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Jammu: A fresh batch of 5,201 pilgrims set out from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Thursday for the annual Amarnath Yatra under tight security arrangements. With the latest departure, the number of devotees who have offered prayers at the holy cave shrine has crossed 3.25 lakh. The latest group included 3,970 men, 1,124 women, 92 sadhus, nine sadhvis, five children and one transgender pilgrim. The pilgrims travelled in a convoy of 251 vehicles escorted by the Central Reserve Police Force and the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Officials said the convoy was divided into two groups. The first,…

New Delhi: Russia has approached Indian refiners for additional gasoline supplies as repeated Ukrainian attacks on its refineries continue to disrupt fuel production, marking an unusual shift in the energy trade relationship between the two countries. India, currently the largest buyer of Russian seaborne crude oil, is now being asked to supply refined fuel back to Russia as the country grapples with one of its worst gasoline shortages in recent years. According to reports, Russian energy giants including Rosneft, Gazprom Neft and Lukoil have reached out to both private and state run Indian refiners to explore possible fuel purchases. The…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Akhil Goa Dhangar Samaj has issued an August 15 deadline to the government to resolve its long-standing demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, warning that the community will launch an intensified statewide agitation if no decision is taken by then. The community, which has been seeking ST recognition for nearly 23 years, said the process has reached its final stage and that all required formalities have already been completed. According to its leaders, the matter now depends solely on the government’s willingness to take a final call. Representatives of the Samaj said repeated assurances from successive…

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has presented what it describes as one of the strongest pieces of evidence in the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak case, informing a Delhi court that 111 of the 136 handwritten questions recovered from the mobile phone of a Latur based coaching operator matched the National Testing Agency’s master question paper. The agency said the discovery significantly strengthens its claim that the examination paper was leaked before the May 3 test. The evidence was presented while opposing the bail plea of Shivraj Motegaonkar, who runs Renukai Chemistry Classes in Maharashtra and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has told the Bombay High Court at Goa that faecal contamination in the River Mandovi has remained above permissible levels at most monitoring points for several years, although recent data suggests the river’s water quality is beginning to improve. The observations were submitted through a detailed water quality assessment report in the ongoing public interest litigation relating to pollution in the Mandovi River and Mala Lake. After reviewing the report, the High Court directed the amicus curiae to study the findings and place any recommendations before the court during the…

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has delivered a defiant message to her political opponents and critics, declaring that she remains determined to fight on despite mounting challenges within her party. Rejecting suggestions that her political career is nearing its end, the 71 year old leader insisted that age would not stand in the way of her return. In a message shared on Facebook, Banerjee said physical strength, mental resilience and determination matter far more than age. She criticised those who targeted her over her years and claimed that some BJP leaders had wished for her death following the Assembly…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has decided to revise a chapter on Goan windsurfing star Katya Coelho in the newly introduced Class VIII Konkani textbook after factual mistakes were brought to its attention. The lesson, included this academic year under the National Education Policy (NEP)-based curriculum, drew criticism after Coelho highlighted several inaccuracies concerning her sporting career. She also pointed out that certain achievements had either been incorrectly presented or omitted altogether. One of the mistakes identified in the chapter was the incorrect mention of Indian women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur in…