The IMD has forecast rain for Pune this week and said the city would witness mainly clear skies becoming partly cloudy towards the afternoon or evening Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that conditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into more parts of Maharashtra over the next four to…
Noida: Two people were injured after a speeding car lost control and smashed into another vehicle on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida on Saturday. The car then overturned, trapping the driver underneath. The accident briefly disrupted traffic, leading to long queues of vehicles before teams from Dankaur police station cleared the road.Police said Krishna Kant,…
Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has put on hold its proposal to install eight additional real time online noise monitoring systems after discovering that the 38 systems already in operation cannot accurately identify the source of noise.The decision follows a report by the board’s noise monitoring cell, which found that the existing…
Panaji: A fast-track court has acquitted a man of raping a married woman, a mother of three, under the pretext of marriage, giving him the benefit of doubt. The court observed that even if the accused had wanted to fulfil his promise and marry her, it would not have been legally possible for him, as…
Officials said all 15 students were travelling in the Universal High School van At least five students were rushed to hospital, one of them in critical condition, after a roadside tree crashed onto a school van carrying 15 students in Mumbai’s Chembur on Tuesday afternoon amid heavy rain,The incident took place near Heritage Pride and…
The Master and crew of MT Sanmar Herald receive a welcome at Paradip Port after navigating conflict-hit waters and reaching India safely. A crude oil tanker that sustained shrapnel damage while navigating the conflict-hit Middle East safely arrived at Odisha’s Paradip Port after a challenging voyage from Iraq.The MT Sanmar Herald, carrying Basrah Medium and…
Panaji: Goa achieved seasonal self-sufficiency in several vegetable crops, including okra (bendi), cluster beans, bottle gourd and brinjal, and is now supplying surplus produce to neighbouring Karnataka markets, according to the directorate of agriculture and the Goa State Horticulture Corporation Limited (GSHCL). The corporation estimates that around 4 to 5 tonnes of vegetables are being…
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday directed officials to speed up implementation of key public welfare programmes, strengthen technology-driven governance and complete desilting of drains before the onset of the monsoon, while announcing a performance-based ranking system for urban wards.Chairing a meeting with the CM good governance associates (CMGGAs) and senior officers…
A British radio station has apologised after mistakenly broadcasting that King Charles III had died due to what it described as a computer error, according to The Guardian.The false announcement was aired on Tuesday afternoon by Radio Caroline, a historic broadcaster based in Essex.An internal “Death of a Monarch” procedure was accidentally triggered at its…
Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday said it has recovered nearly Rs 2.9 lakh of the Rs 3 lakh bribe allegedly accepted by Pratapgarh Station House Officer (SHO) Praveen Singh. The agency has registered a corruption case against Singh under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Senior officials said the SHO’s arrest is…
