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Kolkata: A 12-year-old boy has triumphed over 75% burn injury after nearly three months treatment in PICU that included win over infections and multiple skin grafting and reconstructive surgeries. Doctors said that 75% burn comes under major burn category, a life threatening injury capable of causing complications like severe fluid loss, systematic inflammation and multi-organ failure.According to the family, Anish Saha (name changed) sustained the burn in April during a family puja at home in Barasat. The boy accidentally came in contact with a burning diya. In an attempt to extinguish the flames, he reached for a nearby container believing…

Srinagar, Aug 03: Ahead of the 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026, the Jammu and Kashmir government has finalised arrangements for the celebrations, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah set to preside over the main function at Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium and take the salute.According to an official order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), J&K, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary will lead the celebrations at the Jammu district headquarters.Minister for Health and Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare Minister, Sakeena Masood (Itoo) will preside over the function in Anantnag, while Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology, Environment and Tribal Affairs Minister Javed Ahmed Rana…

T Dilip (Pic credit: Dilip’s Instagram post) NEW DELHI: T Dilip signed off from his role as India’s fielding coach with an emotional farewell message on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a memorable five-year stint that transformed the team’s fielding culture and coincided with one of its most successful eras across formats.Having joined the national set-up in November 2021, the Hyderabad-based coach departed after his contract was not renewed following India’s T20I tour of Zimbabwe. Subhadeep Ghosh has replaced him as the fielding coach and will travel with the team for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka beginning…

Bhiwandi: A 46-year-old woman who died in a pothole-related road accident on Thane-Bhiwandi Road on Sunday was on her way to see the flat where she had hoped to begin a new chapter of her family’s life.Sunita Pal (46), a resident of Manorama Nagar in Thane, was travelling with her husband, Akshaylal Pal, to Anjurphata in Bhiwandi to visit a flat they had recently purchased. The couple had planned to move from their slum dwelling to the apartment in search of a better future. However, the journey ended in tragedy after their scooter skidded into a water-filled pothole, throwing them…

New Delhi: A Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee has urged the apex court to order a fresh crackdown on non-conforming commercial activities operating from unsafe buildings across Delhi.In a report submitted to the court recently, the committee has sought an end to the policy allowing mixed-use and commercial activities in residential buildings under the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) master plans, recommending withdrawal of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) circulars permitting social functions in temporary structures set up at motels, hotels, farmhouses and some residential areas.DDA did not comment on the issue.In its submission before the SC, the committee observed that once…

Bengaluru: A Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) inquiry has found a prima facie case against assistant executive engineer (AEE) B Jayaramaiah over alleged procedural irregularities in the regularisation of sites and suspected collusion involving two HBR Layout sites.The probe was ordered after Mohammed Anees and Fayaz Pasha filed a complaint on June 11, alleging that Jayaramaiah had colluded with general power of attorney (GPA) holders, affecting their possession of two sites. They also accused him of unlawfully recommending regularisation under the BDA Act.One of the claimants, Asif Khan, submitted documents stating that compensation for 1 acre and 20 guntas of acquired…

With Besra in custody, security agencies close in on top Maoist leader Mandal Hyderabad: The arrest of senior Maoist politburo member Misir Besra in Jharkhand has narrowed the ranks of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)’s top leadership, with Ashim Mandal alias Akash, a ₹1 crore-reward Maoist leader active along the Jharkhand-West Bengal border, emerging as one of only two central committee members still at large, Telangana intelligence sources said.The other senior leader evading arrest is Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathi, the outfit’s former general secretary from Telangana, who is believed to be in hiding and reportedly battling age-related health…

Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday slammed chief minister C Joseph Vijay, alleging that TVK govt’s “inexperience,” has cost Tamil Nadu’s rights over Cauvery water.Speaking to reporters, he said the state govt had failed to uphold the rights secured through the long legal battles fought by previous AIADMK and DMK govts over the inter-state water row. Stating that the present administration is incapable of handling the issue, he reiterated the need for an all-party meeting.“All-party meetings and consultations with farmers’ associations were held whenever the Cauvery water dispute and Mekedatu project issues flared up during previous AIADMK…

Ahmedabad: A 19-year-old BTech student from a university in Anand died after allegedly jumping from an 11th-floor apartment near Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in Gandhinagar late on Sunday night.Infocity Police have registered a case of accidental death and are probing the circumstances leading to his death, including the student’s last phone conversation. According to police, the student, Devarsh Dixit, had travelled to Vadodara with his maternal uncle earlier in the day. After returning to Ahmedabad in the evening, he dropped his uncle off at Ghodasar and was expected to head home. Instead, he went to an apartment owned by…

Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to MP Afzal Ansari in connection with an FIR registered by Ghazipur police over alleged irregularities linked to a firearm licence record. The relief will remain in force until the next date of hearing, fixed for Aug 10.The case stems from allegations that an official file related to the purchase and sale of a firearm on Ansari’s licence went missing. Police claim the probe pointed to missing records, irregularities in weapon transactions and a rifle purchased on the licence that could not be traced.A division bench of Justice…