Pune: The irrigation department has intensified surveillance along nearly 100km-long Mutha canal passing through Haveli, Daund and Indapur talukas to prevent water theft and illegal lifting, with water being released for rabi crops earlier than usual this year.The move comes amid below-normal rainfall across large parts of the region since last month, triggering a sharp…
Boragaon garbage dumping site Guwahati: Assam Pollution Control Board (APCB), along with the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), has launched a multi-agency strategy to implement the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026. Four-stream segregation at source and stricter responsibilities for bulk waste generators are at the core of the framework.The Solid Waste…
Lucknow: What began as a relationship that reportedly started on Instagram took a disturbing turn in Hardoi, where a 37-year-old man was allegedly subjected to public humiliation after being taken to the village home of a woman he claimed to have married.His head was partially shaved, his moustache cut and a garland of footwear allegedly…
A 45-year-old Kota man was found shot dead in his car parked on national highway near a private engineering college in Bundi district on Tuesday. Police identified him as Mohammad Yaqin, a resident of Vigyan Nagar.According to the police, the victim worked in car repair services in Kota. He had gone missing Monday after telling…
India and the US had in Feb announced the finalisation of the framework for the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. However, changes in the US tariff landscape have led to further negotiations on the agreement. NEW YOR/ NEW DELHI: Amid growing US-Pakistan bonhomie, external affairs minister S Jaishankar warned that a lack of…
Burnham unveils bold plans for Britain United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious reform agenda, promising a “new social contract for the 21st century,” changes to the electoral system and a reset in a ties with Britain’s European neighbours.But Burnham acknowledged that his plans would involve difficult financial choices and could…
‘Kon dekhega fir filmein’: Fatima Sana Shaikh calls BMC’s proposed 570% entertainment tax hike ‘very classist’, says theatre outings already cost Rs 2,000-3,000 Fatima Sana Shaikh has spoken out against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) proposal to increase the local entertainment tax on air-conditioned cinema halls and multiplexes in Mumbai by 570 per cent. The…
General:Here is a day with forward motion Sagittarius. Jupiter, Sagittariuss ruler supports learning, love and wise risk-taking while Mars adds energy so Sagittarius will not feel like sitting idle for long.Students, in particular, may feel more interested in their studies. That matters because real progress begins when curiosity wakes up. If you’ve been postponing revision,…
New Delhi: The city experienced its coolest morning for the second time this month, with the minimum temperature dropping to 21 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, at its base station Safdarjung Tuesday.Ridge observatory in north Delhi was cooler, recording Delhi’s lowest minimum at 16.9°C, six notches below normal.The mercury in Safdarjung had dropped to…
There was a cluster of seven diversions between 5.45 pm and 7.25 pm, while the other four diverted flights were scheduled around early afternoon Mumbai: A total of 11 flights arriving into Mumbai were diverted because of bad weather on Tuesday till 7.30 pm, said sources. There was a cluster of seven diversions in the…
