Kolkata: To Africa and back in 178 days! That was the incredible 12,000km-plus journey an adult Amur falcon, named Apapang, undertook after it was radio-tagged and released from a village in Tamenglong district of Manipur.After his arduous flight, Apapang has now returned to the same district where he was radio-collared last year, stayed for a…
Yamunanagar: Haryana police have booked several persons, including three family members of the incumbent sarpanch of Ganaula village in Yamunanagar district, for allegedly assaulting two Sikh youths and disrespecting their turbans. The case was registered at Chhachhrauli police station following protests by members of the Sikh community. The FIR was lodged on the evening of…
Lucknow: An inquiry committee on Thursday recommended recovery of around Rs 19 lakh from the security agency for failing to prevent theft of sandalwood trees from the vice chancellor’s residence at King George’s Medical University (KGMU).The theft took place in July 2025, when two large sandalwood trees were cut and taken away despite the presence…
Kulesra drain on the road leading from Surajpur to Phase 2 Noida: The security guard outside Expo Mart has learnt to read the events calendar at the centre by the state of the drain outside. When an event is coming, sanitation workers show up and remove the muck. When the event ends, the attention dissipates.Expo…
Ahmedabad: A 22-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old youth in Danilimda area, with police attributing the murder to an old rivalry.The accused, identified as Sohil Pathan, was arrested by the Danilimda police for his alleged role in the murder of Hussain Saiyed, a resident of Behrampura.According…
Six of Bhatti’s alleged local operatives are currently lodged in Haryana jails Gurgaon: Haryana Police intensified the crackdown on Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terror operative Shehzad Bhatti’s network, registering seven cases under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against Bhatti and his local associates across Ambala, Karnal, Hisar and Kurukshetra over the past year.Six of Bhatti’s alleged local operatives…
CMC commissioner G Srijana explains the civic body’s plans ahead of the monsoon CMC Commissioner Srijana pic: Rama Moorthy P Q. Many roads in Cyberabad, especially the arterial road from Aparna Hill Park to the main road in Chandanagar, are in deplorable condition. Why has there been an inordinate delay in repairing pothole-ridden roads in…
The question of whether humanity is alone in the universe has fascinated scientists for generations, but few have pursued an answer as publicly or as controversially as Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. While most researchers argue that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, Loeb believes advanced alien civilisations may already have left technological traces in our cosmic…
As an interim measure, Haryana govt has suggested a balanced approach Gurgaon: A policy shift in urban sanitation — call it a mixed sweeping model — may be on the horizon in the state.This comes after key observations made by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini that road sweeping is directly linked to the efficiency…
Bengaluru: In the wake of the recent tilted apartment tower incident that exposed flaws in a geotechnical investigation report, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai)-Karnataka chapter has decided to include double verification of soil investigation reports as a suggested best practice in its developers’ handbook.The recommendation is advisory and not mandatory,…
