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‘Kidnapped, tied to tree, set on fire’: Social media influencer dies in Punjab

Punjabi social media influencer Manjeet Kaur (Image Credit: Instagram) CHANDIGARH: Punjabi social media influencer Manjeet Kaur died at PGIMER nearly two months after she was allegedly abducted from Chandigarh, taken to a forested area near Morinda, tied to a tree and set on fire.Kaur died on August 26 while undergoing treatment for severe burn injuries.Chandigarh...

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Former Illinois school site transformed into $1.35m accessible park

On August 26 at 11:30, roughly 75 people gathered at Cooke Park for the official ribbon-cutting, capping a years-long transformation of the former Cooke Elementary School property into a fully accessible neighbourhood park. The ceremony, conducted by the Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce, took place with the new splash pad running behind the crowd, water...

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‘No need for general assistance’: Nepal lists conditions for foreign help

Nepal has limited experience in tunnel rescue operations and needs specialised equipment and technical knowledge to carry out such missions Nepal has opened the door to limited foreign assistance following this week’s catastrophic floods, but has made clear that it does not need outside help for general search-and-rescue operations.Instead, Kathmandu is seeking specialised services and...

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Nepal floods: Morgues overflow along 200km river trail as grief crosses border

People look at photos displayed outside a govt hospital in Kathmandu on Friday to help relatives identify the flood victims (Picture credit: AP) Morgues on the 200km Bhote Koshi-Trishuli-Narayani river trail in central and southern Nepal are at capacity and overflowing as bodies swept away by Wednesday’s flash flood surfaced downstream, forcing authorities to move...

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TCS techie on way home dies after reversing JCB rams his bike in Gurgaon

A 27-year-old TCS techie, Tushar Kumar (L), died after a reversing earthmover struck his motorcycle (AI image). GURGAON: A 27-year-old systems engineer with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tushar Kumar, was killed late Thursday night after a reversing earthmover engaged in road work rammed into his motorcycle near Moulsari Avenue Rapid Metro station.The machine’s driver fled...

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