Sunday Special: British Student Discovers Mahatma’s Cleanliness Raj | Ahmedabad News

A postgraduate student of environmental science, Inkster sorts city’s waste at the Ranip centre of Paryavaran Mitra Every morning, in a tin-roofed shed, 21-year-old Samuel Inkster reaches into piles of discarded plastic. The bottles are crusted with betel juice, sticky with spit and sometimes still filled with remnants of gutka. There are half-eaten snacks and…

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Thrown into battle in two weeks’: Russia plans 500,000-strong mobilisation, Ukraine claims

Russia is preparing to mobilise 500,000 personnel in the coming autumn, with plans to send some conscripts to the eastern front within weeks of training, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday.Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, said the Russian military command intends to use the mobilised forces to address immediate personnel shortages…

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CM unveils Gorakhpur civic body’s Vision 2047 roadmap | Varanasi News

Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday unveiled the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation’s ‘Vision Document 2047’, outlining a roadmap for transforming the city into a self-reliant and modern urban centre.The document incorporates details of development works executed by the corporation in the past, ongoing projects and plans aimed at strengthening civic infrastructure and governance.According to officials,…

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Shop, dine, relax: Airport-style arrivals, departures and shopping malls to dot Secunderabad railway station | Hyderabad News

The redevelopment project is being carried out at a cost of ₹715 crore Hyderabad: The next time your train to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru or Ahmedabad is running late at Secunderabad railway station, you may no longer have to spend hours waiting on the platform. Instead, you could head to shopping malls inside the station, browse…

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Bengal govt to launch unified digital parking system in Kolkata | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The state govt will introduce a “one-side parking” system across Kolkata and bring the city’s parking network under a unified digital platform, urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said on Friday.A dedicated app will provide real-time information on available spaces, allow users to reserve slots and make digital payments. “We are trying…

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Monsoon-ready: WR fortifies tracks, bridges and drainage | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: The Western Railway’s Ahmedabad division has intensified its monsoon preparedness to ensure passenger safety and uninterrupted train operations. A review meeting chaired by divisional railway manager Ved Prakash assessed the division’s readiness to tackle rain-related disruptions, with officials reviewing preventive maintenance of tracks, bridges, culverts and drainage systems.The division said joint inspections with state…

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