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Margao: Nearly half of Goa’s population is now overweight or obese, a sharp rise that underscores the state’s deepening lifestyle disease burden. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24, released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, states that 43.6% of men and 45.1% of women in Goa have a body mass index (BMI) of 25.0kg/m² or above, against national averages of 27.3% for men and 30.7% for women. In NFHS-5 (2019-21), the corresponding figures stood at 32.6% for men and 36.1% for women, indicating a steep upward trend.The obesity surge is accompanied by equally concerning data on…

Hisar: In a dramatic protest against delayed crop compensation and insurance claims, farmers from Daiyar village in Fatehabad district on Monday marched 37 km to the district headquarters in a half-clad state, alleging official apathy despite severe crop losses.The farmers, who have been protesting in their village for the past five days, said the symbolic march was aimed at drawing attention to their grievances after repeated appeals failed to elicit a response from authorities.On reaching the Mini Secretariat, the protesters found the main gate closed and staged a dharna outside. In the absence of deputy commissioner Vivek Bharti, city magistrate…

Lucknow: Beaming with joy for being felicitated by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, students and parents thanked him for his words of encouragement for children.“I am overwhelmed to be honoured by the CM sir. I am very happy to receive a tablet,” said Tanu Jaiswal, who secured 96.8% marks.Sarvesh Mishra, who secured 96.5% marks, said that the govt’s decision to honour meritorious students was encouraging. “This strengthens the spirit of competition among students and inspires them to achieve better results,” he said.Shraddha Pandey, who secured 96.83% marks, said that the honour bestowed on students by the CM would boost their confidence…

Gaya: For Gaya, Monday was a day of pride, celebration and inspiration. The town erupted in joy as Shubham Kumar emerged as the all-India topper in JEE (Advanced) 2026, one of the country’s most toughest examinations.What makes the achievement even more remarkable is that Shubham accomplished the feat in his very first attempt. He had cleared his Class XII examination only a few days ago, securing nearly 97% marks.“Shubham has brought glory to Gaya,” said Bhim Raj Prasad, managing director of British English School, his alma mater. Before joining the school, Shubham had passed his Class X examination from Nazareth…

Jaipur: Five students in the top 10 of the JEE Advanced 2026 results declared Monday attended coaching institutes in Rajasthan – four of them in Kota and one in Sikar.Shubham Kumar (AIR 1, from Gaya in Bihar), Kabeer Chhillar (AIR 2, from Gurgaon), Arnav Gautam (AIR 7, from Kota) and Kanishk Jain (AIR 8, from Pune) were all coached at the Allen Career Institute in Kota, while Jatin Chahar (AIR 3, from Jhunjhunu) studied at an institute in Sikar. The top-ranked female candidate in this year’s merit list, Arohi Deshpande (AIR 77, from Pune), also prepared for JEE Advanced in…

Nagpur: A bullion trader, Rupesh Soni, was brutally attacked by four youngsters outside a restaurant on Central Avenue late Sunday night. Soni and his friends were dining when a dispute erupted with the group at the adjacent table over his loud conversation.Soni apologised after being asked to lower his voice, but the matter escalated after he stepped out. The four youths, who were lying in wait, assaulted him and smashed a bottle on his head, leaving him profusely bleeding.An attempted murder case has been registered at Lakadganj Police Station. Police have launched a manhunt for the absconding attackers. Soni is…

Two Arrested, Third Named In FIR Rajkot: Acting on a social media tip-off, the state monitoring cell (SMC) arrested two young men and seized illegal firearms worth over Rs 3 lakh from an office near Nana Kopaya village in Mundra taluka of Kutch, exposing an alleged gun-running racket stretching to Rajasthan.The SMC arrested Ramesh Gadhvi, 21, of Mundra, and Kishan Koli, 26, of Barmer, and seized two country made pistols, 14 cartridges, two empty magazines and three phones from an office along the highway near Nana Kopaya.An FIR was registered at the State Monitoring Cell police station in Gandhinagar against…

Nurses stage protest over pending salaries at Rims in Ranchi on Monday Ranchi: Hundreds of nursing and paramedical staff at Rims staged a protest on Monday demanding immediate payment of their salaries pending for the last three months.The employees, under the banner of Rims non-gazetted employees association, staged the stir outside the director’s office and raised demands of salary payment and implementation of old pension scheme (OPS) for them.During the protest, employees alleged that they have not received their salaries for the last three months, which has created severe financial hardship to them.Rims director Dr Raj Kumar, acknowledging the demands,…

Surat: Continuing Gujarat’s strong showing in competitive exams, Shaurya Khemka from the city secured all-India rank (AIR) 43 in JEE Advanced 2026, emerging as the city topper and joining a host of local students who placed within the top 1,000 nationally.Shaurya scored 289 out of 360 in JEE Advanced and plans to pursue a BTech in computer science from IIT Bombay. He had earlier secured AIR 179 in JEE Main with a score of 265 out of 300, underlining consistent performance.A CBSE student, Shaurya scored 96.6% in his Class XII examinations. He chose physics, chemistry and mathematics in Class XI…

Vadodara: A 65-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run on Ajwa Road on Sunday after a speeding car struck her, dragged her for a few feet, with CCTV footage later showing suspected foreign nationals stepping out of the vehicle.The victim, Sharda Bhaliya, was walking near Bhagyalaxmi Society when the car hit her from behind at high speed. The force of the impact dragged her along the road, leaving her critically injured.Passersby rushed Bhaliya to a nearby hospital but doctors declared her dead.Bapod police registered a case against unidentified persons and launched a search for the vehicle and its occupants.Investigators said…