Kolkata: An intense thunderstorm lashed the city for around two hours on Wednesday evening, flooding various areas. The nor’wester pulled the mercury down by six degrees. Eight flights, including two international flights, were diverted and several arrivals and departures were delayed.The Met office did not rule out more spells of rain on Thursday. Some of…
Maximum temperature in Delhi-NCR is expected to hover around 36 to 40 degrees Celsius during rest of the week Noida: After gusty winds and light rain on Wednesday brought relief from the scorching heat recorded earlier this week, the basic education department has issued an order stating that CBSE schools in Noida can revert to…
Keri: The Mhadei river, that provides drinking and irrigation water to Goa, also possesses rich diversity of the fresh water fishes which need to be documented, said Jay Sakhala, a wildlife expert. During a field visit organised by the Vivekanand Environment Awareness Brigade, Sakhala explained to the participants the importance of the fresh water ecosystems.“More…
Gorakhpur: The inauguration of Ganga Expressway by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday will significantly strengthen connectivity between eastern UP and the western parts of the state, while giving a major push to the region’s economy, former president of the Chamber of Industries, S K Agarwal said on Wednesday.He added that with Gorakhpur emerging as an…
Ahmedabad: It is 7.30pm and the counter at Gujarat Gramophone LP House in Amraiwadi has customers ranging from a retired govt employee to a college-going youth inquiring about the latest vinyl, like that of the recent blockbuster ‘Dhurandhar’, or an LP (long-playing) record of a Khayyam special.Sadguru Sharan, the owner of the shop — considered…
Chandigarh: Punjab Police have installed 2,291 CCTV cameras at 585 locations along the border belt to strengthen surveillance and curb cross-border crime, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.He said the cameras form part of a “second line of defence” under the ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign, aimed at building a technology-driven security grid across vulnerable villages…
Surat: In a daylight robbery in Valsad, three men took cash and valuables worth Rs 3.86 lakh at knifepoint from a first-floor apartment on Tuesday afternoon. A 69-year-old woman, whose children are settled in London, and her housemaid were in the house at the time.The robbery occurred around 12.30pm in the apartment of Ranjan Parekh…
Dibrugarh: In a move to protect Dibrugarh from the relentless force of the Brahmaputra, state power minister and local MLA Prasanta Phukan on Wednesday launched a dredging operation in the Bogibeel area of Dibrugarh.The initiative aims to address the severe siltation that has recently redirected the river’s current, triggering alarming bank erosion in downstream localities…
SGPGI medical feat hero Dr Sayan Sinha Roy Lucknow: The Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) has successfully performed Uttar Pradesh’s first haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for a child suffering from Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS), a rare and potentially life-threatening genetic disorder.While exact prevalence numbers are unknown, it has been described…
Rajkot: In a major anti-corruption operation, a superintendent of the central GST department and a tax consultant were arrested in Rajkot on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid the trap at Creative Complex, located behind the GSRTC depot.According to the ACB, the action followed a complaint…
