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Bhubaneswar: The state govt on Tuesday announced cost enhancement of the supplementary nutrition provided to severely underweight children aged between 6 months and 6 years and breakfast provided to preschoolers at Anganwadi centres for strengthening early childhood nutrition.Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida announced that the daily allocation for supplementary nutrition for severely underweight children has been increased from Rs 8 to Rs 12 per child. In addition to this, an extra Rs 6 will be provided under the chief minister’s Sampoorna Pushti Yojana. Altogether, severely underweight children will now get cooked food and dry ration worth Rs 18 every day.Close…
Nigerian held for supplying MDMA Gurgaon: A Nigerian man residing in Delhi was arrested by Gurgaon police on Tuesday for allegedly supplying MDMA and OG cannabis to a local dealer.The development followed the interrogation of Gagan Dhawan, who was apprehended by the Sector 39 Crime Branch team of Gurgaon police on May 29 with 14g of MDMA and 110g of OG cannabis, classified as commercial quantities.A case was registered against him under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act at Sector-50 police station.According to sources, Dhawan told cops he had been in touch with drug suppliers in Nigeria, who got him…
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Kanpur: Police in Banda arrested four men, including the survivor’s boyfriend, after an 18-year-old woman alleged that she was forcibly made to consume alcohol and cannabis before being gang-raped in the City Kotwali area.According to the FIR, the woman, a resident of a village under Kotwali police station limits, alleged that her boyfriend, a resident of Mahokhar village, called her on Sunday on the pretext of meeting her. She claimed that he, along with three friends, drove her around in a car throughout the day.In the evening, they allegedly took her to the Nawab Tank area, where she was forced…
To experience the newly restored attraction, visitors need to pay an entry fee of Rs 50 per person for the tiger safari, while access to the entire zoo is priced at Rs 20 for children and Rs 30 for adults. Ludhiana: The long-awaited tiger safari at the Ludhiana zoo reopened to the public on Tuesday following a year-and-a-half closure. The major attraction of the reopening is a new pair of big cats—a tiger named Badal and a tigress named Bijli—who were officially released into the safari enclosure.The zoo operates six days a week, opening from Tuesday to Sunday between 9am…
The new ramps are expected to ease access to the bustling residential townships significantly Ghaziabad: Work on two new ramps that will improve connectivity to the Hindon Elevated Road from Indirapuram and Vasundhara will begin within a month and is expected to be completed in 18 months, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) said, after the design for the project was finalised.The Hindon Elevated Road currently has two ramps. The Vasundhara ramp allows vehicles to enter the elevated road and merge with traffic heading from UP Gate towards Raj Nagar Extension (RNE), while the Kanawani ramp in Indirapuram allows vehicles travelling…
Pune: Pune has recorded a sharp rise in electric two-wheeler adoption this year, with 13,124 vehicles registered between Jan and May, according to data from the Vahan database. The figure is up 24% from 10,853 registrations during the same period in 2025.Automobile dealers attributed the growth to rising fuel costs and increasing consumer confidence in electric mobility.“There has been nearly a 30% rise in enquiries for electric two-wheelers. The EV two-wheelers which we market on a retail basis are sold out,” said Nicky Sehgal, a dealer in Pune.“The trend is not limited to two-wheelers but passenger cars as well,” he…
Panaji: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a five-day yellow alert for Goa, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds across Goa as monsoon conditions intensify over the state.According to the latest weather forecast, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thundershowers is likely to occur across Goa till at least June 6. The IMD has also cautioned that isolated places may experience thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds reaching speeds of 40 to 50 kmph. No large change in temperatures is expected, however.Goa continued to experience above-normal temperatures on Tuesday, with both Panaji and Mormugao recording maximum and minimum…
AI image, representational Chandigarh: A minor traffic argument in Sector 20 escalated into a late-night shooting on Monday after a man fired a makeshift pistol to free his captured friend from an angry crowd.While no one was injured, police arrested Sector-30 delivery man Jai Kishan on the scene as a suspect and began a hunt for his two alleged associates, Abhijeet and a minor.Investigators say the trio had emerged from a liquor outlet in Sector 30 and turned its scooters towards Sector 20 to refuel when area resident Rajeev and his friend, Sunil, approached them from behind on a motorcycle.…
Lucknow: A total of 5,513 candidates registered for the free IAS/PCS coaching scheme, administered by the department of social welfare till June 1, the state govt said on Tuesday.Of the total, 2,848 candidates finalised and locked their applications. Interested candidates may continue to apply until June 18, following which the entrance examination will be held on July 5.Sanjeev Singh, director, social welfare, stated that a total of 865 seats have been allocated for IAS/PCS coaching across the state. Of these, 25% of the seats are reserved for students who have already qualified for the preliminary examination through the ‘lateral entry’…