NEW DELHI: The mercury rose to 43 degrees Celsius in parts of Delhi on Sunday and is likely to rise further. As the day temperature is expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius in isolated areas, the India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for heatwave conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday. Apart from Delhi, heatwave…
Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated” seeing someone from the film industry become chief minister and take on both Dravidian majors and the BJP-led Union govt. CHENNAI: Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated”…
Anganwadi teacher Ch Latha (File) Bhupalpally: A 35-year-old anganwadi teacher died after reportedly suffering a sunstroke in Budharam village in Ghanpur mandal of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Ch Latha, a resident of Budharam village. She was working as an anganwadi teacher in the BC colony of the village.According…
KOLKATA: More than 150 illegal stalls outside Howrah station were razed and close to 200 vendors evicted in a drive launched late on Saturday. A similar action at Sealdah station, which started on Friday night and continued on Saturday as well, saw the removal of around 300 hawkers.In Howrah, payloaders removed structures that encroached on…
Panaji: Hypertension is the major risk factor in strokes, with around 70% of all strokes hypertension-related, said head of GMC’s neurology department, Dr Teresa Ferreira. She stressed on the need to check one’s blood pressure regularly and keep it under control.Everyday, GMC’s emergency department sees between three and five acute stroke cases, ranging from mild…
Ahmedabad: A joint raid by the city special operations group (SOG) and representatives of trademark holders led to the busting of an alleged duplicate pan masala manufacturing unit in Odhav, where fake Vimal and Mahak pan masala products worth Rs 3.3 lakh were seized on Saturday evening.The complaint was filed by Hiren Patel, 44, proprietor…
Immigration Travel Concept. Group of miniature with backpack walking and standing on passport with immigration stamps. Ludhiana: A life abroad has been the most long cherished dream of city residents, handed down generations on the promise of better standard of living.However, the desire has also spawned desperation, with many willing to gamble away homes, land…
Chandigarh: The State Election Commission (SEC), Punjab, on Sunday deferred elections to the Kharar municipal council following a Punjab and Haryana high court order pointing to anomalies in the 2021 delimitation exercise.The court, while disposing of a petition on Friday, noted that several newly added areas in the municipal council had not been included in…
Residents of the Undri hilltop and Pisoli areas are frustrated by the poor water supply of the civic body Pune: The long-pending inauguration of three overhead tanks at the hands of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday is slated to bring a measure of relief to thousands of residents of NIBM Road and Mohammadwadi from…
Silchar: Massive erosion, along the banks of the Barak river, triggered due to heavy rainfall since Thursday night has rendered at least 10 families homeless at Madarpur village in north Karimganj.With large stretches of land, including houses and trees having been swallowed by the Barak river, the affected families have moved to a relief camp…
