The study findings showed that 12.5% ​​of participants already had blood pressure at or above 140/90 mmHg, indicating emerging cardiovascular risk in young adults.

Hyderabad: According to a recent study conducted by the Hyderabad-based ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) such as packaged snacks, sweet drinks, biscuits and instant foods can significantly increase the risk of hypertension in urban youth.The study, recently published in the journal ‘Nutrients’, examined the dietary patterns and blood pressure profiles of 311 undergraduate students aged 18 to 24 years from colleges in Hyderabad. Researchers found that students who consumed higher amounts of high-fat and high-salt ultra-processed foods were nearly three times more likely to have increased blood pressure than those who consumed less.The findings showed that 12.5% ​​of participants already had blood pressure levels of 140/90 mmHg or higher, indicating emerging cardiovascular risk in young adults. Ultra-processed foods commonly consumed among participants included biscuits, chocolate, packaged salty snacks, bread products, sugary drinks, and instant foods.Scientists identified taste. Convenience, affordability and easy availability are the major reasons for the increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods among urban youth. The study noted that the association between UPF intake and elevated blood pressure remained significant even after adjusting for factors such as age, gender, residence and family income.The researchers used a detailed food survey based on the NOVA classification system to study how often participants consumed 24 commonly eaten ultra-processed foods. Blood pressure levels were measured using standard medical procedures.Lead authors Dr Karthikeyan S and Dr Samarasimha Reddy said the increasing dependence on packaged and convenient foods among urban youth requires urgent public health attention. “Targeted interventions are needed in colleges and universities to encourage healthy dietary choices and increase awareness of the health risks associated with excessive ultra-processed food consumption,” she said.“India is witnessing rapid nutrition changes, especially among adolescents and young adults,” said Dr Bharati Kulkarni, NIN Director, and stressed the need to strengthen nutrition literacy and create healthy food environments.

New Delhi: Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) is planning to set up the capital’s first organized street food hub in several areas.Designed to blend Delhi’s vibrant street food culture and regional culinary heritage with modern civic amenities, the proposed hub will offer non-permanent vending spaces, clean infrastructure, adequate lighting, waste management facilities and evening dining areas on the lines of food parks in Indore and Surat.The proposed centers are being planned at locations with adequate public presence and operational feasibility. Six locations have been identified, including MCD Market near NDRF Camp in Vasant Vihar in the South Zone, Shanti Stupa on Ring Road in the Central Zone, the area behind Salimgarh Fort near the old iron railway bridge in the City-SP Zone and NSP Place near Keshavpuram TV Tower. Two additional sites have been identified in Rohini and West region.Senior MCD officials told times of India Two of these sites are controlled by other land-owning agencies, for which No Objection Certificate (NOC) will first be sought.The average development cost is estimated to be around Rs 50,000 per square metre, depending on the size and nature of each site.“The initiative is currently in the planning and approval stage, with all proposals submitted to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs through the Delhi government,” an official said.Unlike permanent commercial establishments, hubs will allow only movable and non-permanent vending carts that are designed to meet prescribed sanitary and visual standards. Various categories have been proposed, including ready-made food carts, chaat and salad carts, beverage vending carts, and single-item vending carts.Each food hub is expected to accommodate approximately 50 to 100 vending units depending on the size of the space. Selection of vendors is proposed to be done through a transparent process which will involve a draw among the eligible registered street vendors under the respective Zone Vending Committees.The MCD is planning to introduce a regulated licensing system under which vendors will pay processing fees, registration fees and annual license fees, officials said, adding that the centers are expected to generate reasonable municipal revenue.The proposal includes development of civic and sanitation infrastructure, such as waste management systems, general dustbins, lighting systems, circulation spaces, weatherproof structures and other public amenity facilities. Provision of drinking water supply and toilet facilities will be considered.To ensure better management of public and regulation of activities, the Food Hub is proposed to operate mainly in the evening. The carts will have a standardized design and a common visual identity to create uniformity and better identification. Their functioning will be monitored through periodic inspections by municipal and public health authorities to ensure that they comply with sanitation, hygiene and food safety standards.Depending on the success and feasibility of the pilot, this initiative can later be expanded to more locations across the city.

