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Ranchi: The Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) has asked schools across the state to submit details of students who secured the top three positions in the Class X and Class XII board examinations of the JAC, CBSE, and ICSE for this year’s Pratibha Samman Samaroh. The meritorious students will be felicitated during the Independence Day celebrations on August 15.The selected students will receive cash prizes, laptops, mobile phones and study materials as part of the recognition.Officer in-charge of the JEPC, Manoj Kumar, said, “The Pratibha Samman Samaroh is meant to honour students who have secured the first, second, and third…

Kolkata: Kolkata Metropolitan Area recorded a moderation in home registration activity in June 2026 and across the first half of the year, with real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank India attributing the slowdown partly to cautious market behaviour during the West Bengal Assembly election period and the high base of last year.According to Knight Frank India, 26,207 apartments were registered in KMA during H1 2026, a 14% year-on-year decline from 30,582 registrations in H1 2025. Despite the fall, the consultancy noted that transaction volumes remained healthy by historical standards. June 2026 saw 3,669 home registrations, also down 14% YoY from…

Budgam, July 16 : National Conference Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday defended the remarks he made during a condolence visit at the residence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after the demise of his uncle, Mustafa Kamal, saying he would continue to raise the issues of the people of Jammu and Kashmir despite criticism over the timing of his statement.Speaking to reporters in Budgam, Ruhullah, per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said his remarks were directed at government policies and the unresolved issues faced by the people, not at any individual.He said if his statement caused hurt…

NEW DELHI: One devotee died and more than 100 others fainted on Thursday after stampede-like rush during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri, officials said.According to initial reports, the devotee collapsed after feeling suffocated in the crowd and was taken to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, where he was declared dead. Emergency rescue teams and security personnel rushed to the spot, evacuating several people on stretchers and providing immediate medical assistance as the crowd swelled near the Singhadwara of the Jagannath Temple.The incident occurred as the world-famous Rath Yatra began with lakhs of devotees lining the Grand Road…

New Delhi: MCD and National Dairy Development Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants in Delhi for the proper utilisation of cow dung.Union home minister Amit Shah said that the agreement signed today will serve as a model for making all major cities of the country clean. He added that this initiative will not only increase the income of livestock farmers but also improve cleanliness, generate CBG, and give a boost to organic farming.“All citizens of the country want the water of Yamuna to be clean, but this dream cannot be realised…

Police found Swapna’s body in the bedroom and Manoj Kumar hanging from a ceiling fan. BENGALURU: A 30-year-old man allegedly strangled his pregnant wife to death with a dog’s leash before dying by suicide at their rented house in Banashankari Park in Channamanakere Achhukattu in south Bengaluru on Thursday.The incident came to light on Thursday afternoon after the house owner, Shekhar, alerted the Channamanakere Achhukattu police. He told police that he had heard his tenants, Manoj Kumar and his wife Swapna, arguing loudly, followed by screams and shouts. When there was no response from the couple and the house remained…

Water Board has decided to tap an additional 25–30 million gallons per day (MGD) from Mallanna Sagar Hyderabad: With key water sources drying up and no fresh inflows into the Singur and Manjeera reservoirs, Hyderabad is preparing to draw drinking water from the state’s rural water grid under Mission Bhagiratha to address the growing supply crunch.The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has decided to tap an additional 25–30 million gallons per day (MGD) of Mission Bhagiratha water from Mallannasagar before the Singur reservoir reaches critical storage levels.The additional allocation is nearly equivalent to the combined supply capacity…

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay to implement the proposed Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery project, saying it would benefit farmers and improve drinking water supply to several districts in the state.In a statement, Palaniswami blamed the previous DMK govt for shelving the AIADMK govt’s flagship project despite the state securing environmental clearance and the Union govt’s approval. According to him, the Centre had sanctioned Rs 935 crore as the first instalment under the 60:40 Centre-state funding pattern, but the DMK govt had failed to…

ITC Hotels will acquire Welcomhotel Ahmedabad for Rs 155 crores (Photo credit: Social Media) AHMEDABAD: ITC Hotels Limited (Company) is pleased to announce the signing of a definitive agreement for the strategic acquisition of a hotel situated within Ahmedabad’s vibrant commercial hub.ITC Hotels entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in GHK Hospitality and Infrastructures Ltd (GHK), which owns Welcomhotel Ahmedabad (Hotel).The Hotel is currently operated by the Company under an Operating Services Agreement. The transaction will be completed at an Enterprise Value of Rs 155 crores, on a debt-free and cash-free basis, subject to customary adjustments under…

Cuttack: Flagging continuing concerns over groundwater contamination in Odisha’s chromite mining belt, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state govt and pollution control authorities to step up surveillance of water quality in Sukinda Valley of Jajpur district and ensure uninterrupted supply of safe drinking water to residents.Disposing of a petition filed by Mantu Das, a Jajpur-based social activist, the east zone bench of judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Ishwar Singh observed that while significant measures were taken to provide potable water, possibility of groundwater contamination could not be ruled out.Advocates Sankar Prasad Pani and Ashutosh Padhy…