The Haunting returns and it’s more terrifying than ever Introducing a horrific cast of Operators alongside the new "Drive Thru" Multiplayer map and six new map variants the anything-goes Purgatory Limited Time mode The Haunting returns in Season 6 of Call of Duty® and is back for revenge Appease your late-night horror binge by swinging through the new Drive Thru Multiplayer map and wading through the horrors of the Mad Cow map variant Explore macabre backdrops as Call of Duty: Warzone™ introduces the Hellspawn along with the return of Vondel Night and take on the horde in Zombies with free Rift Runs and double Schematic recovery throughout Season 6 Satisfy your sweet tooth and take your enemy’s candy in the Trick ’r Treat: Candy Hunt Event available across all modes And make sure to cash in your sweets for access to some killer rewards This season sets the scene for some truly gruesome action featuring cameos from horror film icon Michael Myers as a playable Operator including zombie slayer Daryl Dixon of AMC’s The Walking Dead Face these horrors and more with a huge selection of free content as well as Events Season 6 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare® III and Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile goes live on Wednesday September 18 beginning at 9 AM PT across all platforms Stay tuned with the Call of Duty Blog for all official comms and announcements Check the Patch Notes prior to the release of Season 6 on September 18 with separate notes for Modern Warfare III (led by Sledgehammer Games) and Call of Duty: Warzone (led by Raven Software) Expect more screaming than laughing as you navigate the decaying forecourt of Funny’s Fried Fun restaurant then wade through a real house of horrors as the Meat variant Mad Cow map offers foul flooded waters and a real sense of dread amongst the beef Then prepare for more Shipment than ever before This killer clown-themed restaurant features its own moving carousel circling views of the dining area and parking lot Defending the central building won’t be easy Get behind the kitchen counter — whatever you do don’t look at the food — or slip back outside to fight along the perimeter or you might join the missing persons list posted on the wall out front You’re next on the chopping block in this slaughterhouse from hell featuring the grisliest meat in the Bay Area forcing Operators to battle through the muck inside and out Dive down into the thickest parts of to hide from passing enemies and keep your cool when battling near the murals depicting mad bulls Make one wrong move and risk joining the body bag lying in the kill room The legendary Shipment map returns in five additional variations Whether you’re here for a bloody good time (Ghost Ship) ready to perfect your weapons training (Arena Shipment) looking for clear skies ahead (Sunny Shipment) or a more squared-off Shipment experience (Bit-ment) Needing retro-futuristic visuals with your small map chaos Deploy to a weapons training course sponsored by the biggest names in defense alongside local companies like East Bay Meats The arena is divided between the green and orange sides with shooting targets scattered throughout Move to the center to get into the thick of it or take advantage of the outer obstacles to fight from the sidelines Get weird in this variant of Shipment featuring bright colors across an assortment of stacked blocks dissipating as they rise upward to the infinite sky above Stacks of old CRT televisions and VHS players offer some cover throughout Stay focused and try not to get lost in the static boasting old-school visuals and an eerie overhead topography Step into an open container to get out of the rain while ambushing enemy Operators and use every pixel available to stay alive while battling for the top of the scoreboard What at first glance appears to be a normal neighborhood shrouded in fog soon reveals itself as the scene of a harrowing ritual Strange glyphs shine on the ground and the surfaces of the center containers and strange lights within the surrounding homes anticipate something more sinister than your typical haunting clear day on the high seas in this Shipment variant the perfect summer send off as we move into autumn The sun’s glare results in more saturated colors including the vibrant blue of the surrounding waters Lather on some sunscreen and whistle while you work First introduced in Call of Duty: WWII (2017) Capturing the Hardpoint and defending against the attacking team might sound familiar but that’s not the end of the story in this twisted version of the classic Hardpoint Mode You’re fighting against both the living and the undead in Hordepoint fending off your enemies plus a horde of bloodthirsty zombies enhancing Operators with abilities like increased jump height and the ability to Ground Slam into opponents Dominate your foes by seizing power weapons including the Sledgehammer with an increased knockback effect and other enhanced weaponry for the taking Use your Forcefield ability to defend against the onslaught; activate it to create a transparent bubble around the player that defends against incoming bullets until it breaks after taking enough damage Balance attack and defense and crush your enemies Embrace the change — no matter how unnatural — with the return of Mutation mode Take turns playing as a team of humans or mutants in a moshpit of modes Human Operators spawn with increased ammo reserves and can earn Killstreaks to help fight back the mutant threat Mutants forego traditional Loadouts for one of four unique classes: Mutants who amass a high elimination count may even get the chance to pursue their targets as the monstrous Mutant Juggernaut as infected players attempt to dispatch the living with their claws and throwing knives One player is chosen at random to spawn in as the infected tasked with eliminating the human survivors to turn them to their cause The still-living must use the tools at their disposal to keep their lives intact Earn Modern Warfare III Ranked Play rewards in three ways: The following are the end-of-season rewards for Season 6 awarded based on the highest placement in your Skill Division: Need a refresher on Ranked Play for Modern Warfare III? Consult the Multiplayer Ranked Play Guide here, and tune into the Patch Notes for additional Ranked Play intel To celebrate the final season of Modern Warfare Zombies and as a thank you to all our Zombies players this year we’re amping up the fun with two major season-long advantages all Operators will be able to access Free Dark Aether Rift Runs for free — after completing the initial mission that unlocks them —  without the need to offer up a Sigil all schematics will recover twice as quickly The hellmouth has opened over Rebirth Island as devilish tentacles slither their way around the gore-soaked island and the rocky coastal outcrops feature unsettling crimson vegetation Steel yourself against the hellacious scares that await you around every corner in this terrifying reimagining of Rebirth Island Venture into the prison itself – if you dare – and discover foul anomalies across the walls and ominous shadows around the lighthouse… The unnatural red waters of the Factory and dockyards along with fleshy growths smothering the walls and machinery mean Hellspawn is not for the faint of hearted You may not know what’s creeping up behind you… until it’s too late As lightning crackles down from the spinning hellmouth there are further grotesque locations to explore The sun once again sets on Vondel as the moon casts lights and long shadows over the city and its canals Battle under the cover of night from the Castle to the Cruise Terminal and secure victory via expert navigation of the map’s extensive waterways and the city’s infrastructure is still intact allowing ground-level illumination the undead terrors awaiting you across Vondel are an additional concern as you battle through the night There’s lots of fun to be had in Purgatory a new squad-based LTM taking place on the Hellspawn map variant featuring a sandbox setting where squads can battle and complete objectives at their own pace and all Operators receive infinite respawns The mode supports a variety of interesting mechanics to enjoy during your long stay Insane Powerups: Purgatory features excellent loot including powerful Weapon Blueprints and plentiful Killstreaks Find and equip super weapons from the Arcade mode and gain enhanced abilities from Mutation Portals: Peer into the image of a portal to see where it will take you Flying Shipment: In this strange environment Shipment flies over the island on a drivable platform Chill in the Safe Zone: Move into a designated Safe Zones to take a break from combat and chill with other Operators Safe Zones are easily identified by the translucent dome enclosing them Operators enter third-person perspective and are unable to deal or deceive damage and commend other players you encounter inside the Safe Zone to earn XP and meet new friends Torment Level: Eliminating enemies increases your Torment Level But the advantage comes at a cost: as your Torment Level increases so does your presence on the enemy minimap increasing your visibility to enemy players Scare Packages: Dropped in various locations throughout the match Scare Packages include powerful loot and some unexpected side effects Terriball: You’ll need to be quick on your feet around Terriballs They spawn around the map and are found in Scare Packages instantly eliminating any Operator it hits Eliminate enemies and commend your peers to progress during your stay in the afterlife Fall and rise again as the undead in Zombie Royale giving you the chance to seek revenge while taking out any other living Operators you encounter on the way Zombies gain unique abilities like faster movement speed Collect syringes dropped by eliminated Operators until you’re given the chance to parachute back into the action for another chance Compete in the next season of Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Play with Rebirth Island Resurgence. Earn new rewards for ranking up and advancing through the Skill Divisions. For a refresher on this Mode, click here. Ranked Play Resurgence players can earn rewards via Ranking Here are the Season 6 Kills or Assists and Placement rewards: Get 25 Kills or Assists: “WZ Season 6 Competitor” Weapon Sticker Get 250 Kills or Assists: “WZ Ranked Play Season 6” Loading Screen Get 1,000 Kills or Assists: “WZ Season 6 Ranked Veteran” Weapon Camo 25 times: “Retired Pro MCW” Weapon Blueprint The End of Season rewards for Season 6 are awarded based on your highest Skill Division placement Platinum: “WZ Season 6 Platinum” Animated Emblem Platinum: “WZ Season 6 Platinum” Weapon  Camo Diamond: “WZ Season 6 Diamond” Animated Emblem Diamond: “WZ Season 6 Diamond” Weapon  Camo Crimson: “WZ Season 6 Crimson” Animated Emblem Crimson: “WZ Season 6 Crimson” Weapon  Camo Iridescent: “WZ Season 6 Iridescent” Animated Emblem Iridescent: “WZ Season 6 Iridescent” Animated Calling Card Iridescent: “WZ Season 6 Iridescent” Weapon  Camo Top 250: “WZ Season 6 Top 250” Animated Emblem Top 250: “WZ Season 6 Top 250” Animated Calling Card #1 Overall: “Season 6 #1 Overall” Animated Emblem #1 Overall: “Season 6 #1 Overall” Animated Calling Card Ranked Play competitors can also earn the Skill Division Operator Skin sets for use with both the CDL Male and Female Operators (for both factions) to represent your highest Skill Division obtained above Gold These Skins are the same as the ones you can unlock in Modern Warfare III Multiplayer Ranked Play The Call of Duty: Warzone Rewards system introduced in Season 4 continues with new trackable Challenges and rewards in Season 6 Found in the “Call of Duty: Warzone Rewards” section of the Challenges Menu the Season 6 tab introduces the following categories: Combat Expertise: Acquire your Loadout and get hunting Earn rewards for taking the fight to the enemy and surviving to the end Move fast and far to acquire the rewards in this category Redacted: Sometimes Operators must make do with limited intel Puzzle out these redacted Challenges to reap the rewards A reward is given after completing every Challenge including “The Fallout” Weapon Camo for completing Combat Expertise “Whispering Veil” Weapon Camo for completing Cooperation “Mutant Flux” Weapon Camo for completing Mobility and “Headed to Hell” Weapon Camo for completing Redacted Return to the classic construction site as Hardhat joins the Multiplayer map pool in Season 6 and watch for movement in the pipes and around supplies and equipment Hurtle yourself into close-quarters battle around the site’s winding pathways or stand back along the sides for longer views The scares and more are coming to Season 6 in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile and experience more limited time events and a shared Battle Pass and Bundles in sync with Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone Get locked and loaded and defend against fallen Operators returning as the undead Zombified players gain unique abilities to better hunt down living targets with the chance to return to the land of the living should you collect enough syringes The last squad standing with at least one living Operator wins the match Play any playlist marked with an (EP) tag to earn Event Points during each limited time event players can collect an animated calling card players can collect weapon stickers and charms Terrify your enemies with scare-themed Bundles that sync with Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone including content straight out of horror favorites The Walking Dead Keep the terror at bay with new armaments including a Battle Rifle that inflicts heavy damage and an LMG that excels in Tactical Stance Eliminate long-range threats with this slow-firing and hard-hitting battle rifle chambered in .30-06 this Battle Rifle works wonders in the hands of a skilled Operator Its slow fire rate helps you conserve ammo and stay on target Its strong base model gives you plenty of control when building the weapon out in Gunsmith Throw on a scope to keep enemies at a distance bulk up its ammo reserves with a larger magazine and improve its handling speeds with an assortment of ergonomic designs With its best-in-class fire rate and Tac Stance accuracy this LMG was crafted to tear enemies through at short to medium range the Kastov LSW encourages closing the distance to your targets by pairing a high fire rate with incredible accuracy in Tactical Stance The weapon also sports a fast reload speed so you can get right back into the action after exhausting its hefty 100 round default magazine from improving Tac Stance accuracy even more to building it out for longer ranged play with attachments extending