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Valpoi is the wettest location so far with 2,092.1mm of rainfall, followed by Dharbandora (2,072.5mm) and Sanguem (2,066.6mm) Panaji: Goa has crossed the 60-inch mark in cumulative monsoon rainfall this season, recording an average of 1,516.6mm between June 1 and Aug 7. Despite the milestone, the state continues to face a 30.4% rainfall deficit, having received 1,516.6mm against the normal 2,179.4mm, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.Of the IMD’s 14 principal rain gauge stations, three have already crossed the 2,000mm mark. Valpoi is the wettest location so far with 2,092.1mm of rainfall, followed by Dharbandora (2,072.5mm) and Sanguem (2,066.6mm).Other…

Times News NetworkPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant MannChandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday joined the audience for the inaugural performance of the theatrical production Hamare Ram in Mohali, featuring actor Ashutosh Rana in a lead role.The event marked the beginning of a statewide cultural initiative under which the Punjab government will organise 41 free performances across 12 cities during August and September.Describing the initiative as an effort to take the timeless teachings of Lord Shri Ram to the people, Mann said the programme aims to reinforce the values of Sanatan Dharma while spreading the message of truth, righteousness, compassion…

RLD state president Ramashish Rai Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal state president Ramashish Rai on Friday resigned from his post and the party’s primary membership, alleging that democratic values and constitutional institutions were under increasing strain in the country. RLD is BJP ally and part of the NDA.In his resignation letter addressed to RLD national president and Union minister Jayant Chaudhary, Rai said he was stepping down due to ideological and moral concerns.“The way students’ protest at Jantar Mantar was crushed disturbed me. And we as an ally of BJP could not do anything,” Rai told TOI. He also alleged that…

Saharsa DPO Ajeet Amar’s house in Siwan Patna: Economic Offences Unit (EOU) on Friday conducted simultaneous raids at four locations linked to district programme officer Ajeet Amar of Saharsa in a disproportionate assets case. Searches were carried out at his ancestral home in Siwan, office and rented accommodation in Saharsa, and official residence in Saran.EOU said preliminary verification found assets worth over Rs 62 lakh, about 72% higher than his known sources of income. During the raids, officials recovered documents relating to several land purchases, bank accounts, an SUV, a premium bike worth about Rs 15 lakh, jewellery worth around…

Accused in police custody Jaipur: Dholpur police Friday busted a gang that allegedly posed as prospective in-laws to gain entry into a house before holding an entire family at gunpoint, tying them up and fleeing with cash, jewellery and other valuables. Four members of the gang were arrested.Police said the accused targeted the family on July 28 under the pretext of discussing a marriage proposal for the complainant’s son. After being invited into the house in Durga Colony, they were joined by four more accomplices, including a woman carrying a child, before allegedly carrying out the armed robbery.The arrested accused…

Nagpur: The ambitious Rs1,927-crore Nag River Pollution Abatement Project has run into yet another hurdle, this time over the acquisition of nearly six acres of land from Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV) for a proposed sewage treatment plant (STP) near Maharajbagh zoo on Amravati Road.As per senior Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) officials, PDKV has agreed in principle to part with the land but has sought exemption from property tax on its 17 properties within the city limits besides a waiver of water tax. The proposal has been submitted to the civic body’s Public Health Engineering (PHE) department as part…

Daltonganj: Palamu district police have rolled out Operation Safaya for crackdown against illegal firearms. Palamu SP Kapil Chaudhary on Friday said it was initiated on August 4 for a focused approach against illicit weapons. As part of the operation, police have begun scrutinising Arms Act records from the past decade. According to the SP, 851 individuals were booked under various provisions of the Arms Act during this period.“We will trace and monitor those who were booked in arms cases, whether they were acquitted or are currently out on bail, to keep a close watch on any activities detrimental to society,”…

Gorakhpur: Governor and chancellor Anandiben Patel has directed Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University to establish a regulated mess system in its boys’ hostels within three months, expressing concern that the absence of a mess facility could allow drugs to be smuggled through food tiffins and expose students to substance abuse. Her remarks, made during the university’s 45th convocation ceremony, later triggered a political war of words, with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accusing the BJP govt of governance failures.Addressing the 45th convocation ceremony of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University on Thursday, the governor said she was “speaking not only as…

The Posta wholesale market in Kolkata shut down following an assault on Biswanath Agarwala, secretary of Posta Bazaar Merchants’ Association Kolkata: Posta Bazaar Merchants’ Association secretary Biswanath Agarwala, who was slapped, harassed and attacked with eggs inside the association office last month, has resigned from his post, saying he was “forced” to step down after the public humiliation. The association’s president has also resigned and a new office-bearer has been appointed.One of the accused, arrested for the assault on Agarwal and later, released, claimed the change was brought about with the “full help of the administration”.“I was forced to resign,…

Ramban, August 8 : Two houses were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out in the Akhran Trigam area of Khari Tehsil in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Saturday.According to the Tehsil Administration Khari, the blaze was later brought under control and doused, with no loss of life reported in the incident. However, the residential structures suffered extensive damage.Further details awaited.In a separate incident, a fire erupted on January 17 in an old, non-usable houseboat at Kabutar Khana, Char Chinari in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.Following the incident, officials from Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES),…