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Ramban, May 30: Two persons were killed after a truck carrying limestone rolled down into a nallah and caught fire near the Gangroo area of Ramban on Saturday morning, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a truck bearing registration number JK19A-0693, travelling from Jammu to Srinagar, met with an accident near Gangroo and plunged into an adjoining nallah before catching fire. He said that soon after the incident, Fire and Emergency Services personnel rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. “Two bodies have been recovered from the accident site so far,” he…

The Indian prime minister’s call for sacrifice last week marks a fundamental shift. He urged the country’s 1.4 billion people to consume less fuel and fertiliser, buy less gold and curb foreign travel as global energy prices surge because of the war in Iran. The message, redolent of the Covid-era restrictions, suggests something larger: a retreat from neoliberal globalisation in Asia and the return of strategic economic management. The Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi waited for key regional elections to finish before pressing for the austerity measures. He was following other Asian states such as the Philippines, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, which have made similar…

VijayV.SinghMumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Friday reached a consensus on seat-sharing for 15 of the 17 legislative council seats going to polls on June 18. The Congress is set to contest eight seats, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) four, and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) three seats.Senior MVA politicians, including state Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal, NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule and Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Anil Desai, took the decision at a joint meeting held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai.However, the MVA partners are yet to arrive at a consensus on the Nashik and Nanded seats, which…

Elite shooter has accused her mental conditioning trainer of rape and blackmail in Jhajjar (Image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: An elite international shooter has accused her mental conditioning trainer in Jhajjar of drugging and raping her and then blackmailing her with videos.While an FIR was registered based on the shooter’s complaint, police said they had also received a complaint from the trainer, accusing some of the shooter’s family members of kidnapping and confining him and forcing him into unnatural sex. An FIR against the shooter’s family members has also been filed.DCP Bahadurgarh Mayank Mishra confirmed the FIRs…

HYDERABAD: The police officials, who arrested Anwarul-Uloom group of institutions owner Mahbub Alam Khan and his son Mujahid Alam Khan in connection with the alleged hit-and-run murder of advocate Khaja Moizuddin, found that the father-son duo allegedly paid Rs 15 lakh to their workers, Hassan Ali and Muneer, to plan the alleged killing.Hassan and Muneer then engaged Kishan, a hired killer, police said. The police on Friday arrested seven people, including the father-son duo, for the murder.“Muneer and Hassan later handed over the cash to Kishan to arrange logistics for the execution of the plan. Kishan engaged his associate Vinay,…

School students in the corridor Chennai: All private schools in the state — matriculation, govt-aided and CBSE — should promptly display the Class-wise fee structure on their notice boards at the entrance, publish the same on their websites as well as the enrolment application forms issued to students, the state information commission has ordered.Information commissioner V P R Ilamparithi appointed school education dept director (private schools) S Suganya as the public information officer to ensure compliance and asked the official to file a compliance report before the commission in person on June 15.In a detailed order, the commissioner said transparent…

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad’s dengue problem is no longer waiting for the rains. It is breeding quietly in the city’s nights.Two new research papers by scientists from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Ahmedabad University (AU) have found that rising night-time temperatures, persistent humidity and rapid mosquito breeding cycles are turning the city into an increasingly efficient habitat for Aedes aegypti — the mosquito that spreads dengue. Their conclusion is stark: dengue in Ahmedabad is shifting from a seasonal outbreak to a near year-round urban threat.The studies reveal that the mosquito thrives most aggressively in what researchers call a climatic “Goldilocks zone”…

Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Mundamba Industrial Park in Khurda Additional chief secretary (industries) Hemant Sharma speaks to Ashok Pradhan on the state’s approach to industrialisation. ■ Odisha has seen major investment announcements in the past (POSCO, Vedanta, Mittal) that largely did not materialise. What has been done to ensure current projects are actually completed this time? The current focus is firmly on grounding projects. The govt is playing a proactive role as it is in constant engagement with investors to identify where projects are stuck and to help resolve teething issues — be it forest and environment clearances,…

Mohali Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026 Chandigarh: The serving Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered a sweeping victory in the local bodies elections across Mohali district, tightening its grip over the urban political landscape by winning a majority of seats in several municipal corporations and councils.Counting of votes for the elections held on May 26 was conducted on Thursday amid tight security arrangements at various counting centres established across the district. Results for 168 wards, including two wards where candidates were elected unopposed, were declared during the counting process.With more than 50% seats in the Municipal Corporation Mohali going in favour…

Lucknow: To make garbage disposal more efficient, Lucknow Municipal Corporation will now use a Fixed Compactor Transfer Station (FCTS) facility to treat huge tones of waste collected from different parts of the city.The plant, located at Bhainsora in Gomti Nagar extension was inaugurated by UP urban development and energy minister AK Sharma in the presence of mayor Sushma Kharkwal and senior civic officials on Thursday.An FCTS is a facility where garbage from different areas is compressed through automated compactors and transported in bulk to disposal sites.Built at a cost of around Rs 9 crore, officials said that the plant can…