its damage range and bullet velocity Complete Weekly Challenges to earn the three Season 6 Aftermarket Parts including an explosive modification for the KATT-AMR Sniper Rifle as well as a pressurized magazine that fires three ballistic rivets for the MX Guardian Shotgun (above) WZM Connected: All Season 6 Aftermarket Parts are also unlockable throughout the season by spending Arsenal Coins in the Arsenal Store (Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile only) after which they can be used across all games Compatibility: KATT-AMR Sniper Rifle [MWIII] A sniper modification that fires anti-materiel explosive rockets that deal significant explosive damage Compatibility: Stormender Launcher [MWIII] High-voltage electricity is cycled through copper coils and discharged in a lethal bolt capable of hitting multiple targets A pressurized magazine that fires three ballistic rivets Pressure builds while the weapon is idle until the maximum output is reached zombified mutation stalks the Season 6 BlackCell offering with the introduction of Alone featuring an animated Operator Skin over a static surface Alone is accompanied by other BlackCell Operators Skins within the Battle Pass featuring a classic grayscale look that would fit perfectly in a black and white horror film BlackCell owners can enter the Season 6 Battle Map through the exclusive BlackCell Sector instantly unlocking 20 Battle Token Tier Skips and the following items: BlackCell owners will also encounter additional exclusive rewards within the Season 6 Battle Pass Players who upgrade to BlackCell after purchasing the Battle Pass will also receive 1,100 COD Points back Farah and the legendary slasher Michael Myers lead a lineup of monsters and survivors straight out of your worst nightmares Purchase the Battle Pass to immediately unlock the “Mountaineer” Farah Operator Skin and “Michael Myers” Operator at Tier 0 The Season 6 Battle Pass is packed with fearful content Equipped with a full load of mountaineering and backpacking gear the fearless Operator is prepared to traverse the most inhospitable terrain in pursuit of her objective Whether she’s using her surveillance gear to gather intel or scaling cliffsides to ambush enemy targets has arrived in Call of Duty and he’s ready to decimate anyone who gets in his way The iconic monster among men and terrorizer of Haddonfield stalks the AO with a horrifying and callous pursuit of blood You’ll wish you were friends with jocks like Slamfire when the monsters come calling Equipped with sporting goods and a mean-looking sledgehammer at his back #33 is as comfortable on the field as he is battling the horrors ahead he’s also brought his second-place football trophy a reminder to keep pushing forward no matter what the enemy may throw at him Petrify your enemies with this zombified mutation of a classic Call of Duty character All biographical information for this Operator has been [[REDACTED]] All details are incoming with the BlackCell and Bundles blog set to arrive on September 17 haunted highlights from the Store are below with Bundles showcasing fearsome new Operators Who better to take enemies on headfirst than lone wolf and fearsome hunter It’s time to wipe out any walker that crosses your path with the “Tracer Pack: The Walking Dead – Daryl Dixon” Operator Bundle The bundle comes with two Operator Skins and a trusty “Daryl’s Crossbow” Weapon Blueprint (plus two more Weapon Blueprints: “Hope is Not Lost” and “Lil’ Ass-Kicker") as well as “Dixon’s Retribution” Finishing Move It's time to join the dark carnival as the sinister Art the Clown Run away and join the circus with the “Tracer Pack: Terrifier” Operator Bundle This comes with the “Art the Clown” Operator Skin two Weapon Blueprints (“Terrifier” and “Miles County Killer”) You've got your pick of Halloween costumes with the “Tracer Pack: Trick ‘r Treat – Halloween Mask Pack” Bundle featuring four Operator Skins to get into the season of tricks and treats: “Happy Bunny,” “Devil,” “Paper Bagger,” and “Vlad.” The bundle also comes with two Weapon Blueprints (“Candy Coated Carnage” and “Bloodsucker”) as well as the “Knock Knock” Weapon Sticker and “Trick ‘R Treat – Halloween Mask” Loading Screen All Sam wants is for everyone to have a very happy Halloween.. Get into the spirit with the “Tracer Pack: Trick ‘r Treat – Sam” Operator Bundle There’s something amiss with Valeria and Makarov.. Pass on the curse with the “Tracer Pack: Smile 2,” featuring two Operator Skins “Possessed Valeria” and “Possessed Makarov” that will send chills down your spine the bundle comes with two Weapon Blueprints (“Eerie Affliction” and “Sinister Smirk”) There’s plenty more to explore from the Season 6 Store offerings including the “Tracer Pack: Nuptial Nightmare Ultra Skin Pro Pack,” “Tracer Pack: Mictlantecuhtli Ultra Skin,” “Tracer Pack: The Entity Ultra Skin Mastercraft,” “Horseman: Madness Ultra Skin – Tracer Pack” and more Keep one eye open for a showcase of more with the Season 6 BlackCell Season 6 brings a new set of Weekly Challenges across Multiplayer Complete five or more challenges on each of the weeks to secure XP payouts and extra in-game content Earn the Weekly Challenge unlock across all four weeks to unlock the “Drawn and Quartered” Animated Mastery Weapon Camo where dozens of monstrous faces blink out from the inky blackness Progress through 200 more levels and four more Prestige Ranks at the start of Season 6 increasing the level cap from 1,050 to 1,250 Complete Tiered Calling Card Challenges at each new Prestige Rank to earn additional rewards The ultimate Modern Warfare III weapon grind concludes with the introduction of “Constellation’s End” Season 6’s Weapon Prestige camo (shown above) is bursting with power its rippling animated skin cycling through the birth and death of a star system; the zenith of the Modern Warfare III Weapon Camo grind mostly themed around the strange and disturbing activities occurring across the Season Activation Dates: September 18 – October 16 If there’s an unshakable chill in the air and the feeling that someone is watching you Season 6 is full of tricks with spooky and sinister events It wouldn’t be right if the tricks didn’t come with treats though so rest in peace that there will be plenty of rewards to claim too Activation Dates: September 25 – October 2 Earn XP to unlock The Walking Dead rewards Equip the Daryl Dixon Operator for a boost Equip the Sam or Sam Unmasked Operator to earn even more candy per match Fill up the King Size bar for the ultimate treat Activation Dates: September 25 – October 16 (Call of Duty: Warzone) Explore the twisted island of Purgatory and complete event challenges for rewards Take a walk down memory lane and complete challenges to earn rewards and you’ll receive a variety of pre-order benefits including the brand-new Reflect 115 Camo Pack for Modern Warfare III Pre-order the Digital Edition on Console or PC to receive the following: Pre-order the Vault Edition on Console or PC and receive the previous rewards as well as the following: Game Pass Subscribers are set to receive all Digital Edition benefits and those who upgrade for $30 (or local equivalent) to the Vault Edition will receive all Vault Edition benefits Those players who have already preordered Black Ops 6 will receive the Reflect 115 Camo Pack automatically The Reflect 115 Camo Pack consists of the Reflect 115 Mastery Camo for use in Modern Warfare III you receive three Flawless Aetherium Crystals and three Ray Gun Weapon Cases for immediate use in Modern Warfare Zombies All content does not carry forward into Black Ops 6 *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III / Call of Duty: Warzone on the pre-ordered platform required to redeem Woods Operator Pack and Reflect 115 Camo Pack *** Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 required to redeem The Walking Dead © 2024 AMC Film Holdings LLC Art the Clown and The Little Pale Girl are trademarks owned by Art the Clown and CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS are trademarks of Activision Publishing All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com and www.youtube.com/callofduty, and follow @Activision and @CallofDuty on X, Instagram, and Facebook. 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Email: john.tokarski@pittsburghpa.gov In-Person Meeting location: 720 Sherwood Ave A car fell into a huge pit that appeared on a street in Bucharest which collapsed under the weight of a garbage truck (belonging to the waste management company URBAN) The cobblestone street collapsed out of the blue on Wednesday morning in the Orhideelor area of Sector 6 The images are impressive with the car completely fallen and the garbage truck partially submerged in this pit The firefighters are intervening to secure the area where the asphalt collapsed "We are intervening to secure the area at an event that occurred on Orhideelor Road in the Capital The event involves a parked car and a garbage truck passing through the area at the time the pavement collapsed All individuals self-evacuated, the two persons from the car were medically assisted on-site by the medical team, refusing transportation to the hospital," informs the Bucharest-Ilfov Emergency Situations Inspectorate. Police state that the incident took place in the courtyard of a kindergarten (168) police officers from the General Police Directorate of Bucharest - Section 20 Police were notified that a car had fallen into a pit formed as a result of the asphalt collapse in the courtyard of an educational unit in Sector 6 Police officers from Section 20 Police went to the scene and confirmed the reported facts and when a waste management truck passed by a 43-year-old woman and her 5-year-old child were near the vehicle at the time of the incident Emergency response teams from the Emergency Situations Inspectorate representatives from the Discipline Service in Construction Sector 6 as well as representatives from Sector 6 Municipality and a SMURD team arrived on-site with the woman receiving medical care from the SMURD team The investigation is continued by the police from Section 20 Police under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Sector 6 Court regarding the offense of unintentional bodily harm," reports the Capital Police Sector 6 Municipality emphasizes that it concerns a privately owned property where works not related to Sector 6 Municipality have been carried out: "Regarding the incident that occurred this morning We refute the information that the collapse took place in the courtyard of an educational institution which is private property owned by a company where works have been carried out over time Due to the combined weight of the parked car and the waste management truck belonging to a sanitation company Sector 6 Municipality does not have and did not have any works in the area The utility networks are managed by the Bucharest Municipality" the Police also commented: "The location of the incident that occurred this morning in Sector 6 represents the access road to the building where an educational unit operates the entire area is the property of a private company Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInLAREDO (KGNS) - Border Patrol agents in the Laredo Sector intercepted a human smuggling attempt involving six undocumented immigrants at the I-35 checkpoint According to a post on the agency’s social media page on March 20 the apprehensions occurred after a K-9 unit was alerted to a tractor-trailer Agents arrested the six undocumented immigrants along with the driver They also confiscated a pistol found in the trailer The driver will face charges for alien smuggling while the undocumented individuals will be charged with improper entry by an alien into the United States For more headlines, click here Alabama softball moved up two spots in national polls following its first conference series win against Georgia The Crimson Tide moved from No. 25 to No. 23 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll that was released on Tuesday Alabama (25-13 4-5 SEC) dropped its series opener to Georgia before winning the next two games 5-4 and 8-5 and taking the series It was Alabama's first SEC series win of the season having dropped its series to Texas A&M and MIssissippi State Alabama is one of 12 SEC teams ranked in the poll Alabama softball has midweek contests against Alabama State and Samford on Tuesday night at Rhoads Stadium Louisiana this weekend for a three-game slate with LSU 2025 SCHEDULE: Alabama softball: 2025 schedule for Crimson Tide, including SEC and tournaments ALABAMA SOFTBALL: Three things we have learned about Alabama softball heading into SEC play vs. Mississippi State the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on ‘A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector’ The hearing will feed into the work on an own-initiative report by the FISC Subcommittee on the same topic Experts have been invited to present and discuss innovative solutions for the taxation of the EU's financial sector that help its further integration facilitate cross-border operations and foster digitalisation and innovation The hearing will look at whether one of the already introduced financial transaction financial activity or windfall taxes can serve as a best practice and at the challenges stemming from the current VAT exemption for financial services Following their 91-83 win over the Missouri Tigers, the Kentucky Wildcats have clinched the 6-seed in the 2025 SEC Tournament That means they’ll get a single bye before playing in Thursday’s second-round action Kentucky’s first SEC Tournament game of the Mark Pope era will begin at approximately 9:30 PM ET (more likely closer to 10 PM) vs. the winner of Wednesday’s Georgia Bulldogs vs. Oklahoma Sooners matchup With a win, Kentucky would play the 3-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday at the same time That means Kentucky could have back-to-back revenge chances vs Kentucky was in line to be anywhere from the 5 to the 8-seed in the league tournament A loss automatically clinched Kentucky into the 8-seed, while a win would have gotten them in the 5-to-7-seed range, depending on the outcome of the Florida vs. Ole Miss and LSU vs. Texas A&M games The win over Mizzou briefly put the Cats in line for the 7-seed Kentucky then got some help with Ole Miss losing to Florida to move up to the 6-seed an LSU win would have given Kentucky a 5-seed the Tigers were unable to take down Texas A&M Check back later at A Sea Of Blue for a full story on the entire 2025 SEC Tournament Prepare for a frightful host of content as The Haunting returns in Season 6 bringing a host of horrifying content to Battle Pass Stalk your enemies as the legendary slasher Michael Myers alongside