Ghaziabad: Electricity Department’s strictness from common consumers to government institutions, connection of Ganga Water Plant cut off fees Updated: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:30 AM (IST) In Ghaziabad, the Electricity Department has taken strict action against common consumers and government institutions for recovery of fees. Due to non-payment of dues, the electricity connection of the Gangajal plant was disconnected, disrupting the water supply. The department appealed to the defaulters to deposit the amount soon. Ganga Water Plant of Siddharth Vihar. Jagran Jagran Correspondent, Sahibabad. Officials of the electricity department are taking a strict stand on the collection of dues. In this action is taken not only against ordinary consumers, but also against government buildings and offices. Electricity department officials on Saturday disconnected the connections of both the Gangajal plants due to non-payment of dues. Connections were connected after two hours of complaints. During this period people had to face problems. Remove Advertisement Only Read News Two Ganga water plants of 245 MLD and 120 MLD in Siddharth Vihar supply water to Trans Hindon area and Noida. According to Jal Nigam, Noida Authority and Municipal Corporation has a long standing outstanding of around Rs 80 crore for water supply. Due to non-availability of this, the outstanding electricity bill is also not deposited. The electricity department owes about Rs 3 crore on both the plants. Water supply was affected in the evening. Jal Nigam officials said that the team that came to recover the dues around 1 pm on Saturday afternoon disconnected the connection. As a result, the plants came to a standstill. Around 3 o’clock the workers arrived again and connected the connections, after which the plants started working. During this period, Ganga water supply may reduce in the evening. Jal Nigam Executive Engineer Brahmanand said that the bill will be deposited after receiving the dues from the Municipal Corporation and Noida Authority. Discussions were held with officials from the Department of Electricity. Chief Engineer of Energy Corporation Pawan Aggarwal said that Jal Nigam has been asked to pay the dues soon.

Updated: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:30 (IST) During the bag check by X-ray scanner at gate number three of the Supreme Court, the police found 19 cartridges and the suspect was arrested. He was taken to Cantt Police Station and questioned by the officers, in which he sometimes claimed to have cartridges from his and sometimes his brother’s licensed gun. Jagran Correspondent, Prayagraj. There was panic when the policemen scanned the bag of a person with the X-ray scanner machine at gate number three of the High Court on Friday afternoon at around 14:00. The policemen saw 19 cartridges in the bag and caught the suspicious person. He was immediately taken to the Cantt police station. Here the officers questioned him. Sometimes he himself told the cartridges of his brother’s licensed gun. Remove Advertisement Only Read News After hours of questioning, a case was filed against him and he was arrested. Sub-inspectors Lal Singh, Abdul Mannan Khan, women constables Simmi Vaishya and Pooja Yadav were deployed at gate number three. At this time, a person began to enter from gate number three. He was carrying a bag. When the policemen scanned this bag with an X-ray scanner machine, cartridges were found in it. The person was taken to Cantt Police Station and questioned and information was given to High Court Security Chief Krishna Kumar Mishra. He reached the place. When he was taken to Cantt Police Station and questioned, he gave his name as Ramanand Shukla, resident of Karvi District, Chitrakoot. When asked about the presence of 19 cartridges in the bag, he said he had an arms license. The revolver’s cartridge arrived by accident. When asked to show his license, he said his brother had a licensed gun. By accident, his cartridge also ended up in the bag. Sunil Kumar, head of the Cantt police station, says a case has been registered and the accused Ramanand has been arrested. The case is being investigated.

