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The peace meet that was called on Monday (September 4) was called off after both sides alleged that the other did not appear for the meet.The issue commenced when a Caste Hindu shopkeeper, C. Kumaresan parked his car in a small portion of government land allegedly encroached by a Dalit person, M. Nataraj. When Nataraj objected to the parking of the car in the land, an argument ensued between the two and Nataraj lodged a complaint with the local police station. Police tried to pacify both sides.However, later upper caste Hindus filed a petition against Nataraj for having encroached government…

The typhoon landed in the coastal areas of Dongshan county of Fujian at around 5.20 a.m. and Raoping County of Guangdong at about 6.45 a.m., bringing gales of up to 20 and 18 meters per second near its centre, respectively, Xinhua news agency reported.Haikui is expected to move westward at 10 to 15 km per hour and gradually weaken, according to the Guangdong meteorological observatory.The typhoon made landfall in Taiwan on Sunday.According to disaster management authorities in Guangdong, as of 12 noon on Monday, evacuation tasks had been completed in all the sea areas east of Huizhou city, with 27,897…

The BCCI chief and Vice-President Rajeev Shukla reached Lahore on Monday. They were invited to this tour by the PCB Management Committee Chairman, Zaka Ashraf.Speaking at the PCB Gala Dinner at the Governor’s House, Binny said: “I would like to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board for the invitation to tonight’s programme. I bring you greetings from the BCCI, and from the cricket lovers of India. As your Excellency said that India-Pakistan is one of the biggest games that is played. I can tell you, sir. When India plays Pakistan, everything comes to a standstill.””People don’t work, the roads are empty.…

Long queues of voters could be seen right from 6.30 a.m before the 182 polling booths amid sunny weather. Of the total electorate in the constituency, 90,281 are female, 86,132 male, and four transgenders.As many as 957 are first time voters.The bye-election was necessitated after the demise of sitting Congress legislator Oommen Chandy, a two-time former Chief Minister and who represented the constituency from 1970 for a record 53 years.Those in the fray include Chandy’s son Chandy Oommen from Congress, CPI(M)’s Jaick C.Thomas, BJP’s Lijin Lal and four others.In the 2021 Assembly polls, Chandy defeated Thomas by 9.044 votes when…

“Genes in my family are pretty amazing. I don’t know if not feeling old makes you younger,” she said, reports aceshowbiz.com.She also tries to stay on top of trends and socialize with a variety of ages.”I’m not sure. I keep up with the trends and I have lots of young friends. I have old friends too. Honestly, I’m not trying to feel young, I’m not trying to be young, I am what I am, whatever that means,” she added.The singer has planned to keep wearing jeans and having long hair into her 80s.The ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ singer…

As per the directives of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the polling is being conducted under strict security cover with as many as 30 companies of central armed formed personnel being deputed to man 260 polling booths. Almost 20 per cent of the central armed forces have been kept on reserve for emergencies. A total of 1,200 polling officials and staff are manning the conduction of the smooth polling process.Till 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal had not received a single complaint of election malpractices. The scene was a study-in-contrast…

Jerusalem, Sep 5 (IANS) Romania stunned Olympic champion France 3-1, securing a place in the Round of 16 of the 2023 Men’s European Volleyball Championship (EuroVolley).Although France had already secured their spot in the last 16 and rested key players, the outcome is still seen as sensational. The victory brought Romania to three wins after completing their five matches in the six-team Group D, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, reports Xinhua.Romania clinched the first set 25-23 before France bounced back to take the next set 25-16. Romania’s outside spiker, Adrian Aciobanitei, then dominated on offense, particularly in the fourth set,…

Jerusalem, Sep 5 (IANS) Junior world record holder Petar Mitsin won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle race on the opening day of the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships held in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.Mitsin clocked three minutes 46.49 seconds, just 17 hundredths ahead of Italian Alessandro Ragaini, securing Bulgaria’s first ever world junior swimming title. Italy’s Filippo Bertoni took bronze, reports Xinhua.”It was a tough race, and I’m happy with the time I did,” Mitsin said. “I’m really proud to represent my country.”Leah Hayes of the United States, the 2022 World seniors 200m individual medley bronze…

New York, Sep 5 (IANS) Chinese sensation Zheng Qinwen advanced to the US Open quarterfinals, securing a straight-set victory over fifth seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, 6-2, 6-4.This marked Zheng’s debut win against a top 10 player and her first time reaching the final eight of a Grand Slam event, reports Xinhua.”Right now, I just feel super happy and excited to play in the big stadium and had a really good performance today,” said the 21-year-old Zheng during her on-court interview at the Louis Armstrong Stadium after her notable win.”I love the name ‘queen Wen’. Come on, it’s queen,” Zheng…

On Monday, state broadcaster CCTV reported that the authorities in Youyu county said they received a notification on August 24 that a gap in the wall was created in Yangqianhe township.After an investigation, police found a 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman had used an excavator to breach the wall in order to create a shortcut to pass through, causing “irreversible” damage to the integrity and safety of that portion of the wall, CNN quoted the broadcaster as saying.Police said the investigation was ongoing.The area, known as the 32nd Great Wall, is one of the surviving complete walls and watch…