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The chariots stand ready at Dolamundai Cuttack: In the city of ‘bhaichara’ (brotherhood), the Rath Yatra at Dolamundai continues to stand out as a symbol of communal harmony, with members of the Muslim community joining Hindu devotees in celebrating Lord Jagannath’s annual sojourn to the Gundicha temple.On Wednesday, members of both communities completed elaborate preparations for the festival to be celebrated on Thursday, when a decades-old tradition of Hindu-Muslim participation will once again play out in the heart of the millennium city.As the three chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra wind their way through Dolamundai, they will…
Police have registered a case against the unidentified driver, who fled the scene after the accident Gurgaon: A 42-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by an unidentified pickup vehicle near a govt school in Siwari village under Farrukhnagar police station limits on Monday. Police have registered a case against the unidentified driver, who fled the scene after the accident.The deceased was identified as Bhagwan, a farmer. According to the complaint lodged by his nephew, Aman, he received information around 8pm on July 13 that Bhagwan had been hit by a vehicle near the govt school. When he, along with his…
Agartala: Tripura has recorded at least a 13% reduction in road traffic accidents even as the number of registered vehicles nearly doubled from about 4 lakh to 8 lakh within a year, transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury said on Wednesday.He said the state govt has rolled out multiple initiatives to improve road safety, strengthen emergency response and ensure accident victims receive timely medical care.At a workshop on the Motor Vehicles Act and the Good Samaritan policy, Chowdhury announced a reward of Rs 25,000 from the transport department for individuals who help injured road accident victims by taking them to hospitals.The programme…
Kanpur: Police on Tuesday night arrested a woman and her alleged lover for allegedly killing her husband in Toda village of Etawah on Sunday night and staging the crime as a suicide.The woman has been identified as Ashiki Devi (30), while her alleged lover has been identified as Shivam (24). The deceased was identified as Anand Rajput alias Mahboob (35).Police said the murder angle came to light only after the postmortem report, following which the duo was arrested.Cops said Anand’s body was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside his house on July 12, in what initially appeared to be…
Officials said around 70 people, mostly women, children, elderly residents and private sector employees resting after night shifts, were inside the building when the fire broke out Noida: A spark at a basement charging point into which an EV battery was plugged triggered a fire that gutted the ground floor of a house in Mamura and choked residents on the upper floors of the five-storey building, killing two residents.The fire broke out around 11.30 am and spread quickly because it ignited petrol two-wheelers parked in the basement next to the charging area, triggering a series of explosions. As the blaze…
Pune/Mumbai: Former state chief of NCP (SP) Jayant Patil’s meeting with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis late in the night on Tuesday intensified speculations over the party getting closer to BJP though its senior members continued to be in the denial mode.Patil himself said on Wednesday he met the chief minister only to discuss the disqualification of Urun-Ishwarpur Municipal Council president, from NCP (SP). He also denied having any meeting with NCP working president Praful Patel and state president Sunil Tatkare though the latter also met Fadnavis at his official residence, “Varsha”, the same night.This was Patil’s second closed-door meeting with…
GSPCB has periodically covered the dump with tarpaulin sheets to minimise environmental contamination Panaji: The long-pending remediation and scientific disposal of around 25,000 tonnes of zinc-based hazardous waste abandoned at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate has finally begun.The hazardous waste, generated by Sunrise Zinc Ltd, had remained exposed for several years after the company ceased operations, prompting the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to periodically cover the dump with tarpaulin sheets to minimise environmental contamination.Remediation and transportation of the waste commenced on May 2. By May 14, about 6,700 tonnes had been scientifically transported and disposed of at a secured…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced a series of appointments in various state-level commissions, boards, and local market committees. Mann shared the information on his X account.The AAP govt has named Kammikar Singh as a member of the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes and appointed Sukhjeet Singh Dhaliwal as the vice-chairman of the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA).In local administrative leadership, Sarabjot Singh Dhanjal has been appointed as the chairman of the Amritsar Improvement Trust, while Sanjeev Chaudhary has been designated as the chairman of the District Planning Board in Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar.Gopal Singh…
Lucknow: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) begun the online registration process for admission to its undergraduate and diploma programmes for the 2026–27 academic session following the declaration of CUET-UG results by the National Testing Agency (NTA).Eligible candidates can apply through the university’s admission portal. The last date for online registration is July 30, while applications will be accepted till Aug 5 with a late fee of Rs 1,000 applicable to all categories.The university has also set up a dedicated support system for admission-related queries. Applicants may contact the concerned department, call the university’s toll-free helpline at 1800-180-5789, or seek assistance…
Patna: Sitamarhi police on Wednesday arrested two suspects on inputs from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistan-based gangster through social media and plotting to carry out a major mob lynching-like incident in the country.The accused, identified as Mohd Akhlaq (29) and Mohd Arman (28), both residents of Takor village under Garha police station area, were arrested during a raid conducted by police in the village.According to police sources, the two were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based gangster M Rana. They were also allegedly planning to flee to Delhi after carrying out anti-national activities.…