New Delhi: Strong overnight rain and thunderstorms brought a sharp fall in temperatures across Delhi, with the minimum temperature dropping by nearly six degrees to 18.7°C Monday, two notches below normal, from 24.4°C a day earlier.While the met department had issued a yellow alert predicting rain and thunderstorms, the intensity of the overnight spell caught…
Mumbai: Sahil Wakode, the second-year BTech student at IIT Bombay who died by suicide last month, in his written statement to the institute after being caught copying, had said he would not repeat the mistake and had asked for a “chance”, police sources said.Wakode apologised and said it was a mistake and that he had…
Bengaluru: In a setback to the state govt, Karnataka high court Monday struck down as “constitutionally impermissible” the law that raised overall reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to 56% against the 50% ceiling laid down by Supreme Court.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice KS Hemalekha ruled Section…
Chennai: DMK said on Monday that there was no need for the party to join the protest against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (CEC) in New Delhi as it was waging its own battle against SIR.“We have exited the INDIA bloc after Congress betrayed us and acted against alliance dharma for the sake of a…
Hyderabad: National Disaster Management Authority former vice-chairman Marri Shashidhar Reddy has called for implementing Four Waters Concept on a large scale to tackle recurring droughts, arguing that watershed development could ensure water availability for three crops a year even during drought conditions.Speaking to the media, Shashidhar said El Niño was a recurring climate phenomenon whose…
More than 17 months after work began on a 2.8km drainage line along Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road, the project remains unfinished More than 17 months after work began on a 2.8km drainage line along Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road, the project remains unfinished More than 17 months after work began on a 2.8km drainage line along Old Delhi-Gurgaon…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at Chetla Agrani on Monday Last year, Sreebhumi Sporting Club Durga Puja was inaugurated by then CM Mamata Banerjee. This puja, her successor Suvendu Adhikari was invited to cut the ribbon.At Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durgotsab, the ‘chokhhudan’ (ceremonial painting of the goddess’s eyes) ritual was performed by the BJP MLA from Shyampukur, Purnima…
The snarls are worst during the morning and evening rush hours Ghaziabad: Nearly two lakh residents from more than 60 societies in Raj Nagar Extension (RNE) depend almost entirely on a single main road, leaving it congested through the day. Vehicles travelling to and from Muradnagar, Modinagar, Meerut, Delhi and Noida funnel through the same…
Panaji: Two suspected breast cancer cases, one pre-cancer oral case and 18 non-cancerous breast lumps were found during a cancer screening camp held at Sanquelim on Saturday.The camp was organised by GMC along with Goa Dental College, health services and community health centre, Sanquelim.Dr Jagadish A Cacodkar, head of the department of community medicine, GMC,…
Varanasi: DM Satyendra Kumar on Sunday conducted a surprise inspection of major projects under construction at BHU, including a 192-bed critical care hospital at the BHU Trauma Centre, a 1,200-seat girls’ hostel and the 628-seat Aiyar Hostel.Reviewing the progress, the DM directed engineers of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), the executing agency, to deploy…
