National honours for E-Jagriti amid system crashes, cyber risks | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: The digital consumer grievance platform, E-Jagriti, was selected as a winner of the National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026 for making consumer dispute resolution more accessible, transparent, and technology-driven. However, despite the platform’s recent evolution to include accessibility features for persons with disabilities, multilingual support, and an improved user interface, lawyers and users report…

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Family alleges teen died as he was forced to take drugs, villagers block highway | Chandigarh News

Fazilka: Tension gripped a village in Fazilka district after a 16-year-old boy died under suspicious circumstances, with his family alleging that local youths forcibly administered drugs to him.The deceased was found dead in fields near the village on Tuesday morning.A cousin of the deceased alleged that some youths had forcibly taken him with them during…

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Scientists found fire salamanders glow blue-green under ultraviolet light, with their skin glands producing fluorescent secretions |

At first glance, the fire salamander appears much as it always has: black skin broken by irregular yellow markings, a pattern long associated with the species’ chemical defences. But under ultraviolet light, that familiar appearance changes. According to the 2026 study published in the Royal Society, titled ‘Glandular biofluorescence in fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra): first…

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KRS level slips below 100ft, farmers warned against summer crops | Bengaluru News

Mandya: With early-summer heatwave tightening its grip, water level at Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) reservoir — lifeline of Old Mysuru region, including Bengaluru — has slipped below the 100-ft mark.Though there’s no immediate threat to water supply in the next month and a half, authorities are exercising caution and have advised the farming community against opting…

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