Officials were also directed to identify areas prone to waterlogging and construct rainwater harvesting pits at such locations Gurgaon: Bulk waste generators, including industries and institutions in IMT Manesar generating more than 100 kilograms of waste per day, will be required to process and dispose of their wet waste independently at their own premises, MCM…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana: Violence in Tuesday’s Punjab municipal elections left a Congress candidate with injured limbs at Raikot and a cameraman stabbed in Jagraon after a Congress sympathiser confronted an AAP MLA.The violence flared across six municipal councils in the Ludhiana district, where intense political friction overshadowed voter turnout.In Raikot, attackers injured the arms and legs…
Drone drug trafficking cases up 100-fold in 5 years (File photo) NEW DELHI: The skies are the new frontiers in India’s war on drugs, as a 100-fold jump in drone trafficking incidents over the last five years has forced security agencies to confront a highly sophisticated, tech-empowered threat. The annual Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) data…
New Delhi: What would you ask Mahatma Gandhi if you could speak to him face to face? Did the Partition break him emotionally? Why did he leave South Africa? What did he think people misunderstood most about him? Why did he never become Prime Minister?At the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya on Wednesday, that impossible conversation suddenly felt…
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta marshalled eight opposition legislators out of the House NEW DELHI: Delhi legislative assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday marshalled eight opposition MLAs out of the House after they sought an urgent discussion on alleged large-scale irregularities in the distribution of subsidised foodgrains.The opposition’s demand came amid allegations by AAP Delhi…
KALYANI/KOLKATA: Six Trinamool Congress MLAs and four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended Tuesday an administrative meeting of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in an apparent act of defiance as the party’s post-poll haemorrhage showed no signs of stopping. The development coincided with TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy striking a discordant note on the May…
Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out on Thursday at a scrap godown near Chharodi village on the Sanand-Viramgam highway, causing panic in the area and sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. The godown, located near a company, was rapidly engulfed by the flames that spread through large quantities of highly combustible scrap…
Lucknow: Lucknow University has been selected by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to host the North Zone Inter-University Men’s Cricket Tournament 2026-27, marking the return of a national-level cricket event to the campus after nearly four decades.The university has also been awarded the hosting rights for the All India Inter-University Men’s Judo Championship 2026-27…
Panaji: Goa State Election Commission (SEC) is likely to finalise new wards for 11 municipal councils based on the population in the municipal council areas next week and not on the number of electorates in the council areas. Earlier, SEC wards were created based on the number of electorates in the municipal areas.A senior govt…
Hindus observe Jyeshtha Purnima on June 29, 2026, a sacred full moon day dedicated to worshipping Lord Satyanarayan. This auspicious occasion, falling in the revered Jyeshtha month, is marked by fasting and prayers. The day also holds significance for Vat Purnima, where married women fast for their husbands’ well-being, revering the banyan tree. Mantras are…
