Shivamogga: The growing threat of poachers stealing surveillance equipment used for wildlife monitoring has come into sharp focus after a 58-year-old man was arrested in Kargal, a town in Shivamogga district.Police said Roichan of Banukuli village was caught after he allegedly stole a high-tech camera trap installed by the forest department for the National Tiger…
NEUFC’s home game against Bagan was riddled with confusion and controversy due to the heavy rain that left the ground heavily waterlogged Panaji: Coach Manolo Marquez has warned that he will not allow his team to take the field if FC Goa encounter heavy rain and a waterlogged outfield, like Mohun Bagan SG did against…
Sachin and Arjun Tendulkar during their Mumbai Indians days NEW DELHI: As Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 53rd birthday, fans across the cricketing world poured in wishes for the man often called the “God of Cricket”. But one of the most talked-about messages came from his son, Arjun Tendulkar, and it had a funny twist.In a…
Gandhinagar: The state govt has reportedly given the green signal to Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) to denotify about 36 square kilometres of land under the agriculture zone, facilitating its conversion into residential and commercial use in fast-developing areas along the periphery of Ahmedabad city. Sources said that the move is likely to be implemented…
Hyderabad: Roads and buildings (R&B) minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has directed officials to treat the road development programme being taken up at a cost of 98,000 crore as top priority and ensure its swift execution.“Nearly 6,500 people lost their lives in road accidents in the state in 2025. Taking this seriously, govt is implementing large-scale…
Chandigarh: Observing that road re-carpeting works in the city are not being monitored by the engineering officers concerned, the chief engineer of the Chandigarh civic body has warned the officials that any delay in work implementation would invite punitive action.Chief engineer Sanjay Arora has written to the superintending engineer and all three executive engineers of…
Participants learnt about bat behaviour and their vital ecological roles at the Bat Walk To mark International Bat Appreciation Day, a first-of-its-kind fold-out publication on the bats of Delhi NCR was launched, aimed at making knowledge about these nocturnal mammals more accessible to the public. The event was followed by an immersive Bat Walk led…
Kolkata: In a dramatic four-hour operation that pushed the city’s disaster management units to their limits, a fully grown cow was pulled from the depths of the city’s subterranean drainage network on Thursday evening.The rescue near the perennially busy Haldiram crossing on VIP Road, necessitated a coordinated effort by the Bidhannagar Traffic Police, the Fire…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) — as part of its special drive against establishments contributing to air pollution — sealed as many as 14 Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants between April 17 and 21.A senior PCMC official, while talking to TOI, said our nuisance squad teams inspected over 60 RMC plants during the…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday urged Union steel and heavy industries minister HD Kumaraswamy to establish a green steel plant in Bayyaram in Mahabubabad district in Telangana. The CM met with Kumaraswamy and also minister of state for steel Bhupathi Srinivas Varma in New Delhi.During the meeting, the CM briefed the Union…
