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Ambil Odha PMC colony will soon go up for redevelopment Pune: The civic body has planned the redevelopment of dilapidated municipal colonies built several decades ago. The administration has sent notices to the occupants of seven housing complexes located across civic areas to vacate the premises to facilitate rebuilding.Pune Municipal Corporation officials said around 1,900 flats are in poor condition and residents must leave the properties. Of these, 288 houses will be taken up on priority. The process to finalise the redevelopment plan is under way. The project will be carried out either by PMC on its own or on…

Yamunanagar: An exclusive district court in Jagadhri, dedicated to heinous crimes against women, has sentenced a 36-year-old woman to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering her three-year-old daughter at a hotel in Amritsar in 2022.The convict, Maninder Kaur alias Simmy, a resident of Yamunanagar, had allegedly conspired with her lover to eliminate her children, whom they viewed as obstacles to their relationship. Additional sessions judge Sukhda Pritam also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Kaur, failing to pay which will lead to an additional six months of imprisonment. The case was registered on Aug 10, 2022, on a complaint by…

UP industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi Lucknow: UP industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi on Thursday directed officials to accelerate infrastructure and connectivity projects in the Yamuna expressway region, saying the upcoming Noida international airport would transform the entire belt into a major cargo and industrial hub.Reviewing projects of the Yamuna expressway industrial development authority on Thursday, Nandi instructed officials to improve road maintenance, adopt a corporate-style work culture and ensure faster online payment of land acquisition compensation to farmers. He also asked officials to simplify NOC procedures and provide AI training to authority personnel.Officials told the…

Sasaram: An 80-year-old Dalit woman allegedly attempted self-immolation along with her four grandchildren on the Kargahar block office premises in Rohtas on Thursday, accusing authorities of inaction on her repeated pleas for financial assistance. The woman, identified as Suhagini Kunwar of Amwalia village, set her saree on fire and tried to carry the children with her into the flames. Locals present at the spot intervened and rescued all five, preventing a tragedy.Eyewitnesses alleged that the incident unfolded in front of block officials and police personnel, but immediate intervention from authorities was not forthcoming. Some onlookers were also seen recording videos,…

Jaipur: The mining sector in the state is facing a major challenge, with more than 6,110 mines lying non-operational across Rajasthan, according to a departmental review conducted by the mines department.Jaipur reported 1,011 closed mines, while Ajmer recorded the highest number at 1,049, followed by Jodhpur with 1,018. Rajsamand reported 709 shut mines, Bhilwara 882, Bikaner 424, Bharatpur 401, Udaipur 318 and Kota 298 inactive mining leases.“In view of the worsening situation, we have initiated efforts to prepare a revival strategy for closed mining leases. A recent meeting of senior mines department officials discussed measures to restart inactive mines and…

Chandrapur: Congress has appointed Shiva Rao as the new president of the Chandrapur City Congress Committee, while former MLA Subhash Dhote was reappointed as president of the Chandrapur Rural District Congress Committee.The appointments come at a politically sensitive time for the party in Chandrapur. Congress had recently come close to securing the mayor’s post in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, but internal factionalism in the camps led by MP Pratibha Dhanorkar and senior Congress leader and Legislature Party Leader in Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar, led to the party losing the opportunity.Outgoing city district president Santosh Lahamage was considered a supporter of Dhanorkar,…

Raj Thackeray at the Thane court on the day of the verdict THANE: A Thane court on Thursday acquitted Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and five others in a 17-year-old case where candidates from other states who had come for the railways recruitment exam were attacked at Kalyan railway station.The court cited insufficient evidence and the prosecution’s failure to establish the presence or involvement of the accused at the scene of the alleged incident in 2008. Of the eight accused named in the chargesheet, two died during pendency of the trial. The court extended the benefit of the…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The swearing-in ceremony of members of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday turned into more than just a constitutional formality, reflecting the state’s diversity, simplicity and distinct political culture.Legislators not only chose different languages for taking oath but also differed in whether they swore in the name of God or made a solemn affirmation.A total of 42 MLAs opted for solemn affirmation, including all legislators from the CPI(M) and CPI. Congress MLAs V T Balram and Sumesh Achuthan, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leaders Shibu Baby John and Vishnu Mohan, and Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMP) MLA K…

Fencing work begins in Siliguri, West Bengal (Photo credit: ANI) SILIGURI: Fencing work began along the India-Bangladesh border in the Phansidewa area of Siliguri subdivision on Friday. This comes after the West Bengal government handed over 27 kilometres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF), along with additional land for Border Outposts (BOP) and BSF infrastructure. The move is expected to strengthen security infrastructure and improve surveillance along the sensitive international border.Residents of the area expressed relief over the development, calling it a long-awaited measure to address persistent security concerns.”This is a border area where there was no security…

Tehran , May 22 : The United States and Iran are engaged in indirect talks aimed at developing a framework for a possible agreement, Iran’s ISNA News Agency reported.According to the report, the two sides are currently exchanging messages and draft texts. An Iranian official earlier told Al Jazeera that negotiators were “very close” to reaching an understanding. The report also said that intensive mediation efforts are underway, with Mohsin Naqvi currently in Iran to discuss the status of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Al Jazeera noted that it is still too early to determine whether a final agreement is…