Bengaluru-Chennai expressway Bengaluru: Motorists can now travel on nearly 100km of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway after National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) opened an additional 25km stretch in Andhra Pradesh.In early 2025, NHAI opened a 71km stretch within Karnataka – from Hoskote to Bethamangala (KGF). After a gap of nearly one-and-a-half years, the Bethamangala-Baireddypalle section in Andhra…
Chennai: Two persons were arrested on charges of abusing and assaulting police after a protest turned violent following a delay in shifting the body of a road accident victim to a govt hospital for post-mortem examination near Vadamadurai in Tiruvallur district.Police said Kalaiyarasan, 40, a daily-wage labourer from Periyar Nagar in Vadamadurai panchayat, died after…
Hyderabad: Raidurgam police have arrested a 23-year-old private worker-turned laptop thief and recovered four stolen laptops from his possession. Police alleged that he turned to theft to clear debts incurred through online betting.The accused, identified as Nagishetty Jashwanth, was a former MNC employee from Rompicherla in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.While investigating complaints related to three…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at slain BJP worker Prasanta Dey’s residence on Saturday Howrah: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday visited the residence of slain BJP worker Prasanta Dey in Howrah’s Bagnan and assured the bereaved family that police were working to solve the case at the earliest. Adhikari also assured that one family member would get…
Panaji: Scientists at the ICAR–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI), Old Goa, have launched a research project to evaluate whether spent mushroom substrate organic manure (SMSOM)—a by-product of mushroom cultivation—can improve crop productivity and soil health.The study will assess the effectiveness of SMSOM as a natural fertiliser for rice and vegetable crops, with a focus…
Varanasi: A 23-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son were found hanging inside their house in Hanumanpur under Mughalsarai Kotwali police limits of Chandauli district on Friday night. Police have sent the bodies for postmortem and launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the deaths.The incident came to light when the woman’s husband, Ajay…
Kapadwanj illegal firecracker unit fire Ahmedabad: Two workers were injured after a major explosion ripped through an illegal firecracker factory in Kapadwanj town on Saturday morning. One of the victims was taken to the civil hospital in Nadiad, while the other was shifted to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.The injured persons have not yet been identified.Kheda superintendent…
The MC had given away the task of bioremediation of 20 lakh metric tons of waste in its second phase to a private firm in March 2024 but the actual work on ground could begin in February-March this year because the electricity connection and other requirements were not fulfilled Ludhiana: Where on one hand the…
In a move that could significantly alter the quiet character of the city’s residential sectors, the Chandigarh administration has permitted bed and breakfast (BnB) establishments to operate inside large residential houses under the BnB policy framed by the department of tourism Chandigarh: In a move that could significantly alter the quiet character of the city’s…
Vijay Kombe, state president of the Maharashtra State Primary Teachers’ Forum, said the examination should not be conducted again without a complete overhaul of its process Pune: Several teachers on Saturday came down heavily on the Maharashtra State Examination Council after it postponed Sunday’s TET exam over a suspected paper leak, saying it had learned…
