Kumartuli Park Sarbojanin Durgaotsab used tarpaulin, plastic sheet to protect the pandal Kolkata: With sudden and localised showers continuing to disrupt preparations for Durga Puja, organisers across the city are taking precautions to protect pandals, installations and workers as the countdown to the festival enters its final phase. Idols being transported from Kumartuli to pandals…
The official said the floor along the stretch that primarily forms the bathing ghat will be constructed afresh Ghaziabad: The irrigation department has proposed raising the floor of Upper Ganga Canal (UGC) by at least 50 cm along a 155 m stretch near Muradnagar, popularly known as Choti Haridwar, to reduce drowning deaths. The department…
Panaji: AAP Goa president Valmiki Naik on Monday said Goa First alliance was a “non-Congress and non-BJP alliance” and that this position, announced before Ganesh Chaturthi, would not change. He said the alliance was open to other non-Congress, non-BJP parties, but reiterated there was “no point in giving a chance to Congress”.However, Naik’s remarks suggested…
Mumbai-based Mohammad Ibraq Khan, who obtained arms licence using fake papers, in police custody Varanasi: Nizamabad police in Azamgarh district arrested a 42-year-old Mumbai-based Mohammad Ibraq Khan for obtaining an arms licence and govt benefits using forged address and identity documents.During investigation, the Azamgarh police found that one Mirza Ayaz Beg facilitated not only Ibraq…
In FY2025-26, the state logged 1,606new project registrations, while inFY2024-25 the number was 1,818,according to GujRERA data Ahmedabad: Some effects of the US-Iran war are being felt at home in Gujarat, with prices of construction materials tamping down real estate launches. In all, 756 new projects were registered with GujRERA (Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority)…
UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria with delegates during the All India Mayors’ Conference in Chandigarh on Monday Chandigarh: Calling for a shift towards sustainable urban mobility and stronger grassroots governance, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria Monday urged civic bodies to provide affordable and efficient public transport, increase paid parking charges to discourage…
Dry weather conditions have further accentuated the heat Pune: A sharp contrast between hot afternoons and cooler nights has emerged across Maharashtra, with minimum temperatures dipping below 20°C at several places while maximum temperatures remain 3 to 5°C above normal at some stations.The widening day-night temperature gap, amid largely dry conditions, has made the afternoon…
Surat: A Surat Municipal Corporation employee lost Rs 27 lakh after cyberfraudsters on WhatsApp groups allegedly persuaded him to invest in shares and IPOs through certain applications that displayed fake profits and promised high returns but did not allow him to make withdrawals.According to the FIR registered with Cybercrime police station, the fraud took place…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is inaugurating Bongaigaon Medical College and Hospital in Bongaigaon on Monday. Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated Bongaigaon Medical College and Hospital as part of a Rs 711-crore infrastructure push in the district.The inauguration took Assam’s total number of medical colleges to 17, including AIIMS Guwahati and…
Members of the Hinduja group with CM Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Hinduja Group leadership met chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday and announced plans to expand operations in Uttar Pradesh across mobility, renewable energy and digital connectivity, including a proposed investment of more than Rs 1,000 crore in a pumped-storage project in Mirzapur.An official spokesperson said…
