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Imphal: Amid growing public demand to conduct NRC before the census in Manipur, the state home department and Manipur state population commission on Friday started a two-day consultative meeting-cum-seminar on the state’s demographic profile at Classic Grande, Imphal.Inaugurating the event, chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said he was confident the suggestions and resolutions adopted at the meet would serve public welfare, and stressed that all recommendations must remain within the Constitution of India.The chief minister said ongoing bandhs, blockades and other highway agitations have severely affected the economy of the state and the country, and caused hardship to the public,…

Police prepared a chargesheet of about 600 pages with more than 20 witnesses against a woman accused of stabbing her husband to death Kanpur: Pheelkhana police have prepared a nearly 600-page chargesheet with statements of more than 20 witnesses against a woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband, while finding no evidence against the man alleged to be her lover. Police said the chargesheet names only the wife as an accused and will be filed after legal opinion is received.ACP Kotwali Manish Pandey said, “The chargesheet has been prepared, in which only the deceased’s wife has been made an accused.”…

Noida: A 19-year-old man died after his bike rammed into a road divider near Sector 96 underpass early on Friday, police said. His friend, riding pillion, escaped with serious injury.The victim, Saif Ali Khan, and his friend Ramzan were headed to Sector 125 from Sector 45 around 12.30 am when the bike allegedly went out of control and hit the divider. Police said Saif was critically injured and died before he could be taken to a hospital.A resident of Khoda colony, Saif worked at a tea cafe in Sector 62. Ramzan, who survived the crash, works at a chartered accountancy…

Crippled remains of the vehicle in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to MumbaiThe SUV in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to MumbaiCrippled remains of the vehicle in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to MumbaiThe SUV in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to MumbaiCrippled remains of the vehicle in which the Wakad political worker was travelling from Pune to Mumbai Pune: A political party worker (37) died after a speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV), in which he was travelling, crashed into the rear of a…

Ponda: The Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) has dropped its plan to relocate Palika bazaar vendors to a new shed on hired private land after the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) disallowed development on rented private property.At a council meeting on Friday, PMC resolved to construct a shed on its own land along the airport road and shift the vendors there.PMC is planning to reconstruct the Palika bazaar at Budhwar Peth (Upper Bazaar). To demolish the existing structure, the council needs to shift 187 vendors currently operating from the bazaar. Council chairperson Virendra Dhavalikar said the vendors will be moved…

The impact severely damaged the car, with all three occupants dying on the spot, police said. JALANDHAR: Three people were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a parked truck on the Jalandhar-Maksudan Bypass Highway in Punjab on Saturday morning, police said.Visuals from the accident site show the Swift car extensively mangled in the collision, with much of its bodywork destroyed. The windshield is shattered, the dashboard and meter are damaged and only one of the car’s doors appears to remain intact.Several police personnel and bystanders can also be seen gathered around the wreckage, while the damaged…

Lucknow – Kanpur eway traffic volume Lucknow: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is facing a fresh operational challenge on Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway as traffic volumes have nearly doubled since toll collection was suspended on Aug 5, even as new cracks and damage continue to surface at multiple locations on the 63-km corridor.Officials said the rising number of vehicles is complicating ongoing repair and maintenance work, with crews finding it increasingly difficult to access affected stretches and carry out sustained repairs. “Carrying out repair and maintenance work is turning out to be a major problem with increasing traffic flow,” an executive…

Patna: Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has arrested two more persons, including a trainee technician at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), in connection with the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) examination fraud. The examination was held in three phases in April 2026. The case was registered at Sohsarai police station in Nalanda on April 17, 2026.EOU officials said Raushan Kumar (22), a native of Noorsarai in Nalanda, was arrested from Mumbai, where he had been working at BARC since Dec 2024. Akash Kumar (25), a resident of Sohsarai, was arrested from Nalanda.According to the investigation,…

Residents of colonies off Gopalpura Bypass Road having harrowing times Jaipur: Residents of colonies along Gopalpura Bypass Road have accused Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) of delaying implementation of Supreme Court’s directions to tackle the coaching hub crisis, alleging that repeated surveys have replaced concrete action even after the apex court sought remedial measures within three weeks.For residents, the problem has become a daily ordeal. About two months ago, 80-year-old Murali Prasad Sharma fell ill. An ambulance took nearly 20 minutes to cover a 700 metre stretch from Gopalpura Bypass Road to his house because colony roads were clogged with pool…

Nagpur: A 20-year-old murder accused out on bail was allegedly killed by rivals following a confrontation on Wednesday night. His body was found in shrubs behind a reputed college under Wathoda police station limits.Pratik alias Aditya Karandikar was among the accused in the murder of Noor Hussain in Pardi last year. He was released on bail in June 2026 and allegedly resumed criminal activities. Police sources said he was trying to regroup associates, often moved around with knife-wielding companions, and sought to establish his dominance in the area.According to investigators, Pratik was drinking with his associates on the night of…