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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday took stock of the physical progress of the statue of Borphukan. He held a meeting with the engineers of the construction agency and asked them to complete the construction by the end of 2024.Since the entire complex area has been demarcated, Sarma asked the Deputy Commissioner of Jorhat Pulak Mahanta to plant saplings around the boundary walls.The Chief Minister asked Mahanta to do the plantation on October 2 when the state government will implement a programme of planting one crore saplings in sync with the birth anniversary of the Father of the…

According to the State Election Commission (SEC), till 5 p.m., the official time for conclusion of the polling period, the voter turnout was recorded at 66.42 per cent. SEC sources said the figures might increase slightly as there were queues of voters outside some booths even after 5 p.m.The re-polling ended without a single report of casualty, in contrast to the polling day on Saturday when 20 persons lost their lives in poll-related violence. Altogether, 39 lives have been lost in poll-related violence since the polling date was announced on June 8.However, a tragic incident took place on Monday, as…

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a tweet, said: “Remember the publicity at the time of announcing the project? Gujarat CM even claimed 1 lakh jobs will be created. This has been the fate of many MOUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat summits year after year, and will be the fate in other such copycat summits like Global Investor Summits in UP. Whether Gujarat Model or ‘New India’ never trust the manufactured headlines.”In a major setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans of making India a chip-manufacturing hub, Taiwanese chip-making giant Foxconn on Monday announced that it has withdrawn from a…

A crucial tri-party meeting was held on Monday, to assess the security arrangements. The meeting, attended by key stakeholders including the Gautam Buddha Nagar police administration, officials of MotoGP Bharat and Jaypee Group, focused on various aspects related to ensuring the safety and smooth conduct of the event, the organisers informed in a release on Monday.Representatives from the side of the local police administration, including Anand Kulkarni (ACP), Saad Mirza Khan (DCP), Ashok Kumar (Addl DCP), Pawan Kumar Gautam (ACP-3), Sanjay Kumar Singh (SHO Dankaur), and his team, were present for the security recce.Members from Jaypee Group who were present…

The accused was identified as Mohd Khalid, a resident of Chand Bagh.He was absconding for three years and a reward of Rs 1 lakh was declared on information leading to his arrest. During the riots on February 24, 2020, Ratan Lal was killed, while then Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gokulpuri, Anuj Kumar, and then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shahdara, Amit Sharma sustained multiple grievous injuries. Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, Ravindra Singh Yadav said that information was received that proclaimed offender Khalid, who is wanted in a murder case of Dayalpur police station is hiding at Manipur’s Moreh (near the…

Through this board, the industry involved in hair grooming will get further strengthened and promoted.Additionally, the board will help in addressing the issues of the barber community.Delhi Social Welfare Minister, Raaj Kumar Anand, has approved the file regarding the issues of the barber community which has now been sent to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for a final approval. This plan was recently approved by the state cabinet.”In this way, the traditional art of the salon will be revived and promoted in Delhi for the overall welfare of the barber community. Advanced training and financial assistance will also be provided…

Trinamool will send a five-member delegation led by its Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien to trouble-torn Manipur on Friday to take stock of the situation in the northeastern state, which has been under the grip of violent ethnic clashes between non-tribal Meitei and tribal Kuki communities for around 70 days now.Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev, who is also one of the members of the delegation, said the team will try to talk to a cross section of people belonging to different communities, besides those housed in the relief camps.“After learning the ground situation and obtaining the views and reactions…

Lakshya Sen defeated reigning All England winner Li Shi Feng of China to win the Canada Open Super 500 Badminton title. Lakshya won the final 21-18, 22-20.”Congratulations to the talented @lakshya_sen on his outstanding victory at the Canada Open 2023! His triumph is a testament to his tenacity and determination. It also fills our nation with immense pride. My best wishes to him for his upcoming endeavours,” PM Modi wrote in a tweet on Monday.Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur hailed Lakshya Sen for his phenomenal performance.”Congratulations to @lakshya_sen on a phenomenal performance at the #CanadaOpen2023. Coming back…

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K. T. Rama Rao said that the Chief Ministertold the Chairman of L&T, which is the agency executing the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project to expeditiously take up the works in the old city and promised all needed support.KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, gave the direction during a meeting with a delegation of Muslim leaders including AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi.Though the meeting was primarily to urge KCR’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to oppose Uniform Civil Code, other issues of minority welfare and Metro Rail works in the old city…

Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The 24 teams in the fray for the 132nd Durand Cup football competition to be held in Kolkata, Guwahati and Kokrajhar, have been divided into six groups of four each with defending champion Bengaluru FC clubbed with two popular Kerala sides Kerala Blasters and 2019 champions Gokulam Kerala in Group C alongside Indian Air Force as fourth team.Of the six groups, three (A, B and C) of them being played in Kolkata which will be the only host city with multiple venues. Kolkata will also host the final at the hallowed Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK)…