a host of monsters and survivors plus new Weapon Blueprints and more Prepare for the horrors ahead with frightening new content coming to the Season 6 Battle Pass and Store content in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III The Season 6 Battle Pass introduces over 100 rewards Purchase the premium Battle Pass to earn up to 1,400 Call of Duty Points as you progress through the Sectors or purchase BlackCell for the ultimate seasonal experience including a variety of black-and-white Operator Skins to uncover all the ghastly content arriving in Season 6 starting with BlackCell’s premium offering mutated Alone Operator headlining Season 6’s BlackCell offering alongside a variety of animated BlackCell Operator Skins Upgrade Your Battle Pass Experience: Purchase BlackCell for full access to the Season 6 Battle Pass along with 1,100 CP 20 Battle Token Tier Skips (25 on PlayStation®) and earnable BlackCell-alternate content including 6 Tracer Weapon Blueprints and 10 animated Operator Skins Purchase BlackCell to enter the Battle Pass map via an exclusive BlackCell Sector This Sector immediately rewards 1,100 COD Points Melt your enemies with the “Ghost Charmer” Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprint featuring a ghostly animated skin that pulses over the weapon’s stock black and white design Or opt for the animated “Maximum Aspect” SMG weapon blueprint with an extended magazine Both weapons feature “Chromatographic” Tracers and the “Cenotaph Slam” Death Effect Instantly access the “Throat Rip” Finishing Move to silence your targets with a devastating attack to the jugular Other BlackCell items are unlockable throughout the Season 6 Battle Pass including 10 alternate BlackCell animated Operator Skins and 6 animated Weapon Blueprints with tracers and death effects BlackCell Operator Skins confirmed: Farah (x2) The ghastly Alone fuses three bodies into one in a horrific mutant Operator Skin that animates with dripping blood and a static pulse its disdain for small talk realized through the “Throat Rip” Finishing Move Alone is joined by a cast of BlackCell Operators whose very colors have seeped out of them leaving behind a black and grayscale appearance that looks fresh out of the silver screen Whether you purchase the BlackCell offering or the premium Battle Pass for 1,100 COD Points the Instant Reward Sector becomes available including a new Skin for Farah plus the legendary slasher icon Michael Myers Farah is preparing for the long haul with backpacking gear that will help her survive in harsh terrain as she travels to her next target Muted all-weather apparel provides the means to move through the mountains without giving up her position accompanied by surveillance and camping equipment for intel gathering and overnight excursions BlackCell Owners: Get the “Mountaineer BlackCell” alternate Skin depicting Farah in a black and grayscale BlackCell Owners: Swap out the original green coveralls worn in the base Operator Skin for a darker blue The Instant Reward Sector also grants a 10% Battle Pass boost the “Silent Stalker” Weapon Blueprint for the Holger 556 Assault Rifle featuring Michael Myers’ face on the model and the “Haddonfield Takedown” Operator Finishing Move Complete the Battle Pass Sectors to unlock a variety of new Operator Skins BlackCell Alternate Skin: Each of the following Operator Skins comes paired with a BlackCell alternate Skin leaving behind a black and grayscale look that would fit perfectly into a classic horror film “Shaded Soldier” Skins (Makarov Operator Skin Battle Pass Skin: Makarov is up to something as he gears up in this full body tactical uniform complete with a face mask to deflect headshots and identification in the form of the Combat Viper patches attached to his gear and jacket sleeve “Camp is Hell” Skins (Banshee Operator Skin Battle Pass Skin: Never let anyone tell you it’s easy to be a camp counselor Splattered in blood and dirt with cracked eyeglasses this Operator Skin keeps on trucking through even the most disturbing interruptions she’ll get your attention before dispatching you Battle Pass Skin: Against even the most gruesome slashers and killers putting all that practice into a fighting form as Valeria dons red pom poms and an unsettling Burger Town High backpack made special for The Haunting Battle Pass Skin: New to the Operator lineup in Season 6 Slamfire carries the tokens of his football playing days packing in his ball and 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suppressor to keep your shots of the enemy radar and a 40-round magazine for sustained combat Complete 100% of the map by conquering all Sectors to access the final Completion Sector including 300 COD Points plus the “Split Ends” Superi 46 SMG Weapon Blueprint and the following Operator Skin: Your opponents will be checking their corners twice when going up against the horrifying ghost of Urzikstan Be thankful that this phantom prefers to wear her hair long as what can be seen of her face is truly disturbing If the dripping blood doesn’t warn them off BlackCell Additional Skin: The color may have drained from this ghost but the terror is still on full display in this BlackCell alternate skin that will paralyze your foes with fear Hunt down your enemies as some of horror’s most iconic characters and villains including Daryl Dixon from AMC’s The Walking Dead and a litany of other monsters straight out of your nightmares Here are some of the highlights coming in Season 6: Become the 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To satiate your need for sweets equip the “Sweet Tooth” Superi 46 SMG or the “Season’s Greetings” RAAL MG LMG both featuring Trick ‘r Treat Tracers and the “Gourd Guts” Death Effect Slam your enemies with the “Sam’s Lollipop” Melee Weapon Blueprint also featuring the “Gourd Guts” Death Effect Eliminate enemies from behind using the “Lollipopped” Finishing Move and become the keeper of Halloween by equipping the “High Night Take your pick of four different Trick ‘r Treat-themed Operator Skins: the “Paper Bagger” “Happy Bunny,” “Devil,” or “Vlad,” each donning a different costume and mask win your battles with the “Candy Coated” MTZ-556 Assault Rifle and the “Bloodsucker” Haymaker Shotgun both featuring Trick ‘r Treat Tracers and “Gourd Guts” Death Effect Announce your presence with the “Knock Knock” Weapon Sticker and the “Trick ‘r Treat – Halloween Mask” Loading Screen spread fear as “Possessed Makarov” or “Possessed Valeria,” and their huge grins unnerving enemies once they realize the trouble they’re in Take the “Sinister Smirk” SOA Subverter Battle Rifle and the “Eerie Affliction” Static-HV SMG Weapon Blueprints into battle both featuring Sadistic Smile Tracers and “Fatal Blow” Death Effect Share the smile far and wide with the “It Will Never Let Go” Large Decal Toss your vows and get revenge as the “I Don’t” Ultra Operator Skin a spurned bride returning to haunt those closest to her Pick up the fight with two Weapon Blueprints “The Vow” Assault Rifle and “Veiled Threat” LMG Show them you mean business with the “Bloody Bride” Emblem The Bundle also includes a massive 2,400 COD Points for use toward your next Battle Pass or Store purchase The lord of the underworld arrives in the form of the “Dios de Los Muertos” Operator Skin for Alejandro Send the souls of your opponents on their eternal journey with three Weapon Blueprints featuring Underworld Treasure Tracers and “Shimmering Sacrifice” Death Effect: the “Ofrenda a la Victoria” Static-HV SMG the “Defensor Del 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Purchase ITER-branded merchandise here ITER NewslineKeep in touch with ITER through our main news feed ITER Magazine - French onlyLearn more about the ITER Project by subscribing to this quarterly online magazine (in French) that is geared toward the general public ITER Open Doors Day - NotificationsStay informed about the ITER Open Doors sessions and be among the first to subscribe to the next event repair work in the former Cryostat Workshop started in earnest a few weeks ago ITER ("The Way" in Latin) is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today ITER is charting new territory in fusion research After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 -- a first in the 88-year history of the rankings -- and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No The Longhorns have their best ranking since finishing second in 2009 Missouri moved up three spots to No. 6, and Tennessee made a big jump from No. 14 to No. 7 after routing NC State in Charlotte With the SEC bigger (16 teams) -- and seemingly better -- than ever given the additions of Texas and Oklahoma the circumstances were right for an early-season takeover like never before Not only is six of the top seven teams from one conference a record for a poll but never before had a single league held as many as five of the top seven places Those teams will start playing each other in the coming weeks so it is unlikely the SEC can keep this up of what's possible in the superconference era the first top-5 win for a Mid-American Conference team in league history NIU is ranked for the first time since 2013 and is the first team from a non-Power 4 conference to be ranked this season Northern Illinois is one of four teams to move into the rankings this week for the first time this season Another notable addition is Nebraska at No. 23. 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That's what second-year coach Matt Rhule and freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola are aiming for Just a reminder: Nebraska still owns the record for the longest streak of poll appearances with 348 under coach Tom Osborne from 1981 to 2002 The second-best streak is Alabama's active 264 straight weeks The turnover came from the bottom of the rankings, where Kansas, Iowa, Georgia Tech and North Carolina State all fell out after losses No. 21 Iowa State essentially switched places with its Cy-Hawk rivals by beating Iowa Last week, Georgia Tech made its first appearance in the AP Top 25 since 2015, snapping one of the longest active droughts among power conference teams. The Yellow Jackets lasted only a week after losing at Syracuse but another Atlantic Coast Conference team snapped its own lengthy drought No. 24 Boston College is ranked for the first time since 2018 The only other time a conference had four of the top five teams was the SEC on Oct. 19, 2014, when Mississippi State was No. 1, Ole Miss was third, Alabama was fourth and Auburn was fifth No. 20 Arizona at No. 14 Kansas State (Thursday): A Big 12 game that's not actually a Big 12 game This is a nonconference matchup that already was set before realignment 6 Missouri (Saturday): An unexpectedly ranked ACC-SEC matchup Metrics details A timely and well-managed phase-out of bank lending to the fossil fuel sector is critical if Paris climate targets are to remain within reach Using a systems lens to explore over $7 trillion of syndicated fossil fuel debt we show that syndicated debt markets are resilient to uncoordinated phase-out scenarios without regulatory limits on banks’ fossil fuel lending a tipping point emerges as banks sequentially exit the sector and phase-out becomes efficient The timing of this tipping point depends critically on the stringency of regulatory rules It is reached sooner in scenarios where systemically important banks lead the phase-out and is delayed without regional coordination banks still have a financial incentive to hold short/medium-term investments in fossil fuel assets largely due to their ongoing exposures to the sector which will be necessary for the coordination of an ordered transition Using a simplified network model of syndicated lending our analysis illustrates how finance substitution can be counteracted by limiting banks’ holdings and activities in the fossil fuel sector by extending the Basel III framework as part of the existing work programme to incorporate climate-related financial risks across its three pillars We further test a range of phase-out scenarios exploring the role of systematically important banks and the effect of regional coordination (or lack thereof) Our analysis underscores the significance of syndicated bank lending networks in shaping policy responses especially as central banks and regulators advance their understanding of climate-focused regulatory frameworks a Debt provided by banks to the fossil fuel (FF) sector between 2010 and 2021 separated into syndicated deals and deals with a single lender b Mean new fossil fuel exposure for the top 30 banks in the pre-Paris Agreement (2010–2016) and post-Paris Agreement (2017–2021) period c Bars (coloured according to the location of banks’ headquarters) show the percentage change in the average annual lending of the top 30 banks between the pre-Paris Agreement and post-Paris Agreement period defined as their individual lending in the post-Paris period as a percentage of total market lending had an 8% market share in 2021 while the median market share of fossil fuel lenders was just 0.03% To measure the influence and potential impact of banks in the syndicated fossil fuel lending network we define banks’ ‘syndication activity’ as the total value of deals in which a bank is a syndicate partner expressed as a percentage of all deals made in a given year Syndication activity thus reflects the wider impact of an individual bank’s phase out as all deals it was party to must secure substitute finance a Banks’ eigenvector centrality in the syndicated lending network is plotted against their average syndication activity in the pre-Paris Agreement (2010–2016) and post-Paris Agreement (2017–2021) period Pearson’s correlation coefficient between network centrality and syndication activity is 0.98 in each period The size of each node represents banks’ average yearly lending Selected banks are coloured and annotated with their average yearly lending b Time series plot shows changes in the co-investment activity between Citi and its syndicate partners Selected banks (coloured lines) increased or decreased their share of Citi’s co-investments by greater than 1 percentage point between the pre-Paris and post-Paris period The average share of Citi’s top 20 syndicate partners is shown by the dashed grey line The composition of the network core has changed over time (Fig. 2a) Several European banks have made a retreat from the core; Deutsche Bank goes from the 6th most centrally positioned bank to the 19th While Japanese and Canadian lenders moved into the core; Mizuho Financial increased its centrality ranking from 9th to 5th increase their influence in the sector while at the same time lowering their direct investments and to explore the role that prudential regulation could play in