Riders pause against the monsoon backdrop of Devdari and Rajdari waterfalls during UP Tourism Visit My State Campaign The Riding Chapters Lucknow/Varanasi: From the Buddhist heritage of Sarnath and historic Chunar Fort to the monsoon-fed waterfalls of Devdari and Rajdari, 80 bikers explored eastern Uttar Pradesh over the weekend as part of UP Tourism’s second…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City North MLA Y Bharath Shetty on Tuesday accused the Karnataka govt of allowing a widespread “payment quota” and kickback system to operate across the state, including in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.Addressing a press conference at the Dakshina Kannada BJP office, Shetty demanded an immediate judicial inquiry headed by a sitting judge into…
Ganga water level reaches Aarti platform at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi Varanasi: Continuous heavy rainfall in the hills has started impacting Varanasi, with the Ganga’s water level rising and several idols and small temples along the ghats beginning to submerge. Although the river level has remained largely steady over the past four days, the district…
While some read books, others do yoga, but have you wondered what world leaders truly do in their free time? For Czech Republic president Petr Pavel, the answer is sports photography. This weekend the 64-year-old world leader was spotted attending the Hungarian GP, not as a guest but as a photographer. He arrived with a…
CPI state secretary M Veerapandian CHENNAI: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Monday said “horse-trading” of MLAs was taking place in Tamil Nadu and that it must be stopped for the welfare of the state.Veerapandian told TOI that the Left parties would contest the forthcoming rural local body elections on its own to test its…
Kota: A two-year-old girl was mauled to death by stray dogs in Jhalawar district Friday, sparking panic and anger among residents over the growing stray animal menace.The incident occurred around 5am when the child, identified as Gauri, was sleeping with her father, Rajulal, and elder sister under a makeshift tent near Bhatia Showroom in Jhalawar…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Union govt to permanently freeze the strength of the Lok Sabha at 543 and protect the existing level of parliamentary representation of the states.“The existing number of Lok Sabha seats allocated to the states should be made permanent at…
Says Import Agent Who Advertised On Instagram Failed To Deliver Goods, Refund MoneySurat: A 28-year-old trader filed a cheating complaint with Puna police after allegedly being cheated of Rs 7.16 lakh in a failed import deal for houseware goods from China.Deep Pandya, who runs a houseware business in the Bhagal area, said he travelled to…
Onions for Rs 35/kg: Govt begins sales through PDS shopsChennai: The state govt has launched the sale of onions at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg, as announced in the assembly last week, to contain the recent rise in prices and ease the burden on consumers. Onions are sold for of Rs 55…
The backwaters of Mulshi dam in Pune district Pune: BJP MLA from Daund Rahul Kool on Wednesday in the assembly raised the long-pending proposal of getting Mulshi dam’s water for Pune city. He said there was no breakthrough even after five meetings between the state govt and Tata Power Company which uses water for power…
