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Six friends returning from a wedding ceremony died in a road accident in Dausa, Rajasthan. His speeding car crossed the divider and collided with the trailer. Meanwhile, in another accident in Sriganganagar, a speeding car hit a patrolling police vehicle, due to which a woman police inspector Ratan lost his life and two policemen were injured. A total of seven people died.
During the preparations for the 'Inversia-2026' festival at Invertis University, Bareilly, balloons suddenly caught fire. The incident created chaos and some students were reported to have suffered burn injuries and were sent to the hospital. However, the university administration has denied that the students were injured. The cause of the fire is suspected to be hydrogen gas instead of helium in the balloons.
A special gift for Mahashivratri from Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai reached Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. This offering is part of a new initiative of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust, under which sacred gifts are being received from major pilgrimage centers of the country. The delegation of Siddhivinayak Temple offered fruits, flowers and worship materials with reverence. He appreciated this initiative and highlighted the father-son relationship of Ganesha and Mahadev.
A woman died in a collision between a truck and an e-rickshaw in Astipur, Hajipur, while three people including her husband were injured. The deceased woman was identified as Pratima Devi, a resident of Shrirampur. The family was returning from Griha Pravesh. The police took the injured to Sadar Hospital, where the woman was declared dead. The police is investigating the matter
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State Election Commissioner to take a decision within 60 days on the demand for implementation of online nomination system in local body and Panchayati Raj elections. The order came on a PIL filed by advocate Nikil Thaman, seeking an online system to prevent violence and chaos during physical nominations.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav answered Rahul Gandhi's question on senior citizen concessions in the Lok Sabha. He said that Indian Railways gives an average of 45 subsidies to each passenger, resulting in a subsidy of ₹60,466 crore in 2023-24. Vaishnav also clarified that special exemptions continue to be given to several categories like persons with disabilities, patients and students. He described the fares of Vande Bharat trains as economical at the international level.
After the murder of fruit businessman Kanhaiya Yadav in Golmuri, Jamshedpur, local people created ruckus in Golmuri police station. People accused the police of negligence, as Yadav had earlier complained about threats. Police assured arrest within 24 hours. Several aspects including business competition or Tinplate Kali Temple election dispute are being investigated behind the murder. Police have detained two youths.
Three teenagers riding a bike died tragically in a collision with an unknown vehicle near Sonpur turn in Biraul police station area of Darbhanga. These three friends were going to Supaul market. The incident took place on Biraul-Gandol SH-17. The deceased have been identified as Ankit Sahni, Vivek Sahni and Pankaj Sahni, residents of Khatbara village of Bargaon police station area. Police are searching for an unknown vehicle and its driver. This incident has spread mourning in the entire village.
A video of Loni MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar has gone viral, in which he has strongly opposed the construction of a mosque in the name of Babar in the country. He said that Babar had committed misdeeds in the country and a mosque cannot be built in the name of such people. Gurjar stressed that the country was divided on the basis of religion and there is no place for those with jihadi mentality. He suggested building a mosque in the name of Abdul Kalam or Veer Abdul Hameed.
Union Cooperative Minister Amit Shah said that 8,710 primary agricultural cooperative societies PACS have been established in 2024-25 and 2025-26, which is 27% of the set target. The government aims to create 32,752 PACS. Maximum PACS were formed in Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. PACS have been authorized to perform functions like Jan Aushadhi Kendra, piped water supply and fuel distribution.