Labourer falls to death from 20th floor of under-construction building in Mumbai | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A 30-year-old labourer died after falling from the 20th floor of an under-construction building in Mumbai, following which police registered a case against the contractor and two others for alleged negligence, an official said on Thursday.The incident took place on Wednesday night in the Evershine Nagar area in the western suburb of Malad (West),…

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Kol, 6 districts go to vote with 2.3 lakh central boots, 38,000 more state cops on ground | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Over 2.3 lakh CAPF, 38,297 Bengal police personnel, 142 general observers, 95 police observers and 100 expenditure observers, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have thrown an unprecedented security blanket in seven poll-bound districts, including Kolkata, ahead of Wednesday’s election. In the past 72 hours alone, 2,348 ‘trouble mongers’ have been put behind bars…

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Jhagrarpar Beel sinks under encroachment & neglect; awaits revival amid yrs of delay in development plans | Guwahati News

Dhubri: Development of Jhagrarpar Beel (wetland) has remained a bone of contention for nearly 28,000 people living on the outskirts of Dhubri town, opposite Dhubri Medical College and Hospital, for years.The wetland sits in a corridor that is rapidly turning urban under the Dhubri-Gauripur Development Authority, positioned between Dhubri and Gauripur towns. Along the 2.5-km…

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Meet Dasia Taylor: High school student who created surgical threads that change colour when infections appear |

At just 17, Dasia Taylor turned a science fair idea into a medical innovation with real-world promise. While studying at Iowa City West High School in Iowa, she began working on colour-changing surgical sutures that could signal infection before a wound became visibly worse. Her inspiration came from a practical problem: expensive “smart” sutures already…

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Uttar Pradesh: Lakhpati Didi scheme transforms rural women’s livelihoods in Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow News

One of many success stories which may be credited to Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh since 2017, is certainly the women empowerment endeavour.In the expansive rural landscapes of Uttar Pradesh, where agriculture has long been the backbone of livelihoods and women traditionally bore the brunt of domestic responsibilities alongside back-breaking farm work, a profound transformation…

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