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Saini urged every family in Haryana to plant at least one tree and ensure its survival Gurgaon: Haryana will organise Van Mahotsav in all 90 assembly constituencies this year and plant 1.4 crore saplings under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign during 2026-27, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced while launching the second phase of the 77th state-level Van Mahotsav on Friday in Manesar.Addressing the gathering, Saini said govt’s focus was not merely on increasing plantation numbers but on ensuring every sapling survives and grows into a tree. “The real success of the campaign will be measured by how…

Shillong: Meghalaya’s handloom industry remains a key source of sustainable rural employment, supporting the livelihoods of over 50,000 households, with women making up more than 70% of the workforce, textiles minister Metbah Lyngdoh said while launching Handloom Week during National Handloom Day celebrations in Shillong on Friday.Lyngdoh said handloom is central to preserving the state’s textile traditions and cultural heritage. “Handloom is not merely a textile product but a living heritage that reflects the identity, culture and history of the state’s indigenous communities, with every weave narrating the story of its people,” he said at the event organised by the…

Kanpur: Intermittent sunshine amid cloudy skies pushed up temperatures in Kanpur Nagar on Friday, with the maximum temperature rising to 31.5°C, 3.1°C higher than the previous day. The minimum temperature remained almost unchanged at 24.6°C.According to the CSA University weather observatory, the city recorded 18.2mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.Although the maximum relative humidity was recorded at 95%, morning showers and cool winds kept the weather pleasant and prevented sultry conditions from developing.The city witnessed showers early in the morning, followed by intermittent drizzle till around 8am. Dense cloud cover developed several times during the day, raising the…

The pit filled with water was left unbarricaded by the contractor Noida: Sessions court rejected a bail application of the contractor arrested for criminal negligence after a six-year-old boy drowned in a pit dug up for installing a borewell and left uncovered inside Kaladham Society in Knowledge Park on June 25.Additional sessions judge Mayur Jain said that prima facie it appeared that the accused deliberately ignored the life-threatening danger to the people/children living in the residential complex as the construction was being done without safety standards.The negligence, the court said, led to the death of Avyan, who had slipped into…

The trio were arrested from Indore, Madhya Pradesh Pune: Three men were arrested within 24 hours of allegedly shooting a 50-year-old farmer and robbing him of two gold chains worth Rs11 lakh at Gawadewadi near Lonikand on Wednesday night. A Pune crime branch team arrested the trio from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.The team led by inspector Santosh Sonawane arrested the trio, members of a robbery gang, from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Identified as Avinash Tripathi (43) of Bakori in Haveli taluka, Surendra Pal (32) and Mohammed Khan (37), both from Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh.The accused had allegedly fired at the victim Santosh…

Panaji: GFP said that state govt must write to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to notify the Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation for the 2027 assembly elections and to also notify the constituencies reserved for the Gauda, Kunbi and Velip community.The notification of ST political reservation in Goa is a long-awaited step towards ensuring constitutional representation for Goa’s ST communities, said GFP president Vijai Sardesai.“The next crucial step is the Election Commission of India issuing the notification reserving the identified assembly constituencies, so that this hard-won right is translated into meaningful representation in the coming elections,” he said.Sardesai called for…

Times News NetworkChief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launches the second phase of the 77th state-level Van Mahotsav at Manesar on FridayChandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday called for a mass green movement across the state, urging every family to plant at least one tree and take responsibility for its survival. He said environmental conservation cannot remain confined to govt programmes and must become a shared responsibility of citizens.Addressing the second phase of the 77th State-Level Van Mahotsav at Manesar in Gurugram, Saini said Haryana has set a target of planting 1.40 crore saplings in 2026-27 under the…

A Fast Track Court in Deoria sentenced a man, his father and his mother to life imprisonment for murdering their relative with a spade over a family feud more than five years ago. Court also imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on each of the three convicts. In default of payment, each will have to undergo an additional six months of imprisonment. Lucknow: A Fast Track Court in Deoria has sentenced a man and his parents to life imprisonment for killing a relative with a spade in a family feud that took place more than five years ago.Additional District and…

CM Samrat Choudhary at the Bihar Museum in Patna on Friday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Friday asked officials to organise an exhibition of international folk art during the Bihar Museum Foundation Day celebrations in 2027, saying the initiative would help give Bihar’s culture, civilisation and folk traditions greater recognition on the global stage.Inaugurating the Bihar Museum Foundation Day-2026 programme, Samrat urged the youth to embrace folk art, cultural heritage and Indian traditions as an integral part of their lives. He described Bihar as a unique centre of linguistic and cultural diversity, highlighting Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Vajjika and Angika as…

Stray cattle remain a major concern on city roads Jaipur: A 78-year-old woman lodged a complaint with the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) after she was injured in an encounter with stray cattle in Tilak Nagar Thursday morning.Cows on road in Malviya Nagar area in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 07 August 2026The woman, identified as Anand Ashiya, said she was walking on Gyan Marg around 11am when she came across a herd of 10-12 cows and bulls roaming freely on the road. She collided with one of the animals, suffered injuries and had to seek medical care.“I rushed to a medical centre…