Kolkata: A pile of voter, Aadhaar and ration cards was recovered from the closed Trinamool Congress Party office on Thursday morning. Recently, the party office was locked after it was painted in saffron colour.The recovery at Tangra Lane No. 2 in East Kulia created intense tension in the neighbourhood, leading to the deployment of police in large numbers to control the protests by agitated locals.The party office, located within the Beleghata assembly constituency and earlier used by TMC councilor Jibankumar Saha of Ward 57, was closed after the assembly election results were declared on May 4.Local residents, reportedly with the support of BJP officials, broke the lock and entered the premises and found bundles of identity documents kept neatly inside a cabinet.As news of the discovery spread, a large crowd gathered outside the office, with many residents identifying their missing cards among the recovered items. The discovery has puzzled many, as some locals already had the original documents at home, raising the question of how parallel or duplicate copies were stored inside a political office.Some local residents have leveled serious allegations against the TMC and claimed that its leaders had earlier collected these identity cards on the pretext of facilitating various government welfare schemes but never returned them.Another resident alleged that the cards intercepted at the local post office level were deliberately withheld by party workers.Local BJP leaders have expressed suspicion that the documents collected may have been submitted to manipulate the voter list or create fake voter identities.The recovery of Tangra mirrors a similar incident that took place a few days ago in Ward 36 of Basanti Devi Colony area of ​​Bidhannagar, where a cache of voter and identity cards was found under similar circumstances. In that instance, locals alleged that political miscreants forcibly confiscated the cards to suppress voting percentage during the elections.Senior police said a comprehensive investigation was launched to determine how such a large quantity of sensitive identity documents issued by the government reached the party office.Police are attempting to contact each individual whose name appears on the seized cards to verify the circumstances under which they surrendered their documents.No TMC leader has yet come forward regarding the incident.

special jail in bhubaneswar

Filling of jails with water is a common sight in the country. But Odisha Prison Statistics India (PSI) has managed to buck this trend, recording an occupancy rate of 66%, according to the 2024 report. The state reduced its prison occupancy rate from 99.1% in 2021 to 66% in 2024. During the same period, it increased its capacity from 20,987 to 25,176, an increase of 19.9%. At present, there are 16,617 prisoners in Odisha jails.The main reason for high population in prisons in India is the high population of undertrial prisoners. While undertrials constitute 72.6% of the total prison population across the country, undertrials constitute 77.5% of the prison population in Odisha – that is, 12,879 out of 16,617 prisoners.The solution to high prison occupancy depends not only on infrastructure but also on mindset Supreme Court It has been repeatedly emphasized that bail is the ideal, not jail. Despite this, the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025 found that decadal data shows that the proportion of the undertrial population spending 1-3 years in almost all states and union territories has increased with an average increase of 4.14 percentage points at the national level.In Odisha, capacity expansion took place after the intervention of the Orissa High Court. In May 2021, a two-judge bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Savitri Ratho said, “There is an urgent need to decongest the prisons and accommodate the prisoners in excess of the capacity of the concerned prison in other secure premises in a phased manner, which can be done by upgrading other state buildings/facilities to meet the needs of the prisons.“As a result, the state sanctioned Rs 39 crore for modernization during FY 2022-2023, which is 56% more than the amount sanctioned for FY 2021-2022, along with Rs 10 crore for repair works.This policy change is reflected in the IJR 2025, where Odisha has improved from 11th to 6th position. Valay Singh, head and co-founder of IJR, said, “Even at the national level, occupancy rates have declined. For Odisha, it was the national trend and the impact of HC intervention that helped in this huge improvement.”Beyond expansion, decentralization contributed to this change. Of its total 92 prisons, Odisha operates 60 sub-jails, the second largest in the country. According to PSI 2024, the occupancy rate in Odisha’s central jails (7) is 76.2%, while its district (17) and sub-jails (60) are 84.9% and 44.5% filled. The state also has one women’s prison with 29.1% occupancy rate, one special prison (6) with 74.7% occupancy rate and one open prison with 28.8% occupancy rate.Commenting on this setup, Singh said, “In the sub-jail infrastructure, prisoners are possibly closer to their place of residence. This helps in family meetings. In a large state like Odisha, it makes natural sense to have sub-jails.“Smaller prisons are more efficient. They can be managed better on a day-to-day basis,” said Krutika Swamy, a criminal justice teacher. Swamy said that decades ago states like Maharashtra had many sub-jails which had fallen into disuse, Odisha actively uses them. This runs counter to the broader national model.Adequate personnel are required to operate sub-jails, a metric where Odisha reports 996 vacant posts, or 31% of its sanctioned strength. However, IJR 2025 found, “In the five years between 2018 and 2022, it reduced officer vacancies from 46% to 14%, even as it increased its sanctioned strength.” “The total approved budget of the state has also increased by 41%,” the report said.Odisha also leads in mandatory prison inspection. “The PSI data currently shows the total number of visits made each year in each state without disaggregating district or jail. Even this presents a bleak picture. At the mandatory rate of one visit per quarter, India’s 775 districts would need a minimum of 3,100 visits per year. But only 899 visits were made. Odisha exceeded the minimum with only 138% visits, while 10 states/UTs reported no visits. Gave.” IJR told.

