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Aizawl: Kali Kumar Tongchangya, a Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) member and a member of district council (MDC) from the 18-Fultuli constituency, was elected unopposed on Thursday as the chairman of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC).The election was held to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former chairman Lakkhan Chakma on July 1. According to the notified election schedule, nominations were filed on July 15. Tongchangya was the sole candidate and was declared elected unopposed by deputy chairman Sundor Muni Chakma, who presided over the council sitting.After assuming office, Tongchangya thanked the members for reposing confidence in him…
Kanpur: A 23-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death near a railway track in Kanpur’s Babupurwa area on Thursday in what police suspect was a revenge killing linked to a long-running dispute over the alleged harassment of the victim’s sister. The accused is absconding, and three police teams have been formed to trace him.The victim’s blood-soaked body was found around 11 am near a railway track close to Diggi Talab under the Babupurwa police station limits.According to the police, the victim had left home around 9 am to answer nature’s call but did not return. A short while later, locals…
Ludhiana: On Friday, the nation marks the birth anniversary of Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon, the hero who valiantly and single-handedly defended the Srinagar Air Force Base against a Pakistani air raid during the 1971 war. Although his skill as a pilot and courage made him a legend for posterity, residents of his native Issewal village feel his legacy has been neglected.According to them, the village the Param Vir Chakra recipient belonged to deserved more. They said that despite repeated representations to authorities over the years, several demands for development remain pending. They also pointed out the absence of major…
Madikeri: A special meeting was held to discuss the man-wildlife conflict in the presence of Madikeri MLA Manthar Gowda at Kedakal gram panchayat. The meeting was attended by the forest officials, who informed that a comprehensive plan is being worked out by the state to resolve the conflict.Farmers and residents in the wildlife conflict-affected villages, including Kedakal, Horur, Modur, Attur-Nalluru and surrounding regions, attended the meeting and highlighted their ordeal.Former gram panchayat member Venkappa Kotyan submitted a petition on behalf of the villagers. The petition urged the forest department to carry out frequent combing operations in Anekad and Meenukoli forest…
A police team at the hospital where Hariom was declared dead on arrival Ghaziabad: A 32-year-old man allegedly whipped out a country-made pistol and shot his father dead after being pulled up for drinking in front of his mother in Modinagar on Wednesday night.The argument that began over alcohol quickly escalated into a bitter dispute over a family property estimated to be worth more than Rs 150 crore. Police said the accused, Nikhil, fired three bullets at his father, Hariom (55), before fleeing.Hariom, a farmer from Budana village, had finished dinner and was resting when Nikhil returned home around 11pm…
Pune: A short but fierce stint of rain in the beginning of July heralded this year’s monsoon with its usual dose of havoc. The city witnessed flooded neighbourhoods, waterlogged highways, broken roads, submerged vehicles, and an unprecedented slew of tree-fall incidents.Over 250 trees were recorded to have keeled over and collapsed within Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits since the beginning of this month, while at least 104 such incidents were recorded under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) limits, as per official data. Although heavy downpours and strong winds are expected to bring down a weakly rooted tree or two, the…
Panaji: Senior advocate Aabad Ponda, appearing for Tarun Tejpal in the state’s appeal against his acquittal in the 2013 rape case, told the Bombay high court on Thursday that CCTV footage from the first floor of the starred hotel “suddenly went missing”, raising doubts about the prosecution’s case.The HC is hearing final arguments against the Tehelka founder’s May 21, 2021, acquittal in the case where he was accused of raping a woman in a hotel elevator.Ponda said police failed to attach and seal the DVR containing the hotel’s CCTV footage for nine days, from Nov 21 to 29, leaving it…
Bathinda: Punjab recorded the highest rainfall deficit of 35% among three states of Haryana (17%), and Himachal Pradesh (12%) from June 1 to the morning of July 16.While Punjab received 86.9mm of rain against its normal 133.3mm, Haryana got 107.1mm against a normal of 128.7mm. Himachal, on the other hand, received 193.3mm against its normal of 220.3mm. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) considers any rainfall within 19% (deficient or excess) to be normal. The drop comes as the southwest monsoon weakens, leading to forecasts of subdued rainfall activity over the plains of northwest India in the next few days. During…
Lucknow Police has issued 16,347 e-challans in the trial run of AI-based interceptor vehicles Lucknow: In a first for UP, the Lucknow police commissionerate has introduced AI-based interceptor vehicles for automated speed enforcement and the issuance of e-challans.Officials said the AI-enabled interceptor system has been undergoing a trial run over the past three months, during which it has already generated 16,347 e-challans against motorists found violating traffic rules.“Unlike conventional speed enforcement, the interceptor vehicles are equipped with artificial intelligence-based speed detection systems, high-resolution cameras, automatic video recording, digital evidence capture and an integrated e-challan platform. The system automatically detects speeding…
Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari resigned from all party posts on Thursday. PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari on Thursday announced his resignation from the party, alleging that it had “no space for dedicated and loyal workers”.Tiwari, one of the party’s most prominent public faces for several years, announced his decision through an emotional video released late on Thursday evening.”Today, I resigned from all my posts in the party. I did so in the presence of state president Mangani Lal Mandal and other senior leaders whom I told that there was no point in remaining in the…