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Police said the condition of the body suggested that the death occurred several days earlierPolice said the condition of the body suggested that the death occurred several days earlierPolice said the condition of the body suggested that the death occurred several days earlierPolice said the condition of the body suggested that the death occurred several days earlierPolice said the condition of the body suggested that the death occurred several days earlier Gurgaon: The body of a 22-year-old woman — missing since May 21 — has been recovered from a locked bathroom at a private building in IMT Manesar.Following the recovery…

Silchar: A rare flowering plant discovered in the remote Jatinga Hills of Assam’s Dima Hasao district has opened up fresh scientific evidence of a possible biodiversity link between northeast India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, researchers said.The species, *Heliotropium ovatum* of the Heliotropiaceae family, was identified during a joint field study by researchers from Assam University and the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya. The finding marks the first confirmed record of the species from mainland India, significantly extending its known distribution range, Assam University sources said on Monday.The research was conducted by Assam University researcher Kankan Kumar Das…

Kanpur: A truck driver and his helper were killed after they stepped out of their vehicle to check tyre pressure and were run over by another truck coming from behind on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Unnao’s Auras police station area early Monday.According to police, the truck carrying maize had been halted on the roadside when driver Rais, a resident of Bijnor, along with his helper Zainul, got down to inspect the tyres. At the same time, another truck approaching from the Lucknow side allegedly went out of control and crashed into the stationary vehicle from behind.Circle officer Bangarmau Santosh Singh…

Ghaziabad: Operation Savera’s outreach workers regularly find elderly citizens living alone, cut off from family, enduring prolonged isolation, yet the programme, bound by its mandate, can only step in for welfare checks or when a health emergency strikes. The limitation came into focus this week after two elderly men, who had been living away from their families, were found dead in Shalimar Garden.With 2.6 lakh senior citizens registered across the district and around 7,000 police personnel involved in its implementation, the programme has a wide reach. But officials said it primarily focuses on emergency response and periodic outreach, and cannot…

NCp (SP) chief Sharad Pawar Pune: NCP (SP) announced that it will stage a statewide protest after govt hiked fuel prices for the fourth time in 15 days .The party’s chief Sharad Pawar met its core committee in Mumbai on Monday where, along with the upcoming MLC elections, fuel price hike, inflation and the poor returns to farmers on agricultural produce were discussed.NCP (SP) state president Shashikant Shinde claimed that people will be burdened as fuel prices will continue to rise. “Govt thought that if it increased fuel prices in a phased manner, people would not realise its impact. However,…

Margao: Power minister Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Monday hit back at the opposition over its criticism of the smart meter rollout in Goa, asking Congress and AAP to first address the issue in states where they are in office before raising a hue and cry in Goa.Dhavalikar said the smart meter implementation was under way across the country for the last two-and-a-half years and accused the opposition of cynically exploiting the issue ahead of elections.“They should not instigate people during the election year,” he said.Turning the tables on Congress, the minister asked the party to first stop smart meter installations…

Police teams checked 4,932 vehicles across Panchkula during the week-long enforcement drive Panchkula: Panchkula police have issued 1,299 challans in a week-long crackdown on vehicles plying without number plates or with tampered registration plates, as part of a special enforcement drive from May 18 to May 24.During the campaign, police teams checked 4,932 vehicles across the district. Altogether 931 manual challans were issued and 86 vehicles impounded, taking manual enforcement to 1,017 cases. In addition, 282 online challans were issued.The drive, launched on the directions of the Haryana DGP, aims to curb the use of unidentified vehicles often linked to…

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s electricity demand has more than doubled over the past 15 years, with the state recording its highest ever power demand of 31,824 MW on May 24 night.Last year on June 11, the state recorded power demand of 31,486 MW.Data from the Uttar Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre (UPSLDC) shows a steady rise in demand.During the BSP govt between 2007 and 2012, UP’s maximum demand met stood at 11,767 MW in 2011-12 while during the Samajwadi Party govt (2012-2017), the figure rose to 16,110 MW in 2016-17.The rise accelerated after the BJP took over the reins of the…

Patna: Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (Buidco) has constituted dedicated teams to ensure rapid drainage of rainwater across Patna, Danapur, Phulwarisharif, Khagaul and adjoining urban areas during the monsoon season.Buidco managing director Animesh Kumar Parashar asked officials to maintain strict accountability and issued detailed guidelines for effective monsoon management.“All permanent and temporary drainage pumping stations have been fully serviced, with repairs of motors, pumps and transformers completed. A full trial run of the entire system is scheduled for May 30 to confirm complete operational readiness,” Parashar said.Officials from project directors to junior engineers have been deployed at every pumping…

Nagpur: A relentless heatwave sweeping Nagpur and the Vidarbha region has begun to exact a toll amidst multiple suspected heat-related deaths, while temperatures touched 47°C across parts of the region on opening day of ‘Nautapa’ —traditionally the harshest stretch of summer.Nagpur clocked 46.5°C on Monday, ranking eighth among the hottest places globally. With nights offering little respite, authorities are probing a series of suspected heatstroke deaths across the city over past few days.In a 48-hour span, five unidentified men in the 33-55 age-group were found dead in Kapilnagar, Wathoda, Pachpaoli, Imamwada and Hudkeshwar police limits. The deceased were homeless or…