Kone Elevator India plans to increase the number of connected elevators to improve reliability and minimize downtimes KOLKATA: Kone Elevator India plans to double the number of connected elevators in its India portfolio within a year to minimise downtime caused by technical snags and prevent passengers from being trapped in non-functional lift cars. At present,…
Ahmedabad: Engineering education usually stays confined to textbooks, lecture halls, and standard laboratory practicals. However, students at Vishwakarma Govt Engineering College (VGEC) in Chandkheda decided to break that mould. Turning ordinary brick and mortar into a massive canvas, they launched a campus-wide mural project under the theme ‘India — Engineering the Future’.Instead of looking at…
Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains Chandigarh: The Punjab govt’s Maavan-Dheeyan Satkar Yojna and Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna featured prominently in interactions with parents during the mega parent-teacher meeting (PTM), which saw participation from around 21 lakh parents across 19,200 govt schools in all 23 districts of the state. Ministers and AAP MLAs joined meetings…
Pune: A 30-year-old man walked into Sangvi police station on Friday morning and told the police that he had killed his step-grandmother at her home in New Sangvi over a property dispute.The incident came to light around 9.30am when the man approached the police station while personnel were attending to their routine duties. The shocked…
Guwahati: A Shiva Lingam set inside a palette drum will be the centrepiece of Tokobari Barowari Durga Puja’s themed pandal this year.The concept is the committee’s interpretation of religious symbolism through festive decoration.Artists from Dhupguri in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district presented the committee with several designs, including a Shiva Lingam and South Indian temples dedicated…
Jatin and Sarita Boccia cup Jatin and Sarita Boccia cup Jatin and Sarita Boccia cup Jatin and Sarita Boccia cup Jatin and Sarita Boccia cup Lucknow: Defying physical challenges and proving that disability is no barrier to success, Jatin Kushwah of Agra won a gold medal, while Sarita Dwivedi secured silver at the 2nd Boccia…
Under lens: Tax authorities have alerted the registration department in Karnataka NEW DELHI: Tax authorities in Bengaluru have come across a new tool for evading taxes and stamp duty, a development that may have implications across states. Initial estimates suggest land deals of over Rs 300 crore have seen under-reporting.The income tax department’s directorate of…
An Avianca aircraft en route from Medellin, Colombia, to New York faced severe turbulence, resulting in several injuries among passengers. (Pic Credit: AP) An Avianca flight had to make an emergency landing in Miami early Friday due to extreme turbulence, injuring at least eight people.Miami-Dade fire rescue said that seven people were transported to nearby…
‘Baththa’ box office collection day 9 vs ‘Dorothy’. ‘Baththa’ continued its theatrical run with a rise in collections on Friday, October 9. The Vijay Sethupathi-starrer earned Rs 1.60 cr in India net collections on Day 9. Meanwhile, Karthik Subbaraj and Keerthy Suresh’s ‘Dorothy’ collected Rs 50 lakhs on its 15th day in theatres. Both films…
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has criticised India head coach Gautam Gambhir, saying frequent changes to the playing XI and batting order have affected the team’s consistency across formats.Since becoming head coach in mid-2024, Gambhir has guided India to Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup titles. However, the team has struggled in other competitions, suffering…
