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Firozabad Toll Plaza Video: Driver Allegedly Breaks Barrier to Avoid Toll, Ends Up Damaging Car

24Sep

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Firozabad Toll Plaza Video: Driver Allegedly Breaks Barrier to Avoid Toll, Ends Up Damaging Car

Firozabad, September 24, 2026 (SDNA): A video showing a Scorpio driver allegedly speeding through a toll plaza without paying the required fee has surfaced on social media, drawing widespread attention online. The incident reportedly took place at a toll plaza in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. According to the video and claims accompanying it, the vehicle approaches the toll barrier at speed instead of stopping. It then hits and breaks through the barrier before continuing forward. The footage appears to have been recorded from inside the vehicle and was subsequently shared on social media. Video Draws Attention on Social Media The clip was shared on X by user Lakshya Mehta, who claimed that the Scorpio driver did not stop at the Firozabad toll plaza and drove through the barrier witho...

India Rejects OIC Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, Questions Group’s Credibility

23Sep

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Jammu and Kashmir, Natioanal, North Zone STATES

India Rejects OIC Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, Questions Group’s Credibility

New Delhi Says OIC Has No Locus Standi on Matters It Considers Internal; Calls for Pakistan to Address Terrorism-Related Concerns New Delhi, September 23, 2026 (SDNA): India has strongly rejected references made to the country in a joint communiqué issued by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, describing the remarks as unwarranted and factually incorrect. The Ministry of External Affairs said that the OIC has no locus standi to comment on matters that India considers strictly internal. The response came after the OIC Contact Group discussed Jammu and Kashmir on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. India Rejects OIC’s Intervention According to the Indian government, repeated references...

Dhami Inaugurates First Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam in Haridwar

23Sep

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Natioanal, North Zone STATES, Uttarakhand

Dhami Inaugurates First Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam in Haridwar

Uttarakhand CM says initiative seeks to connect India’s traditional knowledge with contemporary education Haridwar, September 23 (SDNA) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday inaugurated the first Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam at Patanjali Wellness Yog Gram in Haridwar, marking the launch of an initiative aimed at taking the country’s traditional knowledge systems into the contemporary era. Following the inauguration, Dhami extended his greetings and best wishes to Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna and the entire Patanjali family. The Chief Minister said Haridwar holds a special place in India’s spiritual, cultural and Sanatan traditions. According to him, the establishment of the Patanjali Ayurveda Gurukulam in the “Devbhoomi” represents an importa...

Signals Behind UP’s ‘Transfer Express’: What Does the Posting of 34 IAS Officers Mean?

22Sep

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Natioanal, North Zone STATES, Politics, Uttar Pradesh

Signals Behind UP’s ‘Transfer Express’: What Does the Posting of 34 IAS Officers Mean?

14 district magistrates shifted; key changes in investment and industrial development posts point to a fresh administrative realignment under the Yogi government Lucknow, September 22: (SDNA) The latest transfers in Uttar Pradesh are more than routine administrative orders. Amid a series of postings involving PCS, IPS, IAS and PPS officers, the state government late Monday night transferred 34 IAS officers, including district magistrates of 14 districts. Several important positions linked to investment, industrial development, revenue, food and civil supplies, prisons and other departments have also been reshuffled. The most significant feature of the exercise is that the district administration and the state-level governance structure have been reorganised simultaneously. This makes...

‘Date After Date’ — Verdict Comes After 10 Years! Judge Recalls ‘Damini’ Dialogue, Accused Acquitted in Charas Case

18Sep

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North Zone STATES, Uttar Pradesh

‘Date After Date’ — Verdict Comes After 10 Years! Judge Recalls ‘Damini’ Dialogue, Accused Acquitted in Charas Case

Muzaffarnagar Fast Track Court Verdict; Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar Says Spending a Decade Going Back and Forth to Court Is a Punishment in Itself Muzaffarnagar: (SDNA) The famous dialogue “Date after date” from the film Damini once again came up during court proceedings. Additional Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar of Muzaffarnagar Fast Track Court No. 3 acquitted an accused in a nearly 10-year-old case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The court observed that facing a case for such a long period and repeatedly appearing before the court is itself a form of punishment. Case Continued for 10 Years The case concerns Ashok Bharti, a resident of Patel Nagar in Muzaffarnagar. Police arrested him on October 21, 2015, near Bhartiya Colony. According to the po...