Jaipur: Taking cognisance of two separate fatal incidents — the death of an eight-year-old student in Udaipur and two sanitation workers in Jaipur — the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission Tuesday issued directions to strengthen safety measures and fix accountability.In the Udaipur case, the Commission directed the state sports department to issue a circular mandating…
Lucknow: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to dedicate the Ganga Expressway in Hardoi on April 29, spotlight has been focused on the project, which is being projected as an “expressway-cum-industrial corridor” model by the Yogi Adityanath govt in UP.By linking infrastructure with industrial growth, the expressway is being developed as an Integrated Manufacturing…
Gurgaon: A new stormwater drainage line connecting Sector 25 with the master drain along Sector 17-18 dividing road will soon be constructed to address the chronic waterlogging in parts of DLF Phase-2 and areas in the vicinity.Under the plan, GMDA will lay a 2.1-km-long and 1,200-mm-diameter pipeline through trenchless technology and channel it into the…
A few billion-dollar bets on oil markets were placed just before major Iran-related announcements by US President Donald Trump and the timing is now raising eyebrows across global trading floors. According to traders, market experts and a Reuters analysis of exchange data, oil positions worth as much as $7 billion were placed across March and…
Madikeri: The shocking case of US tourist’s sexual assault has raised uneasy questions, as investigators examine conflicting statements, digital evidence and prior interactions during the survivor’s stay in Kodagu district. Key details of the remain undisclosed by authorities.According to police sources, the Washington-based tourist alleged she was sexually assaulted on April 12, the day she…
New Delhi: The long-awaited underpasses at Mukarba Chowk in north Delhi are going to open within the next few days, with the construction nearly complete and the finishing work underway. The project, aimed at addressing one of the city’s most persistent traffic bottlenecks, is likely to improve connectivity along the Outer Ring Road corridor.The project…
Lucknow: KGMU on Tuesday issued a notice to a private agency over a lithotripsy machine for non-surgical treatment of kidney stones that has remained non-functional for the past one-and-a-half months.Every month around 20 patients come for kidney stone treatment, but they are being asked to wait or opt for invasive procedures.With the machine down, doctors…
Chandigarh: UT police have got three more days to grill two main accused, Gurtej Singh and Amanpreet, in the grenade blast case outside Punjab BJP headquarters in Sector 37, Chandigarh.After completion of three days of police remand, Sector 39 police produced the three accused, Amanpreet, Gurtej and Hardeep Singh, in a local court, which sent…
India will face Jamaica in the second semi-final of the Unity Cup scheduled for May 27 at The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic Panaji: FanCode has acquired exclusive digital rights for the Unity Cup 2026 scheduled to be held in London later this month.The event marks a historic return of the senior Indian men’s football…
Lucknow: The relief from severe hot condition is likely to continue in the city as the weatherman has predicted a few spells of thundershowers between Monday and Wednesday.The Met department said a western disturbance over Afghanistan and cyclonic circulation from Rajasthan will bring the rainfall.“Next week is expected to begin with thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning…
