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Despite a year-long ban on tobacco and nicotine-laced gutka and paan masala in Ranchi, shops continue to sell these products covertly. Shopkeepers admit to making them available upon request, highlighting a lapse in enforcement. Residents are frustrated, calling for stricter implementation to improve public health and city hygiene. Food safety officials are conducting raids and testing seized samples.

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Hindu families abroad can perform pujas even with missing items. Distinguishing between essential ritual requirements, family customs, and practical adaptations is key. Local, fresh alternatives for flowers, leaves, and fruits are acceptable. While some items like sandalwood paste are harder to replace, honesty and reverence remain paramount for a meaningful ritual.

In a heartwarming turn of events, a young girl with intellectual disabilities, who had been missing for almost a year, has finally returned to her family in Assam. The technology of Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics played a crucial role in this emotional reunion, as officials successfully matched her fingerprints to existing records.

Filmmaker Nagraj Manjule explores long-form storytelling with his OTT debut ‘Matka King’, inspired by ‘Game of Thrones’. Set in 1960s Bombay, the series follows a cotton trader navigating ambition and power. Moving beyond his usual themes, Manjule embraces creative risks while drawing from personal memories to shape this layered narrative.

Bhubaneswar police arrested a couple and a receiver for their involvement in multiple snatching incidents. The husband used his wife as a shield to evade detection, with her actively assisting in disposing of stolen goods. Their scheme was uncovered after a detailed review of CCTV footage, leading to the recovery of eight gold chains.

A day after Gujarat Paan Masala Shop Owners’ Association announced a voluntary decision to keep paan shops across the state shut over all weekends in April, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Saturday began shutting paan shops forcefully.

Like several malls and markets in the city, Connaught Place's famous paan shops returned amid Unlock 1.0. However, the fire and ice paan shops, which would have customers queueing up in the pre-COVID era, wear a deserted look now