Karnataka HC upholds transfer of 7 acres of veterinary university land | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has dismissed a PIL plea challenging the state govt’s decision to transfer seven acres of land belonging to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) in Hebbal for judges’ quarters and a super-specialty hospital.The petition questioned a Jan 8, 2026 govt order directing the transfer of four acres of land…

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Solar panels were installed above grapevines in Italy’s Puglia, and the harvest revealed a surprising 277% jump in grape production |

In a vineyard in Italy’s Puglia region, rows of grapevines grew beneath something more usually associated with power stations than agriculture: photovoltaic panels. The arrangement changed the amount of sunlight reaching the vines, but it also altered what was happening much closer to the ground. Soil stayed wetter, temperatures were less extreme and the air…

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Ludhiana traders flag civic issues | Ludhiana News

Ludhiana: A delegation of industrialists met municipal commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta to demand action on poor sanitation, broken streetlights, and encroachments in the city’s focal points.The group complained that roadsides in industrial zones have turned into dumping grounds. They noted that scattered waste creates a negative impression on international buyers and business delegations, often leaving…

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Action against 3 officials after slippage on Lko-Knp expressway |

Lucknow: Taking note of road surface slippage on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway within a fortnight of its inauguration, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated administrative action against officials found negligent in monitoring the project.Deputy general manager of the construction company Vivek Kumar Gupta, engineer Surendra Kumar, who headed the team of independent engineers,…

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After top court verdict, AP nixes SC certificate of pastor Anand | Hyderabad News

Guntur: Andhra Pradesh authorities have cancelled the Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate of pastor Chintada Anand after concluding that he practised Christianity and, hence, ineligible for protections under constitutional provisions following the Supreme Court ruling in his case in March this year. This is likely the first SC certificate cancellation in AP after the verdict.The district…

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