New Delhi: Deep below the city’s crowded roads, historic neighbourhoods and bustling commercial hubs, nine tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are at work across Delhi.These TBMs are machines used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross-section. The macines can bore into a variety of soil and rock strata. They can be designed to bore through anything…
Pune: The transition into agricultural pursuits for 41-year-old Aundh resident Smita Mehetre didn’t start with sprawling acres of fertile land. It began over a decade ago on a humble one-metre-by-10-inches windowsill, with just a few tiny plants.Today, she owns and operates a thriving organic farm in Satara, but her core message to urban dwellers remains…
Pateliya (L) is yet to find courage to fly again; Mukti (R) lost her parents and says she will not board a flight again AHMEDABAD: Mukti Vansadiya’s life is an irony. For 12 years, the Ankleshwar resident booked airline tickets professionally at a travel agency. After losing her parents, Divya (60) and Arjunsinh (65), she…
Former visa officer explains what to do after your F1 visa gets denied. Former visa officer Yvette Bansal explained that most of the F1 visa applicants in India are getting rejected on 214(b), and it means teh visa has been refused on either of the following grounds: whether you will use the visa class appropriately,…
Guwahati: Assam produces just over 26 lakh eggs a day against a daily requirement of more than 57 lakh, prompting the state govt to set a production target of 60 lakh eggs to achieve self-reliance, animal husbandry and veterinary and fisheries minister Nilima Devi said in the assembly on Tuesday, while responding to MLA Abdur…
Image: National Portrait Gallery A handwritten letter penned by Princess Diana nearly three decades ago is drawing fresh attention ahead of an upcoming auction. Written just days after her landmark BBC Panorama interview in November 1995, the note offers a rare glimpse into Diana’s state of mind during one of the most turbulent periods of…
SRINAGAR: School holidays in Kashmir have been extended by three days and Amarnath yatra suspended following forecast of an adverse weather spell from July 20 to July 23, even as mercury continued to rise across the region on Saturday, with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 35.9 degree.“It was a severe heat day in Kashmir…
Keep your cards close today. Venus, your ruler, is not weak, but the Moon’s position shows hidden resistance around you. That means not everyone smiling at you is truly on your side. Quiet opposition, small rivalry, or unnecessary interference may come from people you already know, perhaps at work, in the neighbourhood, or even through…
DK Shivakumar with expelled BJP legislators ST Somashekar and Shivaram Hebbar at Vidhana Soudha Bengaluru: The legislative council elections Thursday saw the return of a familiar political phrase — atmasakshi or voting according to one’s conscience — as rebel BJP and JD(S) legislators sought to explain their choices.The term, often associated with political defections and…
Mohali: Former IA&AS officer and ex-additional deputy comptroller & auditor general of India Onkar Nath has urged the Mohali municipal corporation to clear encroachments from public footpaths, alleging that pedestrians are being forced onto busy roads, increasing accident risks.In a complaint to the MC, Nath claimed footpaths across several sectors have been encroached upon by…
