CM DK Shivakumar Friday evening inaugurated the popular Cauvery Aarti programme at KRS reservoir, where a large gathering of devotees, tourists and visitors witnessed the colourful ceremony. BENGALURU: Karnataka is heading into the post-southwest monsoon months with nearly 30% less water in its reservoirs than a year ago, raising concerns over drinking water security.The state…
Hyderabad: Even as the Telangana govt urged farmers to avoid paddy cultivation this rabi due to concerns over water availability, a new analysis has warned that the state’s decade-long expansion of rice cultivation has created a massive and growing demand for irrigation water, power and other resources.The study estimated that the additional paddy area brought…
Kolkata: Powerful Bay systems, including depressions and low-pressure areas, kept the monsoon on track in Bengal in 2026. In Kolkata, the seasonal rain surplus was 28% and in South Bengal, the rain excess was 8%. North Bengal had a seasonal rain deficit of 13%. A deviation of plus or minus 15% is considered to be…
Light rain and thundershowers are forecast across Goa until Sunday Panaji: After nearly a week of hot and humid conditions, Panaji’s maximum temperature returned to normal at 32.3°C on Friday, after remaining above 36°C daily since Sunday.“Goa’s spell of unusually high Oct temperatures does not qualify as a conventional heatwave, as we classify the prevailing…
Ahmedabad: An AMTS bus carrying medical students from the AMC-run VS Hospital to Shardaben Hospital mounted a road divider near Ratiyawadi on Friday morning after its steering suddenly locked. More than 40 medical students were on board when the incident occurred. While attempting to bring the vehicle under control, the driver steered it onto the…
Amritsar: The five Sikh high priests on Friday declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Payal constituency in Ludhiana district, Manwinder Singh Giaspura, a tankhaiya (guilty of religious misconduct) over his alleged derogatory remarks against Sikh institutions and allegations of caste-based discrimination at the Golden Temple.The decision was taken at a meeting of the five…
Farmers said politicians are more interested in politics than in addressing the real issue of drought Pune: Amid the drought crisis, one-upmanship is playing out among Mahayuti partners— BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP— in the run-up to the teachers’ and graduates’ constituency polls. Farmer activists have vented their anger at the ruling alliance for prioritising…
The SR included a house-to-house survey but did not involve document verification, unlike the SIR Guwahati: Election Commission will update Assam’s electoral roll through a Special Summary Revision (SSR) beginning Nov 2.The exercise will enrol eligible young, first-time and omitted voters, with Jan 1, 2027, as the qualifying date. The final roll will be published…
Lucknow: Two men were killed after an oxygen cylinder-laden pickup vehicle crashed into a road divider near Sheikhpura toll plaza in the Nigohan area of Lucknow on Friday afternoon, police said.The accident occurred at around 4.30 pm, when the pickup vehicle rammed into the divider. The front portion of the vehicle was badly damaged, trapping…
Jhunjhunu: Four members of the family of UDH minister Jhabar Singh Kharra are contesting the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections in Srimadhopur of Sikar district, with two contesting on BJP tickets and two as independents. Ajay Kharra On the last day of nominations, Friday, the minister’s wife, Shanti Devi, filed her nomination from Ward…