Updated: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:30 (IST) After the hoisting of the religious flag on the golden peak of the grand Ram temple built at the Ram Janmabhoomi, the curiosity among the devotees has increased. Since November 25, around 4.83 lakh devotees have had darshan of Ramlala and Dharma Dhwaja. Lovelesh Kumar Mishra, Ayodhya. There is great eagerness among the devotees of Ram after the completion of the grand and divine Ram temple built at the birthplace and the hoisting of the religious flag on its golden peak. The sequence of arrival of devotees in large numbers, which started from the next day of flag hoisting, continues even after four days. Since November 25, around four lakh 83 thousand devotees have seen the religious flag along with Ramlala. Remove Advertisement Only Read News Every devotee who now reaches the temple does not forget to pay obeisance to the Golden Peak before entering the courtyard. On November 25, amid the grand celebration organized on the completion of the construction of the temples of Ram Janmabhoomi complex, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the religious flag on the 191 feet high gold-clad main peak of the Ram Temple. A large number of Ram fans witnessed this unique moment. While some had the opportunity to witness it in person, most of them cherished this moment in their hearts through various mediums of internet media. Long queue of devotees in the temple. The popularity of the religiously important flag-raising festival continues on various mediums of internet media. Now that the construction of the Ram Temple has been completed and the Sanatan flag has also started flying on it, everyone seems eager to see it in person. On the day of flag hoisting, the general darshan was postponed to allow only very special and invited guests, but as soon as the darshan started the next day on November 26, a long queue of devotees formed in the temple. By the end of the darshan, about one lakh 90 thousand 630 devotees had darshan of Ramlala and Swarn Shikhar that day, while on November 26 no dignitary had darshan by any pass. Similarly, about one lakh 20 thousand 230 devotees visited on 27 November and 82 thousand 530 visitors on 28 November. Even on Saturday, the fourth day after the flag hoisting, until late evening, about 90 thousand devotees visited. The sequence of darshan continued till nine at night. Now there is a possibility of large crowd of visitors on Sunday as well. Most of the Sunday darshan passes are already booked. SP protocol Ayodhya Prasad Singh, who is in charge of the security of Ram Janmabhoomi, said that the number of visitors has now become almost normal. Since it is a weekend, the number of visitors will also be more on Sunday.

Greater Noida, November 26 (IANS). The resentment and dissatisfaction of the farmers over the pending demands of the farmers and the resolution of agricultural issues has come to the fore again. On the call of United Front, a huge protest was organized by Bharatiya Kisan Union at Surajpur Collector Office in Greater Noida. This protest was led by Ajit Adhana, while the responsibility of carrying it out remained in the hands of district president Robin Nagar. Hundreds of farmers from different areas reached the Collectorate premises since morning with flags in their hands and placards related to their demands and raised their voice in solidarity. Addressing the protest, West Uttar Pradesh President Pawan Khatana said that the movement has been going on in India for years to provide justice to the farmers, but the government is still taking an indifferent attitude towards the problems of the farmers. He recalled that five years ago there was a historic movement led by the United Front across India against the black laws related to agriculture. After the pressure of that movement, the government was forced to withdraw the laws and farmers were promised that MSP would be given legal guarantee. But, according to Pawan Khatana, neither the law on MSP has been implemented, nor any concrete steps have been taken on the demands of the farmers, and also the Swaminathan Commission report has not been implemented till date. He said farmers are still struggling with the problems of debt, increase in input prices, weather crisis and not getting fair prices for their crops, but the government is only backing down by giving insurance. During the dharna, farmer leaders and workers expressed their anger against the policies of the government and raised slogans like ‘Stop anti-farmer policies’, ‘Implement the legal guarantee of MSP’, ‘Implement the Swaminathan Commission Report immediately’. At the end of the movement, representatives of the Bharatiya Kisan Union submitted a detailed memorandum related to the demands of the farmers to District Officer Medha Rupam and appealed to convey the farmers’ views to the government. Farmer leaders have warned that if the demands are not resolved soon, the movement will further intensify and expand at the state and national level. Farmers organizations have clearly said that this struggle is for the rights of farmers and it will continue until the law on MSP, implementation of Swaminathan commission report and real and concrete steps are taken to reform the agriculture sector. –IANS PKT/SK Share this story Tags

New Delhi, November 26 (IANS). Bollywood is saddened by the demise of veteran Hindi film actor Dharmendra. Everyone remembers the actor in his own style. Now, Archana Puran Singh, a Bollywood actress and judge on Kapil Sharma’s show, wrote an emotional post on social media about Dharmendra. He recalls the moments he spent with the actor. Archana Puran Singh shared a video on Instagram in which she dances with Dharmendra on the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show. The actress shared the video and wrote, “Words fall short, there will be no one like Dharamji. That night, when we danced for a few minutes on Kapil’s show, I felt like the universe had given me one of the greatest joys and blessings of life. Little did I know that my meeting with Dharamji would be for the last time.” She wrote: “I have been listening to his songs over and over for the last few days, just to feel that he is still here. His eyes reflected his kindness, and every word he spoke reflected his grace. His smile was as shy as that of a little boy, the comfort that only he can give someone like a handshake and a hug.” Meeting actor Dharmendra was nothing short of a dream for Archana Puran Singh as she wanted to meet him since childhood. He further wrote, “Dharamji, in my childhood I never thought that I would get a chance to see you. Acting with you and talking to you is like a dream come true for me.” The actress has written a lot about the actor, after reading which the fans’ eyes became moist. Users can also relate to this feeling. Actress Archana Puran Singh is seen as a judge on the Netflix show The Kapil Sharma Show, and she also runs her own YouTube channel, in which she makes videos related to her family and domestic help. –IANS PS/ABM Share this story Tags

