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The Mumbai-Goa highway was blocked in Raigad for a brief period but created huge traffic snarls in both directions even as police came and removed the protestors.Scores of women in Kaudgaon village of Osmanabad smashed their glass bangles in support of quotas, raised slogans, and then marched to the local police with minor boys and girls in tow for a ‘jail-bharo’ agitation.In Tuljapur town of the same district, two youths climbed atop a mobile communication tower and threatened to jump down if the Maratha quotas were not granted on a priority basis as villagers and police urged them to come…

The saffron party is eyeing the votes of tribal minorities, including Chakma, Reang, Mara and Lai community people living in the southern and western region of the state.Due to the devastating ethnic violence in neighbouring Manipur, the BJP (which has been ruling the state) is on the back foot in the election in Mizoram.All the political parties in Mizoram, including the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), Opposition Congress and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) accused BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Manipur for their “utter failure to deal with the violence and to protect the tribals”.BJP leaders from Assam,…

The study analysed PM 2.5 concentrations between 2019 and 2023 in India’s major state capitals which face air pollution challenges. These are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Patna.Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata saw PM 2.5 levels higher in October 2023, compared to a year ago.Chennai was the least polluted, with a fall of over 23 per cent compared to a year ago.Delhi’s PM 2.5 level in October 2023 was higher than a year ago, continuing a rising trend since 2021. It was the most polluted of the eight cities analysed here.The national capital saw a sharp rise in…

He will also disburse seed capital assistance for over one lakh self help group (SHG) members, on the occasion. Participants from over 80 countries, including CEOs of prominent food processing companies are expected to attend the event.Innovation and strength of Indian food processing industry will be showcased during World Food India 2023.With the aim to strengthen Self Help Groups, Modi will disburse seed capital assistance for over one lakh SHG members.This support will help SHGs gain better price realisation in the market through improved packaging and quality manufacturing.The Prime Minister will also inaugurate Food Street as part of World Food…

Iyer reached the milestone in his 49th innings in the format, behind Shikhar Dhawan, who is the second fastest Indian to score 2000 runs in ODIs in his 48th innings back in November 2014 against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad.Iyer hammered a 56-ball 82 comprised of three boundaries and six maximums against Sri Lanka to reach the milestone.With an average of 45.84 Iyer has scored 2017 runs in 49 innings comprised of three century and sixteen half-century.Indian batter Shubhman Gill holds the record of fastest batter to 2000 ODI runs. He reached in just 38 innings during the World Cup 2023…

Panaji, Nov 2 (IANS) For boxing enthusiasts, Niharika Gonella is a familiar name. And the tears rolling down her cheeks after the heart-breaking RSC loss against 2017 junior world champion Ankushita Bora of Assam in the last year’s National Games in Gujarat are fresh in everyone’s mind.On Wednesday, Niharika, representing Goa, began her campaign in the 37th National Games with a 5-0 win over Assam’s Barbi Gogoi in the 60kg women’s category.Fresh from winning a gold at the recently-held Railways National Championships in Bilaspur, Niharika is confident of doing an encore at the Peddem Sports Complex even though her eyes…

Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer struck superb half-centuries to help India post 357/8 against Sri Lanka, despite a fifer for left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka (5-80), in Match 33 of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday.Gill struck a run-a-ball 92, Kohli scored a well-compiled 94-ball 88 and Iyer hammered a 56-ball 82 and though all three failed to get their centuries, they managed to help India reach a big score on a typical Wankhede batting track after Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis asked India to bat first.Sri…

Srinagar, Nov 2 (IANS) Dozens of girl students fell ill during a self-defence drill in J&K’s Kupwara district on Thursday, officials said.Reports said that dozens of girl students fell unconscious at a government school in a village in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara during the drill. Reports said that pepper spray had been used during the drill that could have resulted in the incident. “When students started losing consciousness, they were quickly shifted to a nearby hospital,” official sources said, adding that an investigation has been ordered to ascertain the cause. “Police has registered a case in the incident. It is…

Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) North Korea’s state-sponsored hackers were responsible for cryptocurrency theft worth nearly $1.7 billion last year, the UN Panel of Experts on UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against Pyongyang has said. Citing a cybersecurity firm’s report, the panel said that North Korean cyber theft last year was about three times the amount in 2021 while noting that it is prioritising cryptocurrency hacks to bankroll its nuclear weapons programme, reports Yonhap News Agency.”Actors working for the Reconnaissance General Bureau continued to use increasingly sophisticated cybertechniques to steal funds and information,” the report said, referring to North Korea’s military…

The latest modus operandi was revealed after Delhi Police arrested four persons for duping several people by promising part-time jobs.The accused have been identified as Bhargav Manish Kumar Sojitra (22), Nasit Keyur Bharatbhai (25), Sayal Bithalbhai Kanani (20), all residents of Gujarat, and Md. Nayeem (32), a resident of Telangana.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini), Guriqbal Singh Sidhu, said that on June 16, a complainant filed a cyber complaint alleging that on June 11, he received a message on Telegram offering a part-time job with Uber Eats.The person behind the message assured the complainant that they were working on behalf of…