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Official sources said that a blast occurred at the scrap site in Kabadi Nallah area of Drass town on Friday evening in which two people were killed and 10 others were injured.“The injured have been shifted to sub-district hospital in Drass town for treatment. A case has been registered in the incident and investigation has been started to ascertain the actual cause of the explosion”, sources said.Sources said that the blast mostly likely occurred when some scrap collectors/dealers fiddled with the scrap that could have resulted in some unexploded old shell going off.–IANS sq/dan

Directed by iconic filmmaker late Satyajit Ray, ‘Nayak’ starring Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore in lead roles was Ray’s second entirely original screenplay after Kanchenjungha (1962).Justice C. Hari Shankar, while rejecting the plea, had said that the first owner of copyright in ‘Nayak’ was Ray who wrote the screenplay for the movie, and he had the right to novelise the screenplay.However, consequent on his demise, that right could be assigned to his son (Sandip Ray) and others on whom the right devolved, the court had held.A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the appeal against…

The two go a long way back and share a great camaraderie. Anupam worked in Neeraj’s directorial debut ‘A Wednesday’ and since then they have developed a great equation as collaborators so much so that Anupam wants to be in Neerja’s all productions and when it couldn’t be materialised, he finds it very hard to. Hence, the usage of the term ‘bad habit’.“I share a double equation with Neeraj. One as a person, he is a great friend and secondly he is a director who I am very possessive about. Whenever I am not a part of his work I…

The Left delegation on Friday evening met Governor Anusuiya Uikey at the Raj Bhavan to discuss the prevailing situation in the violence-hit state.While talking to the media, Yechury said that they are visiting Manipur to express the party’s solidarity with the violence-hit people and to know the ground situation.“Peace must return to the troubled state. The so-called double-engine has led to this situation. Our delegation is here to express solidarity and to hear from everyone,” Yechury tweeted later.The other members of the delegation are Suprakash Talukdar, the party’s Assam state secretary, his Tripura counterpart Jitendra Choudury, and former West Bengal…

The accused was identified as Vikas Verma, a native of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.Sharing the details, a senior police official said that on Wednesday, one woman, a resident of district Cuttack in Odisha, came to the police station and reported the missing of her five-year-old son.“She had come from Indore on Wednesday morning, to catch a train for Cuttack. When she was present on platform no 6-7 at NDRS, along with her three children, her youngest child, went missing—possibly kidnapped by someone,” said a senior police official, adding that she then approached local police.During the probe, CCTVs footage of the…

After the lawyers for Aziz Khan and Delhi Police made their submissions, the bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma said, “Arguments have been heard… Judgement reserved.”The high court had received a reference for confirmation of the death sentence handed to Khan.Days after the serial blasts in the national capital, in which over 35 people were killed and more than 150 were injured, the Special Cell of Delhi Police had on September 19, 2008 carried out an encounter at Batla House in Jamia Nagar. Sharma had raided the place looking for terrorists responsible for the blastsAriz Khan was…

Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma pulled out a three-under 69 while Gurugram’s Sunhit Bishnoi struck a two-under 70 as the duo gained a two-shot advantage over the rest of the field at a total of 12-under 204 in round three of the Rs 50 lakh Pro Championship 2023 being played at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course.Day three of the tournament, also known as moving day in golf, saw Kolkata’s Divyanshu Bajaj produce the week’s lowest round, an eight-under 64, to zoom 24 places to tied third at 10-under 206 along with Chandigarh golfer Harendra Gupta (69).Bangladesh’s Jamal Hossain…

“It is shocking that the Information and Publicity Department has done such an act, which is hurting religious sentiments. The government should conduct an investigation into the matter to find out why such things are repeated, and take appropriate action. This is not just about the error, but it seems to be done purposely for reason best known to the person who drafted the note,” Chodankar said.The Information and Publicity Department, while issuing press notes on President Droupadi Murmu’s upcoming visit to Goa, said, “On August 24, 2023, the President will visit Fort Aguada followed by her visit to ‘Basilica…

He also accused the BJP and the RSS of placing its own people in the key parts of the institutional structures.While interacting with youths here, Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Leh on Thursday afternoon said, “India got freedom in 1947 and the foundation of freedom in India is the Constitution of India.”He said that the Constitution has certain rules. “So, how do you put the Constitution into action? The way you put the Constitution into action is by setting up institutions that support the vision of the Constitution. The Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Planning Commission, forces, all these elements.”“Now what…

Sitharaman will also visit IFSC Gift City in Gandhinagar on Saturday and review its functioning.She will also chair a three-day Chintan Shivir of the finance ministry, that is being organised between August 20-22.This event will take place at the Tent City in Kevadia, renowned for housing the world’s tallest statue, The Statue of Unity.The Chintan Shivir aims to be a brainstorming session, discussing a spectrum of topics, including the strategic roadmap to propel India’s transformation into a developed nation by 2047.The two-day event at Kevadia will witness the participation of senior officials and Secretaries from six departments within the finance…