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Brisk polling witnessed in Virudhunagar district

Brisk polling witnessed in Virudhunagar district

Men and women voters in serpentine queue at a polling station in Palayampatti under Aruppukottai Assembly constituency in Virudhunagar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY Brisk polling was reported in all the seven Assembly constituencies of Virudhunagar district since morning. So much so, that the number of votes polled after 6 p.m. was minimal as over 84.09% of voters had exercised their franchise by then. After a usual start of a fewer voters present at the polling booths at the time of commencement of election at 7 a.m., the crowd started to throng the 2,001 polling stations in the district. Published – April 23, 2026 08:59 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Burglaries create panic in Sector 109’s Brisk Lumbini — residents say 22 flats targeted in weeks

Burglaries create panic in Sector 109’s Brisk Lumbini — residents say 22 flats targeted in weeks

Gurugram: Residents of Brisk Lumbini, a residential society along the Dwarka Expressway in Sector-109, have reported a spate of burglaries in the area, claiming that at least 20 incidents of thefts and break-ins had been recorded over the past one month. The incidents have sparked fear among resident (File photo) The incidents have sparked fear among residents, who claim that the area’s fast-paced growth hasn’t been matched with adequate police presence or surveillance. Asha Yadav, a resident of the society, claimed: “Despite repeated individual complaints by flat owners, no action has been taken by police.” Yadav added that residents remain fearful of the nature of burglaries, as unidentified thieves entered the premises by breaking windows of the common shaft. “CCTV cameras installed in the society failed to capture the suspects. This could be an internal job because the incidents are organised and not isolated,” Yadav said, A formal complaint in this matter was filed by RWA president NK Sharma at Bajghera police station on October 29, which mentions that public fittings, plumbing accessories, and sanitary …

Brisk walking can prevent sudden cardiac arrest, says study: Here’s how it regulates heartbeats | Health and Wellness News

Brisk walking can prevent sudden cardiac arrest, says study: Here’s how it regulates heartbeats | Health and Wellness News

You may want to pace up while walking to avoid arrhythmia or irregular heartbeats, which mean the heart’s electrical signals are not travelling properly. A new study in the British Medical Journal Heart shows that brisk walking may be a safe and effective exercise to reduce heart rhythm abnormalities, especially among higher-risk groups, and prevent sudden cardiac arrests. Researchers looked at the impact of different walking speeds on 4,20,925 participants from the UK Biobank over 13 years. A slow pace was walking at less than 4.8 km per hour, a steady or average pace was between 4.8 to 6.4 km per hour per hour and a brisk pace was more than 6.4 km per hour. Average age was 55 years and more than half were women. More time spent walking at an average or brisk pace was associated with a 35% to 43% per cent lower risk compared to walking slowly. How brisk walking is a workout for the heart Prof K Srinath Reddy, professor at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), explains that …

Will try to make the visa issuance policy brisk for Indian fans: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Champions Trophy | Cricket News

Will try to make the visa issuance policy brisk for Indian fans: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Champions Trophy | Cricket News

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman and Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday said that Indian fans who want to visit Pakistan for the Champions Trophy will have a brisk visa issuance policy. “We will be keeping a special quota of tickets for Indian fans and we will try to make the visa issuance policy brisk,” Naqvi was quoted as saying by a newspaper. He also said that the PCB would like to see Indian fans visit Pakistan and watch the Indian and Pakistan match in Lahore. A few weeks ago, Naqvi had said that he was confident that India will participate in the Champions Trophy even if it is played in Pakistan. “The Indian team should come. I don’t see them cancel or postpone coming here and we are confident we will host all the teams in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan,” Naqvi said. The 2025 Champions Trophy is scheduled to start on February 19 with the final set to take place on March 9. Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi have been earmarked as the venues. …

Tirupati witnesses brisk sale of white pumpkins during Deepavali season

Tirupati witnesses brisk sale of white pumpkins during Deepavali season

With Deepavali season fast approaching, white pumpkins are in great demand in the market. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar Mounds of white pumpkins made an appearance on the roadside all over Tirupati over the last three days. It is an ancient practice to fill pumpkins with vermilion and break them on the road to ward off the ‘evil eye’. The practice is extensively observed during the Dasara-Deepavali season spread over a fortnight. It is during this part of the year that the trading community cleans up their premises and performs the annual Puja coinciding with Deepavali-Amavasya. Though Deepavali festival generally coincides with the new moon day (Amavasya), they fell on two successive days this year, i.e., Thursday and Friday (October 31 and November 1, 2024), pushing the traders into a fix over when to celebrate the event. Consultations with astrologers and priests led them to a conclusion of observing it on either of the two days. The pile started melting, with the hot sale of pumpkins happening from Thursday morning till Friday noon, only …