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Koraput: An employee of State Bank of India died after slipping while trying to get down from a moving train at Ambadala railway station in Rayagada district around 5 am on Monday. The deceased was identified as Dilip Kumar Sabat (35), an employee of the SBI branch at Lanjigarh, said police.According to sources, Dilip was travelling to Ambadala on the Bhubaneswar–Junagarh Express. Dilip had fallen asleep during the journey. By the time he woke up, the train had already started leaving Ambadala station. In an attempt to deboard the moving train, he reportedly lost his footing and fell, sustaining critical…

Gurgaon: A 17-year-old boy died after an SUV allegedly collided with his scooter near a school in Sector 93 on Sunday evening.Police said the accident took place near Shri Chaitanya School when Vikrant Yadav — a resident of DLF Garden City in Sector 91 — was heading towards Vishal Mega Mart around 8.10pm. The driver of the Scorpio fled the spot. Passers-by and occupants of another vehicle rushed the teenager to Aarvy Hospital, where doctors declared him dead during treatment.In his complaint, Vikram Singh, father of Vikrant, alleged that the unidentified Scorpio driver was “driving at high speed and in…

Aizawl: Three suspected cadres of the United People’s Democratic Front-Prasit (UPDF-P) were arrested in Aizawl district with weapons while they were transiting through Mizoram to enter Bangladesh, police said on Monday.Border Security Force (BSF) and Mizoram Police CID (Special Branch) arrested them while they were attempting to cross via the Dampa Tiger Reserve corridor in Mamit district on Sunday.Those arrested were identified as Apon Chakma, Nihar Ranjan Chakma, and Moni Karbari Chakma. They were being held at Sairang PS.Based on disclosures during preliminary interrogation and subsequent searches, security personnel recovered a concealed cache of 1,799 rounds of 7.62 mm live…

Kanpur: Residents across the Kanpur division are set to endure intense heatwave conditions for the next few days, though the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated the possibility of duststorms and rainfall towards the end of May.According to the latest IMD forecast, the sky is expected to remain largely clear between May 25 and May 28, with severe heatwave conditions likely to persist throughout the region. A change in weather is, however, anticipated from the evening of May 29. For May 30, the IMD has issued a Yellow Alert for all districts of the division, warning of dust storms with…

With Noida International Airport preparing for commercial operations, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has approved a dedicated weather monitoring station there Noida: Despite being Delhi’s neighbours, and now supporting a population of more than 70 lakh people, Noida and Ghaziabad have never had full-fldeged weather stations. That is now finally going to change.With Noida International Airport preparing for commercial operations, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has approved a dedicated weather monitoring station there — a move expected to have collateral benefits for the two cities by sharpening local forecasting, improve early warning systems and give residents more precise weather data.A senior scientist…

Broken railings of Garware bridge on Monday Pune: A BBA student (19) from Kiwale suffered minor injuries after his car crashed into the railings of Garware bridge on JM Road and fell on the plants along the subway below around 1.30am on Monday.The student’s medical test revealed that he was driving the car in an inebriated state.“The student, pursuing a BBA course in a prominent college in the city, stays in a rented flat of a township in Kiwale. He hails from Jaipur in Rajasthan. We have registered an FIR against the student for rash and negligent driving, and for…

Margao: In what tribal leaders described as a historic occasion, the Tawadkar and Velip factions of Goa’s Scheduled Tribe movement called a truce , with tribal welfare minister and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar vowing to sink differences in the interest of the community.The reconciliation is significant given the bitter public fallout between Tawadkar and the Velip-Gaude camp as recently as Nov 2024, when Tawadkar had threatened to resign as Speaker over disparaging remarks directed at him at a tribal rally in Farmagudi. Former minister Prakash Velip, considered close to Priol MLA Govind Gaude, was also present at the Prerna Din…

Bathinda: A 10-day suspension of canal water supply in Punjab’s kinnow-growing belt of Fazilka and Muktsar has left orchard owners worried, with citrus trees beginning to dry up amid an intense heatwave pushing temperatures close to 45°C.The Punjab water resources department has ordered the closure of the Abohar branch of the Sirhind feeder canal for cleaning ahead of paddy transplantation. Following this, the Abohar canal and groundwater division asked canal divisions at Abohar, Fazilka, Muktsar and Malout to make alternative arrangements by storing water for drinking purposes.Orchard owners and vegetable growers termed the timing of the closure “most inopportune”, saying…

Lucknow: The much-awaited organisational rejig in UP BJP is likely to trigger significant restructuring exercises, with indications pointing towards a complete overhaul of regional units and nearly 50% changes in the state top brass ahead of the crucial assembly elections due early next year.The situation emerged amid hectic discussions between BJP national chief Nitin Nabin and party national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh with the UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary and state general secretary (organisation) Dharam Pal Singh. Sources said that Chaudhary submitted all the state unit input to the party, which is expected to give its formal nod soon.Besides…

Patna: A worker died and three others fell unconscious due to suffocation from toxic gas while removing construction materal at a septic tank in Samastipur on Monday. The incident took place in Shahru village under Shivaji Nagar police station area.Villagers pulled all four out of the tank after much effort. They were taken to Shivaji Nagar Primary Health Centre, where one of them was declared dead. The other three were referred to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). The deceased was identified as Paltan Thakur (60). The three who fell unconscious are Kanhai Mandal (30), from Baheri, and Jhilmil Das…