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Shillong: Promotion and incubation of market-driven enterprises (PRIME) Meghalaya has marked a major milestone in the state’s entrepreneurship journey by on-boarding 75 start-ups under the CM’s E-Championship Challenge (CMECC) 6.0 and graduating another 75 start-ups from Cohort 5.“With around 5,000 entrepreneurs supported to date, Rs 200 crore disbursed, and nearly 7,000 direct jobs created, PRIME continues to position entrepreneurship as a key driver of economic growth and employment in Meghalaya,” said a statement by Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) on Thursday. Piyush Goyal Says Startup India Generated Over 21 Lakh Jobs, Credits PM Modi Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s…

Bidar: In Dakulagi village in Humanabad taluk of the district, for the last 3–4 days, a strange noise was heard from the earth. Mild tremors were felt and villagers have grown anxious over this development.In the village, not only during the day but also late at night, strange noises were heard from the ground, and the walls of the houses shook in some places. When the sounds were heard, children and old people were taken out of their houses to open spaces. Due to this, people spent their days in constant fear and anxiety.Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s Fraud…

Kanpur: A dispute arose between real brothers over land and passage through the house gallery in the Friends Colony police station area in Etawah on Thursday. Police reached the spot after receiving information and took six people, including three women, into custody for breach of peace. Before they were presented before the city magistrate, the health of one woman, identified as Sulochana (40), wife of Satyendra Singh, deteriorated on reaching the hospital. She was admitted to the district hospital for treatment. She was treated under the supervision of Dr Raghavendra Singh, who said, “After treatment, the woman’s condition has improved.”…

Ludhiana: Police have registered a case against a local village head and nearly 20 of his accomplices following a violent reprisal against a digital journalist who reported on failing infrastructure in the region.Sanjay Tiwari, a sarpanch allegedly led the mob that intercepted and assaulted the 28-year-old reporter on Thursday. The attack is believed to be a direct retaliation for her recent coverage of poor development projects on Dhandra Road. It’s claimed in the police complaint that Tiwari and an associate, identified as Akash, blocked the journalist’s path and subjected her to verbal abuse. The victim fled to her home for…

Mangaluru: MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said he has urged union ministry of road transport and highways to expedite national highway projects in the district.The MP said he met the secretary of the ministry to request faster progress on ongoing works in Dakshina Kannada district.Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s Fraud Compensation And More”I held discussions with Uma Shankar, the secretary of the ministry, regarding the swift implementation of various national highway projects under way in Dakshina Kannada district. During the meeting, I brought to the secretary’s attention the progress of different highway projects in the district and urged that these…

Noida: Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has reclaimed more than 54,000 square metres of encroached land across five villages over the past two weeks, stepping up enforcement against illegal construction in environmentally sensitive areas along the Hindon floodplain.Officials said the drive, carried out over the last 16 days, covered Kheda Choganpur, Bhanota, Haibatpur, Chipiyana Khurd and Rohillapur. As part of the action, eight unauthorised residential towers comprising more than 100 flats were sealed, and several illegal structures were demolished.On Friday, the Authority’s team demolished unauthorised construction at Shivam Enclave in Haibatpur village, which lies within the Hindon floodplain. The…

PUNE: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the 32-hour traffic disruption on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway caused by an overturned propylene tanker and told MSRDC to submit a plan to deal with such situations.Deputy CM Eknath Shinde told MSRDC and police to prepare a “special emergency traffic plan” for the expressway to prevent recurrence. In an official statement, Shinde instructed that work on the ongoing Missing Link project be expedited, stating that it would reduce travel time and serve as an alternative route during emergencies. Mumbai-Pune Expressway Nightmare Ends After 32 Hours Exposing Gaps In Emergency Response Thousands…

Ponda: The Borim bridge will remain closed for all traffic from 8pm on Sunday to 8am on Monday to asphalt a new coat of polymer modified bitumen concrete.The PWD sought the complete closure of the bridge to complete the asphalting without any hindrance.Goa: Drugs Criticism By CM, Porvorim Road Closures, Valpoi Student Shines And MoreThe contractor, Sanrachana Structural Strengthening Pvt Ltd from Thane, Maharashtra, has already removed the earlier coat, said Anand Vaghurmekar, assistant engineer of the national highway division of the PWD.After the asphalting, the contractor will continue with the remaining work of finger-type joint replacement. Last month, the…

Hisar: Panic gripped Shahpuria village in the Chopta area of Sirsa district after villagers reportedly spotted a leopard in nearby fields. The sighting heightened fear among residents, particularly as similar reports emerged from villages along the Rajasthan border over the past several days. According to villagers, the leopard was seen on Wednesday evening, following which an announcement was made over the loudspeaker of the village temple urging residents to remain alert and avoid venturing out unnecessarily. After the announcement, several villagers gathered and carried out a search in the surrounding fields. Villagers also claimed that leopard paw prints were found…

Prayagraj: Phaphamau police on Friday detained five persons, including four women, for their alleged role in the kidnapping of a minor girl and the illegal extraction of her ova with the help of forged documents at a local IVF centre. DCP (Ganganagar) Kuldeep Singh told TOI that a Phaphamau resident lodged an FIR at the Phaphamau police station against five persons, including Palak Hela and her mother Rinki, residents of Kareli, and others, for kidnapping her 15-year-old daughter and facilitating the illegal ova extraction. After registering the FIR under appropriate sections on Friday, police conducted a detailed investigation and said…