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Breakaway RSS faction in Goa to re-unite with parent group ahead of poll results

The Goa unit of the RSS may have contested the assembly election separately to protest against the ruling BJP, but the rebel group on Monday said it will merge with its Nagpur-based parent organisation to resume its work of spreading the RSS ideology.

Nine days after burial, body of 56-year-old goes missing in Goa

Karim Ahmad Akhtar had been buried nine days ago, but when his family went to perform rituals on Saturday, they found the grave half dug, and the body missing.

Ex-driver changes statement, says he didn’t see BJP leader shoot man dead in 2006

A video had gone viral on social media where the driver, Satish Ardalkar, claimed he was witness to the BJP leader shooting Gaonkar dead to avenge his brother’s murder.

Clashes break out between communities in north Goa’s Valpoi

Members of a minority community had earlier objected to the display of posters, stating that the organisers did not have permission to paste and hold the rally.

Voting for candidates, not parties: Why Goa witnessed record turnout this time

This year’s voter turnout was a significant increase from the 81.73% clocked during the 2012 assembly election.

Assembly elections: Record turnout in Goa, 75% voting in Punjab

Sporadic incidents of violence and widespread snags in voting machines marred a brisk day of polling across Punjab and Goa as a month-long assembly election cycle in five states kicked off on Saturday.

Assembly elections Live: Voter turnout of 83% in Goa, over 75% in Punjab

Live updating: Balloting for the single-phase polls in two states – Goa and Punjab - began on Saturday, in the first round of the staggered legislative assembly elections that will go on for over a month.

Goa election: A lot at stake for BJP, AAP in this multi-cornered fight

Out of the 251 candidates contesting for the 40 assembly constituencies, the BJP is fielding for 36, Congress 37 and the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party 39 seats.

Goa election: More women voters than men but barely any poll candidates

More women voters than men electors, higher female literacy than national average, but barely 7% of candidates women.

Budget 2017: Poll-bound Goans happy, but tourism industry left disappointed

Though no major announcements were made in the union budget for poll-bound Goa, perhaps in view of the Election Commission guidelines, industrialists and locals were happy with some of the measures outlined by the finance minister.

Goa election: Parrikar ‘video’ lands him in voter-bribery remark row after Kejriwal

After AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s run-in with the election commission (EC) over voter-bribery remarks in Goa, a “video” of defence minister and BJP leader Manohar Parrikar allegedly making a similar remark has been flagged to the poll authorities.

Goa polls: Are candidates wooing voters with high-end gadgets?

It’s not hard cash or liquor that is being used for luring voters in Goa but high end electronic gadgets and two-wheelers , if recent seizures are any indication.

Organ donation record brings global fame to Indore society

After clinching nationwide recognition for topping the chart on organ donation, Indore Organ Donation Society (IODS) has now been recognised by a publication house of international repute for the same achievement.

Indore, Jhalawar, Kannur to be declared disabled-friendly, but are they really?

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, the government of India will declare Indore, Jhalawar and Kannur as disabled-friendly districts. After assessing the work done so far in the three city-headquarters of the districts, differently-abled persons tell HT what more needs to be done.

Tackling stigma: In Indore colony, HIV-positive patients live to the fullest

The spirit and zest for life is infectious in a settlement near the Ring Road on the outskirts of Indore city, where 106 families of HIV-positive patients live in remarkable harmony.

IIT-Indore asks students for donations

The management of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore has asked its students and their families to mobilise funds so that the construction work at its campus can be completed.

IIT-Indore bans social media over online protests against fee hike

All the systems linked to the IIT-Indore’s server have been blocked for all social media platforms.

Stray dog drags away stillborn from hospital

Dog steals away stillborn baby from hospital in Indore

In a shocking instance, a dog took away the body of a stillborn from the state-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital on Saturday morning. The baby was delivered by a 19-year-old teenager from Dhar.

As donor organs fly across state lines, could it tackle illegal trade?

A single donor’s organs saved 4 lives across 3 states, Indore, Delhi and Haryana, in a feat that should be replicated to stem the illegal organ trade that preys on people’s desperation

Infant dies after docs administer nitrous oxide instead of oxygen

MP: 25% fee hike likely in private medical colleges

A fee hike of at least 25% is expected from this academic year in all six private medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh in the MBBS and PG medical and dental courses.

Got first whiff of Vyapam scam in 2007: Whistle-blower

At a time when the prime suspect in Vyapam scam Pankaj Trivedi would be presented in a court on April 30, whistle-blower Anand Rai talks about the first clue which he stumbled upon in 2007 which led to the entire probe in the case.

Indore: Plans to make Hanuwantiya water sports complex fade

The Madhya Pradesh tourism department’s claims of developing Hanuwantiya as a water sports tourism complex seem to be fading with the water line receding in the area.

MP: Wildlife conservationist seeks justice for dead tigress, cubs

A wildlife conservationist seeking justice for the tigress and her two cubs found dead in MP’s Pench reserve is taking the fight online.

Bhopal takes over ‘hookah haven’ tag from Indore

With repeated ban imposed under Section 144 of CrPC, the Indore district administration is clear it will not allow serving of hookah in public places, but 180 km away in Bhopal, hookah trade is gurgling.

Sagar University, IIM-I, IIT among top education centres in MP

Only two universities in Madhya Pradesh could make it to the list of top 100 universities in the country, declared by the Union ministry of human resource development on Monday.

MP: Poverty forced Bihar parents to sell children

Battling poverty and debt for long, it was after much discussion that Rukmani and Sandeep Meena from a small village near Patna decided to hand over their nine-year-old son to a mediator in Indore.

Inter-state child trafficking gang busted in Indore: Police

An organised child trafficking gang operating from Bihar and Jharkhand was exposed in Indore with the district administration and a rights group rescuing 38 children, most of whom below 11 years, from the Indore railway station, officials said.

Indore boy makes cut for Cambridge to study medicine

It’s a proud moment for Indore as an 18-year-old local boy has made the cut for Churchill College under Cambridge University for a six-year medicine course with an integrated research degree.