New Delhi: Intense rain that caught the city off guard has given Delhi its wettest April since 2010, even as maximum temperatures continued to hover above normal on Saturday, offering only temporary and limited relief from the heat.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is unlikely to be any major change in maximum temperatures…
Navi Mumbai: Robotic watercrafts named “Robo Security” have been provided to three popular beaches – Nagaon (Alibag taluka), Kashid (Murud) and Harihareshwar (Shrivardhan) for security, and assist during emergency. The crafts can be used during monsoon. This was formally launched jointly by the district disaster management authority and the Nagaon gram panchayat. Various other security…
Bengaluru: In a case of betrayal and deceit, a policeman has been accused of cheating his friend of gold ornaments worth lakhs.Niranjan, a 37-year-old recording studio owner from Chamarajpet, has accused his friend from college, Upendra Kumar, currently posted as a District Armed Reserve (DAR) police constable in Mandya, of exploiting their friendship to orchestrate…
Kanyakumari: All eyes are on the final Sunday before polling in Kanyakumari, where church messaging has long shaped voting patterns in a district where Christians form 47% of the electorate.Traditionally, churches use the Sunday before polling to signal their preferences. This year, the pattern has shifted. With Joseph Vijay’s entry, Congress and DMK advanced their…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has dismissed an appeal seeking to declare a Hanuman temple and its adjoining land at Shaikpet as private property, holding that such disputes must be decided by the endowments tribunal and not civil courts. The court also upheld the stand that the land belongs to the endowments department.The appeal, pending since…
Kolkata: An NIA court on Saturday granted bail to 15 people arrested in connection with the Beldanga violence in Murshidabad in Jan, after the agency failed to submit its charge sheet within the mandatory 90-day period. The court granted relief against a personal bond of Rs 10,000 each.The accused were among 35 people apprehended following…
Dempo have been guaranteed a place in the top six championship phase Panaji: Samir Naik was aware just how ‘tricky’ the Indian Football League (IFL) would turn out to be this season.Till the last two games, Dempo SC were struggling in the bottom half of the table, unsure about the future. Now, after victories against…
Varanasi: Under the aegis of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, a special training session on Kavach 4.0 was organised on Friday at the Varanasi division of North Eastern Railway (NER) for divisional officers, technicians, and loco inspectors through video conferencing.IRISET is actively playing a leading role in training and capacity building for…
Ahmedabad: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced a significant step to strengthen skill-based education in schools by making it mandatory for all affiliated institutions to establish Composite Skill Labs. This initiative aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the NCF-SE 2023 framework, both of which emphasise experiential and practical learning.According to…
Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a drug peddler to 12-year rigorous imprisonment for possession of 9,440 intoxicant capsules. Judge (special court) Harvinder Singh also imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on the convict and in default of payment of fine, he will have to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year.On…
