Chandigarh: Punjab minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday met Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in Delhi to demand four-laning of roads connecting significant religious places such as Kiratpur Sahib , Anandpur Sahib and Naina Devi to facilitate pilgrim movement. Bains said detailed project reports (DPRs) were ready. He stressed the need for four-laning the road from Kiratpur Sahib to Himachal Pradesh’s Una district border at Mahitpur. The minister proposed a 50km greenfield expressway from Anandpur Sahib to Chamkaur Sahib to connect Himachal Pradesh with Ludhiana in Punjab. “If this 50km-long expressway is constructed, it will connect Ropar-Ludhiana highway and Kiratpur-Manali highway,” said Bains, suggesting naming this road Guru Gobind Singh Expressway. Bains, who was with Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora, highlighted the historical and geographical significance of Anandpur Sahib and discussed the region’s need for roads. An official said Gadkari had expressed his approval for four-laning the Kiratpur Sahib, Banga-Anandpur Sahib roads and laying a greenfield expressway from Anandpur Sahib to Chamkaur Sahib. We also published the following articles recently Harjot Bains meets Gadkari to demand four-lane road from Sri Kartarpur Sahib to Nangal-Una Punjab cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains proposed road projects to Union minister Nitin Gadkari for enhanced connectivity to key religious sites. Gadkari approved the four-laning of roads from Sri Kiratpur Sahib to the Himachal border and Banga to Sri Anandpur Sahib, granting the latter National Highway status. Gadkari calls on Adityanath to discuss major road projects for Maha Kumbh 2025 Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed infrastructure projects for the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. They emphasized timely completion by December 25, 2024, focusing on highways, bypasses, and a new Ganga bridge. Enhanced safety measures, including CCTV and medical facilities, were discussed, alongside broader road development plans for Uttar Pradesh totaling 1.39 lakh crore. PWD to build underpass near Ajni bridge, widen road to TB Ward Sq to six lanes Nagpur's Ajni RoB area is set for a major traffic decongestion project. A 60-meter underpass will be constructed near the Ajni Railway Station, barring heavy vehicles. The road from Ajni Bridge to TB Ward Square will be expanded to six lanes. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .General Mills’ (GIS) Strategic Moves and Market Outlook: Pet Food Acquisition and Earnings UpdateAdam Pemble, an Associated Press video journalist who covered some of the biggest global news of the past two decades, from earthquakes and conflicts to political summits and elections, has died. He was 52. Pemble died Thursday in Minneapolis surrounded by friends and family, according to his friend Mike Moe, who helped care for him in the final weeks of his fight against cancer. Known for bringing stories alive with his camera, Pemble epitomized the best of television news traditions, casting a curious and compassionate lens onto the lives of the people and communities whose stories he told. He joined the AP in 2007 in New York before moving to Prague in 2011 to help launch AP’s first cross-format operation combining photography, text stories and video. He enhanced Eastern European news coverage, creating distinctive stories highlighting the region’s culture and society. “Adam was an incredibly talented and passionate journalist and an empathetic storyteller. He had this amazing ability to get anyone to talk to him on camera, which I attribute to the Midwestern charm he embodied throughout his life.” said Sara Gillesby, AP’s Director of Global Video and Pemble’s former manager in New York when he joined the AP. “He was the best of us.” Pemble was born in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, in 1972 and grew up in Minneapolis. After graduating with a degree in mass communications from Minnesota State University Moorhead, he started his journalism career in 1997 at KVLY, a television station in Fargo, North Dakota, and later worked at WCCO in Minneapolis. “He had the skills of the old-school camera people to meet a deadline and turn a beautiful story,” said Arthur Phillips, a cameraman who worked with Pemble at WCCO. “But he had a calling for greater things.” Moving to New York, Pemble covered some of the biggest stories in the city, including the trial of Bernie Madoff, interviews with former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and with then-real estate developer, now U.S. president-elect, Donald Trump. He went to Haiti to cover the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, where he captured shocking images of devastation. A few weeks later he was in Vancouver, covering the Winter Olympics. With his transfer to Prague, Pemble quickly became the go-to video journalist deployed to the biggest news events in Europe, interviewing government leaders, covering violent protests, the aftermath of terror attacks and numerous national elections across the continent. “An inquiring mind, a keen eye and a healthy skepticism for those in power who tried to spin away from the truth all combined to make Adam’s stories as rich in colour as he was in character,” said Sandy MacIntyre, former AP head of global video. “Time and again he was asked to do the impossible and without fail he delivered the exceptional.” ”But more than all of that, he was the colleague and friend you wanted by your side because if Adam was there we knew we were going to be the winning team.” As civil unrest rocked Ukraine in 2014, Pemble reported from Kyiv and later Donetsk, where he covered the first Russian-backed demonstrations before spending weeks in Crimea during Russia’s annexation of the strategic peninsula. His video reports included the last remaining Ukrainian sailors loyal to Kyiv, who had finally abandoned their ship and came ashore. With the Russian national anthem playing from a car in the background, his final shot showed two distraught sailors heckled as they walked away. Pemble returned to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country in 2022. Among his many assignments was filming the exclusive March 2023 AP interview by Executive Editor Julie Pace with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a train shuttled them across Ukraine to cities near some of the fiercest fighting. “Adam showed up to every assignment with enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to his work and his colleagues. He loved what he did, and so many of us at AP are better for having worked alongside him,” Pace said. When not deployed overseas, Pemble set his camera’s gaze on his new home in the Czech Republic, offering insight into the traditions and unique stories of Eastern Europe. From Christmas carp fishing at sunrise to graffiti artists in Prague to the intimate story of a Slovak priest challenging the celibacy rules of the Catholic Church, he brought his unmistakable style. He worked with a traditional large broadcast camera in an era where many video shooters shifted to smaller, lighter cameras. He always put himself in the right place to let reality unfold like “an old school analog painter in an often fast and furious digital age,” former AP cameraman Ben Jary recalled. Pemble’s interest in visual storytelling led to experimenting with new technologies, including aerial videography. In 2015, he was the first major news agency camera operator to film live drone footage when reporting on the migration crisis in the Balkans. An avid gardener who planted trees and chilis on his rooftop in Prague, he was adventurous in the kitchen and especially proud of his vegan “meatloaf,” friends said. He loved a seedy dive bar as much as a Michelin restaurant and foods as varied as charcoal choux pastry with truffle creme and his favourite road trip junk food, Slim Jim’s jerky and Salted Nut Rolls. Pemble’s wit, wisdom, energy and positivity enriched the lives and experiences of those around him, friends and colleagues recalled. “If someone asked me to see a picture of quiet strength and courage, dignity and grace, and most of all kindness, I would show them a picture of a man for all seasons,” said Dan Huff, a Washington-based AP video journalist, “I would show them a picture of Adam Pemble.”
