Mumbai: In a workshop at King Circle, a towering Ganesh idol is slowly taking shape, not from Plaster of Paris (PoP), but from shadu clay, sculpted patiently by hand. For years, commercial idol-makers have been arguing that giant public idols cannot be made from clay, claiming the material is too fragile to support its own…
Nominations for the three seats will close on June 8, while polling is scheduled for June 18 Jaipur: As the process for electing three Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan gathers pace, the spotlight has once again fallen on the state’s poor record of women’s representation in Parliament’s Upper House. Since the Rajya Sabha was constituted…
Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) has written to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to immediately capture all stray dogs from the campus, including areas near the quarters, and ensure their vaccination and sterilisation following multiple dog-bite cases on campus. Meanwhile, a letter with over 580 signatures from animal lovers, including teachers and students, was submitted to the…
Kyle Jamieson punished after send-off to Vaibhav Kyle Jamieson, representing the Delhi Capitals, has been handed a demerit point and an official warning for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match No. 43 against the Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.The New Zealand fast bowler was found guilty of a Level 1 offence under…
Chennai: A day after the murder of a 55-year-old woman in Pulicat, Tiruvallur, police have arrested a man who lived in the same locality, for murdering her and robbing her jewellery to fund his pregnant wife’s hospital expenses.On Monday, Thiruppalaivanam police were alerted after the victim’s husband found her dead at their home near the…
Ludhiana: Traffic was disrupted near Bharat Nagar Chowk after a nearly 12-foot stretch of road caved in Friday morning.The cave-in occurred on the stretch towards the bus stand. Local residents alerted area councillor Ruchi Gulati, who informed civic officials.Gulati (ward 73) attributed the collapse to private cable wiring work. “Digging for cables led to water…
The relative humidity (RH) was 73% at 8.30am, which reduced to 50% at 5.30pm Ahmedabad: Several pockets of the state may experience “above normal to appreciably above normal” maximum temperatures for the next three days, indicated India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast on Tuesday. It is primarily due to the absence of rainfall with no major…
Hyderabad: In a major milestone for Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), the first rake of coal from Naini (Odisha) reached Telangana National Thermal Power Station (NTPC) in Mancherial districts on Thursday. Loaded with approximately 4,000 tonnes of coal, the rake travelled 1,131 kilometres, marking the first-ever transportation of coal from an SCCL-owned mine outside Telangana…
A damaged road near Race Course and Hindustan Church in Pune Cantonment Board limit Pune: Several key roads in the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) limits have become extremely challenging due to potholes after the recent spells of heavy rainfall, triggering widespread criticism from residents and civic activists.They alleged the cantonment authorities failed to undertake adequate…
New Delhi: In her mid-50s, Poonam Kashyap was busy ensuring that all her household belongings were packed as she prepared to leave her single-room home in Yamuna Bazar, where she claims to have lived for the past 35 years.Residents in the area said they received a final warning from authorities late Friday night to vacate…
