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Seventeen years may have passed, but the “Mahagun” still stands tall, his shadow stretching across the valley, protecting and guiding the art he loved so dearly TAHIR AHMAD NAJAR TRIBUTE The legacy of Ghulam Ali Majboor is not merely a chronicle of a life lived in the pursuit of art, but a monumental chapter in the survival of the Kashmiri cultural identity itself. As we mark the seventeenth year since his departure, the weight of his absence is felt deeply across the valley, yet his presence remains strikingly vivid through the scripts, the laughter, and the artistic standards he established…

New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) member Anil Parab addresses the media outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi, Thursday, May 11, 2023. A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced its order on the June 2022 political crisis in Maharashtra. The apex court said it cannot order the restoration of Uddhav Thackeray’s government as he resigned without facing a floor test. (PTI Photo) (PTI05_11_2023_000068B) Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab on Sunday alleged irregularities and a scam in the Rs 1,400 crore Dighi Port Industrial Area development project in Raigad. Parab wrote to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis,…

New Delhi: Electricity connections are being provided to 36 households in north-east Delhi’s Harsh Vihar after a wait of nearly eight years after the intervention of chief minister Rekha Gupta, officials said on Sunday.The families met the chief minister at her residence and thanked her for ending their long wait. North-East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari was present, the chief minister’s office said in a statement.During her interaction with the families, the chief minister acknowledged the years of waiting for electricity connections and emphasised that Delhi govt was fully committed to addressing citizens’ concerns and ensuring that basic services reach every…

Gang assaults man and friend Bengaluru: A late-night airport pickup turned into a terrifying ordeal for a cab driver and his friend after they were allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed by a gang travelling in a Mercedes-Benz car on the city’s outskirts. Police said the clash was over a woman.According to a complaint filed by Mohammad Rafiq, 30, a resident of a hotel in Maruthinagar, Yelahanka, he is originally from Kerala and has been working in the city as a cab driver using a rented car for the last six months.On the night of May 21, his friend Deepak informed…

Despite competition through the 1960s and 1970s, Kannadasan’s songs became, for many Tamils, a prism through which life was interpreted — articulating longing, disappointment, romance, faith, despair and philosophical resignation in language at once simple and memorable. VamananStanding well over six feet in height, Kannadasan often dictated his film songs while reclining against pillows like a maharajah. More than four decades after his death in a Chicago hospital in Oct 1981, the ‘kaviarasu’ (king of poets) still lives, his position as Tamil cinema’s lyricist par excellence unshaken in his birth centenary year, his songs drifting through tea shops and temple…

Prayagraj: To breath new life into Uttar Pradesh’s small rivers that are on the verge of extinction, the govt has launched a project to revitalize the Kilanhai River in the Kaushambi district of the Prayagraj division.At one time, in addition to the Ganges, numerous other rivers flowed through the Kaushambi district including the Yamuna, Sasur Khaderi, and Kilanhai. Many of these rivers, however, have either transformed into seasonal streams or are on the brink of vanishing entirely.As part of its resolve to transform these disappearing minor rivers into perennial water bodies, the govt selected the Kilanhai River in Kaushambi district…

Koraput: The BJD on Sunday alleged large-scale misappropriation of funds worth nearly Rs 50 crore under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and other govt welfare schemes in Koraput and Nabarangpur districts, demanding a high-level investigation into the alleged fraud involving postal department employees.Ruling BJP’s Goutam Samantaray dismissed the charges, and, in turn, accused the BJD of trying to politicise the issue. “The BJD is making baseless allegations only to mislead the public and divert attention from irregularities that allegedly took place during their own tenure. If any fraud has occurred, the govt will conduct a fair investigation…

ClearedNamakkal: Tamilaga Vettrik Kazhagam (TVK) MLA C S Dilip has courted controversy by refusing to accept petitions from two elderly women seeking old age pensions during his visit to Azaghu Nagar in ward 34 recently.The women approached Dilip on Friday with folded hands but were stunned when he returned their petitions and asked them to come back next week after the inauguration of his MLA office.“The office is situated very close to your area. So, you come and give me the petitions after inaugurating the MLA office in a week’s time,” he reportedly told them before handing the petitions back.Residents…

Chandigarh: Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced that the state govt would soon launch mobile veterinary treatment services to provide doorstep healthcare for livestock across Haryana.The service will operate daily from 6 am to 10 pm through toll-free number 1962, said the CM, adding that mobile veterinary vans equipped with specialists and attendants would reach beneficiaries within 30 minutes of receiving a call.Chairing a high-level review meeting on the five-year implementation roadmap and action plan of the agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and animal husbandry departments at the civil secretariat, Saini directed officials to gradually expand the facility into a…

Ranchi: With temperatures continuing to soar across the state, govt hospitals are reporting more patients suffering from dehydration, exhaustion and high fever, prompting the health authorities to strengthen preparedness measures in several districts.In Ranchi, doctors said the prolonged spell of high temperatures has led to rise in heat-related cases in outpatient departments, particularly among children, elderly and workers. Ranchi civil surgeon Prabhat Kumar said the Sadar hospital has been witnessing a steady inflow of such cases. “At the Sadar hospital, around 15 to 20 patients are coming every day with heat-related ailments. Most cases involve dehydration, weakness and high fever.…