A BJP member is taken into preventive custody near KRS reservoir on Friday following protests over Cauvery river water-sharing Bengaluru: The latest Cauvery river water crisis, caused by a steep rainfall deficit in Karnataka, has again revived calls for a permanent, scientific distress-sharing formula to govern water releases during drought years.While the Cauvery Water Disputes…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian Ambassador to Canada Sanjay Verma has defended India’s position on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case, asserting that allegations linking India to the killing were “baseless” and unsupported by evidence. He also maintained that New Delhi has consistently warned Canada about Khalistani extremist activities.“Whatever allegations were levelled were grave, but there was…
Money, voice, and family matters carry weight today. It’s one of your better days for accumulation and putting things in order. Saturn rewards serious effort, while Jupiter blesses long-term planning, so what you begin now can hold shape beyond this week.Some guests may arrive at home, expected or not. That may change your schedule, but…
Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal (File photo) Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal has said India could “weaponise” the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) and expressed hope that “better sense” would prevail to prevent the two neighbours from going to war again, this time over water.He noted that the treaty had remained “untouchable” for almost seven decades since it…
Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: Over the past decade, at least 300 govt primary schools have had to close in Goa, with parents increasingly showing a preference for nearby privately-managed aided schools. As it is was largely govt schools offering education in the mother tongue, now with the closures, only 8.8% of all primary school enrolment in Goa is…
Bengaluru: Amid reports of a growing number of pregnant women falling prey to unqualified practitioners posing as gynaecologists in Bengaluru’s outskirts and suburban areas, the Bengaluru Urban zilla panchayat Tuesday directed the health department to intensify action against such individuals.“Unqualified practitioners masquerading as gynaecologists are allegedly administering unauthorised treatment in several parts of the district,…
NGT is hearing a case pertaining to illegal mining in Ropar Chandigarh: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken serious note of environmental compliance gaps among stone crushers operating in Punjab’s Ropar district, with only 10 of 153 units inspected by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) found compliant, while 71 were found non-compliant and 55 partially…
Today can send a strong career message if you were born on the 8th, 17th or 26th of any month as the Moon transits in the zodiac sign of Scorpio. According to numerology, the energy of the number 8 rules these dates. This number is all about Saturn, discipline, karma, responsibility, authority, patience and long-term…
Kolkata: Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh on Thursday said former party netas Tapas Ray and Sajal Ghosh were “forced to leave” Trinamool, in a pointed social media post that also called for “self-analysis” within the party.The remarks came hours after Kunal took oath in the assembly from pro tem speaker Tapas Ray, who returned to the…
Mohali: A special CBI court in Mohali has convicted a suspended executive engineer (XEN) of the Punjab public works department (buildings and roads) in a corruption and forgery case involving fraudulent bills worth Rs 1.62 crore raised to obtain govt funds.Special CBI judge Baljinder Singh Sra convicted Joginder Singh, 58, former XEN, provincial division, PWD…
