Amritsar: Lying deep in the fertile plains between Amritsar and Lahore, a once-thriving utopian colony that stood as a testament to communal harmony before the bloodletting of Partition in 1947 is being rediscovered by a new generation of Punjabi litterateurs.Recently, the Punjab language department marked the birth anniversary of Gurbakhsh Singh Preetlari, the visionary civil…
Amritsar: Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday flagged off the Amrit Bharat Express from Amritsar Junction railway station for New Jalpaiguri. The 14664/14663 Amrit Bharat Express will benefit migrant workers, students, businessmen, tourists, pilgrims, and families travelling between Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.Bittu said the Amrit Bharat Express…
Maharashtra has over one lakh anganwadi workers and helpers Pune: Women and child development minister Aditi Tatkare informed the legislative council that pending honorarium payments for anganwadi workers and helpers under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme have been cleared up to May. The minister attributed the recent delays to the rollout of a…
The Sakal Jain Samaj in Kolkata organized a massive silent rally on Saturday. The protest was triggered by a horrific hit-and-run incident in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, which resulted in the deaths of two Jain sadhvis (nuns) while they were on a religious walking pilgrimage (Vihar). The community suspects the incident may involve a larger conspiracy…
A giant world orbiting a distant sun-like star has given astronomers an unexpected glimpse into the weather systems of some of the coldest known exoplanets. Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have identified evidence of salt-rich clouds in the atmosphere of GJ 504 b, a massive gas giant often referred to…
Image: Goldman Environmental Foundation For more than three decades, the Goldman Environmental Prize has honoured ordinary people taking extraordinary action to protect the planet. Often referred to as the “Green Oscar” or the “Green Nobel”, the award recognises grassroots environmental leaders whose campaigns have changed laws, protected ecosystems and defended vulnerable communities. In 2026, the…
Hyderabad: A day after the court granted permission, Nampally police took three accused, including Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Mujahid Alam Khan, into their custody on Thursday for their alleged role in the murder of advocate Khaja Moizuddin.On Thursday morning, a team of policemen from Nampally police station came to Chanchalguda jail and took the…
Based on the RTI findings, Kirit Somaiya has alleged that the corrections in the birth certificates were carried out illegally and has demanded that the BMC register an police complaint to investigate the matter and identify those responsible Mumbai: The M-East ward office in Govandi accounted for 3,132 birth certificate corrections that were made without…
Rajkot: Two persons were rescued after a fire broke out in an air-conditioner unit on the first floor of a private hospital in Bhuj, Kutch, on Monday morning. No injuries or casualties were reported.The incident was reported around 9.15am at Viable Hospital on Hospital Road in Bhuj.The Bhuj fire brigade reached the hospital with a…
Shillong: A major ginger processing unit is nearing completion in Ri-Bhoi district, known for its fertile soil and favourable agricultural atmosphere, in an initiative at reviving Meghalaya’s position as a leading ginger-producing state.“The largest ginger processing unit in the state, with a project cost of about Rs 20 crore, will soon be inaugurated in Ri…
