For Delhi-NCR, which is annually in the news for its winter air pollution crisis, the Gujarat experience also offers a useful model NEW DELHI: Nearly 15 years ago, a handful of economists, engineers and regulators began wrestling with a question in Gujarat. Could factories be persuaded to cut pollution without fearing a shutdown?Today, that experiment…
Jubeeda, the panchayat president of Narasimharajapura’s Muslim town, spearheads the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities CHIKKAMAGALURU: This Ganesh Chaturthi, a small town in coffee district of Chikkamagaluru is making waves of amity and harmony. Narasimharajapura town panchayat president Jubeeda, a Muslim, has been leading Ganeshotsav celebrations for 18 years as committee president, and she is all geared…
Ishwarya, whose father is a construction labourer and mother a domestic helper, joined CKL in Season 4 while studying at a government school in Vyasarpadi. CHENNAI: For 14-year-old A Ishwarya, football began as something she did not even know existed. Today, the beautiful game has provided the Class IX student from Namakkal the chance to…
The 69-foot Khairatabad Ganesh idol in Hyderabad Hyderabad: The Khairatabad Ganesh Aagaman drew around 15,000 people this year, marking a sharp rise from the estimated 5,000-10,000 who turned up for the event last year. With the Ganesh festival now underway, organisers are expecting the pandal to attract over 70,000 visitors over the course of the…
Kazi Masum Akhtar was assaulted and abused by construction workers in North Kolkata KOLKATA: Padma Shri awardee teacher Kazi Masum Akhtar and his woman colleague Swati Banerjee were allegedly assaulted and abused when they confronted construction workers after debris from an under-construction high-rise fell on them while they were returning from census duty in North…
The accused, Neha Gohil, 39, allegedly visited the girl’s home along with her son at around noon on Aug 31 when the teenager‘s parents were away at work. AHMEDABAD: A 17-year-old Class XII student from a school in Satellite died by suicide at her Sarkhej residence on Aug 31, hours after she was allegedly confronted…
wailing family members of infant who died of drowning in Mohali Mohali: A two-year-old boy, Deva, drowned after rainwater flooded his rented accommodation at a low-lying area in Kharar on Sunday, turning a spell of heavy rain into a tragedy for his family.Sources said the toddler was sleeping on a low cot inside the house…
JNV Rangia principal Anjana Wadhwa felicitates Rangia MLA Bhabesh Kalita Guwahati: Students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rangia, took on panchayat roles at a Model Youth Gram Sabha organised under the Mera Yuva Bharat initiative.The programme, held under the Union ministry of youth affairs and sports, familiarised students with the Panchayati Raj system and highlighted the…
UPSIFS professor Kamlesh Kumar Dubey Lucknow: A professor from Uttar Pradesh has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Programme, where he will teach American Gen Z students subjects ranging from mathematics and data analytics to artificial intelligence and cyber security.Kamlesh Kumar Dubey, associate professor at the Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Science (UPSIFS),…
Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Jaipur: The urban local body election results, to be declared Monday, will be an important political test for BJP govt in Rajasthan, offering an early indication of the mood among urban voters and the party’s grassroots strength.For chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, the results will serve as a midterm report…