New Delhi, November 26 (IANS). Bollywood is saddened by the demise of veteran Hindi film actor Dharmendra. Everyone remembers the actor in his own style. Now, Archana Puran Singh, a Bollywood actress and judge on Kapil Sharma’s show, wrote an emotional post on social media about Dharmendra. He recalls the moments he spent with the actor. Archana Puran Singh shared a video on Instagram in which she dances with Dharmendra on the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show. The actress shared the video and wrote, “Words fall short, there will be no one like Dharamji. That night, when we danced for a few minutes on Kapil’s show, I felt like the universe had given me one of the greatest joys and blessings of life. Little did I know that my meeting with Dharamji would be for the last time.” She wrote: “I have been listening to his songs over and over for the last few days, just to feel that he is still here. His eyes reflected his kindness, and every word he spoke reflected his grace. His smile was as shy as that of a little boy, the comfort that only he can give someone like a handshake and a hug.” Meeting actor Dharmendra was nothing short of a dream for Archana Puran Singh as she wanted to meet him since childhood. He further wrote, “Dharamji, in my childhood I never thought that I would get a chance to see you. Acting with you and talking to you is like a dream come true for me.” The actress has written a lot about the actor, after reading which the fans’ eyes became moist. Users can also relate to this feeling. Actress Archana Puran Singh is seen as a judge on the Netflix show The Kapil Sharma Show, and she also runs her own YouTube channel, in which she makes videos related to her family and domestic help. –IANS PS/ABM Share this story Tags

A shocking incident has come to light from Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. Two female teachers of Hans Vahini Vidya Mandir School gave inhuman punishment to a four-year-old student for not completing his homework. They stripped the child of his clothes, tied him with a rope and hung him from a tree inside the school campus. A video of this incident went viral on social media and spread anger among the people. The horrifying video, recorded by a boy from a nearby rooftop, shows a child hanging helplessly from a tree while two teachers, Kajal Sahu and Anuradha Dewangan, stand nearby. What is the full story? On Monday morning, teacher Kajal Sahu was checking homework in the nursery class at Hans Vahini Vidya Mandir in Narayanpur village. When she found out that the four-year-old had not completed his work, she became angry and threw him out of class. According to reports, the teacher then tied the child’s T-shirt with a rope and hung him from a tree inside the school campus. The child hung helplessly for hours. According to eyewitnesses, the innocent child continued to cry and scream and repeatedly requested the teacher to put him down, but the teacher did not listen. In the viral video, the child is seen hanging helplessly from a tree, while two teachers – Kajal Sahu and Anuradha Dewangan – stand nearby. The child’s family accused the school management of gross negligence and cruelty and demanded strict action against the teachers. Officials took immediate action. As soon as the video went viral, the administration swung into action. Block Education Officer (BEO) DS Lakra immediately reached the spot and started investigation. He said that the inquiry report will be sent to senior officials for further action. District Education Officer (DEO) Ajay Mishra also confirmed the incident and assured appropriate action. School management admits mistake After spot investigation, the group head, Manoj Yadav, confirmed that the teachers’ actions were completely wrong. The school management also admitted his mistake, termed it as a serious mistake and apologized in front of everyone. Share this story Tags

The schedule of the T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka next year has been announced, although the schedule of the tournament has been in controversy. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray has slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for choosing Ahmedabad in Gujarat to host the T20 Cricket World Cup final, accusing it of party politics. In a post on social media platform The tournament will start from February 7 next year. The tournament will be held from February 7 to March 8 next year across eight venues (five in India and three in Sri Lanka). World Cup matches will be played in Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Colombo and Kandy. A total of 55 matches will be played in the tournament. The famous 20-team fast-paced cricket tournament, which also includes debutants Italy, has been divided into four groups of five each, with eight teams progressing to the Super Eight stage. The top four teams then advance to the semi-finals, which will be played in Kolkata, Colombo and Mumbai. The final will be played in Ahmedabad or Colombo, depending on Pakistan’s qualification. If Pakistan reaches the final, the title match will be held in Colombo. Why every match should be held there: Aditya After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April this year, the Indian government stopped all bilateral sports matches with Pakistan, although matches between the two countries are allowed in multinational events. Former External Affairs Minister Aditya Thackeray said, “So the T20 World Cup schedule has been announced. Guess where the final will be held? Ahmedabad. What’s the point of holding every final there? Was it a traditional cricket venue? Why not Mumbai? Wankhede (Mumbai Stadium) would be the best venue for the T20 World Cup20bad1 Stadium which has already been hosted in Ahmedabad?” World Cup Final Hopefully, ICC Politics and will not surrender, Thackeray also said that other venues in India are also capable of hosting the final.He said the Wankhede Stadium in south Mumbai has a seating capacity of 33,500, while the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad can accommodate 1.32 lakh cricket fans at a time.

