Syndrela Das, 16, stunned Manika Batra in her maiden UTT season Panaji: This is no fairy tale about a damsel-in-distress, glass slippers and midnight curfews. This one is about Syndrela Das, named after the famed mythical princess Cinderella. And it’s for real.In 2018, when the second edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country’s premier…
Varanasi: A speeding truck rammed into a trailer parked along the NH near Vikas Bhawan in Chandauli district on Thursday morning, killing its driver on the spot and leaving the helper seriously injured.The deceased was identified as Raju Yadav (30), a resident of Kumhaura village under Dinara police station in Bihar’s Rohtas district. The injured…
Thousands of devotees participating in the 1.5-km procession were served meals by locals as part of a long-standing tradition Ahmedabad: As the chariots entered Saraspur, considered the maternal home of the deities, thousands of devotees participating in the 1.5-km procession were served meals by locals as part of a long-standing tradition.At Panchawad Pol, residents said…
SIR sparks scramble for 2003 voter roll details Gurvinder.SinghLudhiana: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has thrown up challenges for city residents, particularly in tracing details from the 2003 electoral database and accounting for migration between localities over the years.Those who were too young to be registered as voters in 2003 are finding it especially…
Chandigarh: In a move aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in civic administration, the municipal corporation (MC) has made body-worn cameras mandatory for all enforcement branch personnel during field operations.The initiative, which officials described as a step towards technology-driven and citizen-centric governance, is intended to ensure transparent enforcement practices, strengthen public confidence and create a…
Pune: A 65-year-old building contractor was found hanging from the ceiling fan at around 8 am on Thursday in his house at Gultekdi, Market Yard.He purportedly wrote two suicide notes naming five persons, including a BJP worker, the wife of a former MLA and others, the Swargate police said.Senior inspector Yashwant Nikam of Swargate police…
Times News Network Surat: Cybercrime police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly facilitating the transfer of money in an online investment fraud in which a Surat resident was cheated of Rs 46.16 lakh through a fake share market and forex trading scheme.The accused, Avinik Vaghasiya, allegedly withdrew Rs 1.26 lakh from a bank account…
Guwahati: On-ground work for the Maa Kamakhya Temple Access Corridor Project has begun on Nilachal Hills.Authorities have started relocating business establishments and demolishing structures that fall within the project area. A PWD official said preliminary work began earlier, but “the on-ground construction work started this week.”About 15 families within the corridor alignment zone will require…
Lucknow: The Krishak Samridhi Aayog (Farmers’ Prosperity Commission), a high-level advisory body chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, has recommended expanding infrastructure for organic manure production in Uttar Pradesh, amid rising fertiliser costs and growing concerns over soil degradation.The recommendations, recently submitted to the agriculture department, mark a shift in the state’s approach to sustainable…
Rajkot: A sessions court in Junagadh has sentenced five men to life imprisonment for the murder of 22-year-old Dhara Kadiwar, who was allegedly killed in June 2022 after being lured from Junagadh on the pretext of going to Ahmedabad for settlement proceedings in a rape case she had filed against the prime accused.Additional sessions judge…
