Greater Chennai Corporation Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation has cancelled about 150 low-value tenders worth ₹17 crore floated weeks ahead of the assembly polls, citing multiple irregularities. GCC commissioner G S Sameeran said the irregularities came to light when they reviewed a batch of tenders floated before the Feb-March period when the model code of conduct…
Hyderabad: Concerns over the availability of chemical fertilisers have renewed calls from agricultural scientists and farmer activists for a gradual but sustained transition towards natural and organic fertilisers. They argue that the recurring dependence on imported urea has exposed Indian agriculture to global supply disruptions and price uncertainties, making a long-term shift towards alternative nutrient…
Eviction drive outside Shalimar station on Tuesday Kolkata: Demolition began on Tuesday at the Shalimar rail slum area in Howrah, known locally as Nepali Basti, as railway authorities and police started the first phase of a major eviction drive outside Shalimar station.The operation was carried out by the South Eastern Railway with Howrah City Police,…
Panaji: An NDPS court has directed three Swedish nationals — Andreas Lorenzo Calic, Sami Antero Hilden Tanskanen, and Joel Emmanuel Caristrom — to face charges under the NDPS Act in connection with a Rs 2.6 crore narcotics raid conducted at Arambol in June last year.The ANC recovered LSD liquid, LSD papers, ketamine liquid, and ketamine…
Four Dalit youths were flogged in Una for skinning a dead cow by gau rakshaks on July 11, 2016 Ahmedabad: Dalit leaders, social activists, and representatives of various organisations met at the Shahibaug Circuit House on Sunday to finalise plans for a statewide programme marking the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Una flogging atrocity on…
AMBALA: A four-year-old child died despite a 19-hour rescue operation after falling into a 220-foot-deep open borewell in Haryana’s Dhanaura village. The toddler was declared “brought dead” soon after being rescued from the shaft.The incident unfolded early Tuesday morning, prompting a massive multi-agency rescue operation involving the Indian Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),…
Repair works on at MSETCL transformer in Bhosari Pune: Five housing societies and seven individual consumers in Baner and Balewadi on Tuesday approached the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF), alleging that the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) had failed to respond to their written power complaints.Residents in the two areas have reported prolonged…
AYODHYA: Three women drowned and two girls went missing while bathing in Ghaghara river in a village here on Tuesday evening, police said.Villagers pulled out the bodies of three women from the river at Sanaha village.The administration and relief-rescue teams conducted a search operation in the river to trace the missing persons. Police and local…
Cockroach Janta Party’s founder Abhijeet Dipke on late Tuesday updated about climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health condition while posting on X saying he has lost 2 kilograms.The update comes as the hunger strike enters Day 4, with supporters expressing concern over his deteriorating health.In a post on X, Dipke wrote, “Good morning from Jantar Mantar….
Trump briefed on all-out Iran war options, but chooses talks (AP) US President Donald Trump has considered resuming large-scale military strikes against Iran in recent days but has decided, for now, to continue diplomatic negotiations, according to a Wall Street Journal report, citing US officials familiar with the discussions.According to the report, Trump held multiple…
