How govt irrigation schemes are changing farming in UP's water-stressed BundelkhandBundelkhand, once known for severe water shortages, is witnessing changes in its irrigation landscape. Farmers in the region often depended on rainfall and had to travel long distances to access water. Irrigation projects are now aimed at improving water availability in agricultural areas. Govt schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana have helped expand irrigation coverage, allowing farmers to cultivate larger areas. With improved access to water, farmers are getting opportunities to grow crops on more land and reduce their dependence on unpredictable rainfall.EC Allots New Names, Symbols to TMC Factions Ahead of Bengal By-PollsThe Election Commission of India has officially allocated interim names and symbols to the two factions of the Trinamool Congress following a split in the party. The faction led by Mamata Banerjee has been named Mamata All India Trinamool Congress with the symbol of a football player. Meanwhile, the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee has been designated as the Democratic Trinamool Congress with an envelope symbol. The original TMC name and symbol have been frozen pending a substantive determination by the commission. These temporary allocations will be used for the upcoming by-elections in West Bengal's Rajnagar and Nandigram constituencies scheduled for October 6. The split comes amid ongoing legal battles in the courts and before the speaker regarding disqualification petitions and control over party assets, while political opponents have described the internal developments as an implosion within the party.Nithari Case Acquitted Accused Surendra Kohli Found Dead in Haridwar, Police Suspect SuicideSurendra Kohli, who was convicted and later acquitted in the infamous Nithari serial killings case, has been found dead at a tea stall in the Bhupatwala area of Haridwar. According to local police, information was received around 11:30 AM about a man found hanging by a rope inside a small kiosk. Police took the body into custody for postmortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, while initiating a formal probe into the incident. An Aadhaar card recovered from the deceased confirmed his identity as Surendra Kohli. Reports indicate that Kohli had been living incognito in Haridwar after being cleared of all charges by the Supreme Court and had set up the tea stall just three days prior. Haridwar police are currently treating the matter as a case of suspected suicide as forensic and medical assessments proceed.Nithari Case Acquitted Surendra Koli Found Dead In Haridwar, Police Initiate InvestigationSurendra Koli, who was acquitted in the Nithari murder case, has died by suicide by hanging in the Bhupatwala area of Haridwar city Kotwali. Police have taken the body into custody and initiated an investigation, with a post-mortem currently underway. Koli, who had been running a tea stall near Lal Mata Mandir in Bhupatwala for the past few days after his release from jail, had previously spent over a decade imprisoned before being cleared of all charges by the Supreme Court. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident as medical reports are awaited to ascertain the definitive cause of death.
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