Rishabh Pant during a practice session in Mullanpur. (PTI Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: The afternoon sun is unforgiving here. Outdoor activities are not advisable in this peak summer. The Indian players turned up for practice at 1 pm. As they went through the drills, one couldn’t miss the grimace on their faces. Yet, a laughter frequently…
Delhi Police had filed an FIR in 2024 against Lovkesh Bajaj — owner of the Hauz Rani B&B that caught fire and killed 21 on Wednesday NEW DELHI: Delhi Police had filed an FIR in 2024 against Lovkesh Bajaj — owner of the Hauz Rani B&B that caught fire and killed 21 on Wednesday —…
Navi Mumbai: Activists have claimed that about two years after 28,240 indigenous saplings were planted on Parsik Hill through an NGO in collaboration with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), only around 50% are surviving.Similarly, a decade later, only around 10% of saplings survive on reserved forest land under Shirvane village that was planted under…
Chennai: Skywatchers have a striking celestial display awaiting on June 9 as Jupiter and Venus appear unusually close together in the evening sky.The two brightest planets will seem around just 1.6° apart in a conjunction, although they will actually be separated by hundreds of millions of kilometres. They have been approaching each other for weeks.In…
With the cap now withdrawn, experts said the state can move ahead with plans to increase intake across its network of govt medical colleges without regulatory bottlenecks Hyderabad: The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) decision to remove the rule that limited the number of MBBS seats based on population in a state gives a big boost…
Gurgaon: Grief and anger filled the street in Sector 46 on Thursday as friends, relatives, neighbours and colleagues gathered to bid farewell to eight members of the Aggarwal family, killed in the fire at a bed-and-breakfast in Delhi’s Hauz Rani the previous day.But amid the mourning, family members demanded strict action against illegal buildings and…
Kolkata: Eastern Railway’s Sealdah division will impose two major traffic and power blocks over this weekend for infrastructure upgrades and safety maintenance. Suburban services in Sealdah North and South sections will be regulated because of this.The first is a 15-hour traffic and power blocks on both Up and Down between Sealdah and Kankurgachi Road Junction,…
Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. Fire breaks out at apartment in Noida. NOIDA: Panic gripped residents of a high-rise residential society in Sector 74 on Friday morning after a massive fire broke…
A health official said having chemotherapy centres at district hospitals would reduce the patient load at the GMC and provide relief to patients in the furthest corners of the state Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said a daycare chemotherapy centre will be made available at both district hospitals from June. The minister, who…
The soil had extremely high electro-conductivity, low carbon content, and excessive salinity, and waterlogging lasts for weeks, making plant growth nearly impossible. The saplings are elevated and planted in drums filled with layers of sand, nutrient-rich soil, vermicompost, stubble, and cocopeat, said an official More than 3,200 trees of 15 different species have been planted…
