Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said the state govt is planning to establish modern grain silos at 20 locations across major paddy-producing districts to strengthen storage infrastructure and reduce post-harvest losses.Speaking at a review meeting with representatives of grain storage and transportation sectors at the secretariat, he said…
Ahmedabad: The state govt on Wednesday appointed Surat police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut as the new Ahmedabad police commissioner. The post was vacant since the elevation of G S Malik as Gujarat’s new DGP on June 6.A notification issued by principal secretary, home department, Sanjeev Kumar, said Gahlaut has been appointed Ahmedabad city police commissioner…
KOLKATA: EC suspended Sandeep Sarkar, officer in-charge of Hingalganj PS, over allegations of partisanship and failure to ensure a level playing field during the assembly polls. It directed disciplinary action be initiated against him, reports Sanjib Chakraborty.The decision comes amid heightened political tension in North 24 Parganas. over allegations that BJP distributed cash to voters…
Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday issued notices to state and central govts in response to a petition challenging the May 22 notification for effecting increase in minimum wages.Justice Jyoti M posted the matter to June 9 for consideration of the interim prayer of stay sought by Karnataka Employers’ Association (KEA) and Ethereal Machines Private Limited,…
Navi Mumbai: A 35-year-old man walking along the pavement near a 3-storeyed Geeta Apartment building in Sector 11, Juhugaon, Vashi node was killed, and a woman pedestrian sustained minor injuries after the balcony portion with iron grille of the said building’s second-floor flat collapsed during heavy rain and fell on the two pedestrians. The NMMC…
Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Wednesday inducted the new batch of its flagship PGP programme and PGP-FABM programme with 414 and 44 students respectively. About 61% of PGP students are engineers, whereas 31% of the batch consists of female students.Encouraging students to leverage technology and AI responsibly, Prof Ankur Sinha, chairperson, PGP, noted that learning—not…
A new United Nations climate report has warned that the worst may still lie ahead for India and the world as temperatures in Rajasthan soared to 48.2°C on Wednesday and heatwave conditions gripped large parts of northern and central India.The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) projected this week that there is a 75 per cent chance…
BENGALURU: Twelve Indian startups and research institutions have been selected for funding and mentoring under a joint India-UK programme to develop technologies aimed at tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment, an increasingly recognised public health challenge.The winners were announced under the 2025-26 call of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms’ (C-CAMP) programme on…
Residents of Dadar Parsi Colony and Kings Circle faced a grueling eight-hour power blackout overnight, sparking renewed worries about the ongoing electricity issues plaguing their area. MUMBAI: Residents of Dadar Parsi Colony and parts of Kings Circle faced a major power disruption that lasted for nearly eight hours overnight, triggering fresh concerns over recurring electricity…
Gurgaon: A teenager from Bihar who was allegedly kidnapped, forced into labour and lost an arm has been granted Rs 10 lakh compensation by Haryana govt.While the state’s victim compensation scheme ordinarily provides Rs 2 lakh in such cases, the Rs 10 lakh solatium for rehabilitation and an advanced artificial limb was approved as a…
