wangchuk and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) launched massive solidarity protests at Freedom…
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday said the Telangana govt would approach the Karnataka govt for emergency releases of Krishna water if deficient rainfall continues and the drinking water situation worsens in the coming months. Citing the impact of El Niño on the monsoon, the minister said drinking water would receive priority over all other uses until next June.“If rainfall does not improve during Sept, Oct and Nov, we may have to manage with the available water until next July. Drinking water must therefore be given first priority, and every available source should be protected,” the minister said.…