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BERHAMPUR: At least six persons were killed and seven others injured after an autorickshaw rammed into a bus from behind at Tadakapall under Purushottampur police limits in Ganjam district on Friday, police said.The injured were admitted to the Community Health Centre at Kodala, with three reported to be in a critical condition.Police said the private bus was on its way to Berhampur when the accident occurred. The impact left the auto-rickshaw badly mangled, leading to multiple fatalities on the spot.Local residents and police personnel rushed to the site, rescued the injured and sent them for treatment.Inspector-in-charge of Purushottampur police station,…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati: Personifying the diverse nature of the state’s culture and heritage, the newly elected members of Assam assembly etched a new record on Thursday as they took oaths in as many as nine languages.Marking a departure from the usual practice of adhering to English and languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution — Hindi, Bengali, Bodo and Assamese — the MLAs chose to take their oaths, administered by pro-tem speaker Chandra Mohan Patowary, in English, Assamese, Bodo, Hindi, Karbi, Rajbongshi, Sanskrit, Bengali and Rabha in the first session of the opening day…
Political parties protest outside Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital following the death of a six-year-old Pune: Political parties have turned up the heat on Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, where a six-year-old girl died on Monday during a routine eye surgery. While the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena staged a protest outside the medical facility on Thursday, NCP (SP) MP Nilesh Lanke met the hospital authorities to demand strict action against those responsible.The young girl passed away on May 18 during an eye procedure. Her relatives have since alleged medical negligence, prompting the hospital to launch an internal inquiry.The Pune police have referred the case…
KULLU: Terming landslides near the Shimla highway bypass project an ‘act of god’, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has refused to pay environmental compensation for the alleged damage to an apple orchard during four-laning work from Shakral to Dhalli near Mashobra in Shimla district.In a counter-affidavit filed before National Green Tribunal (NGT), NHAI has said that damage to private property due to a ‘natural calamity’ does not constitute an environmental dispute. The affidavit states that heavy rainfall during the monsoon of 2025 triggered landslides all over Himachal Pradesh, including the project area, hence it constitutes an “act of god…
LUCKNOW: In a crackdown on cross-border narcotics trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 5.24 kg of heroin worth nearly Rs 10.48 crore from a passenger travelling on a Kathmandu-Delhi bus and arrested a 28-year-old courier in Lucknow.The accused, identified as Lalsang Zuala, was allegedly carrying the contraband concealed inside his luggage and was reportedly promised Rs 50,000 for transporting the narcotics consignment.According to DRI officials, the operation was launched following specific intelligence inputs that a passenger travelling from Kathmandu to Delhi by road was smuggling narcotic substances. Acting on the tip-off, DRI officers mounted surveillance and intercepted the…
Patna: Amid forecasts of fluctuating monsoon rainfall between June and Sept, CM Samrat Choudhary on Thursday asked officials concerned to remain on high alert and intensify preparations to tackle possible flood and drought situations.Reviewing the state’s preparedness at a meeting held at the Samvad auditorium in the chief minister’s secretariat, Samrat asked officials and engineers of all departments concerned to take preventive measures in advance and ensure people do not suffer during any natural calamity.“All the officials and district magistrates should remain on high alert taking into account both the flood and drought conditions that might befall the people of…
U-19 girls singles participant in action during the second round match in the YonexSunrise Maharashtra Junior Badminton Selection tournament, organised by GMBA, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and hosted by Willingdon SC Unseeded Gowtham K Hari of Mumbai Suburban kept up his good form to rally from a first game loss and defeat Pune’s Atharva Goswami 10-15, 15-9, 15-8 and advance to the U-19 boys singles Round of 32 in the Yonex-Sunrise Maharashtra U-19 State Badminton Selection tournament, organised by GMBA, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and hosted by Willingdon SC.The other matches in the age category saw seeded players advance with…
Amravati: A 44-year-old man was killed on the spot and his wife and eight-year-old son were left critically injured in a road accident on the Amravati-Akola highway near Loni on Thursday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Qureshi, a resident of Tajnagar. His wife, Gulnaz Qureshi and son, Mohammad Abdaan sustained serious injuries and are undergoing treatment.According to reports, Qureshi had gone with his wife to a madrasa at Soneri in the Loni area to pick up their son. The family was returning to Amravati on their two-wheeler when a speeding car rammed into them from behind. Locals immediately…
Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with state and central intelligence agencies, is investigating whether a deeply entrenched local spy network exists in Bengal, following the arrest of an alleged Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative from the outskirts of the city.The suspect, Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi, a prominent footwear merchant from Central Kolkata’s Entally neighborhood, is accused of passing military secrets to Pakistani handlers. Riaz’s deep roots in Kolkata form the centre of the ongoing probe.For decades, his family was well-established in the city’s traditional leather trade. Riaz himself owned and operated two shoe manufacturing factories in the Entally area.…
New Delhi , May 22 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must be held accountable for the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and its “ongoing cover-up”. He alleged that the central government and its “ecosystem” have been attempting to suppress evidence of widespread irregularities in examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Ramesh further accused the Narendra Modi government of “colluding” with the paper leak mafia to “suppress the truth”.His remarks came after reported comments by NTA Director General Abhishek Singh, where he informed the Parliamentary…