Encroachment despite orders from authorities directing removal Chennai: At Kolathur’s busy Poompuhar Nagar 1st Main Road, which houses the Government Arts and Science College, at least four signboards warn commuters against encroaching on the footpath. For residents, however, the warnings have become little more than a running joke: footpaths are barely visible along the 600-metre…
Hyderabad: Just about four months after getting married, a 27-year-old man from Telangana was killed in a road accident in Malta, Europe, on Tuesday. Mohammed Abdul Jawad, from Islampura in Jagtial district had travelled to Europe only three months ago to take up a job as a sales executive.While family members back home have only…
The cooler morning did not bring much respite during the day, with high humidity making conditions uncomfortable despite the relatively low minimum temperature Gurgaon: It may have been a hot and humid Wednesday in the city, but the monsoon has made a sharp turnaround over the past fortnight. After ending July with a 13% rainfall…
Kolkata: Twenty-six students of Park Institution were discharged from RG Kar medical college on Wednesday. Sources said that the rest of the seven are fine. They will also be sent home in a day or two. The students from the school had fallen ill, leading to their hospitalisation. While influenza A infection has been found…
Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has identified 500 acres of land in Sectors 13 and 14 for a proposed regional medical hub. Uttar Pradesh govt will soon send a proposal for the hub to the Centre, said a YEIDA official.The medical hub will include facilities such as super-speciality medical care, medical education and…
Meeting of the Brics working group on ocean and polar science and technology started in Goa on Wednesday Panaji: The three-day meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology (OPST) began on Wednesday, with delegates from 11 member countries discussing a medium-term roadmap for cooperation in marine sciences and polar…
Varanasi: Around 18.5 lakh boys and girls aged 1 to 19 years will be administered Albendazole tablets under National Deworming Campaign in the district on Aug 14.The medicine will be given to the students of govt, recognised and private schools and madrasas with the support of teachers. Those who miss the dose would be covered…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court here on Wednesday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Chetan Solanki, who had rented his house on Ramol-Gatrad road where a firecracker-making unit was being run and where a powerful blast on July 18 killed 11 persons.According to public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt, Solanki sought legal protection from the court fearing…
The deceased was identified as Monu, a resident of Tipra village in Kalka whose family originally hails from Bihar. Panchkula: A 19-year-old student was killed and his friend seriously injured in a road accident on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway near the Chandimandir toll plaza on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Monu, a resident of Tipra…
PMC water works damage road in Upper Indiranagar Pune: A part of the road near Upper Indiranagar on Satara Road caved in on Wednesday afternoon amid ongoing civic water supply department works at the spot.A video of a local resident trying to enter the hole created after the road was damaged was widely circulated on…
