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Jammu, Jul 15: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday extended his heartiest congratulations to the Rajouri District Administration and the Department of Culture, J&K, on the inclusion of the historic Bhairav Yatra of Rajouri in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India.In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said: “Proud moment for Rajouri! The district’s historic Bhairav Yatra has officially been added to the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India. Congratulations to the Rajouri District Administration and the J&K’s Department of Culture for turning this dream into a reality. This prestigious recognition will go…
US launches fresh strikes on Iran (File photo) The United States carried out another round of airstrikes against Iran on Wednesday (local time), targeting coastal defence systems and missile infrastructure linked to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington intensified military operations for the fifth straight day.US Central Command (Centcom) said the latest strikes were aimed at degrading Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels transiting through the strategic waterway.”At 3 pm ET today, US Central Command forces began launching an additional round of strikes against Iran,” Centcom said in a post on X.”The new strikes…
Mumbai: Just three weeks ago, 26-year-old Kurla resident Vinu (name changed) was a healthy young man who believed liver failure was something that happened to others. Careful about what he ate and drank, he had no reason to imagine that a casual lunch with office colleagues would trigger a chain of events that would leave him with barely 24 to 36 hours to live.What began as stomach pain soon turned into jaundice. Within a week, after treatment at two local nursing homes, Vinu was referred to Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital in Juhu, where doctors diagnosed hyperacute liver failure. An…
New Delhi: Weeks after a scooty was stolen from outside a house in Karol Bagh, Delhi Police tracked the alleged thief to a drug de-addiction centre in Noida, where he was arrested.The accused, identified as 26-year-old Mohammad Adnan, was arrested by a team from DBG Road police station in connection with the vehicle theft reported in early June.According to police, the complainant had parked his scooty outside his residence on Joshi Road on the night of June 5. When he came out next morning, the vehicle was missing. An e-FIR was registered.Investigators scanned CCTV footage from the area and nearby…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru residents can now order small LPG cylinders on Swiggy Instamart without a regular domestic LPG connection, as the quick-commerce platform expands into a tightly regulated household category. Instamart, in partnership with state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), has begun a pilot in parts of Uttarahalli and Subramanyapura, a company spokesperson told TOI. The service will be expanded across Bengaluru over the next month.Customers can order HPCL’s 10-kg HP Navya composite cylinder and the 5-kg Appu metal cylinder. The 10-kg cylinder is lighter than a conventional metal cylinder and features a translucent body that allows users to check the…
City techie dies in skydiving accident in US Hyderabad: What was meant to be another skydive celebrating a new passion ended in tragedy for a 28-year-old Hyderabad engineer in the US.Mani Chandra Teja Gaddam, a software developer based in Boston, died in a skydiving accident in Orange, Massachusetts, on Sunday allegedly after a sudden gust of wind interfered with his parachute during landing, causing him to fall about 30 feet to the ground. He was reportedly rushed to Athol Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The accident is being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police, Orange Police Department…
Chennai: A 19-year-old biker, a city college student, crashed into the parapet of the Anbazhagan Flyover in T Nagar, fell off the bridge and died on Tuesday.Police said R Sandeep was on his way to meet his friend when he lost control of his motorcycle while riding across the Anbazhagan flyover. After the crash, he suffered severe head injuries. Onlookers alerted the police who rushed to the spot, rescued Sandeep and admitted him to the Govt Royapettah Hospital. Despite treatment, he succumbed to his injuries.Pondy Bazaar traffic investigation wing have registered a case and are investigating. Source link
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University completed the first round of postgraduate admissions, with a total of 4,118 seats allotted across various programmes. The data reflects a strong response from students seeking admission to diverse academic streams, including commerce, arts, science, law and education.Among the major courses, MA recorded the highest number of allotments, with 896 seats, followed by BEd with 883 seats. LLB also saw significant participation, with 784 seats allotted, while MCom accounted for 620 admissions.In the science stream, 407 students gained admission to MSc programmes. Additionally, 187 seats were allotted in LLM, and 133 in MEd. Other master’s programmes collectively…
Prayagraj: Two persons, including a ward boy of Beli Hospital, were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly beating a 42-year-old man to death earlier this month.Police said Manoj Kumar had reportedly wandered out of the hospital wards and entered a residential area within the hospital campus on July 5. He allegedly knocked on the doors of some hospital employees, following which he was assaulted by locals, including ward boy Irfan (28) and his friend Jitendra Kumar (39).Manoj sustained serious injuries and died during treatment at the hospital on July 6.Following his death, his wife, Rinki, lodged an FIR against unidentified persons…
Police during an investigation into the missing files Bhubaneswar: Police on Wednesday issued notices to Rajesh Verma, former principal secretary to then chief minister Naveen Patnaik, and former IT secretary Manoj Mishra as part of the investigation into the alleged disappearance of key inquiry reports on the 2008 assassination of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and the 2016 SUM Hospital fire.Confirming the development, police commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh said, “They have been asked to share any information and documents available with them regarding the missing files.”Mishra had also served as an officer on special duty (OSD) to Naveen.The notices,…