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Mangaluru: Ullal town in speaker UT Khader’s constituency was sanctioned a mega underground power cable project, which will be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 186 crore.Khader, MLA of Mangaluru constituency, told reporters on Saturday that the work will commence shortly after the tender process.PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And More”The process of floating tenders is underway for the underground power cabling work. The project is also a part of the beautification of Ullal town. Once the work is completed, Ullal town will be free of live overhead electricity cables. While…

Mysuru: A 15-year-old elephant died after getting trapped in an electric wire fence in Doddaharave village, Periyapatna taluk, Saturday.Nagarahole forest officers said the elephant had entered a field to feed on a jowar crop when it came in contact with an electric current and died. Foresters registered cases under the Wildlife Protection Act, while Bylakuppe police booked the landowner.PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And MoreThe elephant reportedly entered the field around midnight in search of food and got caught in a live wire installed to protect the corn crop, dying on the…

PUNE: A viral video has surfaced showing a 14-year-old boy, accompanied by his father—a candidate in the Zilla Parishad elections—allegedly casting a vote in Maharashtra’s Solapur district.The video shows Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil’s son standing beside him inside a polling booth at Yashwant Nagar in Akluj and pressing the EVM button during the polls held on Saturday.Responding to the controversy, Mohite Patil later claimed that the boy had only wanted to see how the voting process works.”My son wanted to see how a vote is cast and that is why I took him inside. The polling officials raised objections, but…

Panaji: Supreme Court dismissed a special leave petition filed by Goa Medical College students challenging a high court order which refused to direct revaluation of their answer books.“We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment and order passed by the high court; hence, the special leave petition is dismissed,” said the SC bench.The students went to the high court (HC) seeking directions to the Goa University to conduct re-evaluation of their answer books in respect of the third professional (final year) MBBS part II examination (supplementary), which was held in April–May last year..In the alternative, they sought re-examination…

Panchkula: A month after the tenure of the Municipal Corporation (MC) ended on Jan 5, several information boards carrying the names and identities of former councillors and the ex-mayor remain installed across the city. As per MC norms, all such boards related to elected representatives must be taken down immediately after completion of their term to prevent any direct or indirect favour to an individual or political party. However, many of these signboards are still visible along roadsides, outside residences, and within wards previously represented by them.Their continued presence has become a major point of discussion in the city, especially…

Lucknow: The 3-day Fiesta 2026 concluded with the prize distribution ceremony of the inter-collegiate sports competition at Integral University on Saturday. The event was attended by UP cabinet minister for industrial development, export promotion, NRI and investment promotion, Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, as chief guest.Nandi said, “The state govt’s development push under the strong leadership Prime Minister and chief minister, and UP is progressing from ‘Uttam Pradesh’ towards ‘Sarvottam Pradesh’.” He cited investor summits, infrastructure expansion and growing investment in education as key drivers of this transition.Emphasising quality education, he stated that a globally competitive education system was essential for…

Buxar: A 16-year-old boy died and two others sustained serious injuries in a collision between a bus and a motorcycle under Krishna Brahm police station area of Buxar district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Chhatu Shah, a resident of Dumari village under Simari police station. The accident occurred near Lewar village around 3pm.Eyewitness Ravi Patel said the bus was speeding and travelling in the wrong lane when it rammed into the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. The impact was so severe that it killed one of the riders on the spot and threw the other two…

Jaisalmer: The state Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Saturday arrested a wanted drug smuggler with a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head who had been absconding for the last seven years. An ANTF team from Rajasthan made the arrest in Gujarat on the road from Vapi to Jalgaon, Maharashtra. ANTF IG Vikas Kumar said Rugaram, a resident of Gida in Balotra district, supplied illegal drugs across the country on a truck. The ANTF team tracking his movements for several kilometres eventually nabbed him while he was sleeping inside the vehicle Saturday. Rugaram had fled to Gujarat fearing action against…

Chandrapur: A thriving tiger population, tropical dry deciduous forests, bamboo thickets and iconic water bodies such as Tadoba Lake have long defined the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur district, attracting wildlife tourists. Amid this natural heritage, the reserve’s cultural history, embedded in surrounding villages and buffer remained unexplored.The narrative may change soon with introduction of what officials describe as the country’s first structured ‘Heritage Safari Trail’ within a month, offering tourists a rare eco-cultural journey that combines wildlife exploration with visits to ancient monuments, sacred Gond sites and archaeological landscapes. Officials have planned curated eco-cultural itineraries in the Moharli and…

Ranchi: The police carried out extensive security check of Ranchi civil court premises for the second day on Saturday after it received an email threatening to blow up the premises using RDX on Feb 4.Jharkhand Armed Police personnel, along with bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs, searched various places of the court but nothing suspicious was found. City SP Paras Rana said, “An intensive search of the court was conducted today. The exercise would be held frequently in the future also.”The police have registered a case under relevant sections of the BNS against unknown persons in this connection. The cyber…