Varanasi: The demolition drive for the ambitious Dalmandi road widening project resumed on Monday after a brief pause, with only 36 of the 187 identified buildings now remaining to be removed. Once completed, the Rs 224-crore project will widen the 650-metre stretch to 17.4 metres, creating a wider, congestion-free approach to the Kashi Vishwanath Dham…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met members of parliament from Assam to review the state’s flood situation, as the deluge continued to affect more than 4.45 lakh people across six districts, leaving a total of 631 villages currently underwater.Sharing details of the meeting on X, the Prime Minister said the Centre was…
Gorakhpur: In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old man allegedly hacked his father to death with an axe while he was asleep outside their home in the early hours of Thursday.The incident took place in Jungle Ayodhya Prasad village in Gorakhpur.According to police, the victim, Brahmadev Kannaujia, 55, had gone to sleep on a cot outside…
Panaji: With the summer entering its peak phase, only stray showers at isolated places have been recorded so far during almost two months, as the deficit of pre-monsoon rainfall rose to 72.3% on the weekend.An average of 8.7mm of pre-monsoon rain would be normal at this stage. But the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded only…
Jaipur/Alwar/Bhilwara: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at multiple locations across the country, including in Rajasthan’s Neemrana and Ajmer, as part of its investigation into a Pakistan-linked cross border modules Friday. Officials detained a resident of Neemrana for questioning and carried out searches at his residence, while another person was questioned in Ajmer.The action…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again showed why he is considered one of the most exciting young talents in the IPL, but Matthew Hayden believes the Rajasthan Royals opener still has an important lesson to learn in T20 cricket.During Rajasthan’s massive chase of 230 against the Gujarat Titans at the…
Pune: A 63-year-old woman died after she was ran over by a water tanker at Alandi on Thursday evening.The Alandi police have identified the deceased woman as Annapurna Rokade of Vikaswadi in Khed taluka.An officer from the Alandi police said that the accident happened around 6pm, when Rokade was riding pillion with her son on…
A chemist’s accidental discovery in 1938 led to the creation of Teflon. This material, initially a secret industrial substance, later revolutionized cookware with non-stick frying pans. While offering convenience, its environmental impact is now a concern. The invention highlights how curiosity can transform unexpected outcomes into global successes, impacting everything from satellites to everyday kitchenware….
Pune: The PMC has announced a renewed crackdown on bulk waste generators (BWGs), including imposition of heavy fines for those failing to process garbage on-site. However, the move has met with scepticism from activists who claim previous drives were mismanaged and unfairly targeted small housing societies while overlooking large commercial establishments.Under current solid waste management…
Bengaluru: Do not dump more flyovers on Bengaluru without public consultations and without putting the detailed project reports (DPRs) in the public domain, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya told the state govt and Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited (B-SMILE).His statement comes in the backdrop of B-SMILE’s move to float tenders for nine short and medium-length elevated…
