Kolkata: For the families of 32 Bengal travellers caught in Nepal’s flash-flood disaster, the Ho Chi Minh Sarani office of Cholo Jai Travel Club has become a centre of hope, anxiety and frantic rescue efforts. The Kolkata-based travel agency, which took a group of 30 tourists and two tour managers on a 13-day Kailash-Manasarovar trip,…
Calangute: Electricity wires powering streetlights along the enclosed footpath from St Alex Church to Boa Viagem have been stolen twice, leaving the walkway in darkness, the Calangute panchayat said.“People were complaining that the streetlights were not working. When we checked, we were surprised to find that the wires which were connecting the lights were stolen….
MC plans Rs 4cr water supply upgrade in city Ludhiana: A three-member expert team from IIT Roorkee carried out a two-day technical review of the Ludhiana Bulk Water Supply Scheme (LBWSS), a major infrastructure project funded by the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and being executed by the Municipal Corporation.The review…
Bathinda: The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed Punjab vigilance bureau director to consider and pass an appropriate order on a representation about alleged irregularities in the construction of a road in Mansa within two weeks.A single bench of Justice NS Shekhawat disposed of the petition by Mansa residents Gurlabh Singh Mahal, Manik Goyal…
Aizawl: Mizoram has issued 4,94,033 Inner Line Permits (ILPs) from 2024 through July 2026, including 2,15,946 permits issued after the Bairabi-Sairang railway line was inaugurated in September last year, home minister K Sapdanga informed the assembly on Thursday.In a written reply, Sapdanga said 13,730 non-tribal people from outside Mizoram were currently residing and working in…
Jaipur: The ruling BJP is mounting an intensive organisational effort for elections to 309 urban local bodies, with its state and central leadership closely involved in candidate selection and poll strategy.While Union home minister Amit Shah kicked off the campaign by urging voters during rallies in Chittorgarh and Alwar to “wipe out Congress” in local…
NEW DELHI: NTPC chairman and managing director Gurdeep Singh on Thursday said the company was working to increase its operating capacity to 244 GW and incur capital expenditure of nearly Rs 17 lakh crore by 2037 to expand across the entire energy value chain.Speaking at company’s annual general meeting, Singh said the next decade will…
President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Every generation has technological habits that confuse the next. Recording TV shows on a thing called a VCR. Sending free SMSes from a bootleg site….
Orry recalls a difficult 2021 phase involving Sara Ali Khan’s mother Amrita Singh, saying the experience left him traumatised but ultimately made him stronger. Orhan Awatramani, popularly known as Orry, has opened up about a difficult chapter from his past, recalling what he described as a deeply traumatising experience in 2021 involving Sara Ali Khan‘s…
The Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad, under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, has invited applications for the engagement of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trade apprentices for the year 2026-27.A total of 432 tentative vacancies have been announced across various trades. Selected candidates will undergo apprenticeship training for a period of one year…