counteracting this phenomenon we introduce an illustrative network model that simulates banks phase-out from the sector and the substitution of their phased-out finance by other banks With this model our aim is to elucidate the challenge posed by finance substitution within the syndicated lending network and provide preliminary evidence to inform the modelling work of central banks and regulators such flat-rate limits only affect the most exposed banks (notably in Canada and the USA) unless the exposure limit is very strict The model makes a number of simplifying assumptions: (i) bank ‘phase-out’ is conceptualised as the complete cessation of fossil fuel investment and does not distinguish between asset types (i.e. (ii) banks phase-out from the sector sequentially (iii) finance can be substituted only by a bank not already a syndicate partner in a given deal and (iv) prudential regulation imposes a strict limit on banks’ fossil fuel financing while additional behavioural adaptations such as recapitalisation are not considered These assumptions are justified based on the illustrative nature of our model which could be developed in more detailed and sophisticated directions by banks phase-out from the fossil fuel sector in a random order and any remaining bank may provide substitute finance to deals-at-risk (referred to as the ‘any substitute’ scenario) provided they do not exceed the cap set by the finance limit percentage (see Methods) a Banks exit the fossil fuel sector in a random order (321 banks total) The cumulative value of impacted deals using a finance limit of 10% (blue dashed); this includes both the deals which do The cumulative value of the deals which fail (orange solid) b The total relative phase-out efficiency (see methods for definition) for different finance limits in the phase out model efficiency is low since deals successfully substitute finance c The total phase-out multiplier (see methods for definition) for different finance limits A multiplier larger than 1 indicates that the direct phase-out of finance by one bank has forced the indirect phase-out of finance from syndicate partners All curves correspond to the median value across 100 random simulations Shaded regions correspond to the inter-quartile range across the 100 simulations Figure 3c shows the ‘phase-out multiplier’ which is the ratio of the finance removed directly by a phasing-out bank to the value of deals failing due to its phase-out (see Methods) the phase-out multiplier is zero before reaching the tipping point since all phased-out finance can be replaced Beyond the tipping point two types of substitution dynamics emerge With sufficiently large finance limit percentages (>100%) the phase-out multiplier never exceeds 1 $1 removed by the phased-out bank results in less than $1 of finance being phased-out from the sector with sufficiently small finance limit percentages (<100%) This indicates that $1 removed by the phasing-out bank results in more than $1 of finance lost to the sector This occurs because the direct phase-out of an individual bank induces indirect phase-out of its syndicate partners as their finance is withdrawn from failed deals and phase-out efficiency remains at 1 throughout the phase-out process every phasing-out bank indirectly induces the phase-out of other banks This effect is strongest at the start of the phase-out process when the average number of deals per active bank is highest (since a single bank’s phase-out results in many failed deals) the average number of deals per active bank decreases (as many deals have already failed) leading to a gradually decreasing phase-out multiplier a Total relative efficiency as a function of the percentage of banks which have phased-out from the fossil fuel sector Targeted removal of banks (red dashed) reduces the number of banks which must be phased-out to achieve non-zero efficiency both scenarios use a finance limit of 100% but as a function of the total capital phased out directly by banks c The efficiency gap for various different finance limit percentages the efficiency gap is smaller for targeted phase-out (red points) than random phase-out (grey crosses) defined as the percentage of phased-out banks required to reach a total relative efficiency of 0.5 All panels show the median value from 100 simulations for each model Shaded regions correspond to the inter-quartile range across the 100 simulations We now consider how the structure of the syndicate network may influence finance substitution Contrasting the ‘any substitute’ scenario we examine a scenario where potential substitutes are identified based on the structure of the syndicate network itself (the ‘syndicate substitute’ scenario) banks eligible for substitution are chosen from the historical syndicate partners of banks who remain active in each deal-at risk thereby leveraging their existing relationships within the syndicate network to introduce new partners that can substitute phased-out capital These candidate banks are ranked based on the frequency of their past collaboration with any current syndicate member This ranking establishes the list of potential substitutes for finance with the top-ranked bank chosen as the first candidate (see Methods) all model variants show qualitatively consistent behaviour: when there are no restrictions on the substitution of bank finance in fossil fuel deals the phase-out of finance from the sector is inefficient when restrictions on substitution are introduced the phase-out process can become efficient once a tipping point is reached This tipping point occurs earlier if the restrictions to substitution are more stringent The results thus far assume that prudential regulations limiting bank lending to fossil fuel companies are implemented globally by extending the Basel III framework on capital requirements rules We now consider scenarios in which banks exclusively phase-out from specific regions the countries whose banks finance more than 5% of the fossil fuel sector are the USA (33%) Banks within the European Economic Area collectively finance approximately 15% of the sector these regions are critical in our analysis of regional phase-out scenarios Under the any substitute rule (see Fig. 3) exclusively phasing-out banks from specific regions will be inefficient since banks with no prior relationships to the current syndicate could still provide substitute finance to deals-at-risk we consider a regional phase-out scenario using the syndicate substitute rule which captures the regional structure of banks’ lending relationships only banks within the affected region are phased out while banks from other regions are not subject to regulation; thus the finance limit percentage does not affect the results of this scenario the banks external to the region under regulation must have lending relationships with banks within the region to provide substitute finance The phase-out model uses the syndicate substitution rule in which only banks from a specific region are phased out a The percentage of regional investment which is successfully phased-out from the fossil fuel sector as a function of the region’s total investment volume b A network showing the regions from which substitute finance to deals-at-risk is most likely to be provided due to the phase-out of banks from a specific region Node size is proportional to the regional investment volume Edges between nodes indicate the flow of substitute finance (i.e. an arrow from China to the US indicates that US banks provide substitute finance to deals-at-risk when Chinese banks phase out) with the edge width proportional to the volume that is successfully substituted Flows less than 1% of the global volume are omitted and banks from other regions—totalling less than 10% of the global market—are ignored illustrating the growing centrality of Japanese banks UK and Chinese banks primarily maintain meaningful relationships with US-based banks but in the latter case the total size of capital flows is relatively small Our study explores the network of bank lending relationships that underlie the syndicated fossil fuel debt market the phenomenon of finance substitution between banks and examine how the network responds to regulation that limits banks’ lending to the fossil fuel sector At an aggregate level there has been no decline in fossil fuel lending since the Paris Agreement A select cohort of European banks have led the fossil finance phase-out by decreasing both their individual lending and their influence within the deal syndication network several large Japanese and Canadian banks have increased their individual lending and syndication activity—indicating a trend of finance substitution While the ‘big-4’ US banks have made some progress in decreasing their overall exposure to the sector their centrality in the deal syndication network continues to increase This reflects their continuing influence in the sector sustained by active lending relationships that span across regions This dual aspect of banks’ fossil fuel lending activity highlights their role both as direct financiers and as syndicate participants capable of enabling finance substitution The substitution of finance between banks in syndicated deals inhibits a sector-wide phase-out of new fossil fuel finance posing a key challenge to the transition away from fossil fuels We identify an ‘efficiency gap’ between the value of deals put at risk by banks phasing-out their finance and the value of deals that fail to secure substitute finance We highlight the potential role of prudential regulation in counteracting this substitution phenomenon We observe a sharp transition from inefficient to efficient phase-out as banks sequentially leave the sector and substitutable finance runs out due to regulated limits on banks’ lending The occurrence of this tipping point depends critically on the stringency of regulatory rules with the number of banks phasing-out before the tipping point decreasing rapidly as prudential regulation is tightened the direct phase-out of one bank can result in the indirect phase-out of others Regional regulation could further influence the success of prudential rules and to a lesser extent Japanese and Canadian banks are key players sustaining the syndicated fossil fuel lending market due to their inter-connections with banks globally In regional phase-out scenarios these banks could potentially provide substitute finance and delay reductions in fossil fuel flows regional regulation must account for the highly interconnected and international nature of syndicated fossil fuel lending Chinese banks are a notable exception to this trend as the isolation of the Chinese banking sector means that the phase-out of Chinese banks could drive an important decline in the fossil fuel deals successfully financed This would allow for a more comprehensive understanding of potential financial vulnerabilities arising from climate-related risks within bank lending networks Relative scores are assigned to each node such that a high-scoring node is connected to many nodes that themselves have high scores (ii) Betweenness centrality measures a node’s influence with respect to the flow of information in a network Nodes with high betweenness centrality act as bridges from one part of the network to another (iii) Closeness centrality measures a node’s ability to efficiently spread information within a network High closeness centrality of a node indicates short distances to other nodes (iv) Degree centrality counts the sum of a node’s connections to other nodes deals D1–D3 are impacted due to a shortfall in finance c Deals D2 and D3 attempt to acquire substituted finance from banks who are not already in the syndicate bank B3 cannot finance deal D2 without breaching finance limits deal D2 collapses; note that bank B3 may remain active in other deals the phase-out efficiency is (D1+D2)/(D1+D2+D3) since deal D3 has survived due to substituted finance only the banks from a specific region are phased-out with these banks phasing-out in a random order Starting with the first bank in the determined phase-out order the node corresponding to that bank in the bipartite network is deleted Each deal which previously had financing from the phased-out bank now has a shortfall in finance and requires a new banking partner in order to provide substitute finance Deals which do not acquire substitute finance fail and the node corresponding to that deal is removed from the bipartite network including all edges from that deal to the syndicate partners who remain active in the sector (i.e. We use two different methods to determine the candidate banks for providing substitute finance to deals-at-risk In the first scenario—the “any substitute” scenario—we list all banks who are not already a syndicate partner in the deal-at-risk and have not phased-out from the fossil fuel sector These banks are ordered at random and then we check if the new bank can provide the substitute finance without exceeding its finance limit that bank becomes a syndicate partner in the deal-at-risk we proceed to the next candidate bank in the list If all possible candidate banks are exhausted historic syndicate relationships do not influence the banks chosen to provide substitute finance (although note that since existing syndicate partners in the deal-at-risk cannot be chosen to provide substitute capital this element of the syndication network is retained) The efficiency gap is defined as the difference between the total value of impacted deals after all banks have phased-out of the fossil fuel sector relative to the total value of deals in the sector a single deal can count towards the impacted deals multiple times; once for each time a deal becomes ‘at-risk’ and successfully finds substitute finance an efficiency gap of 0 means that impacted deals in the phase-out process always fail an efficiency gap larger than 0 means that deals are successfully substituting finance such that $1 of finance pulled from the sector leads to less than $1 of finance lost to fossil fuel deals the efficiency gap is presented as a multiple of the total value of deals in the sector The appearance of an efficiency gap at the end of the phase-out process is associated with the inefficient withdrawal of finance throughout the phase-out process We measure this using the ‘total relative efficiency’ defined as the ratio between the cumulative value of all failed deals up to the nth bank removal normalised by the total value of all deals in the sector and the cumulative value of all impacted deals up to the nth bank removal normalised by the cumulative value of all impacted deals throughout the whole phase-out process The ‘phase-out multiplier’ is defined as the ratio between the cumulative value of all failed deals up to the