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NEW DELHI: Several residents were feared trapped after a single-storey house collapsed following an LPG cylinder blast in north Delhi’s Mukundpur area on Tuesday morning, a Delhi Fire Service official said.The incident occurred at Gali No. 1, Part-2, Ishu Vihar, near the cremation ground, the official said.A distress call reporting the blast was received at 9:37 am, with the caller informing authorities that several residents were feared trapped under the debris. “We got information that a blast took place and a building collapsed due to which some people are trapped. Rescue teams rushed to the spot and launched operations,” the…

Bengaluru: In yet another fatal incident linked to heavy rain, two labourers lost their lives after a 12ft-high warehouse wall collapsed at a construction site in Bommashettyhalli village in Bengaluru North taluk.The deceased are Dyamanna, 50, a native of Yadgir district, and Babulal, 35, who hailed from Bihar. Both were employed at a warehouse construction project coming up under the jurisdiction of Madanayakanahalli police station.According to police, seven or eight workers were present at the site Saturday evening. Around 5.30pm, as the workers were preparing to leave for the day, heavy rain lashed the area. A section of the warehouse…

Central board of secondary education CHENNAI: After missing the June 1 deadline to keep the revaluation and issues-verification portal running, the central board of secondary education (CBSE) has launched the portal for class 12 students on Tuesday.Students can now apply for verification of issues observed in the answer sheet scans and revaluation till June 6 midnight. They will be required to input their aadhaar number to login to the portal: cbse.gov.in/newsite_old/rchk.htmlThe CBSE said that aadhaar verification has been introduced for security reasons. “For children who do not have Aadhaar, the parent’s, relative’s or guardian’s Aadhaar details may be used. In…

Ahmedabad: A sessions court on Monday sentenced four members of a family to three years in prison for attempting to kill their daughter-in-law by giving her poison by force, subjecting her to domestic violence, and demanding dowry.According to the prosecution’s case, the woman married a resident of Nana Chiloda in 2007. The couple had a daughter in 2010. In Nov 2012, her father filed an FIR at Sardarnagar police station against her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law when she was hospitalised after the poisoning incident.After investigation, police charged the four with cruelty, demanding dowry and attempt to murder. The couple…

Times News NetworkKanpur: A clash broke out between two groups over fishing rights in the Ganga Barrage area under Kohna police station limits, leaving two cousins seriously injured. The accused allegedly fired shots and brandished swords to assert dominance in the area, though official confirmation regarding the firing is yet to be received. Police arrested five accused in the matter.The incident took place at Gate No. 10 of the Barrage, where Shubham alias Maka, a fishing mafia member and resident of Machhwa Nagar in Purana Kanpur, stated that he had gone there on Monday morning with his cousin Abhishek to…

Jaggery seized by FDA PuneGreen peas sized by FDA, PuneJaggery seized by FDA PuneGreen peas sized by FDA, PuneJaggery seized by FDA Pune Pune: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unit in the city has seized 16 tonnes of jaggery, 20 tonnes of sugar intended for adulteration, and 68 kg of fried green peas laced with artificial colours.FDA officials said sugar is classified as an adulterant in jaggery because it deceives consumers, particularly diabetics, who switch to jaggery as a healthier alternative. Digambar Bhogawade, joint commissioner (food), FDA Pune Division, said, “We have conducted multiple raids over the past few…

Chief minister Pramod Sawant meets jal shakti minister C R Patil, in Delhi Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant, on Monday , said that the union govt has assured over Rs 280 crore to take up improvement work of Anjunem dam and the repair of its canal. He held a meeting with union minister for jal shakti, C R Patil, in Delhi.Sawant said that work will be taken up by the water resource department (WRD). He added that state govt has already submitted a detailed project report on the dam’s development.Besides Anjunem dam, Sawant said that they held discussions on strengthening…

Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Monday transferred 14 police officers, including 11 IPS officers, with the reshuffle coming amid a political confrontation in Majitha that has put the functioning of Amritsar rural police under scrutiny.Among those shifted was Amritsar rural SSP Suhail Qasim Mir, who was transferred as AIG (personnel-I), Punjab, hours after addressing a press conference on a case involving Shiromani Akali Dal functionary Bikram Singh Majithia and his supporters.Mir had alleged that Majithia and others entered Majitha police station “forcefully and illegally” on Sunday in an attempt to secure the release of an accused from police custody. The police…

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused BJP govt of burdening consumers with higher electricity charges to raise funds for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.Akhilesh said BJP govt has effectively imposed an “election surcharge” in electricity bills and claimed that consumers would face a sharp increase in power charges from June.“People will be shocked when they see their electricity bills from June. The increase in power charges is actually an increase in the BJP’s commission,” Akhilesh alleged.He accused state govt of continuously raising prices and putting additional financial pressure on the public…

CM Bhajanlal Sharma meets PM Narendra Modi in Delhi Monday Jaipur: Infrastructure projects worth over Rs 2.72 lakh crore are currently under execution in Rajasthan, according to the latest Project Monitoring Group report of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The report lists 81 projects across key sectors such as railways, highways, energy transmission, petroleum and civil aviation, making Rajasthan one of the states with a substantial pipeline of ongoing central infrastructure investments. The report was shared by CMO Monday.Officials said the projects are expected to significantly improve industrial growth, logistics, energy security and connectivity across the state.“The PMG…