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Varanasi: Kashi plunged into Mahashivratri celebrations as devotees started pouring in from Saturday evening to begin the Panchkroshi Parikrama, amid chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’.Meanwhile, Haldi rituals kicked off at KV temple and other spots. At former KV temple Mahant’s house in Tedhineem, hundreds gathered for the ceremony, chanting ‘Har-Har Mahadev’ and singing traditional wedding songs.Thousands of devotees from neighbouring districts, especially from rural belts, started thronging Manikarnika Ghat to begin the 88.5 km Panchkroshi Yatra. Officials were also taking stock of the routes of the traditional Shiv Barat to be taken out on Sunday evening.At Kashi Vishwanath temple, where…
Kolkata: An international multidisciplinary exhibition titled ‘Empowerment: Art and Feminisms in Kolkata’ explores feminist artistic practices and their role in addressing contemporary global challenges through photographs, video installation, lithograph, neon, multimedia installation, animation, virtual reality, drawings, and performance art at Goethe-Institut.The exhibition, inaugurated on Saturday, will continue till April 15. It is curated by Andreas Beitin, Katharina Koch, and Uta Ruhkamp, and is co-produced by Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg and Goethe-Institut. Bringing together 31 international and South Asian feminist artists and collectives who respond through their work to the urgent conditions of our time, the exhibition is set against the backdrop of…
Sopore, Feb 14: J&K Police inaugurated the Kho-Kho and Kabaddi Championship under the Civic Action Programme, marking the beginning of a multi-day sporting event aimed at promoting youth engagement and traditional sports across Police District Sopore. Students from several government and private schools, along with local Kabaddi clubs, are participating in the championship. The opening ceremony witnessed enthusiastic participation from a large number of youth and members of the public. Civil society members, representatives of the Traders Federation, educationists, and senior police officers were present on the occasion. The event is being organised with the objective of encouraging physical fitness, discipline, teamwork, and…
Mumbai: The BMC on Tuesday will start concretisation work on a 770m stretch between Mukesh Chowk and Priyadarshini Park on Nepean Sea Road as part of the first phase of the cement-concretisation road project.The BMC has obtained an NOC from the traffic police for the work, and has appealed to local residents and motorists to cooperate with the civic administration as temporary traffic changes and partial road closures will be carried out during this period. “We will be closing only one lane on the northbound carriageway and one on the southbound carriageway, while traffic will continue on the rest of…
New Delhi: The Committee of Privileges of the Delhi Legislative Assembly has directed the additional chief secretary (Home), Govt of Punjab; the director general of police, Punjab; and the commissioner of police, Jalandhar, to submit their written replies by Feb 20 in the privilege matter related to alleged remarks attributed to AAP functionary Atishi. “This shall be treated as the last and final opportunity for furnishing the comments and material sought by the committee,” an official said. The assembly panel has sought specific documents from the additional chief secretary (Home), Punjab, including copies of the complaint and enclosures forming the…
Hyderabad: A fractured verdict and a surge of independents have thrown Jagtial municipality into political churn, forcing the ruling Congress to reassess its chairperson candidate selection strategy.In the 50-member municipal council, results declared on Friday showed Congress emerging as the single largest party with 23 seats, followed by independents with 15. BJP won 6 seats, BRS 4 and AIMIM 2. With 26 seats required for a simple majority, Congress fell short of the halfway mark, complicating its bid for the chairperson and vice-chairperson posts. What has unsettled the party more is the profile of the independent winners. A majority of…
Chennai: India’s human spaceflight programme remains firmly on schedule, with the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission likely by the end of this year, Union minister of state Jitendra Singh said, dismissing speculation about delays following the failure of PSLV-C62.Addressing concerns during a media interaction on the sidelines of the Research, Industry, Startup and Entrepreneurship Conclave (RISE), the minister said the January 2026 failure of PSLV-C62 did not alter Isro’s launch plans. The space agency is scheduled to undertake 18 missions in 2026.”We have 18 launches in 2026. All flights are on schedule and not a single launch has been cancelled. This…
Ahmedabad: In areas adjacent to Ahmedabad city, approvals for new residential or commercial buildings are being given before underground networks for utilities are laid. Shela is a prime example of poor planning.Over the past decade, Auda (Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority) has approved over 50 residential/commercial projects around Club O Seven Road and VIP Road in Shela, where people have already moved in. Only now is Auda working on laying stormwater, drainage, and water networks. The slapdash nature of the works is causing gross inconvenience to residents of not only Shela but also of Bhat, Manipur, Godhavi, and Sanathal. State govt…
Prayagraj: Two men died on the spot in a high-speed collision between a pickup truck and a tractor in Kaushambi district. The incident occurred near Selarha Paschim village under Manjhanpur police station limits.According to police, the pickup smashed into the tractor, scattering debris across the road. The two persons who died in the accident included Mustafa and Mohammad Manzoor. Both the deceased were residents of Mohiuddinpur Devchar under Sarai Akil police station, and both died on the spot. Police rushed to the scene, took custody of the bodies, and sent them for post-mortem. Traffic was briefly jammed but cleared after…
Gurgaon: Gurgaon has the highest number of stray cattle among Haryana’s municipalities, with 6,153 animals still on its roads as of January 1, 2026, despite large-scale drives to catch and relocate them to cow shelters, according to official state data accessed by TOI. Figures show that the MCG caught 5,387 stray cattle between August 2024 and December 2025, but the city continues to record the largest remaining population within the state.Gurgaon has two cow shelters designated for this purpose. Many of the stray cattle are owned by dairy farms and in some cases, owners leave their cattle during the day…