Margao: Power minister Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Monday hit back at the opposition over its criticism of the smart meter rollout in Goa, asking Congress and AAP to first address the issue in states where they are in office before raising a hue and cry in Goa.Dhavalikar said the smart meter implementation was under way…
Gorakhpur: A 30-year-old man was found murdered with his hands and legs tied and his throat slit near the Aami River in Gorakhpur on Monday. The killers dumped the body in a sack near the riverbank in an attempt to conceal his identity.The body was recovered near Semrahwa Baba temple in Bharsand village under the…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Monday allowed detained Junagadh taluka panchayat member Sanjay Paghdar, through an interim order, to be escorted by police to vote in the election for chairman and vice-chairman of the taluka panchayat. The order came on a habeas corpus petition filed by the Aam Aadmi Party legal wing president Pranav…
Bathinda: A 10-day suspension of canal water supply in Punjab’s kinnow-growing belt of Fazilka and Muktsar has left orchard owners worried, with citrus trees beginning to dry up amid an intense heatwave pushing temperatures close to 45°C.The Punjab water resources department has ordered the closure of the Abohar branch of the Sirhind feeder canal for…
Broken railings of Garware bridge on Monday Pune: A BBA student (19) from Kiwale suffered minor injuries after his car crashed into the railings of Garware bridge on JM Road and fell on the plants along the subway below around 1.30am on Monday.The student’s medical test revealed that he was driving the car in an…
Aizawl: Three suspected cadres of the United People’s Democratic Front-Prasit (UPDF-P) were arrested in Aizawl district with weapons while they were transiting through Mizoram to enter Bangladesh, police said on Monday.Border Security Force (BSF) and Mizoram Police CID (Special Branch) arrested them while they were attempting to cross via the Dampa Tiger Reserve corridor in…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s electricity demand has more than doubled over the past 15 years, with the state recording its highest ever power demand of 31,824 MW on May 24 night.Last year on June 11, the state recorded power demand of 31,486 MW.Data from the Uttar Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre (UPSLDC) shows a steady rise…
To mark three successful years, the Jooyfull Heaven Center holds a mental health awareness and felicitation ceremony, where important topics such as mental health in society, women’s empowerment, and the emotional development of youth were discussed Jaipur: Jooyfull Heaven Counseling Center, which has been working tirelessly in the field of mental health awareness, has completed…
NEW DELHI: Airlines flying in people to India who have been to Ebola hot zones in Africa, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, will now have to ensure such passengers file self-declaration forms (SDF) before arrival. Thermal screening will be done on passengers coming from the hotspots.In a move reminiscent of Covid…
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday (local time), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit the Atacama desert region, around 31 km from the town of Calama, at a depth of nearly 100 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Chile, one of the…
