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Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu take charge as Election Commissioners

New Delhi, March 15 Newly appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu took charge of the office on Friday at the ECI headquarters here. CEC Rajiv Kumar welcomed the two newly-appointed Election Commissioners and emphasized the significance of their joining at the historic point when the Election Commission of India (ECI) is all

HEALTH

Nearly half of India wakes up feeling tired, says report

New Delhi, March 15 On the morning of this year’s World Sleep Day, Wakefit.co, one of India’s largest D2C sleep and home solutions providers, urges people to go #BackToSleep. Why? Turns out the revelations unearthed in the 7th edition of its Great Indian Sleep Scorecard (GISS) 2024 point to alarming indications of deteriorating sleep quality

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Gujarat: Adulterated chilli powder weighing over 2,000 kg seized

Ahmedabad, March 15 The police at Botad in Gujarat have seized over 2,000 kg chilli powder that was found to be adulterated with cornflour and synthetic colours. The operation, conducted on Thursday in collaboration with the Food and Drugs Control department, confiscated goods weighing 2,438 kg valued at over Rs 4.87 lakh, an official said.

National

Paramedical student found dead with injury marks in UP

Kanpur, March 15 The body of a woman paramedical student of Saifai Medical University was found with serious injury marks near the Sonai Canal bridge on Saifai-Etawah road in Uttar Pradesh. The body was found late on Thursday evening, and the victim was identified as Priya Mishra, 21, a first-year paramedical student and resident of

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Newly appointed Election Commissioners to take charge today

New Delhi, March 15 Newly appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will take charge of the office on Friday. Earlier, a notification for the appointment of the two Election Commissioners was issued by the Central government on Thursday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led three-member committee on Thursday picked bureaucrats Gyanesh Kumar and

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Minor orphan abused by ‘kin’ for years, rescued in Lucknow

Lucknow, March 15 A 15-year-old orphan girl, gang-raped by men claiming to be her relatives, has been rescued by Child Line, a lawyer and the police, said officials here. The girl was rescued on Thursday and six people, including two women, have been booked under the charges of 376D (gang-rape), 377 (unnatural sex), sections 5

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Lucknow dog owners in dilemma over LMC decision

Lucknow, March 15 The dog owners in Lucknow are facing a dilemma after the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) announced a ban on sale, breeding or keeping of foreign breed dogs ‘dangerous to human life’ and also decided not to issue licences for dogs of banned breeds that are not sterilized and vaccinated. The ban has

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Probe ordered as undertrial uploads video from UP jail

Bareilly, March 15 A probe has been ordered into a purported video on social media of a murder accused, who is lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly Central jail. The accused in the video that went viral on Thursday, was identified as Asif. He allegedly shot dead a public works department (PWD) contractor Rakesh Yadav in