Statewide, forms for 1.5 crore of Haryana’s over 2 crore electorate had been digitised as of 10am Friday Gurgaon: With three days left for the first phase of Haryana’s special intensive revision (SIR) to be completed, nearly half of Gurgaon’s voters remain unenumerated — the worst showing among the state’s 22 districts.Booth level officers (BLOs)…
Mumbai: Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) arrested two Indian passengers for smuggling 19.017 kg of hydroponic weed worth over Rs 6.65 crore in the illicit market from their baggage following their arrival from Bangkok.The arrested persons have been identified as Tejinder Gaba, 48, a resident of Karnal, Haryana, and Rohan Chandrakant Mahale,…
Heatwave alert for Delhi, UP, Punjab, Haryana and more: What to expect over next 5 days (Image credit: ANI) Heatwave conditions continue to grip large parts of India, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of severe temperatures across several states.In its May 20 press release, the IMD said, “Heat wave to severe heat wave…
Image credit: Major League Cricket NEW DELHI: Veteran spinner Sunil Narine produced a brilliant spell with the ball after half-centuries from Andre Fletcher and Matthew Tromp helped Los Angeles Knight Riders beat Washington Freedom by 18 runs in the Major League Cricket (MLC) clash at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Friday.The victory earned…
NEW DELHI: Govt has asked the US Trade Representative (USTR) to reconsider its proposal to impose 12.5% additional tariff on Indian products for allegedly failing to act against forced labour, arguing that the move does not meet legal standards, lacks country-specific analysis and fails to establish causal link between absence of import prohibitions and its…
Kolkata: A toxic combination of climbing midnight temperatures and relentless relative humidity is trapping Kolkata in a worsening cycle of nighttime heat stress, with the city’s low-income populations bearing the brunt of the crisis.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that Kolkata’s minimum temperatures — typically recorded past midnight — will rise further in the…
New Delhi: A recent assessment of measures regarding summer preparedness at 24 Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (Dusib) shelters has flagged serious gaps in implementation of plans and lack of basic amenities. The field survey has also noted two heat-related deaths at a couple of the facilities.Centre for Holistic Development (CHD), a non-profit organisation that…
Flower-seller Bela Behera from Orissa Ganjam is set to return home after a decade after HAM Radio enthusiasts traced her family Kolkata: A 60-year-old flower seller from Odisha, Bela Behera, is set to reunite with her family nearly 10 years after she went missing while travelling to Kolkata to buy flowers before Rath Yatra.After she…
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MUMBAI: Discussions across medical forums in recent weeks have centred around “problems” with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act after two court interventions put gynaecologists under scrutiny.“Why are doctors being made scapegoats?” asked senior Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Sudhir Naik, reflecting the anger in medical circles.In one case, an FIR was filed against a gynaecologist…
