Of the 3,817 lakes managed by the minor irrigation department, 616 have dried up completely, while another 1,802 hold barely 1% to 30% of their storage. Only 22 lakes are full. Another 791 have storage between 31% and 50% Bengaluru: The worsening rainfall deficit has left thousands of lakes on the brink, with only 584…
Chennai: One of three youths riding on the same bike was killed, and the other two injured, after crashing into a road median on the Tambaram–Maduravoyal Bypass Road near Vanagaram in the early hours of Monday. Police said they were drunk and not wearing helmets while speeding on the stretch.Police identified the deceased as Nithish…
BJP accuses Cong, MIM of creating hurdles in SIR process Hyderabad: Telangana BJP on Monday alleged that Congress and AIMIM leaders were intimidating booth level officers (BLOs) and creating hurdles in the SIR of electoral rolls in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Malkajgiri and Chevella parliamentary constituencies. A BJP delegation, led by state president N Ramchander Rao, met…
Vinod admitted that he had studied only up to Class 10 and possessed no medical qualification Gurgaon: Decoy operations in two parts of the city have exposed what officials suspect is an organised network illegally dispensing medical abortion kits through licensed pharmacies, fuelling female infanticide that continues to be a concern in Haryana as gains…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official work in the state from Sept 1, a day after Union home minister Amit Shah suggested the move in a letter to him.“From Sept 1, 2026, the use of Bengali will be compulsory in govt work at all levels….
On Monday, the Hindon flowed at 202.1 metres in Ghaziabad Noida: Rain in its catchment area in Uttarakhand is making the docile Hindon river rise again, reviving memories of 2023, when hundreds of houses built on its heavily encroached riverbed were inundated and 3,000 people were displaced.On Monday, Hindon flowed at 202.1 metres in Ghaziabad…
Ferran Torres after the U-17 WC final against England in Kolkata in 2017 Panaji: Nine years ago, Ferran Torres couldn’t hide his disappointment as he picked up the silver medal after the FIFA U-17 World Cup final in Kolkata. In the 2017 tournament, the Spain winger was in sublime form all through the tournament, but…
Varanasi: Two cattle smugglers were arrested in separate encounters in Varanasi and Ghazipur districts on Monday morning after they allegedly opened fire on police during attempts to evade arrest. Both of them sustained bullet injuries in the leg in retaliatory firing. Police also seized cattle-laden trucks from their possession.Regarding the action in Varanasi, ACP Kotwali…
The main accused were taken to the illegal firecracker factory site to reconstruct the events that led to the explosion Ahmedabad: One more man succumbed to burn injuries caused by a blast at a firecracker factory in the Ramol area of the city on Saturday, taking the death toll to 10. A total of four…
Jalandhar: With the controversy over the release of the movie ‘Satluj’ and its quick takedown from an OTT platform, a debate is raging on the number of deaths, especially of Hindus, in militant violence in Punjab in the 1980s-90s.Earlier, senior politicians would vaguely mention 25,000 to 35,000 deaths, and the implication was that they included…
