Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and ministers Vikramaditya Singh and Chandresh Kumar on Thursday said the state had protected its interests in the Kishau multipurpose dam project by resisting the proposed financial liability .The project is coming up on the Tons river along the Himachal-Uttarakhand border.Addressing a public meeting at Rail in Hamirpur district,…
Uruli Devachi garbage depot Pune: The civic body’s standing committee has approved a proposal to set up a 300-metric-tonne (MT) waste processing unit in the Phursungi-Uruli Devachi area to enhance the city’s waste-processing capacity. Around 12 acres of land will be allotted to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to set up and operate a bio-CNG…
Itanagar: CM Pema Khandu on Thursday said the state govt did not resort to forceful deployment of arms or security forces in connection with the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Khandu urged individuals and civil society organisations opposing the project to approach the administration…
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First pediatric liver transplant patient discharged from SMS hospital Jaipur: A 15-year-old boy was discharged from SMS Hospital Thursday, 20 days after undergoing Rajasthan’s first paediatric liver transplant, with the organ donated by a nine-year-old brain-dead girl at AIIMS Jodhpur.The teenager, who was admitted in critical condition, underwent the transplant on Aug 29 after a…
NEW DELHI: Air India Express suspended eight crew members for three months for failing to complete the mandatory post-flight declaration, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.The incident took place on August 2 after the flight landed in Amritsar from Dubai.According to ANI, the crew was required to undergo the post-flight declaration within two hours of…
Trump weighs ‘big decision’ on Iran as IRGC halts tanker in Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump has once again raised the possibility of resuming a large-scale attack on Iran. His repeated warning comes as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps keeps the Strait of Hormuz heavily in its control and continues to restrict passage…
ACME is developing green ammonia and green methanol facilities in India and Oman NEW DELHI: Global investment firm Brookfield will invest up to $600 million in ACME Cleantech Ventures to support development and construction of green molecule projects in India and West Asia, the companies said Thursday. ACME Cleantech Ventures is a UK-based privately held…
Salman Khan’s visit to politician Ashish Shelar’s Ganpati pandal in Mumbai turned chaotic as a large crowd gathered outside the venue. The actor attended the Ganpati celebrations on Thursday and was preparing to leave when fans and photographers crowded around him. With little space to reach his car, Salman Khan folded his hands and asked…
Last week, the ICC sounded the media-rights bugle by appointing a five-member working group. The group’s top priority in the coming months will be to consider all possible steps that can help the ICC retain the existing value for the 2028-31 cycle, or even better it, by exploring the best price-discovery models available. The ICC’s…
