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Davanagere: Former MLA Yajman Mothi Veeranna, 89, died here on Saturday following age-related issues. Veeranna, who was fondly called ‘Yajman’ for belonging to a landlord family, represented Davanagere constituency as a Congress MLA in 1989 with a margin of 29,000 votes. He unsuccessfully contested as a JD(S) candidate in the 2004 elections. He was also a trustee of the Sri Durgambika temple in Davanagere and served as president of the Davanagere District Chamber of Commerce and Industry and vice-president of the Murugharajendra Shivayogashrama trust.PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And More Source link

Kanpur: Riding on fine knocks by Kavya Teotia and Akshu Bajwa, Uttar Pradesh secured a vital 90-run first-innings lead against Chandigarh in their U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy encounter at Green Park Stadium here on Saturday.Replying to UP’s first-innings total, Chandigarh reached 78 for 4 in their second innings at stumps on Day Two and still trailed by 12 runs with six wickets in hand. However, the standout performer of the day was Chandigarh’s left-arm spinner Nishunk Birla, who produced a career-best spell by claiming nine wickets.At that critical juncture, Akshu Bajwa joined Kavya Teotia, who stood firm at the…

Ludhiana: A nine-year-old boy who vanished while playing outside his home on Thursday has been found murdered in a wasteland, amid harrowing allegations that police delays and a dispute over jurisdiction cost the child his life.The body of the nine-yer-old boy was discovered on Saturday afternoon in dense bushes in the village of Kasabad, just 2 km from his home. His throat had been slit. The boy went missing on Thursday afternoon. His mother, still in shock, said the family had spent hours searching the neighbourhood before turning to the authorities for help.The family alleges they were then caught in…

Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) would engage with firms transporting highly inflammable material on Mumbai-Pune expressway and hold both consigners and consignees accountable for any safety lapses, MSRDC vice-chairman and managing director Anil Kumar Gaikwad told TOI on Saturday.The move follows the overturning of a propylene tanker near the Adoshi tunnel in the Khandala ghat section on Tuesday, which resulted in a massive 32-hour traffic jam, leaving thousands of commuters stranded as congestion stretched nearly 50km at its worst.”We plan to reach out to all refineries and carriers transporting highly inflammable materials. Both the consigner and consignee…

Panaji: Climate change, degradation of environment and ecology and growing human disconnect and intolerance are some of the very disturbing trends in the world today. Leveraging new technologies to fulfill human needs will hopefully help make the world a better place, said Anil Kakodkar, Padma Vibhushan awardee and former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, in his address to graduating students at the 11th convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Goa.“You all are graduating at a time of unprecedented global challenges, but that also brings with it unprecedented opportunities. Some of the challenges are climate…

Times News NetworkChandigarh: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved the case of a 25-year-old taxi driver’s murder in 24 hours with the arrest of three suspects. A team from the Sector 31 police station arrested Mohit, 19, a resident of 3BRD, Air Force, Sector 31; Rajneesh Kumar alias Adi alias Khilvish, 19, of Preet Colony, Zirakpur; and Raman Singh alias Negi, 23, a resident of Surendra Enclave, Zirakpur. Chandigarh: Leadership Crisis, Religious Summons, Anti Drug Rally & MorePolice said four to five more persons were involved in the killing, and a search had been launched to trace them. Investigators…

Lucknow: The Aadhaar mascot ‘UDAI’ was major attraction for children during the Regional Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Exhibition on the lawns of Jan Bhavan on Saturday. Kids interacted with the mascot, helping amplify awareness about the mandatory biometric update (MBU) at ages 5 and 15, as well as Aadhaar enrolment for children. An Aadhaar enrolment and update camp was also set up on the Jan Bhavan premises, offering visitors various Aadhaar-related services and information on timely biometric updates. TNNLucknow: US Trade Deal, PDA Meeting, AI Healthcare & More Source link

Seventy students fell ill after consuming mid-day meals at a school in Madhepura MADHEPURA: As many as 70 students fell ill on Saturday after consuming the mid-day meal at Upgraded Middle School in Karu Tola of Sahugarh village under Madhepura police station in the district. All the sick children were rushed to Sadar hospital. While most children were stable, one girl’s condition was reported to be serious. She is undergoing treatment under medical supervision.Soon after having lunch, several children began vomiting and complained of stomach pain and uneasiness. Within minutes, more students showed similar symptoms, triggering panic on the school…

Alwar: A large excavator machine and its operator sank into a water-filled pit about 100 feet deep Friday evening as blasting at an illegal mining site in Odela village in Ramgarh police station area of Alwar district caused a hill to collapse. Teams of NDRF and SDRF along with divers were engaged throughout Saturday but had been unable to retrieve the man’s body or the machine until Saturday evening.Tehsildar Ankit Gupta, who was present at the site during the rescue operation Saturday, said the people carrying out the illegal mining had fled after the accident. Ramgarh DSP Pintu Kumar said…

Nagpur: Indian business stories are worth telling to the world and have the potential to bring revolutionary changes in global management thinking, said KS Cheema, chairman and managing director of KS Cheema Group of Companies. He inaugurated the 2nd IIM Nagpur Case & Research Conference 2026 at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Nagpur, on Saturday. The international conference is being organised by IIM Nagpur’s dedicated Case Study Centre in collaboration with Ivey Publishing.Nagpur: Industrial Policies, Bus Fire, Witness Assaults & MoreDr Bhimaraya Metri, director of IIM Nagpur, said India is now ready to take its management knowledge to the…