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Panchkula: The city is likely to get some relief from the blistering heat on May 28 and 29, when the weather department has forecast light rain and thunderstorm. Maximum temperature may dip to around 38 degrees Celsius by May 29.The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies for Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula from May 25 to May 27, with maximum temperatures likely to remain around 42 degrees Celsius. Residents are expected to face severe heatwave-like conditions during this period.However, some relief is likely towards May 28 and May 29 when partly cloudy skies, along with thunderstorm and light rain are expected…

Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday directed officials to ensure that Bihar’s fish farmers get wider market access, with their produce reaching markets in Nepal and across all neighbouring Indian states. He also ordered a major scale-up in fish output, setting a target to raise annual production from the current 9 lakh metric tonnes to 25 lakh metric tonnes.Choudhary issued these instructions while chairing a review meeting of the dairy, fisheries and animal resources department at Lok Sewak Avas, (CM’s residence) here. The meeting assessed ongoing schemes, implementation progress and upcoming priorities for the department.Along with fisheries, Choudhary asked…

Jaipur: The department of social justice and empowerment has released the second-phase merit list for the Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana for the 2025-26 academic session, asking selected candidates to report to their allotted coaching institutes and mark attendance by June 10.Under the scheme, eligible students get free coaching at empanelled institutes for entrance tests and competitive exams for government jobs.Social justice and empowerment minister Avinash Gehlot said the second list was issued to fill seats left vacant after some candidates selected in the first phase failed to join within the deadline.The merit list was prepared from applications cleared by departmental…

Dumka: Health authorities in Jamtara district have ordered a probe after family members of a 25-year-old pregnant woman alleged that she had to be shifted to a private facility from the Sadar hospital on Saturday night as there was no doctor available in the govt facility to attend to her. The woman suffered a miscarriage at the private clinic on Sunday, the family members alleged.Preeti Hansda, of Kelahi village under Mihijam police station limits, was taken to the Sadar hospital around 10 pm on Saturday after she started bleeding from the abdomen, sources quoting family members said.According to family members,…

T’puram: Fort police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and seriously injuring his wife after she refused to give him money to buy alcohol. The incident occurred at Chirappalam Mini Colony under the jurisdiction of Fort police station around 1am on Sunday.The accused was identified as Kumardas, 40, of East Fort. According to police, he allegedly became enraged after his wife refused to provide him with money.Police said the accused verbally abused the woman, strangled her, burnt her with a cigarette and brutally assaulted her using a stick. The woman sustained serious injuries in the attack and was later admitted…

Kolkata: MMiC and ward 81 councillor in KMC Baiswanor Chattopadhyay has been summoned by the New Market Police Station in connection with a protest held against the locking of the historic KMC Council Chamber. Sources claimed the incident happened on Friday, when there was uproar among Trinamool councillors after they found the chamber locked. Trinamool councillors eventually held a session outside it in the councillors’ club room, the first time in the history of KMC.The room was not opened despite the chairperson’s request, alleged Trinamool councillors. They also protested in the office of the KMC secretary, who then lodged a…

Roads become safer when individuals value patience over haste, discipline over carelessness, and responsibility over recklessness ISHFAQ MANZOOR In the modern age, roads have become the arteries of society. They connect homes to workplaces, villages to cities, students to institutions, patients to hospitals, and businesses to opportunities. Vehicles today are not luxuries for many people; they are necessities that support daily life and national progress. Yet, amid increasing traffic and expanding transportation networks, one important question deserves attention: Are we truly understanding the responsibility that comes with driving? Driving is not merely a technical skill. It is a social responsibility…

Motorcyclist riding in the wrong direction Mumbai: In the wake of the crash involving a pickup truck driving on the wrong side of Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar that claimed 13 lives, Mumbai Traffic Police have intensified their crackdown on wrong-side driving and heavy vehicles flouting the peak-hour movement ban.In the past one week, more than 2,500 challans have been issued to delivery riders for various violations, including signal jumping and wrong-side driving, and 170 heavy vehicles have been penalised and 39 impounded for plying on city roads during restricted hours — between 7am and 11am and 5pm and 9pm.Between January…

New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday emphatically rejected suggestions that tribal traditions were distinct from Hindu practices, a point made by ideological rivals of BJP and RSS, and made it clear that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will impose no curbs on the way of life of tribal communities.Addressing ‘Janjati Sanskritik Samagam’, which saw mobilisation of tribals from different parts of the country by organisations linked to RSS, at Red Fort ground here, Shah denounced conversion through enticement or force, even as speakers before him spoke out against tribals who have converted to other faiths.The growing strength of BJP…

Table on progress of smart meter rollout across Karnataka Bengaluru: The govt’s move to install smart meters for new electricity connections across the state has snowballed into a major administrative challenge, caught in the fallout of confusion surrounding the Supreme Court’s order on mandatory occupancy certificates (OC).Smart meters are expected to reduce transmission losses, improve billing efficiency and enable real-time monitoring of electricity consumption. But the SCs decision, aimed at enforcing building compliance norms, inadvertently slowed a push towards modernising the power sector.Launched nearly a year ago, the programme was initially introduced for all new and temporary electricity connections in…