Local performers maintain that upgrading the venue’s sound and lighting systems alongside structural refurbishment can help rebuild audiences Ludhiana: Once a vibrant cultural hub where crowds queued up to the gates of Punjabi Bhawan for tickets, the historic Balraj Sahni Open Air Theatre now lies largely inactive, with its iron gates remaining closed on most…
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU) on Friday declared the result of the PU-CET (PG) LLM entrance examination after the Punjab and Haryana high court disposed of a petition challenging the examination, taking note of the university’s revised decision to award one mark each for all 30 questions found to be outside the prescribed syllabus.The result had…
MSRTC officials reported a sharp drop in passenger numbers on Pune-Mumbai route as commuters deferred travel Pune: Heavy rain across the city on Friday derailed weekend travel plans, with many residents cancelling or postponing trips to Mumbai fearing landslides, highway disruptions, and traffic snarls.The impact was most visible on intercity buses, which ran largely empty…
Surat: Intense rain battered South Gujarat between 6am and 8pm on Friday, causing flooding in low-lying areas. Surat district recorded the heaviest rain, with Ambika taluka getting 467mm, including 176mm between 6pm and 8pm.The rain will swell creeks that pass through Surat. Other places in Surat district that were battered were Umarpada (254mm), Mangrol (253mm),…
Kamaleswor Kutum and his team are cleaning homes in flood-ravaged Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts Guwahati: Moved by the plight of families whose homes were buried in mud, 120 young volunteers are helping flood survivors rebuild their lives, bit by bit. And the only motivation driving their resolve is the joy of families returning home.The…
Lucknow: Loreto Convent Intermediate College hosted Angelorum: The Talent Conclave on July 30 and 31, bringing together students from 21 schools across Lucknow to showcase their academic, literary, artistic and technical talents.The two-day event began with a dance performance by students of the host school. On the opening day, participants competed in a range of…
Rajkot: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s (RMC) health department sealed three food units and destroyed stale and inedible food during a food-safety drive on Friday.As part of the crackdown on suspected food adulteration and unhygienic practices, officials inspected 75 shops, restaurants and food production units. Notices were issued to 12 units for violations related to storage,…
Jaipur: The revenue department has finalised a scheme for allotment of govt land to tourism projects and forwarded it to the finance department for approval, paving the way for a dedicated land bank for hospitality investments in Rajasthan.Under the proposed scheme, tourism projects with a minimum investment of Rs 50 crore will be eligible for…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet Friday approved a revision to the shipping ministry’s captive waterfront policy to accelerate private investment by providing greater operational certainty and allowing govt entities to obtain waterfronts on a nomination basis.The revised Policy for Award of Waterfront and Associated Land to Port-Dependent Industries (Captive Policy) introduces a series of reforms aimed at…
Quote of the Day by Archimedes Archimedes was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor. He was born around 287 BC in Syracuse, a powerful Greek city-state located on the island of Sicily. He is regarded as one of the greatest minds of the ancient world, right alongside figures like Isaac Newton and…
