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An aerial view of Kabini dam in HD Kote taluk in Mysuru Mysuru: Even as the Cauvery dispute continues to simmer in the Mysuru region, the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir crossed the 100-ft mark on Monday against its full reservoir level of 124.8ft. Last year, the reservoir reached this level on May 30.The reservoir has witnessed a steady rise over the past few days, gaining nearly 8ft in just three days and boosting hopes among farmers and water managers. Officials of the water resources department said that if the current inflow continues for another 10 to 15 days with sustained…

Bathinda/Muktsar: Factionalism within the Punjab Congress unit spilled into public view on Monday again as banners were put up against party’s Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel in Muktsar and slogans raised in favour of Charanjit Singh Channi in Bathinda.High drama unfolded at the party’s ‘Har Booth Congress Majboot’ event in Bathinda when state unit president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring called a pro-Channi protester onto the stage and made him call the former chief minister.“If you have Channi Saab’s number, call him and tell him you want to disrupt this Congress programme. He will tell you not to do so,” Warring said…

Interior of the Jewar Airport (Photo: PTI) “From an IT and electronics hub to an integrated global business, manufacturing, logistics and aviation corridor, western Uttar Pradesh is scripting one of India’s most remarkable urban transformation stories.”Over the last nine years, few regions in India have witnessed a transformation as dramatic as the Noida–Greater Noida–Jewar region in Gautam Budh Nagar district. Once viewed primarily as a suburban extension of Delhi, the region has steadily evolved into one of the country’s fastest-growing economic ecosystems. Today it combines world-class infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, information technology, electronics production, logistics, higher education, urban development and international…

BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi accepted the Bankipur bypoll verdict with humility PATNA: BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi on Monday said the party accepted the Bankipur bypoll verdict ‘with bowed head’ and would conduct a serious review of why its candidate failed to receive the expected support.Reacting to the result, Saraogi said, “The Bharatiya Janata Party accepts the mandate of the Bankipur by-election with bowed head and respects the decision of the people. In the democratic process, the people’s verdict is supreme. We will seriously review why votes were not received. We will work with full readiness to understand the…

Dhanbad: A 22-year-old man was killed, and a woman was critically injured after lightning struck BCCL Colony at Kusum Vihar in Dhanbad on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Aman Kumar. The injured woman, Soni Ravani (30), is undergoing treatment at Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH). While Aman was declared dead on arrival, Soni remained critical.“The families of Aman and Soni had moved into Kusum Vihar from the underground fire-affected areas in Jharia a year ago,” Dilip Kumar, a resident of the colony, said. Both were outside their homes when lightning struck the area amid heavy cloud…

Three people were arrested following the raid at a flat in Mangalbari area of Malda district, officials said. KOLKATA: Around Rs 2.5 crore in cash, thousands of bottles of banned cough syrup and a small quantity of gold were seized during an overnight raid in West Bengal’s Malda district as part of a probe into an anti-cold drug smuggling racket, police said on Monday.Three people were arrested following the raid at a flat in Mangalbari area of Malda district, officials said according to news agency PTI.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said the operation had dealt “a massive blow to an interstate…

Kupwara, Aug 3: A 50-year-old woman lost her life after a cloudburst accompanied by a severe hailstorm triggered flash floods in Hamli Warnow village of Lolab Valley in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday, causing widespread damage to homes, orchards and standing crops.According to officials, the cloudburst led to sudden flash floods that inundated several parts of the village, leaving a trail of destruction. Lone Mohalla and Qureshi Mohalla were among the worst-affected areas, where multiple residential houses sustained damage, while orchards and agricultural fields suffered heavy losses.The deceased has been identified as Naseema Begum (50), wife of Mohammad Ayoub…

Offshore funds seeking tax exemption on their global income will no longer have to comply with conditions such as maintaining at least 25 investors. The government has proposed a major easing of the eligibility norms for Eligible Investment Funds (EIFs) managed from India as part of its efforts to establish the country as a global fund management hub. Under the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, offshore funds seeking tax exemption on their global income will no longer have to comply with conditions such as maintaining at least 25 investors, limiting any single investor’s participation to 10%, restricting investments…

The National Company Law Tribunal has cleared the sale of aircraft registered as VT-JES ($16 million), VT-JEV ($12.5 million) and VT-JEM ($17.5 million). (File Photo) MUMBAI: The first of three Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ERs that had been sitting idle at Mumbai airport since 2019 departed on Monday, more than seven years after the airline grounded its fleet.The tail fins of the grounded Jet Airways aircraft have long been a familiar, faintly melancholic sight, visible to passengers landing and taking off at Mumbai airport, as well as from outside the airport’s boundary wall in Kalina, where the jets remained parked in…

Puttur: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have urged the administration of Mahatobhara Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple in Puttur to ensure transparency and consult devotees before implementing development projects, including a proposed road.In a memorandum submitted to the temple’s executive officer, the organisations said they supported the shrine’s development and efforts to improve facilities for devotees. However, they stressed that projects should not affect religious sentiments or compromise the temple’s traditions and sanctity.They said no road should be opened for public movement through land belonging to a temple governed by the Hindu religious institutions and charitable endowments department. If a…