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MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers staged a protest outside the Congress’ Tilak Bhavan headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday, dousing an effigy of Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal with a dark liquid and raising slogans over his alleged “gungi gudiya” (mute doll) remark against deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar.Visuals from the protest showed party workers surrounding the effigy, pouring the dark liquid over it and shouting slogans as they demanded an unconditional apology from Sapkal.The demonstration comes amid an escalating political row between the ruling Mahayuti allies and the Congress.The controversy erupted after Sapkal was accused of making the “gungi…

Very heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places over east Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, central Maharashtra, Odisha and west Uttar Pradesh. NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall is likely across several parts of the country on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rain over parts of northwest, central, east, northeast, west and peninsular India.Very heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places over east Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, central Maharashtra, Odisha and west Uttar Pradesh.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are also likely across several regions, while a thundersquall with strong winds is expected over…

CHENNAI: Leader of opposition Tamil Nadu assembly and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday took an identical stand in criticising the first budget of the TVK govt calling it a “big zero.”Speaking to reporters after the budget was presented, Udhayanidhi said no new schemes or projects had been announced in the budget. “The TVK govt had scored a big zero in the first three months of their governance. Now, this budget is also a big zero. There are no new announcements in the budget. We could understand that the govt can’t fulfil its promises immediately, but we are…

Cuttack: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from Odisha govt authorities, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and a private aluminium manufacturing company on allegations of illegal river water extraction and discharge of untreated industrial effluents into Bheden river in Jharsuguda district.Taking cognisance of a petition filed by Jharsuguda district resident Shuvadendu Panda, the NGT’s east zone bench comprising judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Ishwar Singh observed that the allegations warranted examination under environmental laws and admitted the matter for hearing. The tribunal’s July 28 order was uploaded on Tuesday.“Prima facie, the averments made in the application…

The accused confronted the teacher by her classroom and stabbed her repeatedly FARIDABAD: Out of sight, out of mind. That may have been what 28-year-old teacher Sandhya Sharma, a mother of two, hoped when she changed both her school and residence after accusing Amit of molestation.But police say the 21-year-old never let go.Instead, investigators claim, Amit spent nearly two months planning her murder, bought a knife specifically for the attack, and waited for the right opportunity.When he finally confronted Sandhya at her new school on Monday in Faridabad, police allege, he stabbed her more than 27 times in a frenzied…

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has leveled accusations against the BJP, suggesting they deliberately lost the recent bypolls LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the BJP deliberately lost the recent assembly bypolls in Bihar’s Bankipur and Madhya Pradesh’s Datia to create the impression that elections could not be questioned and to blunt the opposition’s criticism of the electoral process.Addressing a Brahmin Sammelan organised at the SP’s state headquarters on the birth anniversary of veteran socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra, Yadav claimed the ruling party had intentionally avoided using the “model” it allegedly adopted during elections in Uttar…

A rescue team member Murari Kumar with a captured snakeRain and waterlogging in VTR blamed for frequent snake sightingsA rescue team member Murari Kumar with a captured snakeRain and waterlogging in VTR blamed for frequent snake sightingsA rescue team member Murari Kumar with a captured snake Bettiah: Panic gripped residents near the Gonouli forest office in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran after a king cobra and a python were found locked in a fierce fight outside a house late on Tuesday night.The incident occurred outside the residence of Sona Lal Sah, close to the Gonouli forest office.…

Nagpur: Besa Nagar Panchayat has launched a dedicated call centre to help residents complete SIR verification process and eliminate confusion regarding their designated Booth Level Officers (BLOs).Public Works Committee chairman Mukesh Kale said the initiative was introduced after Panchayat received numerous complaints from residents who were unsure about which BLO they needed to contact. Operational for nearly a week, the call centre is contacting citizens, informing them about their assigned BLO and guiding them through the SIR process.Kale said a recent door-to-door survey revealed that multiple polling booths often fall within a single ward, leading to confusion. “Each ward has…

Some of the rescued victims Jamshedpur: Seraikela-Kharsawan police have rescued around 40 unemployed men from Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal who were allegedly being lured by a cybercrime racket into routing illegal funds through their bank accounts in return for commission.Acting on a tip-off, police on Tuesday evening brought nine men, aged between 20 and 35, from a hotel in Adityapur to the police station for questioning. After verifying their statements, officers contacted their families and sent them home.Police subsequently traced several others staying at hotels and lodges in the area and advised them to return home.Investigators said the youths…

Kulgam, Aug 4: An e-Office training programme was conducted on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Altaf Ahmad Khan, Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Kulgam, with the objective of strengthening digital governance and enhancing the efficiency of official work through the effective implementation of the e-Office system.The training was imparted by resource persons from the Information Technology Department, J&K along with District Informatics Officer (DIO), Nadeem, NIC Kulgam.Officers and officials from the Rural Development Department (RDD), Education Department, Health Department, and Social Welfare Department actively participated in the training programme.During the session, participants were sensitized to various features of the e-Office…