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Margao: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa president Valmiki Naik on Monday accused BJP govt of facilitating the “large-scale destruction” of Goa’s land through Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act, alleging that the provision has been used to promote builder-driven development by converting environmentally sensitive areas into settlement zones.Addressing a press conference, Naik said data showed that nearly 53 lakh sqm of land across Goa had been “unlocked for settlement” under Section 39A, with Pernem taluka emerging as the epicentre of such conversions. He identified Corgao, Sancoale, Old Goa, Parcem and Tivim as the villages recording the…
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved amendments to the service rules of the election department to fill key vacancies and strengthen the state’s election machinery amid preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.An official said the cabinet reduced the experience required for promotion from election kanungo to election tehsildar from 15 years to 12 years, paving the way for the filling of seven vacant posts.The move also comes ahead of the 2027 assembly polls, for which the services of election tehsildars are considered crucial.Under the existing rules, none of the serving Election Kanungoes were eligible for…
Patna: As the state govt remains firm on evicting former CM and leader of opposition in the legislative council Rabri Devi from her official residence at 10, Circular Road, the RJD on Monday said it would take the battle to the streets as well as move Patna high court and Supreme Court, alleging that established norms governing the allotment of official residences have been violated.The building construction department had first served an eviction notice on Rabri Devi during Nitish Kumar’s tenure as the CM, asking her to vacate the 10, Circular Road bungalow, located close to the CM’s official residence,…
Lucknow: Lucknow University on Monday announced that teachers of affiliated colleges will be allowed to pursue part time PhD programmes from the next session. The decision was taken in a meeting between the vice-chancellor Prof JP Saini and Lucknow University Associated Colleges Teachers’ Association (LUACTA) representatives.Saini said an online portal is being developed to ensure timely payment to teachers for evaluation of answer sheets. The university is also working towards implementing a digital evaluation system from the next session, he said.He added that LU will soon constitute a sports council to encourage students to develop their talent and take sports…
5-yr-old girl dies after falling from toy train at Jodhpur’s Mandore GardenJodhpur: A five-year-old girl lost her life after allegedly falling from a toy train during a family outing at Mandore Garden in Jodhpur. The incident occurred Sunday evening, when the child fell from the moving train and was run over by one of its wheels.According to the girl’s father, Mohammad Habib, the family visited Mandore Garden Sunday evening and boarded the toy train. Habib said his daughter, Anayra, was seated with her mother and aunt when the train driver allegedly suddenly braked.”The sudden braking caused Anayra to be thrown…
Gadchiroli: An estimated 41,000 tonnes of firewood will be saved annually in Gadchiroli as govt and its private partners completed free distribution of 20,000 smokeless stoves, according to information provided by the district collector’s office.The stoves were sent to households across Dhanora and Etapalli talukas, and officials said beneficiaries have reported a significant reduction in indoor smoke and air pollution. A smokeless stove, also known as a smokeless chulha, is an efficient cooking device designed to burn firewood with near-complete combustion, drastically cutting indoor air pollution and lowering fuel consumption. Unlike a traditional chulha, it uses a secondary combustion chamber…
Hazaribag: Bodies of a 12-year-old girl, who was missing along with her younger brother since May 27, were recovered from the banks of a river and a well, respectively, in Hazaribag district on Sunday night and on Monday.Police on Monday said the girl’s body had deep injury marks and her face was disfigured, leading investigators to suspect an attempt to conceal her identity. “The exact cause of death and possibility of sexual assault will be known after we get the postmortem report,” a police officer said.The girl’s family, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, has been living in a village in Hazaribag…
Varanasi: Hours after the IPL final concluded in Ahmedabad on Sunday night, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Varanasi Police busted an alleged betting syndicate operating from a flat in the Taktakpur area under Cantt police station limits, arresting 13 persons, including tech-savvy punters from Mumbai, Jaipur and other cities, during a raid at a flat in Taktakpur area under Cantt police station area early Monday.Police said data and documents seized during the operation suggested that bets worth over Rs 20 crore placed by clients connected through various social media platforms were being managed by the racket.ACP (Crime) Alok Priyadarshi…
Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital Thiruvananthapuram: A 62-year-old patient from Kollam died after allegedly falling from a hospital bed while undergoing treatment for jaundice at Govt Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Wilfred, a resident of Perayam.According to hospital sources, the incident occurred in Ward No 5 of the hospital, one of the busiest wards in the state’s premier tertiary care institution. Wilfred, who had been admitted for treatment of age-related health complications, reportedly fell from his bed under circumstances that are yet to be fully established. He sustained serious injuries in the fall and…
Berhampore: The BSF has pushed back 17 Bangladeshi nationals into Bangladesh through the Raninagar border point. The Murshidabad district administration on Saturday had handed over these individuals to the BSF from the Lalgola holding centre, following the verification and confirmation of their identities by Bangladesh. BSF officials brought them to the Roshanbagh Sector Headquarters and subsequently pushed them back into Bangladesh after a brief discussion with BGB officials.Police personnel from the Murshidabad Police District and Jangipur Police District interrogated 26 youths across five phases at different locations, identifying them as Bangladeshis. According to the police, seven of the 26 individuals…