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The exit poll has indicated that Trinamool Congress might lose its control over the zilla parishad, the highest tier in the three- tier panchayat system, in Cooch Behar district and BJP might take control over the zilla parishad there.As per the exit polls, while BJP might win in 18 to 22 zilla parishad seats this time in Cooch Behar, Trinamool Congress might end up with 11 to 17 seats. The Left Front- Congress alliance in the district might end up between zero and one seat.Similarly, as per the exit polls, BJP might gain control over the zilla parishad in another…

The girl had gone missing while on her way back from college in the Tirwa area on Friday afternoon.The girl, resident of a village under Thathia police station, was pursuing B.Sc at a women’s degree college in Tirwa area, police said.“When she did not return home till noon, her family members tried to contact her on her mobile phone but to no avail,” said a police official.The girl’s parents contacted her friends, who said she had left for home after exam. The family members launched a search for her in the surrounding areas. When they failed to trace her, they…

The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) quoting a Manipur Home Department notification, said that the state government has decided to set up semi-permanent relief camps in various districts of Manipur, including Ukhrul district.”Setting up and operation of semi-permanent relief camp in Ukhrul district must not accommodate those displaced persons from other districts. To ensure permanent peace in Manipur, the government must work out a policy to accommodate the displaced persons in their original place and not scatter them in other places,” the TNL said in a statement.It said, “If any displaced person from another district is found being accommodated in Ukhrul…

The index surged by nearly 2,800 points, breaking through the 44,000-point mark, as investors capitalised on the unlocking of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), The Express Tribune reported.JS Global, Analyst, Muhammad Waqas Ghani highlighted the enthusiasm of investors following the government’s agreement with the IMF, which fuelled market bullishness. The increased market activity on the first trading day led to a temporary one-hour trading suspension, implemented to curb excessive volatility, The Express Tribune reported.Monday witnessed a remarkable daily gain of over 2,400 points, driven by extensive buying following the long-awaited staff-level agreement between Pakistan and the IMF.…

Shrinivaspuri is the Assembly constituency of Delhi’s Education Minister Atishi.The school was built around four months ago at a cost of around Rs16 crore.The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a Yellow Alert for Sunday.According to the IMD, Delhi is likely to witness 7.5 mm to 15 mm rainfall which can cause more trouble.Due to the rain, 15 buildings collapsed at various places in the national capital on Saturday.One building collapsed on Sunday morning.For the past two days, the entire NCR (National Capital Region) has been witnessing heavy rain, which has led to severe waterlogging problems and affected traffic flow.–IANSatk/dpb

Antil, competing in men’s javelin F64 category, is joined by seasoned and Paralympic stars Thangavelu Mariyappan and Sharad Kumar (both men’s high jump T63), young high jumpers Praveen Kumar (T64) and Nishad Kumar (T47) besides promising Yogesh Kathunia (discus throw F56).For Antil, it will be his first international competition since his record-breaking show at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. He has participated in a couple of national events including the recent Federation Cup, where he pulled off an impressive world record.The 25-year-old, who won a silver in 2019 Para World championships in Dubai, has focused on his fitness and training for…

“You need not visit the Sub registrar’s office to get the registration of your marriage done. The provision for online registration of marriages will be done,” he said. He also proposed to enable couples to register their marriages in gram panchayats.The government also enabled registration of marriage through the Kaveri 2.0 software application. The marriages can also be registered at Bapu Seva centres and Grama One centres.“Until now, the marriage registrations were done at only sub-registration offices. To bring flexibility in the process, the provision of online submission of applications is provided,” CM Siddaramaiah had announced.However, the move has angered…

The landslide of more than 500,000 cubic meters struck the construction site in Yueshan Village, Tujia Autonomous County of Wufeng, at around 4 p.m. Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.As of 8 a.m. Sunday, a total of five people had been rescued, according to the county’s latest statement.The Ministry of Emergency Management has activated a level-four emergency response to geological disasters and sent a working group to the site to guide emergency handling.It urged guiding and supporting local search and rescue operations, making every effort to treat the injured and reduce casualties, preventing secondary disasters, and ensuring the safety of rescuers.Efforts…

Since 2021, users have been able to indicate where they are working from directly in Google Calendar, the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogpost.Now, the company introduced the option to set working locations in Calendar that “indicate where you’re working for specific portions of the day.”This feature will help users to more accurately reflect their availability based on the physical location they set, which can change throughout the day.”Working from multiple locations is especially prevalent in a hybrid work environment where employees may work from home, an office, a specific building, or a combination,” the tech giant said.Meanwhile,…

San Francisco, July 9 (IANS) Meta-owned Instagram is reportedly testing the Live Activities feature for its iOS app.As noted by 9to5Mac reader Fernando Moretto, the Instagram app is now showing Live Activities when users close the app while uploading a new photo or video.This eliminates the need to open the Instagram app again-and-again to make sure the upload is completed.Instagram’s Live Activities work on both Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.It seems that this feature is currently available to a really small number of users, as the company is testing it before rolling it out widely.Meanwhile, last month, Instagram head Adam…