Chennai: Metrowater desilted 9.6km of sewer lines and 433 manholes using 218 machines across 227 streets in Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) limits on Monday. Metrowater monitors sewage pumping levels round-the-clock through an IoT-based system. After rainfall, if pumping levels drop, officials identify the affected stretch and deploy workers to clear blocks. It has deployed 29…
Gurgaon: A mixer truck allegedly driven at high speed and in a rash and negligent manner rammed a police Bolero from behind before hitting a double-decker passenger bus near Aira Mall on Sohna Road Sunday afternoon.The collision damaged both vehicles, leaving govt Bolero unfit to be driven, though no police personnel were injured.According to the…
The woman and her her daughter-in-law were electrocuted after they came into contact with a snapped power cable in a field at Raj Nagar Extension Ghaziabad: A woman and her daughter-in-law were electrocuted, while her 18-year-old daughter suffered injuries after they came into contact with a snapped power cable in a field at Raj Nagar…
Canacona: The water resources department (WRD) is constructing new bandharas in Canacona taluka to address water shortages in the region. The department had earlier announced plans to build around 100 new bandharas across Goa, taking the total number of such structures on rivers to 500. The structures are expected to help conserve water for the…
Ahmedabad is experiencing hot and humid weather Ahmedabad: The city’s maximum temperature on Tuesday was 38.1 degrees celsius, 2.1 degrees higher than normal, whereas minimum temperature was 23.2 degrees celsius, 2.3 degrees higher than normal. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the city’s temperatures are likely to remain in the same range on Wednesday,…
Families throng fairgrounds, traffic crawls near venues as Ravana effigies go up in flames; Vijayadashami rituals mark festive finaleLudhiana: Thousands of residents poured into Dussehra grounds across the city Tuesday as Ludhiana celebrated one of its biggest festivals with traditional fervour, colourful fairs, crowded food stalls and spectacular Ravana-dahan ceremonies.From early morning, families, children and…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann addresses the media in Chandigarh on Tuesday Mansa: Punjab govt has decided to hand over investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota to CBI, chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced on Tuesday, only hours before Union home minister Amit Shah was to visit the bereaved family in Mansa.At 9.49am,…
Rajkot: A 47-year-old pesticide manufacturer from Tankara taluka of Morbi district was allegedly defrauded of Rs 84.80 lakh after being lured into a fraudulent stock trading scheme operated through a messaging group and a deceptive mobile application.According to the police complaint filed by Vignesh Parmar, the scam began in Feb 2025. Parmar stated that he…
Alwar: Two 13-year-old twin brothers were found murdered in Badesra village of Deeg district Tuesday morning, with police alleging their widowed mother conspired with her paramour to kill them because the boys opposed the relationship.The victims, identified as Vinay and Vishnu Chaudhary, were discovered dead in a plot near their house around 6am. Their maternal…
Marco Rubio at the 26/11 memorial at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. MUMBAI/ DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio Tuesday said US was in discussions with Reliance Industries on creating capacity to refine Venezuelan crude, calling India a refining superpower and underlining that Washington understood India’s need to diversify its oil imports and…
