Special Intensive Revision (Photo for representative purposes) Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metropolitan region accounted for nearly one-fourth of all anomalies detected during Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), but the incidence remained below the state average across its three districts. Within Hyderabad city, however, the pattern changed in several Old City constituencies, where anomaly rates rose to…
A 36-year-old associate operator at a multinational company was found hanging at his residence in city’s Surat Nagar area, with a video allegedly recorded by his seven-year-old son. Sanjeev’s father Ram Sevak named his wife Manpreet (L) as the prime suspect A 36-year-old associate operator at a multinational company was found hanging at his residence…
Green blueprint for Kolkata Kolkata: Kolkata’s next phase of growth must be guided by where the city can expand safely and where expansion must stop. A new IIT Kharagpur study, ‘Heat island, pollution load and urban sprawl in the Kolkata metropolitan city of India during 2000–2020: implications for its sustainability’ shows that two decades of…
Panaji: The Goa Industries Development Corporation (GIDC) has decided to hand over Rs 8.36 crore to the directorate of industries, trade and commerce (DITC) as transfer of house tax collected for industrial units. The funds will then be distributed to village panchayats and municipal bodies under which the industrial estates fall. According to GIDC, Rs…
Varanasi: A five-year-old boy, initially believed to have been kidnapped after his mother alerted Dial 112, was rescued after Mughalsarai police intercepted a car in Bhadohi district around 3.30 am on Sunday. However, the investigation revealed that the incident stemmed from a matrimonial dispute, with the child’s father taking him away.Chandauli CO (PDDU Nagar) Arun…
Commonwealth Games set for Ahmedabad Gandhinagar: Ahmedabad will officially begin its journey as the host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games when the host baton and the Games flag are handed over to Ahmedabad during the closing ceremony of the Glasgow edition at 1.30 am on Monday.Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi is attending the Commonwealth Games…
Chandigarh: In view of continuous heavy rainfall and the risk of landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Indian Railways has suspended four train services on the Kalka-Shimla narrow-gauge railway line till Aug 5.Five trains depart from Kalka and five return daily on the route. Of these, two trains in each direction have been suspended.Officials in the Ambala…
BLOs at work in Pune district for SIR. They are racing against time to finish work befire Aug 8 Pune: Hundreds of citizens who have migrated from their villages to cities want to retain their names in voter lists in both locations, creating hurdles for booth-level officers (BLOs) undertaking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
Silchar: Tension gripped Silchar’s Ghaniala area on Sunday after allegations of illegal cattle slaughter and beef sale triggered protests by local residents and Bajrang Dal members.A large crowd gathered outside a house in the locality after receiving information about the alleged activity. Protesters allegedly caught and assaulted two men suspected of involvement before police intervened.The…
Lucknow: Theatre groups in the city are struggling to find suitable venues for performances, with several key auditoriums either closed for renovation or lacking basic facilities needed for professional stage productions. Of the eight major auditoriums in Lucknow, some are shut for repairs, while others, artists said, are not equipped to host theatre in its…
