Ludhiana: Punjab’s beekeeping industry is on the brink of collapse as a “perfect storm” of erratic weather, punitive US tariffs, and rampant honey adulteration forces veteran apiarists to abandon the trade.Production has plummeted this season, with beekeepers reporting yields of just 18-20 kg from each hive, down from the traditional average of 35kg. The decline…
Medical device makers set for quicker clearances NEW DELHI: Manufacturers of blood pressure monitors, cardiac stents, hip and knee implants and other medical devices could soon get regulatory approvals up to 25 days faster, with the Centre proposing changes to streamline the licensing process while retaining existing quality, safety and performance standards. Union health ministry…
Lucknow/New Delhi: In a shocking case, a trainee pilot was injured while deboarding a twin-engine trainer aircraft of Garg Aviation with the propeller running at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport on Friday (June 26) night. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken a serious view of the accident, which has left the 22-year-old Riya Batra…
A KSRTC bus overturned near Avaragere Bridge, killing its driver and conductor. BENGALURU: Two men were killed and 14 passengers injured after a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus overturned near Avaragere Bridge in Bidadi on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway on Saturday morning.The deceased were the driver and conductor of the bus, which belonged to…
Words once said can not be taken back. One should not let their mouth carry them where their foot can’t bring them back. It means do not say anything without thinking, out of rage, and regret later because you can’t take back those words. There is no easy way to say this: acting impulsively has…
Hyderabad: Almost a week after five armed robbers broke into a jewellery shop in Karimnagar, firing at four people before decamping with cash and gold, the accused remain at large, with the police now suspecting some of them may have fled to Maharashtra.According to Karimnagar police commissioner Gaush Alam, the police received significant clues and…
The beneficiaries received seeds of tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, coriander, spinach, white radish and chilli Dibrugarh: One of Assam’s leading non-profit organisations, All & Sundry NGO, distributed improved vegetable seeds among 200 flood-affected families in Nazira on Sunday.The distribution took place in Nirmolia Gaon and Sundarpukhuri Gaon in Sivasagar district under the NGO’s ‘Borokhar-Beli’ campaign, which…
The infant was cared for by officials of Ashwinikumar police station before she was handed over to her late father’s brother Surat: In a tragic fallout of fractured family ties, a 25-year-old woman who married against her family’s wishes died by suicide days ago, leaving behind a one-year-old daughter. Police and her late husband’s relatives…
Ludhiana: The atmosphere in govt schools of Ludhiana is tense. Teachers’ nerves are frayed and exhaustion is writ large on their faces. They do not seem to be in the mood to entertain students’ doubts. Census duties have started in Ludhiana. The timing is bad.After a slew of “stern action” threats by the administration, teachers…
Anthropic said it had received approval to restore access to Mythos 5 for a select group of organisations The US government has authorised a limited release of Anthropic’s advanced artificial intelligence model, Mythos 5, allowing a small group of trusted American cybersecurity firms and infrastructure providers to access it after concerns over national security led…