Buying property is a time-consuming process and requires considerable financial investment. Apart from this, it also becomes necessary to prove ownership of your property. But what makes you a true boss? Is it the registry of the property, its mutation in government records, or its physical possession?

registry

Under the Indian Registration Act (1908), any sale of immovable property (such as land, house or building) worth more than Rs 100 must be registered. This is done at the office of the Sub-Registrar and involves payment of stamp duty and registration fees.You cannot legally own an unregistered property even after paying for it. In such case, you will remain only the “Owner” without any ownership rights. The seller, or their heirs, can legally reclaim the property. And since it is not in your name in the government records, the seller can sell the property to other buyers as well.

change in records

Mutation is the process of officially updating the name of the new property owner on government revenue records. Mutation refers to the change in ownership after the property is transferred through sale, inheritance, gift, partition or court order. The owner needs it to pay property taxes.Even if you have registered your property and not made any changes, the name of the previous owner will be shown in the revenue records.

physical possession of property

Without physical possession, your ownership exists only on paper. While registration and mutation are incredibly important, they do not automatically give you physical control over the land if a dispute arises. As per the Supreme Court judgment on S Santhana Lakshmi and Ors. Versus D. Rajammal, in October, 2025. If you do not physically possess the land, you will have to apply for ‘Declaration of Ownership’ and ‘Recovery of Possession’. As per the law you will need to fight legally to physically reclaim the land.

What makes you a true boss?

However registry is the only process that legally transfers ownership and creates ownership over the property, on a stand-alone basis. None of these can make you the true owner of the property. A secure secure title requires a complete process of registration, mutation and securing possession of the land.

Documents Required

For mutation:1. Application to the concerned Tehsildar (under whose jurisdiction you reside during 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on any working day)2. Proof of residence3. Proof of ownership of land (sale deed, etc.)4. If the property is transferred due to the death of the owner, affidavits of all the surviving members.for registration:1. Proof of Ownership (Jamabandhi Fard/certified copy of original old sale deed/valuation/mutation of MC)2. Identification of the parties (Ration Card/Voter Card/Driving License/Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Identity Card and also ID proof of witness)3. Registration of the document through Power of Attorney (Verification of GPA where it is registered, if it is registered outside the state only.)4. NOC required (You apply for NOC at the local Town and Country Planning office in your jurisdiction or online through the official property registration portal of your state)5. 2 witnesses with valid ID proof6. Map plan and details of immovable property.7. Mutation Document (for identification of ancestral property)

You can love him or hate him, but you can’t ignore him. yes, we are talking Rakhi Sawant. After creating a stir with her appearance in ‘Bigg Boss Marathi’ season 6, Rakhi is currently busy giving interviews and enjoying her time in India. From sharing stories about her struggles and success to opening up about her marriage, surgeries, films and personal difficulties, Rakhi is revealing a side of her life that the audience has never seen before.

Rakhi Sawant revealed that she did this breast surgery at the age of 11

Speaking on comedian Bharti Singh’s podcast, Rakhi opened up about her difficult childhood and journey in the entertainment industry. Rakhi, who comes from an economically struggling background, talked about being pushed into menial jobs at a young age, while still harboring dreams of making it big. From undergoing breast surgery at the age of 11 to dealing with heartbreak, marriage and divorce, the actress left no chapter untouched during the conversation.

Rakhi Sawant recalls their first meeting Govindasays he burped in her face

Reminiscing about her struggling days in Bollywood, Rakhi also shared a funny but shocking anecdote from the sets of Govinda starrer ‘Joru Ka Ghulam’. Twinkle Khanna. She revealed how she got to do the popular item song ‘Khula Hai Mera Pinjra’ with Govinda almost by chance.“I was coming down from my building when I met Shakeel Noorani, the director of ‘Joru Ka Ghulam’. He asked me, ‘You dance, right?’ I said yes and that’s how I got the item number,” Rakhi recalled.Sharing another unexpected moment from the shoot, Rakhi said, “I reached the set at 6 in the morning and waited for hours because I admire Govinda sir a lot. When he finally came, I greeted him with ‘Namaste’, and he burped straight in my face. It was a very loud burp – khana kha ke aayenge,” she laughed.However, Rakhi said that she never felt bad about it. “I considered it a blessing,” he joked.The actress further revealed that she did not even have proper costumes for the shoot and had to bring her own costumes for the song.