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The American Athletic Conference is the only Football Bowl Subdivision league whose championship game matchup is set: Army vs. Tulane. The final week of the regular season will determine pairings for the other eight conferences. Here's a look at the possible matchups in the Power Four and Group of Five. All championship games are Dec. 7 except in the AAC, Conference USA and Mountain West, which will be played Dec. 6. SMU vs. Miami or Clemson. Miami is in if it beats Syracuse. Clemson is in if Miami loses. Oregon vs. Ohio State, Penn State or Indiana. Ohio State is in if it beats Michigan or if Penn State and Indiana lose this week. Penn State is in if it beats Maryland and Ohio State loses. Indiana is in if it beats Purdue and Ohio State and Penn State lose. Arizona State vs. Iowa State if both win this week. Multiple scenarios including BYU, Colorado and other teams exist otherwise. Georgia vs. winner of Texas-Texas A&M game. Army vs. Tulane. Jacksonville State vs. Liberty, Western Kentucky or Sam Houston. Liberty is in with a win over Sam Houston. WKU is in with a win over Jacksonville State and a Liberty loss. Sam Houston is in with a win over Liberty and a Jacksonville State win. Miami, Bowling Green and Ohio are tied for first place and control their destinies. Miami-Bowling Green winner is in, as is Ohio if it beats Ball State. Other scenarios exist that include those teams and Buffalo. Boise State vs. UNLV or Colorado State. If UNLV and CSU both win or lose their final regular-season games, the tie would be broken by either College Football Playoff rankings or results-based computer metrics. Louisiana-Lafayette at Marshall if both win their games this week. Other scenarios exist if one or both lose.AMGEN ANNOUNCES 2025 FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND
Bathinda: Punjab is becoming a hub of widespread protests — some of them aimed at the central govt and others directed at the state govt’s actions or inactions. One of the most significant agitations is centered on the issue of polluted water in Buddha Nullah, a tributary of the Satluj river, in Ludhiana. Activists have long demanded that industrial effluents, especially from dyeing factories and other industries, be stopped from entering the nullah. Despite a directive from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Aug to halt the release of untreated water from three common effluent treatment plants (CETPs), the pollution continues, leading to severe health concerns. The polluted water flows into the Satluj, which is a vital water source for multiple districts in Punjab and Rajasthan, including areas where the water is used for drinking. The situation escalated this week when activists staged a protest to demand the shutdown of at least two CETPs. Tensions flared as industry workers, including many migrant labourers, came out in support of the factories. Police intervened, detaining several activists, including film actor Sonia Mann and social activist Samita Kaur. In another protest, 1158 Assistant Professors and Librarians Front rallied near the chief minister’s residence in Sangrur, demanding the appointment of 411 pending assistant professors to govt colleges. This protest coincided with a ceremony where CM Bhagwant Mann distributed appointment letters for various govt posts, claiming that over 50,000 jobs had been created in the last 32 months of AAP governance. The protest intensified when three assistant professors began a fast-unto-death, although they were forcibly removed by the police later in the day. Meanwhile, ongoing farmer protests at the Punjab-Haryana border in Khanauri and Shambhu have centered on the demand for a legal right to a minimum support price (MSP) at the rate of C2+50% formula according to the M S Swaminathan recommendations. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death for over a week, is at the forefront of this protest. The protesters are preparing to march to Delhi from Dec 6, and have expressed frustration not only with the Centre but also the state govt, particularly for detaining Dallewal just hours before he was to begin his hunger strike. Additionally, there have been protests by ETT teachers in Sangrur demanding jobs, further adding to the wave of unrest in the state. We also published the following articles recently Farmers to protest at Sangrur house of CM, complain to mom Farmer groups in Punjab are escalating their protest against the detention of farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. They plan to protest at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence and accuse his government of acting against farmers' interests. A replacement protestor, Sukhjit Singh Hardojhande, is continuing the fast unto death. In Telangana, polluting ethanol factory closed after villagers protest Villagers in Dilawarpur, Nirmal district, protested against an ethanol factory, demanding its closure due to pollution concerns. District collector Abhilasha Abhinav halted production and construction at the factory after discussions with protesters, assuring them their concerns were conveyed to CM Revanth Reddy. Earlier protests involved road blockades and clashes with police. Lambha residents protest over contaminated water Lambha ward residents in Ahmedabad protested Tuesday, showcasing bottles of contaminated borewell water. Joined by opposition leader Shehzad Khan Pathan, they highlighted the lack of a proper drinking water system 14 years after merging with the AMC. Residents of Komod village complained of receiving orange-tinted water, unfit for consumption. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .