Kalyan: Timely intervention saved a 1-year-old girl who swallowed a sharp hairpin that got stuck in her throat.The child, Pragya Vishwakarma, was playing at her home in Kaka Dhaba in Kalyan East when she put the hairpin in her mouth. As the pin got lodged in her throat, she started having breathing difficulty.Her family immediately…
A file photo of the state-owned Ballari Thermal Power Station (BTPS), operated by the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), at Kudatini in Ballari district A file photo of state-owned Ballari Thermal Power Station (BTPS), operated by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), at Kuditini in Ballari district A file photo of the state-owned Ballari Thermal Power…
Chennai: As school and college admissions are in full swing, a new ‘scholarship fraud’ targeting parents has surfaced across the state. The fraudsters pose as ‘officials’ offering student scholarships and dupe parents.Govt scholarships for school and college students are disbursed directly into dedicated bank accounts opened in the students’ names. However, taking advantage of this…
Gurgaon: A scooter rider was killed after his two-wheeler collided with a truck on the service lane near Hero Honda Chowk on NH-48 in Gurgaon on Wednesday, police said.The identity of the deceased is yet to be established. Police said the victim died on the spot due to the impact of the collision. After receiving…
Kolkata: Real estate stakeholders have welcomed BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya’s statement that the state govt was considering repealing the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, but cautioned that any rollback must be backed by safeguards against speculative hoarding, land monopolies and sharp price escalation.Real estate consultant Samantak Das said, “safeguards in a repeal…
Members of FONRWA met senior authority officials to take stock of pending and current civic works DDRWA delegation met Noida Authority CEO over pending civic issues and submitted a petition for urgent works Members of FONRWA met senior authority officials to take stock of pending and current civic works DDRWA delegation met Noida Authority CEO…
Panaji: Goa has been witnessing a decreasing trend in dengue cases since last year, but health centres have already begun stepping up efforts to ensure the state sees minimum cases this year too.Panaji: Based on Supreme Court directives to all state chief secretaries, Goa govt on Thursday constituted taluka-level special investigation teams (SIT) to examine…
Gorakhpur: The Yogi govt is rapidly expanding sports infrastructure in Gorakhpur with the objective of transforming the city into a major sports hub of eastern Uttar Pradesh.Over the past few years, several large-scale projects have either been launched or upgraded to provide modern training facilities and better opportunities for emerging athletes in the region.Officials said…
A thick haze enveloped Ahmedabad on Thursday Ahmedabad: The relentless heat clamping down on Ahmedabad finally loosened its grip, if only by a fraction, on Thursday. After a gruelling three-day streak of temperatures soaring above the 44°C mark, the city clocked a maximum of 43.7°C.While it’s a marginal step down from Wednesday’s 44.1°C, the air…
