Panchkula: Taking suo motu cognisance of a TOI report titled ‘Pkl challans nosedive as cams go dead’, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has sought detailed reports from the Panchkula municipal corporation commissioner and the police commissioner over the large number of non-functional CCTV cameras in the city.The commission has directed the municipal corporation to…
Margao: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday alleged large-scale voter deletions and lack of transparency in delimitation and ward reservation planning ahead of the municipal elections.Sardesai claimed nearly 4,500 voters in his constituency have been removed from electoral rolls without explanation, alleging the deletions disproportionately affect areas of strong opposition support.He also questioned the special…
Hyderabad: India’s first privately built orbital rocket, Vikram-1, developed by Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace, is all set for a blast-off, with the company finally announcing a launch window of July 12 to Aug 4.Its maiden orbital test flight, named ‘Mission Aagaman’ (meaning arrival in Sanskrit), will lift off from the first launch pad of…
Bathinda: Heat wave like conditions have been reported in north India, as the maximum temperatures either started rising sharply or are predicted to rise in the coming days. The maximum temperatures were recorded appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at isolated places over Haryana and Chandigarh till Saturday morning, though these were recorded near normal…
IIT Ropar case: PhD scholar gets new supervisor as institute acts on complaint Serious allegations of harassment and assault made by a PhD scholar at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar have triggered widespread concern across academic and student communities. The scholar, who shared her account publicly on May 2, has accused a faculty member of…
Lucknow: Hazratganj police in Lucknow registered an FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) functionary Laljeet Yadav and four to five unidentified associates on charges of allegedly abusing chief minister Yogi Adityanath, threatening Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal workers, and attempting to assault them outside Darul Shafa.The case has been registered under Sections 351(3) (criminal…
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar tops the national list as the wealthiest chief minister, with declared assets of Rs 1,413 crore. He is followed closely by Andhra Pradesh’s Chandrababu Naidu at Rs 931 crore, and Joseph Vijay at Rs 648 crore. BENGALURU: Chief ministers from the five southern states and Puducherry account for nearly 84%…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, during his brief visit to the city on Wednesday morning, offered prayers, at Kashi Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav temples.The CM’s chopper landed at the Police Lines ground, after which he proceeded to the temples by road. Local MLA Neelkanth Tiwari welcomed him at the KV Dham campus with a ceremonial…
Mayor Rohit Monserrate, Panaji PI Vijaykumar Chodankar and Smart City officials identified locations for CCTV cameras along the Panaji promenade Mayor Rohit Monserrate, Panaji PI Vijaykumar Chodankar and Smart City officials identified locations for CCTV cameras along the Panaji promenade Mayor Rohit Monserrate, Panaji PI Vijaykumar Chodankar and Smart City officials identified locations for CCTV…
Rajkot: A male Eurasian whimbrel named Mat, currently undertaking an extraordinary transcontinental migration, has been recorded near Ghoghla in the Union Territory of Diu, reaffirming the ecological significance of Gujarat’s coastline as a crucial stopover for migratory shorebirds along the Central Asian Flyway.The bird was spotted by Jigar Patel, a field biologist at the Fudam…
