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Pernem alone accounts for just over 51% of area proposed for conversion Panaji: More than half of the 71,861sqm of land proposed for conversion to settlement zone under the latest set of applications processed under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act is concentrated in Pernem taluka, underscoring the continuing development pressure along North Goa’s coastal belt.A notification issued by the town and country planning (TCP) department places 19 proposals, covering 71,861sqm, in the public domain after they were approved by the Goa town and country planning board on July 27. The proposals have now been opened…

Chandigarh: A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting police personnel after creating a disturbance near Hotel Mountview in Sector 10 Friday evening. A constable sustained an eye injury, while a home guard volunteer suffered a bite injury during the incident.Police said constable Vipin Dahiya and home guard volunteer Jasbir were patrolling the Sector 9/10 area when they received information around 7.30pm about a man creating a ruckus near a spot where a suspected thief had reportedly been caught.When the PCR team reached the location, they found a man allegedly under the influence of alcohol creating a commotion. Police said they…

Lucknow: A 17-year-old girl was hacked to death by her elder brother in a Sitapur village on Saturday morning allegedly over her relationship with a youth from her neighbourhood.Police said the accused fled after killing his sister.According to police, tension was simmering in the family after the girl eloped with the youth on July 22. After the family filed a complaint, police traced the girl the next day, and handed her back to the family after producing her before the court.Investigators said arguments over the relationship continued ever since the girl’s return. On Saturday, another argument broke out between the…

Patna: All state ministers have been directed to participate in the Nashamukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat-Sankalp Abhiyan in their respective districts on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the nationwide campaign through a virtual interaction with more than 20 lakh youths at over 10,000 locations across the country.A list of 210 programme venues across 20 districts has already been finalised, while district magistrates in the remaining districts have been asked to identify suitable venues.In an order issued by cabinet secretariat department special secretary Arvind Kumar Verma, personal secretaries to ministers have been directed to coordinate with district administrations and…

Waterlogged road after a spell of rain at Kalwar and Niwaru road in Jhotwara area in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 28 July 2026 Jaipur: Mild to moderate showers continued at many places across state Saturday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast an active phase of the southwest monsoon over the state during the next seven days.The Met office said heavy rainfall was likely at many places in Udaipur and Kota divisions, while scattered rainfall was expected at some places and light to moderate rain at many other places in Jaipur and Jodhpur divisions in the coming days. According to the…

Nagpur: Every year before the monsoon, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) undertakes an extensive river-cleaning and desilting exercise, promising smoother stormwater flow and reduced flooding. Yet, for the fourth consecutive year, large parts of the city were inundated after heavy rain, putting the spotlight on the civic body’s workshop department, which is responsible for executing mechanised river rejuvenation works.RTI documents accessed by TOI reveal that between 2022 and 2026, the workshop department spent 9.82 crore on river rejuvenation, including 8.19 crore on hiring heavy machinery and 1.63 crore on fuel for NMC-owned long-boom excavators. The expenditure comes against the backdrop…

Kolkata: The first day of the Census self-enumeration process passed off smoothly on Saturday, with most users completing the online questionnaire in under five minutes and reporting a hassle-free experience. Some respondents, however, encountered minor hiccups with the captcha and while pin-pointing their residence on the locator map.Though the self-enumeration portal went live at midnight, Census directorate officials clarified that citizens can submit details only between 6 am and midnight. The remaining six hours have been reserved for system maintenance.Users who completed the exercise said the six-page questionnaire was intuitive and easy to navigate. The only stages that required a…

New Delhi [India], August 2 : An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 jolted Delhi’s North District in the early hours of Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).  The earthquake occurred at 04:14:01 am IST at a depth of 8 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 28.721 N and longitude 76.957 E. Sharing the details in a post on X, the NCS said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 kilometres. “EQ of M: 2.9, On: 02/08/2026 04:14:01 IST, Lat: 28.721 N, Long: 76.957 E, Depth: 8 Km, Location: North District, Delhi,” NCS said.  Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the…

This still image captured from video by a witness shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant Three people were killed and at least two others injured after a gunman opened fire near an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in a busy shopping area in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, police said.The shooter was also among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said, adding that authorities were still working to identify the gunman and determine a motive, reported Reuters.”We believe the threat to the community is over,” Hicks told reporters. However, he said officials were…

The banner came off loose and collpased on the parked car Thane: A large political flex banner installed along the perimeter fence of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) headquarters collapsed onto a stationary vehicle on Wednesday. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.The banner is believed to have come loose before crashing onto the car parked along the footpath drawing attention of the security personnel who alerted rescue workers, who removed the fallen banner and cleared the area.The incident has once again raised questions over the proliferation of unauthorised political banners across the city. Activists questioned how such…