New Delhi, November 26 (IANS). The world is once again struggling with a new form of flu. This time the subject of discussion is ‘Subclade K’, the emerging strain of H3N2 flu, which has caused a sudden surge in cases in the UK and Canada. As technical as this name sounds, it has actually become a matter of concern because this variant is spreading unusually and has increased the pressure on hospitals in some countries. Japan’s health ministry had to declare flu an official epidemic across the country about a month ago. Flu season in Japan usually peaks later, but this time infections were on the rise from September-October. Schools had to be temporarily closed in many provinces. According to British public health experts, flu infections have increased prematurely and rapidly this season. This subclade ‘K’ is a major reason for increasing absenteeism rates in schools, hospitalization among the elderly and groups found together in many cities. Canada has also seen an increase in flu test positivity rates in recent weeks, faster than in previous years. The country’s health officials say this strain has spread rapidly even among young people, making control difficult. Compared to H1N1 viruses (the respiratory infection known as swine flu), H3N2 viruses are often associated with more severe symptoms. These may include high fever, fatigue, severe body aches, sore throat, chills, runny or stuffy nose, and vomiting or diarrhea. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of hospitalizations due to influenza in the US is the highest since 2010. Experts are concerned that subclade ‘K’ could lead to more cases and deaths. CDC also says that vaccination has decreased this year as well. Cameron Wolfe, a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at Duke University, told media outlet The Hill: “It’s not necessarily showing any signs of being more serious. I think it escaped our previous immunity to some extent, and that’s probably why we’re seeing more of them than we normally would at the beginning of the season.” Experts say this is part of ‘genetic drift’—the flu virus undergoes small changes every year, and when the changes become significant, the risk of infection increases because the previous immunity is no longer fully effective. Subclade ‘K’ is also part of this series, but its specialty is that this variant emerged almost at the same time in many countries, due to which global health agencies also woke up. There are currently mixed signals about the effectiveness of the vaccine. Scientists say this year’s flu shots offer reasonable protection against this strain, but they also believe its high infectivity indicates the importance of increasing vaccine coverage. In countries where the vaccination rate is low, this wave may increase further. This trend is also like a warning for India. Seasonal flu cases here often peak in winter and spring, and the global trend usually trails South Asia by several weeks. Flu strains enter the country quickly due to air travel, student exchange programs and international travel. In general, subclade ‘K’ is not a ‘super flu’, but its rapidly increasing presence shows that taking flu lightly can be costly. The world is on high alert for Covid, but the flu virus is a constant reminder that the next threat can emerge in any season – and preparation must be better than before each time. –IANS KR/

Mumbai, November 29 (IANS). Controversy continues over Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal calling Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis a Ghaznavi. BJP member Ram Kadam criticized him on Saturday. Speaking to IANS, Ram Kadam said, “Neither the Congress state president is asked by his leader or his workers. He makes such statements just to get headlines. If he does not take the name of Devendra Fadnavis, the media will not ask him. He should act seriously.” Ram Kadam also targeted Uddhav Thackeray. He said that it is the same Uddhav Thackeray who is pretending to be carrying Rudraksh garland in his hand. When Bhoomi Pujan of Lord Ram’s temple took place in Ayodhya, they protested against it. Uddhav Thackeray, who makes statements like ‘Prabhu Ram is imaginary and never existed in Treta Yuga’, sits in the lap of the Gandhi family.” He said, “The pain for Uddhav Thackeray is that just as Mahakumbh took place on the holy land of Prayagraj and many records were broken and thousands of people were made there in the same way, and even in the same way under Mahartra, it will be made in the same way. leadership of Devendra Fadnavis. This fear haunts Uddhav Thackeray.” BJP MP Ram Kadam said, “Uddhav Thackeray’s statement is an anti-Hindu statement. In the name of the tree, they stopped the metro. The development that should have happened four years ago has now happened. We do not cut even a single tree during Kumbh. We plant the trees that need to be cut. If a sapling is accidentally cut down, many more saplings are planted in its place. Uddhav Thackeray is against Kumbh and Hindutva for political reasons. They want to get the votes of some people.” –IANS SCH/VC Share this story Tags