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THANE: Two residents suffered minor burns after they accidentally came in contact with an electric cable in the Sabegaon area of Diva late on Monday, officials said.Yasin Tadvi, the in-charge of the Thane regional disaster management cell, said the incident was reported around 11pm when locals reported minor blasts and sparking from a power cable in Sabegaon area. Suraj Gurav (21) and Ashutosh Kumar...

KOLKATA: Seuli Saha, the minister of state for panchayat & rural development (P&RD), unveiled the West Bengal Panchayat Management System (WBPMS) on Tuesday. The online platform is designed to streamline and digitize all development programs, schemes, and activities undertaken by the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions.A key feature of this module is the digitization of the Monthly Report...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister for food and civil supplies R Sakkarapani on Tuesday announced that ration cards will not be cancelled for not recording fingerprints of all family members.The Union government has asked the ration cardholders to update biometric details, including fingerprint details, of all family members. Workers have been instructed to collect the fingerprints whenever the beneficiaries...

GURGAON: Officials from the Civil Hospital announced on Tuesday the establishment of a committee tasked with probing a molestation complaint lodged by a female security guard against two lab technicians employed on a contractual basis.PTI quoted Dr Jaimala, the principal pedical officer of the medical facility, as revealing that the lab technicians had been found consuming alcohol while on duty.Upon...

KALYAN: A 28-year-old man has been killed by his friend by strangulating him with a mobile charger wire over minor dispute in Maharashtra's KalyanThe deceased has been identified as Anil Yadav (24) while the name of the accused is Hiralal Nishad(28).The incident came to light in Khadegolivali area in Kalyan (East). Police said both Anil Yadav and his friend Hiralal Nishad worked in a chappal factory in...

NEW DELHI/THANE: A man in Maharashtra's Thane district has been handed a five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence by a court for his involvement in physically assaulting his wife, which ultimately led to her death.Bikas Vishwanath Yadav (33) has been declared guilty by additional sessions judge Dr Rachna R Tehra. He has been convicted under Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code for voluntarily causing...

Kerala indie-folk band When Chai Met Toast performed to a packed house at a city pub on Friday. The band, known for their easy lyrics and beautiful melodies, was in town as part of their Love You The Same tour, named after their 2022 EP. The crowd sang along, as they belted out a series of hits such as Sushi song, Constellation, Love you the same, Nee aara, and their recent Bollywood collaboration,...

CHENNAI: The Avadi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday launched a waste cleaning drive under the Swachh Bharat Mission. The corporation will cover all the 48 wards during the drive. The drive was launched by Swachh Bharat Mission state director Sivarasu and Avadi Corporation commissioner Tharpagaraj.Sanitary workers will identify spots where garbage corners have been created and also spots where monitoring...

NEW DELHI: The city might have become more accessible for persons with disabilities (PWDs) because of the efforts of Mallikarjuna Iytha, founder of IDEA-Saksham, an NGO that trains the differently abled to become entrepreneurs. Himself a person with locomotor impairment, Mallikarjuna was awarded for the 'Best Entrepreneurship Skills' by Delhi government on Monday, being one of the 11 others who were...

MUMBAI: A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday sentenced artist Chintan Upadhyay to life imprisonment days after he was held guilty of criminal conspiracy along with abetment of the December 2015 murder of his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay.Chintan Upadhyay found guilty in Hema Upadhyay, Haresh Bhambhani Case | Full details of the caseHe was also fined Rs 25,000. Along with Chintan, three co-accused —...