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On a more windy day and with tougher pin positions in place there were fewer under-par scores (34) in round two as compared to round one (45). The 22-year-old Bishnoi’s 68 helped him rise from being the overnight joint leader to sole leader at a total of 10-under 134.Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma (67) occupied second place at nine-under 135 while Bangladesh’s Jamal Hossain (69) was a further shot back in third place.Hyderabad’s Mohd Azhar fired the day’s best 66 to be in tied fourth position along with Chandigarh golfer Harendra Gupta (69) at seven-under 137.The halfway cut went at one-over 145.…

The SC Collegium said that it had consulted other Judges of the Supreme Court who are conversant with the affairs of the Gauhati High Court in terms of the Memorandum of Procedure.Habung, a judicial officer, joined service in March 2010. He is the senior-most judicial officer of the Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service and served in various capacities in the state.“The inputs placed by the government in the file indicate that he enjoys a good personal and professional image. Nothing adverse has come to notice with regard to his integrity,” noted the SC Collegium.It also said that having regard to the…

NIA carried out searches at Padgha, Thane, house of Shamil, a member of an ISIS sleeper cell, yielded several mobile phones, hard disks and some handwritten documents etc.NIA said that Shamil was arrested earlier for participating in Bomb (IED) Assembly and Training Workshops and also in testing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).“Shamil had been working with five other accused, namely Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, Mohammed Imran Khan, Mohammed Yunus Saki, Simab Nasiruddin Kazi and Abdul Kadir Pathan, along with some other suspects, as part of a bigger conspiracy to trigger violence across various parts of the country by fabricating and exploding…

The first year student of Bengali honours died under mysterious circumstances after falling from the balcony of a students’ hostel on August 10. It is suspected that he became a victim of ragging.The four-member fact-finding team, to be headed by the vice-chairman (academic) of the state higher education council, will review the different aspects behind the ‘mishap’ and submit a report to the Education Department within the next two weeks.Meanwhile, the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said that they have no faith in any investigation conducted by any state agency in this matter. “Rather, we demand…

The state government called it a significant move towards social welfare and urban development. Poor families residing alongside the Musi river, which flows through Hyderabad, will be allotted the houses built under the 2BHK housing scheme.The individuals, who endured adverse living conditions, are set to be relocated to areas equipped with essential amenities. This will also free the river of encroachments, said a statement from the office of minister municipal administration and urban development K.T. Rama Rao.The minister took the decision at a meeting with the city MLAs on Thursday.Various aspects regarding growth of the city were discussed at the…

Verma, along with three other BJP MLAs — O P Sharma, Anil Bajpai, and Jitender Mahajan — was marshalled out of the assembly when they opposed the discussion on the Manipur crisis.Verma said that according to Rule 50, BJP wants to discuss Naresh Blyan and Sheesh Mahal issues but AAP and Chief Minister wants to discuss Manipur while ignoring Delhi’s problems.“We highlighted issues like the condition Delhi roads, pollution in the Yamuna River, and rising air pollution however we were marshalled out,” Verma said.Later, all BJP MLAs sat on a protest outside the CM’s office at Delhi assembly.Vijender Gupta said…

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Young Karnataka and Rajasthan Royals batter Devdutt Padikkal gave an update on his thumb injury and said he is hoping to be “back on the field in another 3-4 weeks”. Padikkal was amongst one of the marquee players in the Maharaja KSCA T20 trophy, where he emerged as one of the most valuable acquisitions as Gulbarg Mystics acquired his services for INR 13.2 Lakhs, the third-costliest purchase in the entire tournament.However, a left thumb injury, which he sustained while playing for South Zone in Deodhar Trophy, ruled him out of the tournament.”I always look forward…

Sussex (England), Aug 17 (IANS) Sussex Cricket on Thursday announced the signing of Indian fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat for the first three County Championship matches in September. Unadkat will be available for selection for the games against Durham, Leicestershire and Derbyshire as Sussex look to secure promotion to the first division.”I am excited to join Sussex for their Championship games in September. I have been following the team’s recent run of success and I had a nice conversation with Paul and it looks like I can definitely add value and contribute towards the team’s goals,” Unadkat was quoted as saying…

Eight persons on board and two motorists on the ground were killed in the accident.Six passengers and two flight crew were on board the plane which had departed from Langkawi International Airport and was heading to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, CNN reported citing the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia.”At 2.51 p.m. (local time), the control tower observed smoke originating from the crash site but no mayday call was made by the aircraft,” the statement added.The incident was captured by a dashcam in a car.Selangor Police Head Hussein Omar Khan said that the plane crashed into a car and a…

However, senior advocates in Assam have asserted that the top court is unlikely to issue any order to cancel the approved delimitation.Speaking to IANS, senior advocate in the Gauhati High Court, Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, said the case in the Supreme Court against the delimitation process has become useless. In other words, all the applications related to this case are to be rejected, he said.However, according to Choudhury, the question of whether this delimitation has been done in accordance with the policy guidelines can be raised in the court.“A new case can be filed on what action has been taken…