Saroja Valarivan (left), mother of Elavenil Valarivan, celebrates her win, in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Ahmedabad: A sense of palpable relief enveloped the Valarivan household in southern Ahmedabad’s Khokhra locality after ace shooter Elavenil Valarivan clinched silver medals in Aichi-Nagoya. Elavenil had returned empty-handed from the three major multi-sporting events, the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta,…
Ludhiana: Amid a rapid and sharp rise in temperatures over the past several days, cases of sunstroke among children are being reported in hospitals. On Monday, one such patient was brought to the Civil Hospital.A pediatrician at the Civil Hospital, Dr Jaspreet Singh, said the child had been exposed to the sun after going out…
Chennai: A 40-year-old woman and a history-sheeter have been arrested for hiring a gang to break her estranged husband’s leg for ₹4 lakh near Peerkankaranai. The attack happened in connection with a dispute regarding custody of their son.Damodharan, 42, of Vengambakkam near Tambaram, was living with his 11-year-old son after separating from his wife, Vasantha,…
Jaipur: The state transport department has launched a joint enforcement drive with the police against illegally modified vehicles and other violations of the Motor Vehicles Act.Officials said special checks will be conducted across the city and at toll plazas to identify offending vehicles entering Jaipur. Joint teams from the transport department and the traffic police…
CHENNAI: Prohibition and excise minister K Vignesh on Monday announced in the Tamil Nadu assembly the revised salary structure and other welfare steps for contractual staffers employed at Tasmac liquor shops and warned of dismissal if the workers continue to indulge in MRP violation.While Tasmac already announced a wage hike of up to 25% to…
Hyderabad: Even as the Telangana govt urged farmers to avoid paddy cultivation this rabi due to concerns over water availability, a new analysis has warned that the state’s decade-long expansion of rice cultivation has created a massive and growing demand for irrigation water, power and other resources.The study estimated that the additional paddy area brought…
Congress leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda led party MLAs and workers during a protest march from the High Court Chowk to Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Monday Chandigarh: Haryana assembly witnessed another day of political sparring on Monday, with the Congress-BJP row over the Aug 27 assembly-gate confrontation spilling into the house even…
Hawkers’ cart and food stalls occupy footpaths in Sector 78 Noida: Despite no-vending zones being set up, hawkers have been continuing to encroach on the footpaths in Sector 78, residents said.The situation worsens further every Wednesday during the weekly market in the area. “No-vending zones in front of Ved Van Park were established five years…
Lucknow: With many parents of children with special needs worried about who will care for their children after them, a seminar on assisted living, residential care and long-term financial planning will be held in the city on Sept 12.Organised by Assisted Living Facility Organisations Consortium (ALFOC), the seminar will guide families on issues such as…
Amritsar: Citing recent altercations involving Sikh pilgrims at religious destinations, including Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand and Manikaran Sahib in Himachal Pradesh, several Sikh organisations have written to authorities in the two states, seeking measures to ensure the safety and security of devotees undertaking the pilgrimages.Neena Singh, a member of Sikh Legal Aid, said the organisation…
