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Kolkata: The KMC on Sunday launched a massive drive to demolish illegal buildings ‘linked’ to Trinamool councillor Faiz Ahmed Khan, real-estate promoters, Beleghata strongman Raju Naskar and Kasba strongman Sona Pappu (now in ED custody). According to a buildings department source, a special hearing officer on Saturday ordered complete demolition of these buildings as they were constructed without sanction.Of these buildings, the demolition squad — armed with mechanised jackhammers fitted at the tip of payloaders, and gas cutters to cut through TMT bars in floor slabs — found razing two seven-storey buildings in GJ Khan Road in Tiljala an uphill…

Asks NCC cadets to ‘turn diversity into unity’ Urges them to lead country to greater heights RK News Service Srinagar, May 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday told NCC cadets from across the country that India places its hope and confidence in its youth, trusting that the young generation will lead the nation to greater heights. “NCC cadets must honour that trust by living the values of the NCC and spreading them across communities,” the Lieutenant Governor said during his interaction with the cadets at the ‘Special National Integration Camp’ organised by the NCC Directorate, Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh.…

AMRITSAR: A police officer was shot dead by bike-borne gunmen near Majitha town in Amritsar district early Sunday morning when he was on his way to begin his shift.ASI Joga Singh is the third policeman to be murdered in Punjab since Feb 22 when an officer and a constable were shot dead inside a police outpost in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, barely a kilometre from the Pakistan border.Joga was posted with Amritsar Police Commissionerate, said Amritsar SSP-rural Suhail Qasim Mir. Police are yet to identify his killers or a motive as his family said he had no enemies and never received…

MP Mhaske is known for his active participation in the Parliament affairs especially on Union Budget, policy issues. His well-studied speeches and consistent presence in the Lok Sabha has earned him accoladesDr. Shinde has consistently raised issues related to infrastructure, healthcare, railways, urban development and also about development of his Kalyan LS constituencyMP Mhaske is known for his active participation in the Parliament affairs especially on Union Budget, policy issues. His well-studied speeches and consistent presence in the Lok Sabha has earned him accoladesDr. Shinde has consistently raised issues related to infrastructure, healthcare, railways, urban development and also about development…

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Hyderabad, has summoned the wife of Vijayawada MP Kesineni Chinni in connection with the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam and asked her to appear on May 27. The summons relate to alleged links between PRYDE Infracon LLP and key accused Kessireddy Rajasekhara Reddy, alias Raj Reddy, in the case.ED sources said Janaki Lakshmi Kesineni, wife of the MP and a director in the firm, had earlier been summoned but did not appear before the agency, following which fresh summons were issued. The agency is probing alleged links between the company and the proceeds of crime in…

DMK, political parties condemn Karnataka govt for Mekedatu dam remarksTimes News NetworkChennai: DMK, Congress, NTK, DMDK and Dravidar Kazhagam on Sunday condemned the Karnataka govt for its remarks on Mekedatu dam.Former minister K N Nehru, in a statement, criticised Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar for stating that the state would submit a fresh detailed project report to the Union govt for the proposed Mekedatu dam across river Cauvery.Nehru alleged that Shivakumar’s remarks reflected an “arrogant attitude” and said the Karnataka leader appeared to be speaking in such a manner under the assumption that Tamil Nadu now had a…

Gandhinagar: Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya participated in a cycling event in Ahmedabad on Sunday to mark Commonwealth Games Day and the 75th edition of ‘Fit India Sundays on Cycle’. Across the country, comparable events were organized at nearly 8,000 locations as part of a build-up to Ahmedabad hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games.While Mandaviya and deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi attended the 6am event at the Sabarmati Riverfront, nearly 5,000 cyclists took part in the 5-km ride, including several personalities from sports and entertainment fields.Former CWG medalists and Olympians, including Gurjit Kaur, Rajani Etimarpu, Sonika Tandi, Anjum Moudgil, Ankur Mittal and Trupti…

Berhampur: Two Plus II students of an English medium school here drowned in a pond at Nigam Nagar in Ankuli under Baidyanath Pur police station limits on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Biswajit Panda (16) and Abhijit Marndi (17), of Gajapati Nagar and Niranjan Nagar, Khodasingi, respectively. Panda was the son of a local BJP leader, Bishnu Prasad Panda. He had recently passed his Class X exams with over 90% marks and was the recipient of several awards in sporting events.The two had gone to take bath in the pond with three friends. While they were trying to practise swimming,…

Kanpur: A 19-year-old woman in a village in Bithoor died by suicide by hanging on Saturday evening after she allegedly received objectionable and threatening messages from a man, police said.Her sisters filed a complaint at the police station, accusing the man of circulating objectionable messages.The woman was a third-year BSc student and also worked at a finance company arranging credit cards, her sister stated. Her marriage was fixed, but the date was not set.The sisters alleged that a man from Dabauli harassed her for a year, regularly sending objectionable messages and threats. They said he also messaged the man she…

Canadian judge Vikramjit Singh Aujla, who belongs to Punjab’s Nasrali village, which is also the birthplace of late Hindi film legend Dharmendra Ludhiana: Nasrali villagers are celebrating the appointment of a local son to the judiciary in Canada, marking the latest global success for a Punjab hamlet already famous for producing Bollywood royalty.Vikramjit Singh Aujla was named a judge in Canada’s Ontario provincial court, triggering celebrations across his ancestral village near Khanna.Even though Aujla was born and educated in Canada after his family emigrated permanently in 1976, local residents maintain deep ties to the jurist’s family.”Vikramjit was exceptionally bright, talented,…