nth bank removal divided by the cumulative value of the finance phased-out by the n banks that have chosen to directly exit the fossil fuel sector Since syndication means that individual banks rarely fund a single fossil fuel deal by themselves a deal failing due to the phase-out of finance by one bank can induce the phase-out of finance from syndicate partners if deals fail to acquire substitute finance if 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The recent break-ins have caused panic among the residents of Sector-6 which is home to many retired army and government officials including former Chief of Army Staff General VP Malik former councillor VK Sood and some business tycoons also reside in the area A masked man captured in the CCTV footage of a house in Sector 6 a masked intruder entered the residence of advocate Jaivir Singh Chandail and stole cash mayor Goyal informed that the municipal corporation (MC) will set up CCTV cameras in the market and residential areas and tenders have been floated for the same The chief coordinator of concerned residents of sector six (CROSS) Vivek Sood informed that some immediate steps have been taken to address the rising security concerns including mandating detailed identification for workers at under-construction homes and the installation of CCTV cameras at all entry and exit points of the sector several attempted break-ins and petty thefts occurred in the last few days with CCTV footage capturing individuals with concealed faces roaming in the area While these earlier incidents did not result in FIRs the recent intrusion has prompted immediate action Further security enhancements being sought by CROSS include urging the municipal corporation (MC) to repair a damaged fence between the green belt and the main road improve lighting in critical locations and increase the number of security guards patrolling the sector Deputy commissioner of police Himadree Kaushik said appropriate measures will be taken in this regard entered the residence of advocate Jaivir Singh Chandail in the wee hours on April 6 He accessed the first and second floor and stole cash from the basement before fleeing After Chandail reported the incident to police an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Sector 7 police station More than 500 bhandaras (community meals) are running at various sites in the Mahakumbh area where lakhs of devotees are getting prasad (meals) every day Large scale arrangements have been made in the Annakshetras (feeding areas) to provide food and prasad to such a large number of devotees The automatic machines in the kitchen of Akshaya Patra’s camp located in Sector 6 of the tent city in the mela area in Prayagraj (HT Photo) The biggest kitchen in the fair area is of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) located in its camp in Sector 19 where 40,000 rotis are being made every hour on three automatic machines Assistant in-charge of the kitchen Radhakund Das said that here more than 100 volunteers are busy preparing Mahaprasad each day ISKCON also has a mega kitchen near Prayagraj Junction With the help of industrialist Gautam Adani food is being served to 1.5 lakh devotees every day from both these kitchens a mini rail track has been laid to carry large utensils of rice Huge pots (bhagonas) are lifted and placed on the platform with the help of a pulley system and then taken from one place to another on the tracks The dough kneading machines knead 50 kg of dough in 15-20 minutes There are 15 wood-burning and 15 gas-burning stoves in the kitchen On four stoves only water is heated all the time and rice is cooked immediately as per requirement The process of cooking food in the kitchen starts at 3 am each day food is cooked in two shifts from 5 to 8 in the morning and from 1 to 4 in the afternoon and food is distributed from 9am till 6pm like clockwork feeding waves of pilgrims Food for 20,000 prepared each day with help of machines Arrangements have been made for food to be cooked and served to 20,000 devotees every day in Akshaya Patra’s camp located in Sector 6 of the tent city Most of the work here is being done through machines There is a special cooker for making rice in which a maximum 110 kg raw rice can be put in at one time and after cooking its quantity becomes around 350 kg 750 liters of pulses are prepared in one-and-a-half hours and in the cooker for vegetables Around 2,000 rotis are being made every hour with the help of a roti-making machine to feed the pilgrims Thousands of people are taking prasad at seven places in the feeding areas of the fair under the name of ‘Om Namah Shivay’ of Lal Mahendra Shivshakti Seva Samiti Ashram The special thing is that food/prasad is distributed here 24 hours a day curries etc are made in three big pans in the kitchen located at Parade Ground Sevadar Vishal Srivastava said that 13-14 quintals of flour gets consumed in the camp every day 40 quintals of potatoes and vegetables from two-and-a-half quintals of tomatoes are made each time There are different machines for peeling and cutting potatoes spinach as well as grinding whole spices and tomatoes Wheat and gram are ground in machines and flour and gram flour are made at the site itself before being kneaded and rotis made In terms of the SEC Championship game all three programs control their destinies if they win The Aggies will host Texas in the final week of the regular season while Tennessee will travel to Athens (GA) to face Georgia and Vanderbilt on the road in Week 14 Texas has by far the easiest two-game slate before heading to College Station It will take on Arkansas on the road and host Kentucky in Week 13 and it will be a heavy favorite in both games While these 'win-out' scenarios are simple paints a completely different picture based on the strength of the schedule after the newest AP Top 25 rankings were released on Sunday afternoon Here are the resumes for all six teams based on the newest rankings: For more Georgia news and analysis, visit UGA Wire For more Alabama news and analysis, visit Roll Tide Wire For more Tennessee news and analysis, visit Vols Wire For more Texas news and analysis, visit Longhorns Wire An empty apartment of an elderly couple who died in 2023 was sold off to an individual for ₹1.85 crore earlier this year a police probe into a complaint filed few months later by the relative of the deceased revealed that the sale of the apartment in Dwarka Sector 6 was made on the basis of forged documents were arrested earlier this month for allegedly grabbing the property criminal conspiracy and common intention was registered at the Dwarka South police station which is in a high-rise residential society in Dwarka Sector-6 an 80-year-old retired government employee The alleged land grabbers took advantage of it and occupied the property after preparing its forged ownership documents They used the same fake documents to sell the property to a buyer named Sunny Yadav for ₹1.85 crore,” said deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh The case came to the fore after a person filed a police complaint in October this year at Dwarka South police station alleging that some unknown property grabbers had occupied the property of his brother-in-law — a flat on the first floor of an apartment in Sector 6 — after forging property documents criminal conspiracy and common intention at the Dwarka South police station and took up its investigation The investigating team collected information about the culprits through local informers one suspect who had received a majority of the money earned from the property sale was identified as Sarabjeet Singh,43 from Tilak Nagar in west Delh,” said the DCP revealed that his associate Pawandeep Singh alias Prince a 43-year-old resident of Rajouri Garden and a property dealer by profession Pawandeep forged the documents of the flat to show Sarabjeet’s 70-year-old mother Rajender Kaur as its legal owner As Pawandeep had got information about Sarabjeet’s arrest from where he was arrested later in October Police said that Pawandeep was last arrested in a murder case in 2008 he met some inmates who gave him the idea of forging documents of empty plots and flats and selling them to earn easy money He got information about the deaths of the flat owner and his wife Pawandeep conspired with the mother-son duo and they sold the property using fake documents,” said an investigator DCP Singh said that Kaur also went underground after the registration of the case and the arrest of her son She was declared a proclaimed offender by a city court Kaur was finally arrested from Sant Nagar Extension in Delhi “Kaur’s interrogation revealed that Pawandeep lured her by promising to give her a huge amount of money if she agreed to forging the documents of the flat in her name,” added Singh Representational Image | Photo: ANINew Delhi: A fire broke out at Sector 6 of the Maha Kumbh Mela area on Thursday working to contain the flames and minimise damage Officials are currently evaluating the situation and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident attracting millions of devotees from India and around the world authorities have strengthened safety protocols and stationed extra fire safety teams across multiple sectors to avert any further accidents and gas cylinder usage are being conducted to minimise potential hazards security forces and emergency response teams remain on high alert ensuring the well-being and security of all attendees throughout the grand religious gathering Such comments are punishable under cyber laws The opinions expressed here are the personal opinions of readers and not that of Mathrubhumi A man and his parents were arrested for allegedly pushing his wife off the balcony of their four-storey residence in Sector 6 reportedly had frequent disputes over domestic issues (File Photo) The accused were identified as Rohit Kataria Police said Rohit and Rajbir were arrested on Tuesday while Kanta was taken into custody on Wednesday.  reportedly fell to her death around 10:15 pm on December 30 station house officer (SHO) of the Sector 5 police station said that the couple had been arguing since 5.30pm that day asking him to come to her home as she suspected her husband might throw her down Rohit had also called her brother during this period,” Sukhbir added.  the incident was reported at 10.47pm by doctors at a private hospital where the family had rushed the woman alleged that Rohit and his parents had pushed her off the balcony A case of murder was registered at the Sector 5 police station on Tuesday Rohit was remanded to one day of police custody after being produced before a city court on Wednesday while Rajbir and Kanta were sent to judicial custody.  Investigators said the deceased’s two children—a 15-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son—witnessed the incident but were in a state of shock and unable to provide statements.  The victim’s body was handed over to her family after an autopsy on Tuesday.  A 41-year-old Delhi man died after a truck hit him and dragged him nearly 80-90 meters on Carterpuri Road in Palam Vihar extension The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene A 41-year-old Delhi man died after a truck hit him and dragged him nearly 80-90 meters on Carterpuri Road in Palam Vihar extension was returning home from Gurugram when the accident occurred at 1.20pm on Thursday he entered Carterpuri Road from Old Delhi-Gurugram Road to head toward Sector 23A when the truck struck him station house officer (SHO) of Palam Vihar police station said Arora and his motorcycle got trapped beneath the rear portion of the truck the truck driver kept speeding for 80-90 meters Locals and other commuters raised an alarm later he abandoned the truck and fled,” Singh added.  Eyewitnesses alerted the police control room and an emergency response vehicle reached the scene “The police team arranged an ambulance and rushed Arora to the civil hospital in Sector-10A after pulling him out from beneath the truck,” Singh added Arora succumbed to severe injuries shortly after doctors began treatment “Had the truck driver stopped immediately after hitting Arora he would have sustained fewer injuries and might have survived,” Singh said.  Police said Arora worked for a private firm in Gurugram and frequently took Carterpuri Road to avoid traffic snarls on Old Delhi-Gurugram Road The accident occurred when he used the same route on Thursday The Gurugram-registered truck was empty and was being parked in the transport yard when it hit Arora The truck and Arora’s damaged motorcycle were impounded from the scene.  An FIR was registered on the complaint of Arora’s father under sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Palam Vihar police station on Thursday night Police said the truck owner would be served a notice to provide details of the driver for his arrest Arora’s body was handed over to his family after an autopsy on Friday.  