Haryana minister Shruti Choudhry Chandigarh: Prompt intervention by Haryana minister Shruti Choudhry has resolved severe irrigation shortages along the Loharu Canal, successfully restoring water flow to its tail end for affected farmers. The action follows protests and representations led by the Bharatiya Kisan Union on behalf of farmers in Kushalpura and surrounding villages, who were…
Pune: Highway Safety Patrol (HSP), Pune, has launched a one-day awareness programme to educate school students about traffic safety, cybercrime and drug abuse.The programme will cover students from schools located along state and national highways across the districts monitored by the HSP. Around 1,900 schools are located along state and national highways in the eight…
The Durga idol at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama at Shella Shillong: The heritage Durga Puja at Shella, a tribal hamlet on the southern slopes of Meghalaya’s Khasi Hills near the India-Bangladesh border, is being organised by one of the oldest Ramakrishna Mission centres in the northeast, continuing a tradition of cultural harmony that began in 1931.Records…
Lucknow: The body of a 20-year-old NEET aspirant, who went missing after leaving his home for a walk on Oct 15, was recovered from the Indira Canal at Achalikhera barrage in Lucknow’s Nagram area on Sunday, more than 30 km from his home in the BBD area, police said.According to police, the deceased, Anurag Yadav,…
Jaipur: North Western Railway has announced significant disruptions to rail services due to winter fog, affecting passengers travelling to Golden Temple in Amritsar and those bound for Kolkata.From Dec to Feb, key trains such as Ajmer–Amritsar Express and Ajmer–Sealdah Express will face numerous cancellations—26 and 39 trips, respectively—in fog-prone sections such as Kanpur, Agra, Tundla…
The chargesheet filed on Saturday in the court of the Kishtwar principal district and sessions judge JAMMU: A J&K Police SIT has filed a 1,000-page chargesheet against 15 people in connection with a 15-year-old girl’s repeated rape in Kishtwar by a teacher and her death during a botched abortion attempt in Aug this year.The chargesheet…
More than half a million people joined marches in scores of cities Fresh clashes broke out in Paris Sunday a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in years, with protests over high prices leaving one demonstrator dead, thousands arrested and shops across the country looted or damaged. Nationwide protests erupted…
The move is part of an exercise to win back customers who have flocked to more nimble private banks in recent years NEW DELHI: From facilitating loans to startups to special savings accounts for students and credit card offers, state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) is rolling out the red carpet for young customers.“Every young person…
Several actors have expressed shock after shots were fired at Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai, raising concerns about safety in the entertainment industry. Ahsaas Channa, Nishant Malkani, Amol Parashar, Apoorva Arora, Alam Khan and Riva Arora reacted to the incident on Sunday. While Tiger Shroff escaped without gunshot injuries, two people were hurt in the…
Pakistan cricket team (AP Photo) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will dedicate the fourth ODI between Pakistan and England on October 25 to breast cancer awareness, using the international fixture to highlight the importance of early detection and timely treatment.Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will take on a pink look for the occasion as the PCB organises…
