S. Balu

Former state environment and cultural affair minister, Sanjay Deotale (58), died while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a private hospital in Nagpur on Sunday. Deotale had tested positive for the novel coronavirus a few days back. It is learnt, he died after suffering a heart attack while undergoing the treatment.

Five persons, including three minors, were died and two others injured after an old wall collapsed in Ambala Cantonment late night on Friday.

Defending champions Tamil Nadu began their title defence on a shaky note, slumping to a shock defeat at the hands of Delhi in the 63rd National Junior Basketball championship.

The “feuding” deities are back again at Kullu and the authorities have placed them under “house arrest” as has been the case for few years now.

The Orissa high court will on Friday pronounce its judgment in the case of Cuttack city’s Balu Bazar Puja Committee versus the state government over the restriction imposed on the height of the idol for Durga Puja this year.

The measure of a star’s popularity often boils down to the fashion trends he inspires among fans.

The Orissa HC on Friday said the height of the idol cannot be singled out as an essential aspect of a tradition or practice, without which the Durga Puja festival itself may not have any significance.

As expected Sanjay Dhotre registered his fourth poll victory from Akola Lok Sabha constituency and in the process become first politician to achieve this feat from the district.

D Balu, the headmaster of a municipal higher secondary school at Villupuram in Tamil Nadu, believes that no act of kindness, no matter how small, goes waste. He does not wield a cane like other teachers do but uses the strongest weapons on earth - kindness and compassion – to discipline students and help them move up in the academic ladder.

Top-seeded Aditya Joshi suffered a shock first-round exit in the boys U-19 category of the all India junior ranking badminton tourney.