Season 4 brings forth a batch of new content across Battle Pass This season's offerings include new Operator Skins with a hazardous glow Plague Strikes in the Season 4 Battle Pass The situation on the field grows more dire; Operators must prepare to face off against the most hazardous of threats Gear up for the battles ahead with the Season 4 Battle Pass and Store content arriving in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III The Season 4 Battle Pass introduces over 100 rewards Purchase the premium Battle Pass to earn up to 1,400 COD Points as you progress through the Sectors or purchase BlackCell for the ultimate seasonal experience including a variety of masked Operator Skins Continue for a detailed overview of all the epic content arriving in Season 4 Season 4’s BlackCell content brings the infected to the fore with Operator Skins emanating wisps of ectoplasm from their gear and a green vapor spewing from their mask Also discover the chemical agent in BlackCell Weapon Blueprints found throughout the Battle Pass The Battle Pass: Upgrade to BlackCell for full access to the Season 4 Battle Pass along with 1,100 CP and 20 Battle Token Tier Skips (25 on PlayStation®) The premium Battle Pass includes up to 1,400 COD Points within 100 Tiers of unlockable content from Battle Pass progress Drop into the Battle Pass AO at an alternative starting location by accessing the exclusive BlackCell Sector Unlock this Sector to immediately receive 1,100 COD Points Decimate your foes with the animated “Ailed Caress BlackCell” Holger 556 Weapon Blueprint with Cellular Corruption Tracers and the “Necrosis” Death Effect The weapon comes equipped with the JAK Backsaw Kit Aftermarket Part granting a high-capacity drum magazine emitting clouds of green vapor and a double barrel for inflicting maximum damage Players who purchase BlackCell will also immediately unlock the new “Identity Theft” Finishing Move made exclusively for the Dupe and Copy Operators the Operator will steal and equip their target’s Operator Skin The effect remains active until you’re eliminated Other BlackCell items are spread throughout the Season 4 Battle Pass These include 10 alternate BlackCell Operator Skins and 6 animated Weapon Blueprints BlackCell Operator Skins confirmed: Hammer Transform with BlackCell’s Dupe and Copy face unseen but for two glowing green eyes the hooded specters Dupe (SpecGru) and Copy (KorTac) resemble petrified death tubes of green fluid running up under their cowls The Operators’ unique power is revealed when using the “Identity Theft” Finishing Move temporarily granting them the look of their victims Dupe and Copy arrive with a cadre of infected BlackCell Operators built to survive in the harshest environments while pursuing their next target Purchase the Battle Pass: Instantly Unlock Nautilus Whether you purchase the BlackCell offering or the standard Battle Pass for 1,100 COD Points including a new Skin for Soap along with the brand-new Hammer Operator Soap prepares for aquatic maneuvers with the “Nautilus” Operator Skin equipped with state-of-the-art diving technology and a tactical uniform maximizing mobility and defense BlackCell Owners: Unlock the “Nautilus BlackCell” version of this Operator Skin featuring Soap in a closed mask filled with animated gas The new Hammer Operator joins the fight on the side of KorTac a Brazilian whose callsign honors his childhood dog Hammer forgoes wearing his mask in this base Operator Skin BlackCell Owners: Get the “Hammer BlackCell” alternate Skin for a flashier gold and black look his face mask zipped on tight spewing green fumes out the front The Instant Reward Sector also grants you a 10% Battle Pass boost the ”Hexocore” Weapon Blueprint for the BP50 Assault Rifle featuring the JAK Revenger Kit Aftermarket Part and the “Bone Snapper” Operator Finishing Move Additional Battle Pass Skins all of which are paired with an animated BlackCell alternate Skin featuring infected Operators: “Hazardous Materials” Skins (Operator Skin Battle Pass Skin: Hush prepares for worst-case scenarios with a tactical kit built to sustain a safe environment for the wearer within along with a backpack and heavy cutters to keep moving through barriers BlackCell Additional Skin: Trade the brown suit for black and gold alongside a fuming gas mask in the season’s signature BlackCell look Battle Pass Skin: Bright tendrils crawl up Ripper’s forearms over tattoos in this outfit optimized for mobility and warm-weather combat scenarios BlackCell Additional Skin: Ripper trades in her earth tones for sleek black tactical gear the tattoos and tendrils on her arms taking on a brighter hue Battle Pass Skin: Jet is a go to provide air support in this Mil-Sim digital camo uniform and flight gear that’s ready for takeoff BlackCell Additional Skin: The pilot takes on a more daunting appearance with a jet-black flight uniform and glowing eyes peering out from within the gaseous helmet Battle Pass Skin: Pathfinder isn’t taking any chances in this thick white hazmat suit and mask Nothing’s breaking through this layer of protection BlackCell Additional Skin: Trade white for black in a suit designed not to keep the hazardous agent out but sealed within Battle Pass Skin: With his cape draped over a thick military jacket and equipped with fully enclosed mask BlackCell Additional Skin: Sport black winter gear with gold accents and the season’s vaporous mask animation Battle Pass Skin: The new Void Operator joins battle a fierce female Operator with short blonde hair and heavy armor BlackCell Additional Skin: The infected version of Void takes things up a notch with additional gear at her side and the look of one possessed by the hunt Battle Pass Skin: There’s no going back with the infection in full swing on this Operator Skin sprouting new life from her mask and gear BlackCell Additional Skin: The growth takes on a black and gold tainted look a more threatening evolution emboldened by the vapors that constantly feed it Get one more Operator Skin with a BlackCell variant once you finish the Battle Pass and unlock the Completion Sector (detailed below) New Functional Weapons Unlock two new functional weapons in Sectors 5 and 6: This modernized version of a WWII bolt-action rifle is powerful and accurate High damage output with a slow rate of fire inflicting massive damage on impact with one-shot eliminations to the chest and above on unarmored targets in effective range Learn the rhythms of its firing speed to maximize your attack rate while evading damage during re-chambering This pistol-caliber carbine chambered in 4.6x30mm is designed to give impressive stopping power with a skeletonized this weapon can be modified to excel in most combat scenarios Highly customizable and supported with a rapid reload animation the Superi 46 SMG is ideal for tinkerers who prefer fighting up close The weapon’s reliable accuracy and lightweight frame give it a strong base to build upon whether you push for more speed or focus on improved recoil and range New Weapon Blueprints Earn up to 20 Weapon Blueprints featured in the Season 4 Battle Pass alongside new Calling Cards and Zombies Acquisitions (including Aether Tools The Season 4 Battle Pass Weapon Blueprints come in three main themes from the scientific to the high-tech and the hazardous: Sector 1: “Brutal Matters” BAL-27 Assault Rifle* Sector 10: “Isotope Breakdown” Marksman Rifle Sector 12: “Bio Triage” MTZ-556 Assault Rifle* This series of Weapon Blueprints are branded with the Biochemical Matter Radioactive Imagery (BMRI) label stamped on high-quality models painted black and olive green Instant Sector: “Hexocore” BP50 Assault Rifle Sector 13: “Structural Morality” Longbow Sniper Rifle Wield weapon models imbued with a repeating hex design in either yellow and black or blue and black Sector 4: “Microbial Vandal” Riveter Shotgun Sector 9: “Leeched Poison” MORS Sniper Rifle Sector 11: “Cellular Collapse” TAQ Eradicator LMG and “Poisoned Caress” AMR9 SMG* Sector 16: “Fungal Pattern” Sidewinder Battle Rifle Sector 18: “Genetic Abnormality” MTZ-762 Battle Rifle Completion Sector: “All in Vein” DG-56 Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprints in this category display a biological finish in patterns of green and black reminiscent of a living hazard Weapons with Additional BlackCell Blueprints Six of the season’s Battle Pass Weapon Blueprints feature a BlackCell variant in the same tier These alternate versions display a rich black and gold look embedded with what appears to be the same chemical agent powering Season 4’s BlackCell Operators Brutal Matters — BAL-27 Assault Rifle (Sector 1 BlackCell variant comes with Cellular Corruption Tracers and “Necrosis” Death Effect This BMRI imprinted Blueprint conducts low profile attacks using a suppressor attachment along with a heavy-duty barrel that greatly boosts bullet velocity and range The BlackCell variant fits a chemical agent along the top of the frame and behind the rear grip this Blueprint transforms the AMR9 into a 5-round burst carbine chambered in 5.56 with a muzzle that reduces the weapon’s vertical recoil to help you stay on target during burst fire Equip its black and gold BlackCell variant with green highlights by the barrel Bio Triage — MTZ-556 Assault Rifle (Sector 12 Keep your sights up and on target with this Blueprint focused on a faster walking speed and other movement bonuses to stay light on your feet during encounters Its BlackCell version includes a green magazine animated with the chemical agent This Weapon Blueprint based on the new Season 4 Marksman Rifle favors stealthy aggressive play with improvements to aim down sights and aim walking speed paired with a 2.5x optic for zeroing in on mid-ranged targets its improved hip fire and Tac Stance spread attributes will help repel nearby enemies Pick the BlackCell variant for a gilded look Featuring muzzle flash concealment and multiple attachments that improve the weapon’s recoil and gun kick control this Blueprint offers a stable firing platform to keep you on target during frenetic battles Opt for the BlackCell variant with a glowing green barrel and animated magazine Cognizant Rebel — Superi 46 SMG (Sector 20 Based on the new Season 4 SMG and geared for precision fire this Weapon Blueprint features improved recoil control and a 40-round magazine to minimize your downtime when facing multiple opponents The extended mag features a green animation in its BlackCell variant with additional signs of the chemical agent along the barrel Complete the Battle Pass for Completion Sector Tier 100 Rewards featuring 300 COD Points to spend toward your next Battle Pass or Store Bundle purchase plus the “All in Vein” DG-56 Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprint and the following Operator Skin: The elite Operator’s eyes glow red over a deeply scarred face emitting blue flames over the head BlackCell Additional Skin: Soap’s mask is up in the BlackCell version The veins in his forearms glow and he’s swapped the gray digital camo pattern for black with gold accents Store Highlights: Mobile Suit Gundam Keep your eyes on the Store throughout the season as new and returning Bundles arrive including a trio of Bundles celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise Here are some of the highlights on the way: Three Mobile Suit Gundam-themed Bundles Call of Duty and Mobile Suit Gundam are teaming up to introduce three unique Bundles featuring Operators in iconic Mobile Suits from the long history of Gundam series In celebration of the animation and model kit franchise’s 45th anniversary these Bundles are packed with Gundam-themed items The “Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit – RX-78-2 Gundam” Bundle includes the “RX-78-2 Gundam” Operator Skin — the legendary mobile suit that started it all — plus three Blueprints The “Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit – MS-06S Zaku II” offers a commander type mobile suit in the form of the “MS-06S Zaku II” Operator Skin The “Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit – XVX-016 Gundam Aerial” Bundle comes with the high-performance “XVX-016 Gundam Aerial” Operator Skin Tracer Pack: Kinetic Ultra Skin Move with power using the high-tech “Kinesis” Operator Skin for Bantam which produces a wake of glowing tendrils when in motion Eliminate enemies up close with the futuristic and animated “Nanophotonic” RAM-9 SMG or fire from a distance using the “Etheric Regress” Bruen MK9 LMG; both Weapon Blueprints fire Vectorwave Tracers Amp up to victory with the “Fast-Paced” Large Decal Tracer Pack: Emoting Ultra Skin Wear your heart on your sleeves with this Bundle featuring four emotive-themed Operator Skins: Flash a wide grin and wild eyes with the “Cursed” Skin head six feet under with the “Dead Inside and Out” Skin stick out your tongue with the “Tongue Out Express yourself with two Weapon Blueprints featuring the “Emotional Wreck” Tracers and “[Insert Emoji]” Death Effect Die” SVA 545 Assault Rifle and the “Looks that Kill” Lockwood MK2 Marksman Rifle The Bundle also includes a Large Decal and Loading Screen plus two Legendary Aether Tools for use in Zombies Wildlife Wanted: Bite Me Embrace your inner bat with this wildlife Bundle offering four bat-themed Operator Skins: the white “Com-Bat Baby” Skin a Reactive Blueprint that swaps colors as you land eliminations This Bundle also includes the “Moonlit Mischief” Large Decal Tournament Favourites Represent your favorite international football team with this Bundle offering three Operator Skins for Gaz: represent England with the “’AVE IT” Skin and Germany with the “Elfmeter Meister” Skin Hit the field with the “Number 9” MCW Assault Rifle and “The Assist” WSP Stinger Weapon Blueprints designed to keep enemies on their backfoot Show your love for the sport with the “Football” Emblem plus the “Tournament Favourites” Loading Screen and the “He Shoots!” Calling Card Custom Molded Ultra Skin Pro Pack The “Polymer Ruin” Ultra Skin for Warden features three faces Take the molded devil into battle with the two animated Weapon Blueprints featuring “PolyShard” Tracers: the “Gloss Cannon” KVD Enforcer Marksman Rifle and the “Glossed Over” FJX Horus SMG Look for all five The Boys Bundles return to the Store in Season 4 Each Tracer Pack features a different Operator from the hit TV show Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile-Exclusive Season 4 Content Though Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile (WZM) shares much of its content with Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare III players can purchase Call of Duty: WZM Original items from the Keep using Call of Duty: WZM COD Points Look for several new Keeps arriving in Season 4 Feel the burn with the Warden — Plague Raptor Operator Skin and the Chimera — Infectious Remedy Weapon Blueprint featuring acidic effects Flame your foes with the Raptor — Draco Operator Skin and the ISO Hemlock — Dungeon Crawler Weapon Blueprint with fiery effects Watch out for extra Warzone Mobile Battle Pass rewards and other cosmetic items that play into the season’s infectious theme Upgrade to Modern Warfare III Modern Warfare III celebrates the 20th anniversary of Call of Duty with one of the greatest collections of Multiplayer maps ever assembled including modernized versions of all 16 launch maps from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) plus the introduction of an 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Please follow this link [https://www.activision.com/legal/ap-eula] in order to see these changes. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini will inaugurate the 37th Spring Festival at Yavnika Park in Sector 5, Panchkula, on Saturday. The Gurukul, Sector 20, won the award for best garden in school campus (secondary wing) for the 21st consecutive year. (Sant Arora/HT) The two-day festival is being organised by the Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority. Best maintained gardens across various categories were recognised ahead of the festival. Schools, housing societies, institutions and individual property owners were awarded for their efforts in maintaining green spaces. The Gurukul, Sector 20, whose garden was decked out on the theme of Mahakumbh, won the award for best garden in school campus (secondary wing) for the 21st consecutive year. Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, and Saint Soldier’s School, Sector 16, jointly secured the second place. Satluj Public School, Sector 2, with more than 58 varieties of flowers in its garden, bagged the first position in the best garden in school campus (primary wing) category, while Hans Raj Public School, Sector 6, finished second. Col Harnam Singh (Sector 12), RK Sharma (Sector 25) and VK Sarin (Sector 15) received recognition for maintaining the best parks in residential areas. In the group housing society category, Sandip Vihar (AWHO), Sector 20, was awarded, whereas the superintendent engineer (horticulture) and Venus Remedies Ltd, Industrial Area, Phase 1, won in the government/private institutions category. Among the various awards to individual house owners, Sunita Kumari Sarin, House Number 251, Sector 15, won the first spot in the below 14-marla category. Similarly, in the 14-marla category, Monika Abrol and Dharminder Abrol of House Number 819, Sector 12, Panchkula, secured the first prize. They had won in the same category last year as well. Vishal Jit Kumar of House Number 198, Sector 7, bagged the first spot in one-kanal category, while Virender Arya at House Number 122, Sector 6, emerged as the winner in the two-kanal category. Day 1 of the festival on Saturday will get underway with a rangoli competition at 8 am, followed by a painting and pot painting competition at 9 am. Chief minister Saini will inaugurate the festival at 10 am, when a face and tattoo painting competition will also begin. An environment quiz, and mehendi, comic poet and fancy dress competitions are also planned through the day before a cultural programme at 7 pm. While the SEC has six 6-1 teams, Alabama is not one of them. Although people have differing feelings about Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee we are about to live in a world where Alabama has no business being part of the playoff They are a two-loss team on the same level as Ole Miss and a team who beat them in Vanderbilt Could six SEC teams make int into the playoff this year This would be my 12-team College Football Playoff bracket after the first eight weeks of the season And these would be my first four teams out of the College Football Playoff after this weekend I only have four SEC teams making it in with Georgia I do have two SEC teams among my first four out in Texas A&M and Alabama The interesting part about this exercise in formulating a playoff bracket is I only have seven Power Two schools making it in Notre Dame and the Group of Five account for five spots Let's discuss what needs to happen for the SEC to somehow get six of its teams into the playoff According to ESPN's Football Power Index only 24 teams in the country have better than a 10-percent chance of making it into the playoff this year Those are the ones mentioned above with it being Georgia Ole Miss and Missouri in order of most likely to make it in (Georgia) to the least likely (Missouri) The only way the SEC ends up getting six teams in are if the ACC the Big 12 and the Group of Five only get their champions in Iowa State and Boise State as those three representatives The other part of the coin is the Big Ten can only get three teams in Right now, the Big Ten only has four teams with better than a 10-percent chance of making it in. In order, it would be Oregon, Ohio State with Illinois keeping it interesting with nearly a 7-percent chance of making it in The outcome of Indiana at Ohio State will help as the Hoosiers could go down a peg with a first loss just as well as Ohio State suffering a second defeat While I think there is a chance that either Indiana Ohio State or Penn State could prove to be fraudulent I am not going to single anyone of them out The question now is what six teams would have to make it into the playoff for the SEC to conceivably get six of its teams in this season The problem with figuring this out is so many of these SEC teams still have to play each other Georgia has to play Ole Miss and Tennessee Texas and Tennessee are in the best spots of the eight to get in Missouri and Ole Miss are behind the eight ball the winner of next Saturday's game will be in great shape while the loser will need to win their other huge rivalry game to punch their ticket in There is also Vanderbilt looming large as a giant killer at 5-2 on the season the chances of the SEC getting six teams in are a bit unrealistic The league would need runner-ups in the ACC Big 12 and Group of Five to be undeserving The SEC would also need the Big Ten to only send three teams in this year While I think the SEC is going to get at least four teams in I am more inclined to say that if it is more it will be five © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER While the SEC has six 6-1 teams, Alabama is not one of them. Although people have differing feelings about Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee And these would be my first four teams out of the College Football Playoff after this weekend According to ESPN's Football Power Index Right now, the Big Ten only has four teams with better than a 10-percent chance of making it in. In order, it would be Oregon, Ohio State The SEC may not have an undefeated team left but that league will get the most into the playoff the AML Proposal would expand the definition of “financial institution” under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and its implementing regulations to include SEC Advisers and would impose AML compliance obligations requiring SEC Advisers to (1) adopt a risk-based AML compliance program; (2) monitor customer activity and report suspicious activity to FinCEN; and (3) establish certain recordkeeping and client due diligence protocols FinCEN had deferred inclusion of CIP obligations in the initial AML Proposal opting instead to issue a proposal jointly with the SEC as the federal functional regulator for SEC Advisers The CIP Proposal would incorporate CIP requirements into the broader AML compliance framework proposed by the AML Proposal we provide background on recent efforts by the US government to expand the scope of AML compliance obligations to new markets and market participants and a discussion of key takeaways from the CIP Proposal and FinCEN and the SEC’s invitation for public comment on its contents Comments on the CIP Proposal are due on or before July 22 public corruption and sanctions evasion activities as well as other illicit financial activity consistent AML compliance regime for SEC Advisers This regime is intended to extend and harmonize AML compliance obligations to apply to SEC Advisers (but not all investment advisers) in order to limit bad actors’ access to the US financial system through financial market “gatekeepers” not subject to the same AML requirements as other market participants and to mitigate the illicit finance risks allegedly posed by the investment advisory industry including as discussed in the IA Risk Assessment In addition to the AML compliance requirements set forth in the AML Proposal, the CIP Proposal would impose CIP obligations on SEC Advisers that generally mirror those already required of other financial institutions, including banks, broker-dealers and mutual funds.3 At a high level the CIP Proposal would require SEC Advisers to establish as part of the SEC Adviser’s AML compliance program as with the CIP rules for other financial institutions the CIP Proposal would allow a SEC Adviser to rely on another financial institution’s performance of customer identification and verification under its own CIP for a similar account relationship provided that (a) such reliance is reasonable under the circumstances; (b) the other financial institution is subject to AML program requirements under the BSA and is regulated by a federal functional regulator; and (c) the other financial institution enters into a contract with the SEC Adviser requiring it to certify annually to the SEC Adviser that it has implemented its AML program and that it will perform the specified requirements of the SEC Adviser’s CIP the SEC Adviser may deem its own CIP obligations satisfied with respect to any mutual fund advised by the SEC Adviser that has developed and implemented a CIP that complies with the existing CIP rule applicable to mutual funds a SEC Adviser that reasonably relies on another financial institution to perform its CIP is still responsible for compliance with the rule The CIP Proposal would be effective 60 days after the date a final rule is published in the Federal Register and would require compliance no later than six months from the effective date of the regulation; however FinCEN and the SEC note that compliance would not be required sooner than the corresponding compliance date of a final rule arising out of the AML Proposal Unlike prior attempts to impose AML compliance obligations on investment advisers we believe it is likely that the AML Proposal and CIP Proposal will ultimately be finalized SEC Advisers and other interested parties should accept the SEC and FinCEN’s invitation to comment on the issue now in an effort to help shape the forthcoming rulemaking particularly with regard to certain definitions and requirements highlighted by the SEC and FinCEN in the CIP Proposal For more information and advice on submitting a comment, contact us or submit a comment directly the CIP rules for banks are limited to relationships involving assets (e.g. cash) and include the better understood concepts of safekeeping custodial and trust services in the definition of an account class build in Modern Warfare 3And how to unlock the Static-HV on the Season 5 battle pass by Ford James LinkImage: Sledgehammer Games/Activision via PolygonThe Static-HV is one of two weapons to join Modern Warfare 3 in Season 5 the trade-off means a little less damage than its unwieldy counterparts but it means you can run-and-gun with more firepower than you’d typically be able to with another SMG you’ll want to get up close and personal with the Static-HV so the attachments for the best loadout should help manage handling and recoil while ensuring it retains the ability to shred harder than Eddie Van Halen under the spotlight taking advantage of the ridiculously high fire rate Here’s the best Static-HV loadout in Modern Warfare 3 and the details on how to unlock the gun in Season 5 To unlock the Static-HV in Modern Warfare 3 Season 5 you must complete Sector 6 of the battle pass The quickest route from the start is to go along the bottom of the “map,” through Sectors 3 and 5 picking up the Carpophorus shotgun blueprint and the Trophy King operator skin along the way As is always the case with new weapons in the battle pass it’s free to unlock if you have enough tokens so you don’t need to fork out for the premium version Here is the best Static-HV loadout in Modern Warfare 3: the aim here is to make this mini-LMG an even better fit for close quarters combat Start by considerably buffing the recoil control you don’t need all of them to hit.) The ECS Requieter Suppressor is the only muzzle attachment that slightly buffs ADS speed with the added bonus of hiding your shots from enemy radars if you fancy taking the stealth approach The laser is visible while aiming down the sights but given you’ll usually only be aiming when firing with this build That’s backed up by the Auger 840 Light Barrel and movement speeds along with the hipfire and tac stance spread The recoil control takes a small hit though but you can address that with attachments at the rear of the gun which buffs all the same aspects as the barrel but exchanges the hipfire and tac stance spread buff for aim walking speed instead the FSS Guardian Stock is part of that aforementioned effort to help out the recoil control the range at which this would matter isn’t really applicable for the build The notable exception with this loadout is the lack of an optic but because the Static-HV has open iron sights and because you only want to be fighting up close anyway Here is the best class to use alongside the Static-HV in Modern Warfare 3: Since the Static-HV fills a dedicated playstyle and leaves you weaker in long range engagements, you’ll need the ability to compete at distance when needed. With that in mind, opt for the Overkill Vest, as it allows you to use a primary weapon in the secondary slot — consider filling it with the Kar98k one of the best marksman or sniper rifles in the game and the 40% increased weapon swap speed from the vest means you can whip it out extremely quickly you’re better off with a Flash Grenade over a Stun; while the effects don’t last as long they are much more severe for the duration and burst in while they’re blinded and stand no chance of fighting back Sticky Grenades are a little quicker to detonate than Frags too lending to the fast-paced nature of this class Using Dead Silence as the field upgrade also helps with this because The Overkill Vest has the effects of the Quick-Grip and Commando Gloves built in even though they’re among the best choices go for the Assault Gloves; you’ll often find yourself jump-shotting enemies The Lightweight Boots help you navigate the map quicker — although as usual any of the footwear options will serve you well — and the Ghost T/V Camo helps with the stealthy nature you can employ with this class if you so choose If you’re jumping into the campaign, find all of the items and weapons in “Precious Cargo” and “Reactor,” see how to earn the Back in the Field trophy and the A Shot Blocked achievement, or check out our walkthrough for “Deep Cover.” The best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday. 6 ways to improve interventions for specific learning difficulties products and services purporting to offer insight and solutions for teachers and learners dealing with specific learning difficulties (SLD) entrepreneurs and others create ways to combat the difficulties and downstream disadvantages that come with SLD such as dyslexia How do they know what teachers and students need what makes existing interventions work and what might have changed since their previous tests or trials And how do specialists and class teachers know what’s new “out there” or coming down the tracks Or how to engage with the development of more up-to-date or effective edtech These questions were posed by a recent UK-wide event held at the University of St Andrews and organised by the Specific Learning Difficulties Network which brought together interests from across the SLD sector to examine how to improve the pathway from research and development to real-world results education authority officials and third-sector bodies assembled to hear case-study presentations from around the UK So what were some of the key messages about what needs to happen now All parts of the sector want the pace of research and related interventions to increase Academic researchers and commercial developers alike have trouble getting schools teachers and local authorities to take part in research and