Ahmedabad: Voters in the city will head to polling booths on Sunday under searing heat, with temperatures expected to touch 44°C — the highest this season so far. As the city prepares to vote in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, the weather is likely to become a key factor influencing turnout.On Saturday, Ahmedabad recorded…
Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University is all set to open a single-window sales point in the varsity market to sell food and value-added products developed across its various departments. The initiative aims to provide students and the general public with easy access to high-quality, research-backed food.This will replace the current system where products are sold individually…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: With no sign of the heat wave relenting, the Tricity continued to swelter in the heat. At 41 degrees Celsius, maximum temperature was five degrees above normal, the same as Friday. At 23.2 degrees Celsius, minimum temperature was also two degrees above normal.Weather across Haryana and Punjab remained dry, exacerbating the heatwave….
Pune: The management council of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Saturday approved an increase in student honorariums and set a strict deadline for teacher recruitment.The council, representing students across Pune, Nashik, and Ahmednagar, met at the university’s main building to address long-pending demands and administrative bottlenecks.The council approved increasing the hourly honorarium for the…
Surat: A case has been registered at Sarthana police station against a man for allegedly taking money on the pretext of securing an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket for the Surat Municipal Corporation election.According to the FIR, complainant Navneet Navadiya, who was serving as a zone in-charge in AAP, alleged that the accused, Om Prakash,…
Itanagar: A junior engineer of the public works department died on the spot when a tree, uprooted due to heavy rainfall and strong winds, fell on the vehicle he was travelling in along the Potin-Posa stretch of the highway in Arunachal’s Keyi Panyor district around 8am on Saturday, police said.Keyi Panyor SP Angad Mehta said…
Lucknow: A sense of relief and cautious optimism prevailed among aspirants as they stepped out of examination centres across Lucknow after appearing for the Uttar Pradesh Home Guards enrolment test 2025.Most candidates described the paper as straightforward, with a strong emphasis on general knowledge and current affairs.Outside centres in Indira Nagar and adjoining areas, candidates…
Rajkot: A blistering heatwave swept Gujarat on Saturday, sending temperatures soaring across the state and pushing several cities past the 40°C mark.Surendranagar, the home to Little Rann of Kutch, recorded the highest temperature 44.4°C, followed by Rajkot and Bhuj at 43.3°C, Gandhinagar at 43.2°C, and Amreli at 43.7°C.The searing conditions are keeping the political parties…
Bhilwara: Bhadsoda police in Chittorgarh district Saturday seized 158kg of illegal opium poppy husk from a container during a blockade and arrested two men.The accused were identified as Vivek (21) and Pankaj (35), both residents of Dungarpur.Superintendent of police Manish Tripathi said the action was taken as part of Operation Trinetra, an ongoing campaign against…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, exchanges a handshake with newly-appointed Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog Ashok Lahiri. (PMO via PTI Photo) The govt has reconstituted Niti Aayog, appointing Ashok Lahiri as the new vice-chairman and four new members in the biggest overhaul of the thinktank since it was set up in 2015.AIIMS Delhi director M…
