LIFE AFTER DEATH: A cyclone in 1964 wiped Dhanushkodi off the map. The town is now trying to return to life As the sun rises and the horizon melts into the sea, Dhanushkodi stirs to life. Hawkers begin to line the narrow road flanked by the sea, fishermen return to the shores with their catch,…
Jaisalmer: Talks between the Barmer district administration and a delegation protesting over the Giral Lignite Mines issue continued for nearly five hours Tuesday at the District Collectorate, but ended without any concrete resolution. The agitation continued Wednesday for the 16th consecutive day, with Shiv MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati remaining at the dharna site in Giral…
Chennai: AMMK’s lone MLA S Kamaraj on Tuesday also extended support to TVK govt in the assembly, marking a turnaround, days after alleging that his signature on a purported support letter to TVK was forged. Hours after, AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran sacked him from the party and hit out at TVK president Vijay, accusing…
With a multicultural evening, Sunder Nursery celebrated the festival of Baisakhi with an evening bazaar on Saturday As the sun set on Saturday, Delhiites gathered at Sunder Nursery’s Baisakhi Evening Bazaar to celebrate folk art and seasonal flavours. From ganne ka juice and cinnamon coffee to hand-painted decor and homemade preserves, the heritage park was…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: “Why should only girls have all the free rides?” Disappointment writ large on their faces, boys are asking this question. They are yet to come to terms with Karnataka govt’s announcement — made more than a week ago — that male students, too, enjoy free bus rides to schools and colleges. From…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has ruled that Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) can legally lay and maintain sewerage through private property without acquiring ownership of the land, provided it requires only a limited right of use.However, Justice Suraj Govindaraj made it clear that the board must strictly follow the safeguards laid down in…
Imphal: CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said Manipur’s overall situation has shown significant improvement.Khemchand’s remarks came after a meeting with the director general of Assam Rifles, Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera at the secretariat in Imphal.The DG Assam Rifles called on the CM and held a detailed discussion on the prevailing law and order and…
In terms of plant nutrition, the root system is traditionally viewed as the main access point to nutrients. Ground-breaking research, however, has demonstrated an additional survival strategy with elegant sophistication. Plants in some of the world’s highly nutrient-poor environments have developed a strategy for ‘eating’ minerals found in aerial dust and, subsequently, avoiding exhausted soil…
Experts advised farmers to maximise the use of highly digestible, quality fodders—such as maize silage, berseem hay, and fresh green fodder—while strictly limiting poor-quality straw in the daily ration Ludhiana: As soaring temperatures trigger severe heat stress in dairy livestock—leading to lower feed intake and reduced milk production—experts from Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal…
Donald Trump with Ivanka Trump (Image/X) US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump was allegedly targeted for assassination by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-trained member in a revenge plot linked to the 2020 killing of top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, according to a report by the New York Post.According to the report, recently…
