Chennai: Coordinators of Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) shelter project conducted an awareness programme on the civic body’s shelter scheme in the city.More than 800 people benefitted from the programme that was recently held at the Central Railway station on the instructions of the commissioner and the joint commissioner (works). According to a release, the coordinators…
U.Sudhakarreddy@timesofindia.comHyderabad: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has initiated steps to explore restoration and water-tightening works at the ancient Nava Brahma temples in Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district, using traditional conservation methods and natural materials.The Union minister of coal and mines has written to Lord Venkateswara Charitable and Religious Trust, Pune, requesting it to assess and undertake…
In March 2022, the former Bengal state govt made a white-and-blue uniform mandatory, complete with the Biswa Bangla logo, for all students from pre-primary up to class 8 Kolkata: Blue and white may no longer be the mandatory school uniform colours for govt and govt-aided schools, according to discussions held in a recent internal meeting…
Over the past six months, ongoing construction of an underpass at Gaur City junction has turned one of the city’s busiest corridors into a major choke point Noida: It is 5.30 pm, nearly 4.5 km before Gaur City Chowk, and traffic has already begun to crawl. Cars, buses, dumpers, autorickshaws, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles stretch…
Panaji: Goa’s monsoon remains weak, with June ending 41% below normal rainfall after about a week of dry weather. As of Sunday, the seasonal rainfall stood at 907.3mm against the normal 1,322.2mm, a deficit of 31.4%.Despite the shortfall, July has recorded over 395mm of rain so far, slightly above the normal 384mm for this stage….
Gandhinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 11th Interpol Digital Forensic Expert Group (DFEG) meeting on Monday at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar.Delegates from 47 countries, including officials of law enforcement agencies, will participate in the meeting, an official statement said. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel and deputy chief minister Harsh…
5 new sewage plants planned for Panchkula Panchkula: In a major push to Panchkula’s sewage treatment infrastructure, five new sewage treatment plants (STPs) will be installed and an existing plant upgraded to meet the needs of the city’s growing population and improve wastewater management.The projects received approvals during a recent review meeting, where it was…
Civic Chief Warns Of FIR Against Lapses Nine people were killed in Moshi after a heap of garbage fell on the administrative building of the waste-to-energy plant Pune: Hours after the four-day rescue operation at the Moshi waste depot concluded on Sunday with the recovery of the last missing person, Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Vijay…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh information and public relations minister Nyato Dukam on Sunday withdrew his earlier remarks on the contentious 80:20 job reservation policy, saying they were made in good faith and out of concern for safeguarding constitutional provisions benefiting the state’s students and youth.Dukam, who chairs the state govt-appointed committee examining the demand for abolition…
Lucknow: A documentary titled ‘Hunar-e-Aza’, highlighting Lucknow’s Muharram traditions and the arts and crafts associated with the observance, was screened at Lucknow Bioscope at Sanatkada on Sunday.Through visuals and narration, the documentary depicts the processions held during the first 10 days of Muharram, culminating in Ashura, and explains the significance of wearing black as a…
