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Times News NetworkKanpur: The selection trials of Under-17 boys and girls basketball team ofthe district the Kanpur Basketball Associaiton will be held at St AloysiusSchool Cantonment on July 17. The selected team willparticipate in 24 th Youth (U-17) UP Basketball championship slated to beheld at Galgotias University from July 22 to 28.Players born on or after January 1,2010 are eligible toparticipate in the trials. The aspirants should bring their birthcertificate issued by Municipal corporation, Aadhar Card and class X thmarksheet. Source link
Ghaziabad: Days after a 22-year-old man died outside a pink booth, an inquiry has been set up against two police personnel.DCP Dhawal Jaiswal said that the probe has been set up against the cops, who were inside the pink booth and didn’t open the gate.The inquiry is being conducted by ACP (women crime) Suchita Singh. “We have collected all the videos made by the public and the CCTV footage of the pink booth for the investigation,” the trans-Hindon & city zone DCP said.ACP Singh said, “The investigation is underway and soon, I will submit my report to seniors.” The two…
Pune: State agriculture minister and senior NCP member Dattatray Bharne on Wednesday said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis should get an opportunity to become the Prime Minister.Bharne made the statement amid speculations that Fadnavis may be elevated to the centre soon.Opposition members like Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut have publicly said the Maharashtra CM could move to national politics ahead of the 2029 elections.Factually, no politician from Maharashtra has ever been an Indian PM. “The post has remained elusive for politicians of Maharashtra. Stalwarts like Yashwantrao Chavan and Sharad Pawar could also not occupy the seat. It is…
Industries minister Mauvin Godinho in discussion with CII officials to strengthen Goa’s skilling ecosystem Panaji: Industries minister Mauvin Godinho has initiated discussions to replicate Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) integrated skill development centres in Goa to prepare Goan youth for both domestic and global employment opportunities, particularly in hospitality, maritime, logistics, and manufacturing.Godinho visited CII’s Multi Skills Training Institute in Kandivali, where CII presented the concept of establishing integrated skill development centres, model career centres, and international mobility hubs. Godinho and CII discussed the possibility of using existing govt buildings and unused institutional spaces to establish modern, industry-driven skilling centres…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to order an inquiry into alleged “unauthorised activities” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming some officials were collecting data unrelated to the exercise and promoting Punjab govt schemes.In a representation to the ECI and Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra, Dhillon alleged that some officials conducting the SIR were asking electors for information relating to state welfare schemes, an exercise he said was “wholly unrelated” to electoral roll revision.He also alleged that complaints had been received from several places that…
LUCKNOW: The Rampur Development Authority (RDA) has ordered the demolition of 38 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, founded by jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, saying they were constructed without approved building plans, according to news agency ANI.The move has triggered a political row, with the Samajwadi Party and Congress accusing the BJP government of targeting an educational institution, while officials maintain the action follows violations of planning laws.Why were the demolition orders issued?According to the RDA, the demolition order was passed under Section 27(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, after a detailed hearing…
Patna: Divisional commissioner Mayank Warwade on Wednesday reviewed preparations for the Independence Day celebrations to be held at Gandhi Maidan on Aug 15. Chairing a high-level meeting, he termed the event a “fixed-time, fixed-venue” programme and stressed the need for seamless coordination among all departments to ensure its smooth conduct.Warwade said security arrangements, management of spectator galleries and adherence to protocol for dignitaries and VVIPs would be the administration’s top priorities. Given the significance of the event from both security and protocol perspectives, he directed officials to complete all preparations within the stipulated timeline and ensure no lapses.The commissioner instructed…
Kota: Five women who survived the surgical and caesarean procedures at Kota’s Govt Medical College Hospital and JK Lon Hospital in May and have since developed severe complications Wednesday sent a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking immediate kidney transplants or permission for euthanasia.The women, whose trip to the hospital in May this year was filled with anticipation had turned, instead, into a 70-day — and counting — ordeal for the families in Kota. The women — Ragini Meena, Aarti Chopdar, Pinki Aerwal, Sushila Mahawar, and Dhanni Suman — are still trapped in a cycle of dialysis, illness and financial…
Nagpur: The ban on triple talaq was violated after a 36-year-old man allegedly uttered ‘talaq, talaq, talaq’ three times to his first wife in front of witnesses when she reached his wedding reception venue on Tuesday afternoon.The case has been registered under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 at Kotwali police station.As per the complaint the woman, a resident of Mahal, married Mobin Ahmed Mohd Rafiq Shaikh on December 7, 2012, as per Muslim customs and their relationship hit rock bottom since 2021. The couple has a nine-year-old son.A matrimonial dispute has been pending in court since…
Jamshedpur: The East Singhbhum district administration has announced extensive traffic diversions and a complete ban on the entry of heavy vehicles in the city on July 16 in view of the Jagannath Rath Yatra festivities.Acting on the joint directions of deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan and senior superintendent of police Ehtesham Waqarib, traffic police have put in place a detailed traffic management plan to ensure the smooth conduct of the procession and minimize inconvenience to commuters.According to the arrangements, entry of heavy vehicles into the city will remain completely prohibited from 2 pm to 11 pm. Normal movement of vehicles will…