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Khazana, a ghazal festival, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The event continues its mission to support cancer and thalassemia patients. This year’s edition honors Asha Bhosle and showcases new talent. Proceeds will fund medical treatment and care for underprivileged children. The festival unites music lovers and philanthropists for a cause. The city’s most cherished musical fundraiser is set to return for a landmark 25th edition. Khazana – A Festival of Ghazals, conceived by the legendary ghazal maestro and Padma Bhushan awardee Pankaj Udhas, will once again bring together India’s finest musical talent over two days, continuing its quarter-century-long mission…

Pollachi V Jayaraman speaking at a consultative meeting of the AIADMK Coimbatore suburban south district executives held at Mannur near Pollachi on Thursday evening. COIMBATORE: AIADMK leader and former deputy speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly Pollachi V Jayaraman has said the TVK govt cannot back out of its electoral promises by citing the state’s poor financial condition.Speaking to reporters after a consultative meeting of the AIADMK Coimbatore suburban south district executives held at Mannur near Pollachi on Thursday evening, Jayaraman said it had been two months since chief minister C Joseph Vijay assumed office after making a flurry of…

Between June and July, Jeevan Jyoti trained around 20 senior citizens, most of them grandparents Jamshedpur: Amid growing concern over cyber fraud targeting the elderly, a city-based social organisation has launched a free digital literacy programme to help senior citizens use online banking and digital payment platforms safely.Under the initiative, volunteers are training elderly residents in basic digital banking, secure UPI transactions, safe ATM use and ways to identify common online scams. Between June and July, the organisation, Jeevan Jyoti, trained around 20 senior citizens, most of them grandparents, in cyber safety practices.Jeevan Jyoti president Manoj Mishra said they deliberately…

Bengal CM promises strictest action against those responsible for Murshidabad train accident KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday promised the “strictest possible action” against those responsible for the Murshidabad train tragedy that claimed three lives, including those of two school students, while asserting that negligence in the discharge of duty would not be tolerated.The assurance came hours after a passenger train rammed into a pool car at an open level crossing near Karna Subarna station on the Eastern Railway’s Azimganj-Katwa section in Murshidabad district.The collision killed two school students and a cyclist, while five others sustained injuries.In…

Pahalgam, July 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that over 3.50 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine during the first 15 days of the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, attributing the smooth and peaceful conduct of the pilgrimage to the blessings of Lord Shiva and the coordinated efforts of all stakeholders.The Lieutenant Governor visited the Nunwan Base Camp in Pahalgam, where he inspected the facilities being provided to pilgrims and chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials to assess the arrangements for the ongoing yatra.Speaking to reporters, Sinha, as per the news…

The World Cricketers’ Association says it is “concerned” by how the 2027 men’s 50-over World Cup will be structured.It warned that the format, which eliminates two of the three lowest-ranked teams early, raises “questions about transparency, consultation and the game’s long-term commitment to global growth”.The main part of the tournament, which begins with 14 teams, will feature just 12 sides.The three lowest-ranked qualifiers will contest a first round that will result in just one progressing to join the remaining 11 teams in the group stage.The rest of the tournament will proceed with two groups of six, and the top three…

CRPF has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for its personnel deployed in Manipur NEW DELHI: Amid heightened security concerns following a series of attacks on security forces in Manipur and neighbouring Nagaland, the CRPF has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for its personnel in the violence-hit state, directing them to use only bulletproof vehicles and avoid unnecessary movement during operations.The new guidelines apply to nearly 20,000 CRPF personnel deployed in Manipur, along with around 2,000 commandos from two elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) units recently inducted into the state.Officials said the revised protocol has…

BENGALURU: A proposed Rs 2,588-crore intra state transmission project in Mandya district, Karnataka’s first to be implemented under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) model, has trig-gered concerns over its long-term financial impact on electricity consumers. The Karnataka Electrici-ty Board (KEB) Engineers’ Association has filed objec tions before the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Com-mission (KERC), arguing that the project is unnecessary at present and could impose a burden of more than Rs 14,100 crore on consumers over the next 35 years through transmission charges.The project aims to strengthen Karnataka’s so-uthern power grid to meet fu-ture demand and improve supply reliability. Hampapura Power…

A DigiYatra gate at the Pune airport Pune: DigiYatra, India’s biometric airport facilitation platform, will soon begin live trials for international passengers as part of a phased global rollout, as it prepares for expansion to 26 more airports in the current financial year.DigiYatra Foundation CEO Suresh Khadakbhavi told TOIthat the platform, using facial recognition and Aadhaar-linked credentials, had successfully completed an International Air Transport Association (IATA)-aligned proof of concept and was now moving towards live international deployment.DigiYatra Foundation CEO Suresh Khadakbhavi“The international deployment of DigiYatra is progressing in a phased and collaborative manner across the aviation ecosystem. The initiative aims…

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced a free training and guidance programme for candidates preparing for the recruitment of police constables.The initiative aims to improve employment opportunities for the state’s youth and help aspirants successfully clear the selection process. The programme follows the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission’s advertisement dated July 9 for the recruitment of 800 constable in the state police. The DGP has been directed to organise training through Armed Police Battalions across the state.The free programme will include written exam coaching, physical efficiency test preparation, recruitment guidance, personality development, discipline training, motivational…