Noida: A four-year-old boy died on Friday after he allegedly fell into an uncovered water tank next to a slum cluster in Sector 122, prompting his family to file a complaint against Noida Authority.According to police, the child, Firoz Alam alias Golu, had gone to wash his hands at the tank next to a tubewell…
Motorists indulging in rash driving, including overtaking from the left, will also be penalised Panaji: The transport department on Saturday began enforcing traffic violations detected by AI-based traffic cameras installed at 26 locations across the state. Director of transport Arvind Khutkar said traffic violations have reduced by 80% over the past two months.The enforcement drive…
BLW has set a new production record by manufacturing 65 electric locomotives in July, the highest monthly output in the organisation’s history Varanasi: Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) here has set a new production record by manufacturing 65 electric locomotives in July, the highest monthly output in the organisation’s history.As part of the record production, BLW…
Gujarat University Building at Ahmedabad. photo: Manish Mistry Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has overhauled its PhD thesis assessment process by transitioning to a fully digital system. The university expects the digital mechanism to significantly shorten evaluation timelines, allowing research scholars to complete their doctorates faster.Around 25 research scholars submit their theses every month at GU, which…
Chandigarh- A 57-year-old woman was critically injured after she was allegedly shot in the forehead during the execution of a court-ordered eviction at a house in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Saturday. The victim, identified as Manvinder Kaur, had reportedly accompanied court officials and police personnel to take possession of the property after securing an eviction…
Pune: A 22-year-old man, who was caught consuming a contraband drug by the Nanded City police last month, chose rehabilitation over punishment on Friday.Nanded City police had registered a case against the youngster, who is unemployed, and stays in the Dhayari area. His parents are casual workers and he used to steal household articles to…
Dimapur: Nagaland’s environment, forest and climate change department on Saturday signed an MoU with the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education-Rain Forest Research Institute (ICFRE-RFRI), Jorhat, to strengthen forestry research in the state.After signing of the MoU, ICFRE-RFRI director Nitin Kulkarni described the pact as the beginning of a stronger partnership between the institute…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police issued 1,359 challans and seized 41 vehicles during a six-day late-night enforcement drive aimed at curbing traffic violations and improving road safety across the city, officials said on Saturday.The campaign was conducted from July 26 to July 31 between 9.30 pm and midnight on the directions of police commissioner Tarun Gauba and…
Jaipur: Tigress T-127 has been spotted with two cubs in Zone 7 of the tourism area of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, raising hopes of another addition to Rajasthan’s largest tiger population.The tigress had been under close monitoring after changes in her physical appearance and behaviour suggested she had given birth. Forest officials tracked her movements using…
NEW DELHI: GST collections rose 15.4% to Rs 2,11,205 crore in July, the second highest since the new structure was implemented last Sept, on the back of a 29% jump in integrated GST (IGST) on imports. This was also the highest pace of growth since rate rationalisation.The rise in IGST on imports in July (for…
