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Panaji: Supreme Court on Friday disposed of the petition filed by former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar, seeking the disqualification of 10 Congress MLAs who had joined BJP in 2019, which increased the latter’s strength to 27 in the 40-seat House.The court declared the petition as infructuous and said its has no longer has any practical legal effect, in view of another petition filed by Girish seeking to disqualify eight Congress MLAs who merged with the BJP in 2022.“In view of the fact that, during the pendency of this petition, fresh elections in the state legislative assembly…

Times News NetworkChandigarh: Alleging arbitrary denial of incentives despite multiple international medals, shooter Vijayveer Sidhu has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking directions to the UT administration to release pending cash awards for his sporting achievements.Counsel for the petitioner Yashpal Sharma submitted that the petitioner had represented India at several international competitions including ISSF World Championships, ISSF Junior World Cups and Asian Shooting events, securing multiple podium finishes. Despite this, authorities allegedly granted him only one cash award for a team gold medal while rejecting claims for other individual and team medals. It was argued that the rejection…

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the Uttar Pradesh govt achieved success in saving children from encephalitis and expanding medical colleges under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “This is an achievement of the BJP and the NDA’s double engine govt,” he said. The CM said the concept of “One District, One Medical College” was advanced by his govt to ensure that all citizens receive the best of medical care. Source link

Police apprehended a key suspect in a massive Rs1.20 crore digital arrest scam. Mohammad Gufran, arrested in Madhubani, confessed to operating an international money laundering network from Haryana, funneling cyberfraud proceeds abroad. Authorities recovered two cellphones believed to be used in the elaborate scheme. He has been transferred to Bhagalpur for further investigation into the wider criminal enterprise. Madhubani: A joint team of police from Madhubani and Bhagalpur on Thursday arrested a key accused involved in defrauding a resident of Bhagalpur of Rs1.20 crore through “digital arrest”.According to Madhubani SP Yogendra Kumar, the fraud occurred on Feb 10 when the…

Jaipur: Finance minister Diya Kumari’s Budget announcement regarding the addition of 500 seats in Sanskrit Teacher Training and Shiksha Shastri courses has triggered confusion in govt circles, with officials realising the state cannot unilaterally increase seats in these programmes without approval from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).Official sources said the Sanskrit education department moved quickly after the issue surfaced, holding a meeting of senior officials Friday to examine how the seat increase proposal came to be included in the state Budget.Seeking to play down the matter, however, Sanskrit education minister Madan Dilawar said the Budget announcement should not…

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday asked Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) whether it would rebuild the bulldozed house of Fahim Khan, the prime accused in the March 17 Nagpur riots or pay compensation. Communal violence rocked the Mahal area of Nagpur following alleged inflammatory remarks linked to Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.After noting a prima facie failure to follow mandatory legal procedure by Supreme Court, a division bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Raj Wakode raised the query while hearing a petition filed by Khan’s 69-year-old mother, Mehrunissa Shamim Khan, and other accused. The…

Ranchi: A 14-year-old tribal girl, Surajmuni Hembrom, led an anti-alcohol campaign from Mahatodharan village in Ghaskaridih panchayat, about 70 km from the Giridih district headquarters, and the drive now reached across more than 30 villages in Giridih and Koderma districts.Hembrom, a Class 9 student and mukhiya of the Bal Panchayat in her village, began the campaign after she witnessed the impact of alcohol abuse at her home and in her village. She said alcoholism led to domestic violence and financial distress, resulting in serious issues, including children dropping out of school. Hembrom said she had to leave a private school…

Varanasi: Regional Resource Centre (Eastern Region), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS–BHU), is going to host a 3-day national conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, ‘AI for Viksit Bharat: Transforming HealthCare and Learning (NCAIHC 2026)’, from Feb 14 to 16.Talking to reporters on Thursday, IMS–BHU Director, Dr S N Sankhwar, said the conference aimed to bring together medical professionals, technology experts, policymakers, academicians and researchers on a single platform to collectively envision future of intelligent and technology-driven healthcare.PM Modi Dials Tarique Rahman, Seva Teerth, New Labour Code & MoreAligned with PM’s vision for Digital India and…

Kolkata: Months before the assembly polls, mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday placed a Rs 111 crore deficit budget, in which KMC stressed the development of the city’s infrastructure, prioritising road improvement and cleanliness, water supply and drainage. For the first time, the expenditure is about to reach Rs 6,000 crore.With a promise to repair all major thoroughfares and arterial roads to offer citizens pothole-free rides, the KMC has increased the allocation to the roads department by 40% from last year’s revised estimate to Rs 334 crore. Roads, which have turned accident-prone due to undulations, will also be taken care of.…

Srinagar, Feb 13: Sonamarg is set to turn into a hub of winter adventure as the 10th National Snow Shoe Championship will begin on February 14. The two-day event, scheduled for February 14 and 15, will bring together 140 athletes from 13 states and the Union Territory of J&K.The championship is jointly organised by J&K Tourism, J&K Snow Shoe Association and the Snow Shoe Federation of India. Officials said the event aims to promote winter sports and position Sonamarg as a leading snow sports destination in the country.Athletes will compete in race and endurance categories across marked snow tracks. Participants…