Lucknow: During his visit to Ayodhya on Friday, CM Yogi Adityanath announced that Khironi-Suchittaganj Nagar Panchayat will now be named after Maa Jwala, while Bhadarsa Nagar Panchayat will be renamed Bharatpur Bharatkund.The CM also unveiled a statue of late Munna Singh Chauhan, former irrigation and flood control minister of Uttar Pradesh. Paying tribute to Chauhan,…
Chamba: For the first time since the issuance of notification of the Gamgul Siyabehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamba in 1974, wildlife authorities have obtained conclusive evidence of the presence of the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) after capturing photographic and video evidence of four brown bears.Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Wildlife, Chamba, Kuldeep Singh Jamwal,…
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinesh Phogat NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh distanced himself from the ongoing controversy surrounding Vinesh Phogat’s participation in wrestling trials, saying the matter falls entirely under the jurisdiction of the current WFI administration.However, Brij Bhushan defended the federation’s functioning during his tenure,…
Gurgaon: In a move that could improve road safety and help speed up infrastructure projects, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has started assessing the cost of relocating electricity poles, power lines, transformers and other assets installed along public works department (PWD) roads.The exercise follows a request from PWD, which is planning road improvement and…
A significant breakthrough has been made in the field of South American botany. For over two decades, a mysterious tree found in the Andean cloud forests remained ‘unplaced’ (incertae sedis) in botanical records. It looked like an oversized version of familiar garden plants. In early 2024, after extensive research updated through 2026, this towering 66-foot…
Rajendra Pal Gautam – newly appointed AICC incharge for UP Lucknow: Weeks after his futile bid to meet BSP chief Mayawati, Congress SC department chief, Rajendra Pal Gautam, was on Friday appointed the All-India Congress Committee in charge for UP.The order was issued by party general secretary KC Venugopal. Gautam replaces Avinash Pande, who took…
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) and the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) have confirmed that there will be no changes to the syllabus or examination pattern for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2027.The decision was taken during the Consortium’s Governing Body meeting held on July 18, 2026.According to the official…
Langpong C had arrived in Pune on June 1 and was reported missing on June 3 Pune: A 23-year-old youth from Nagaland who came to Pune for work has gone missing under mysterious circumstances from the Bhosari area of Pimpri Chinchwad, prompting members of the Naga community to seek police intervention.The youth identified as Langpong…
NEW DELHI: Two cousins, aged 20 and 14, returning home on a bike from Monday night’s IPL match, became the city’s latest hit-and-run victims after being crushed to death by a truck in central Delhi’s Ashoka Road.The victims were identified as BSc student Yagya Bhatia and Abhav, residents of Ashok Nagar in west Delhi. Police…
Ponda: After finding that a major part of the Opa river has eroded and has a deep ravine under water near the barrage at the Opa Water Works, the water resources department (WRD) has taken up construction of a retaining wall to prevent further erosion.With regard to the deep ravine formed under the river basin,…