user testing red tape or difficulties with “officialdom” prevent otherwise willing and interested schools and teachers from signing up to involvements that may bring benefits so may have less profile than developments for “the mainstream” Local authorities should empower and enable individual schools and teaching groups to work with research and new developments Delegates’ view was that real-world testing of new products and the adoption of useful ones should be a priority Resistance to change has hampered progress Normalising link-ups between researchers and schools could increase participation in research promote more dynamism around new developments and expedite progress of effective improvements teachers and learners to work with researchers would tackle the issue of the “user perspective” not being given enough attention in the design or delivery of new research and interventions Researchers know the value of co-designing projects and this also needs to be understood by officials and decision makers Some sort of official quality-assurance system should be created for interventions, so that users can be sure of the scientific or pedagogical basis for new tools and tech - a version of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) but for education High on delegates’ wish list was more cross-sectoral interaction so that all parties involved in a problem get around a table and focus on the minutiae of what each role can do Practitioners need to speak to policy people as a matter of course and to third-sector bodies that also are involved as sponsors or funders of new work Having an open channel of communication with politicians who are motivated well-informed and committed to progress rather than political point-scoring was also identified - this will be crucial to real improvement Gillian Stirton is research coordinator with the Specific Learning Difficulties Network For the latest in Scottish education delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for Tes’ The Week in Scotland newsletter Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters Mahakumbh Fire News: Fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and worked swiftly to extinguish the flames A fire broke out in Prayagraj’s Mahakumbh Mela area on Thursday afternoon destroying two tents before firefighters managed to bring it under control The incident occurred in Sector 6 of the Mela area The affected site is a police camp on Bindu Madhav Marg The fire started suddenly in one of the tents spreading quickly before being contained.  VIDEO | Prayagraj: A fire broke out at Maha Kumbh Mela sector 6 area. Fire brigades have reached the spot. More details are awaited. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/ZbQLBisWcQ Fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and worked swiftly to extinguish the flames Authorities are investigating the incident with preliminary findings suggesting that a short circuit may have caused the fire ALSO READ: 'Let's Not...': Ex-CJI Chandrachud On Meeting With PM Modi; Rubbishes Allegations Of Govt Pressure On Judges The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela has witnessed multiple fire incidents, with the previous occurrence on February 9 in Sector 19 due to a gas cylinder leak in a ‘Kalpvasi’ tent. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes, but the tent was completely destroyed.  Earlier, on February 7, a fire at the ISKCON camp in Sector 18 spread to 20 tents. A major fire on January 19 in Sector 19 destroyed over a dozen camps after a cylinder blast. On January 25, two parked cars in Sector 2 caught fire due to a short circuit, but no casualties were reported. Jagran English brings you all the latest and breaking news from India and around the world. Get live English news from India, World, Politics, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Business, Education, Sports, Technology, and much more. Follow english.jagran.com to stay updated with the latest English news. Copyright © 2025 Jagran Prakashan Limited. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. (Image Source: Instagram/uttarpradeshtourism.) At the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj a remarkable spiritual creation is capturing the attention of thousands of devotees crafted from an astounding 7 crore 51 lakh Rudraksha beads with a garland of Rudraksha beads draped around it collected through a journey across 10,000 villages add a unique and sacred touch to this spiritual attraction Speaking to PTI about the Jyotirlingas created under the open sky “The aim behind this project is to eradicate terrorism and protect Bangladeshi Hindus and Rudraksha beads were placed around it.” He further explained I made a vow to establish a Jyotirlinga made of Rudraksha I have been crafting and worshipping Shivlings made from Rudraksha ranging from one Mukhi to 26 Mukhi.” where six Shivlings face south and six face north He also highlighted that the Mahakal Shivling is the only Shivling in the world that faces south He explained that Rudraksha is akin to an idol requiring Pran Pratishtha (consecration) to activate its power Rudraksha should not be worn without this ritual as it only fulfills wishes after the Pran Pratishtha is performed The Baba mentioned that one-faced and two-faced Rudraksha are quite rare while three-faced white Rudraksha can be found in select locations He also stated that four-faced Rudraksha is associated with Purushaarth five and six-faced Rudraksha are intended for householders and seven-faced Rudraksha is regarded as the most beneficial for students He further explained that if eight and nine Mukhi Rudraksha are ‘siddh’ (perfected) Goddess Lakshmi will never leave the house He also emphasized that Rudraksha should not be bought and worn but should only be worn when gifted by someone else Mauni Baba also mentioned that devotees visiting Shivnagari are being given accurate information about Rudraksha and Swaminarayan Akshardham are drawing crowds along Bajrang Marg in Sector 6 of Mahakumbh Nagar S&P Global Ratings lowered India’s growth forecast to 6.3% citing uncertainty over US tariff policy and potential negative effects on the economy The agency also projected India’s GDP growth to be 6.5% in the following fiscal year but warned of downside risks from the tariff shock and Communications of Mongolia Baatarkhuu Tsend met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Mongolia Hongkeo Souksavath on April 10 as it laid the foundation for bilateral cooperation in information and technology between Mongolia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Minister Baatarkhuu introduced the "e-Mongolia" system highlighting its technological advancements and tangible benefits to citizens and Communications noted that the implementation of the system led to Mongolia improving its position by 28 places in the United Nations’ biennial E-Government Development Index (EGDI) and Communications of Mongolia Baatarkhuu Tsend proposed the export of the “e-Mongolia” system’s source code to the Lao side with the objective of developing a new government e-service platform to be known as “e-Laos,” based on this system The two sides concurred that the initiative represents an important step not only in enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of information technology but also in promoting transparency The officials further exchanged views on opportunities for sharing best practices and fostering joint efforts in advancing the digital economy President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa paid a State Visit to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in November 2023 followed by the State Visit of President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith to Mongolia in June 2024 the two countries signed three Memorandums of Understanding on cooperation in health Esports Performance, Fighting Game Dominance - Shop VICTRIX Now! FREE Victrix Backpack with any TEKKEN 8 or KOF Pro FS purchase! Save & Fight Now .cls-1{fill:white;stroke-width:0}.cls-1{fill:#121212;stroke-width:0}LoginClick the button to redirect to the login page and we'll send you a login code Modern Warfare 3 is now the main focal point for Call of Duty fans for the next while, and with the release of Season 4 looming, they've announced some major news.  This comes in the form of some new weapons, and we're going to breakdown how to unlock the Superi 46.  Modern Warfare 3 Season 4 will be releasing on May 29, and in the leadup to this, they've announced a flurry of new changes coming. We're getting some brand new weapons, and we suspect most of these to be very powerful once they're added.  One of these is the Superi 46, which Infinity Ward has noted that players will be able to unlock it via Sector 6 in the battle pass.  This pistol-caliber carbine chambered in 4.6x30mm is designed to give impressive stopping power with a skeletonized, lightweight frame. Exceptionally adaptable, this weapon can be modified to excel in most combat scenarios. As you’d expect given the size of the caliber, the Superi 46 is impressively impactful at closer ranges, with 30 rounds in the chamber and 90 in reserve. However, this SMG offers accuracy to mid-range and above-average recoil control, delivering practicality as well as the firepower you need for most circumstances. Giveaways, gaming gear, our discord channel and more: Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information© 2025 Turtle Beach. All rights reserved. After two decades, Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will be developing a full-scale residential township in the state capital. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the launch of the Anant Nagar housing scheme in Lucknow on Friday (Sourced) The new township, under the Anant Nagar scheme on Mohaan Road, will be built on 785 acres at an estimated cost of ₹6,500 crore and feature a grid-based layout inspired by city-planning models of Chandigarh and Panchkula. The authority has launched the first phase with 334 residential plots in Sector-6 (Adarsh Khand), priced at an estimated ₹41,000 per square metre. Kumar said the scheme comprises eight sectors—Aakash Khand, Aalekh Khand, Ashish Khand, Abhas Khand, Alok Khand, Adarsh Khand, Aditya Khand, and Amod Khand. Four of them are located in Kaliya Kheda village and the remaining four in Pyarepur. According to LDA officials, this is the first large-scale residential township in the city after the Gomti Nagar Extension launched in 2003. While the CG City scheme was introduced in 2015, it offered only commercial plots. “After almost two decades, we are offering a full-fledged residential township with plots for all income groups and apartment housing,” said additional secretary Gyanendra Verma. The township will have extensive road infrastructure whose width will range from 9 metres to 60 metres. While internal main roads will be 24 metres wide, connecting lanes will range between 9 to 24 metres, providing seamless access to all sectors. LDA will lay underground electricity cables through service trenches to eliminate electric poles and streamline power and drainage systems. Verma said the scheme includes 60 group housing plots where both private builders and LDA will construct apartment buildings. Around 10,000 flats will be developed across these plots, expected to house nearly 50,000 people. “We aim to provide a blend of plotted development and vertical housing, creating a balanced urban neighbourhood,” he said. LDA has opened online applications for the first phase for a period of one month. “People can apply for residential plots by completing the necessary formalities. After this, we will roll out the second phase with more plots,” Verma added. The township will cater to different economic categories with EWS (35–40 sqm), LIG (40–55 sqm), and MIG plots (112–450 sqm), said Verma. LDA officials attributed the current land rates to rising development costs over the years. “The project was first conceptualised in 2012. Since then, land acquisition costs, compensation to farmers, and interest have pushed the rates up,” said Kumar. “We have already disbursed nearly ₹2,500 crore as compensation, and the scheme follows a no-profit, no-loss model,” he said. Pic cap: The layout of Anant Nagar housing scheme to come up on Mohaan Road. The Russians were most active in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 6 battles took place between Vovchansk and Starytsia Russia attacked 10 times near Druzheliubivka 4 Russian attacks were repelled near Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka 2 firefights took place in the Kramatorsk sector near Chasiv Yar and Klishchiyivka the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 39 Russian attacks in the areas of Myroliubivka and Katerynivka were attacked 93 times yesterday 6 Russian attacks were repelled near Trudove and Maksymivka Russia attacked once in the direction of Novoandriivka 3 Russian attacks were repelled in the Prydniprovskyi sector Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost 704,300 military personnel. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed another 1,400 Russian occupants The crime branch has apprehended six individuals in connection with a theft reported on March 19 have been arrested in connection with the theft (HT File) The arrests were made following an investigation into the burglary at the residence of Rajiv Kumar Kumar had lodged a police complaint on March 19 Kumar and his family were in Shimla from March 16 to March 18 they found the main door lock broken and their almirah ransacked with jewellery and other valuables missing the police arrested three suspects near Shakti Bhawan The accused were identified as Rupinder Arora from Sector-4 ₹20,000 from Nadeem and ₹25,000 from Deep Inder Singh Further investigations led to the arrest of three additional accused from Greater Noida The arrested accused have been identified as—Mohit from Gautam Budh Nagar Bhubaneswar: A tragic incident marred the festive spirit of Durga Puja in Rourkela on Friday evening They sustained injuries after falling off a joyride at the Sector-6 Telephone Bhavan Mela Ground the family of three – a couple and their 12-year-old daughter – had visited the fair to enjoy the festivities they decided to take a ride in Rama Doli (joyride) the chair they were sitting in suddenly collapsed The injured have been identified as residents of the Ramadeuli area They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment Sector-7 Police stopped the joyride and registered a suo motu case The incident has raised concerns about safety measures at public events Rourkela is hosting 108 Durga Puja pandals across the city Please enter your username or email address to reset your password