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New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated 120 mist spray systems installed by GMR Group at Indira Gandhi International Airport and described the initiative as a significant step towards curbing air pollution in the capital.”Our govt is working on all fronts, in collaboration with all stakeholders, to control pollution in Delhi. This initiative for dust mitigation in the airport area is commendable and strengthens our resolve for a clean and safe Delhi,” said CM Gupta. South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, who was also present at the event, said the mist spray systems will help check flight disruptions…

Bengaluru: Days after the alleged murder of Capt Naveen Chandra Bhat and Dr Shyamala Bhat, their son and prime accused Rohan Chandra Bhat, was escorted by police to the Wilson Garden crematorium Saturday evening to attend their final rites.Acting on permission granted by a special court, police brought Rohan from Nimhans, where he has been undergoing treatment, to the crematorium to perform the rituals in accordance with family traditions. The bodies of the couple were brought to the crematorium around 5pm. Their daughter, Rashmi Bhat, 31, who had flown in from the United States, joined close relatives for the last…

Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay on Saturday alleged that Congress, BRS and AIMIM were joining hands to keep the BJP out of the mayor’s post in Karimnagar, despite the party’s strong showing in the municipal polls.He claimed the three parties together secured only 26 wards but were attempting to capture the mayor’s chair “against the people’s verdict”. Sanjay said he received information that BRS corporators were being asked to back the Congress nominee, while AIMIM was staking claim to the mayor’s post. Poaching bidHe also alleged attempts to poach BJP corporators. Addressing a…

Chennai: At least 17 years after the sensational triple murder of former Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited managing director Saravanan, his wife Kasthuri, a retired deputy secretary in the Home Department, and their maid Anbarasi, at Ashok Nagar, youngsters barged into the crime scene, shot videos, and uploaded them on social media. A retired police officer who was part of the original investigation team said it was unethical to barge into a crime scene and tamper with clues and evidence. The CBI had resumed investigation last year, 17 years after the murders rocked the state. The murder took place on Nov…

Ahmedabad: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” With those words, Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ gifted the world one of the most famous opening lines in literature, which also rings true for Gujarat’s bachelor tiger — ranging in and around Gujarat’s Ratanmahal landscape. But love will be in the air, literally, for the tiger.Officials said that the plan being considered involves airlifting a female tiger and releasing it in the wild near the male tiger’s current range. A female companion is expected to…

Bhubaneswar: Human fatalities in elephant attacks in Odisha are the highest in the country, with 17 people killed per 100 elephants, according to data compiled by Wildlife Society of Odisha, an NGO, from the census carried out by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) last year. The figure is substantially higher than other states like Karnataka and Kerala which have more elephants, and reported one human death per 100 elephants.The report, ‘Status of Elephants in India: DNA-based Synchronous All India Population Estimation of Elephants, 2025′, on the exercise carried out by WII put Karnataka and Kerala elephant numbers at 6,013 and…

Coimbatore: The govt hospital at Mettupalayam is turning away patients, including the ones coming for the scheduled echocardiogram, citing shortage of doctors. Blaming the hospital management for the sad state of affairs, patients say the situation has been the same for the past two weeks.N Valliyamma, 48, of Mettupalayam, who accompanied her husband who was ill and wanted to do an echo, said, “My husband’s condition is getting worse. Doctors had suggested an echo to begin treatment based on the test results. But the hospital management is sending us back citing unavailability of doctors.” Many patients whose echo has been…

Dhubri: Police on Saturday arrested a student, Shamim Rahman, on allegations of leaking the alternative English question paper along with an answer script during the examination.A police source said Shamim entered the PM Sri Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School at Dhubri with a mobile phone in the middle of the examination and sent exam paper with answer script to a particular student appearing for the exam.P Goyal Rejects Rahul On US Deal, PM’s Big Push For Assam Projects, Brahmaputra Link And MoreShamim is a student of West Dhubri Senior Secondary School and a permanent resident of Khalilpur village on the…

Ghaziabad: UP govt has approved the request for shifting the office of the deputy registrar from Ghaziabad to Noida. While the existing office is near the Guldhar metro station, the location of the new office is yet to be finalised.The deputy registrar’s office manages the registration, administration, and regulation of societies, partnership firms, and chit funds under relevant state acts. It also manages resident welfare associations (RWAs).The two districts currently share one deputy registrar post, created in 2023. Earlier, society matters were handled from Meerut. Acting on a request from the UP registrar’s office, authorities approved the relocation of the…

Panaji: Thousands thronged the capital on Saturday for the opening of Goa’s traditional Carnival festival, with chief minister Pramod Sawant underscoring the state’s commitment to diversifying its tourism offerings through both cultural celebrations and major sporting events.“Carnival plays an important role in promoting Goa as a tourism destination. Being a tourism state, Carnival is important for us as a lot of Goans and domestic and international tourists come for it. Cultural promotion is important for tourism,” Sawant said during the inauguration of the festival in the state capital.In a significant announcement for sports tourism, Sawant also revealed the state’s ambition…