The water body after restoration in Bhatikhana, near New Alipore…Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Tuesday threw open a park in Bhatikhana near New Alipore, much of which had been encroached and used as a waste-dumping ground even a year ago.The park has a badminton court, a basketball court, open spaces and…
Ghaziabad: At least 26 private ambulances were issued challans and six others were impounded during a special enforcement drive by the Ghaziabad transport department against unauthorised and irregular ambulance operators on Oct 5.The crackdown was carried out to ensure that ambulances operating in the district comply with transport regulations and prescribed safety standards.According to the…
Crop damage has been reported from almost all talukas where paddy is cultivated Panaji: Paddy cultivation in Goa has suffered damage across several areas due to poor monsoon rainfall, with preliminary reports indicating that around 20 hectares of paddy fields have been affected so far.Director of agriculture Chandrahas Desai said crop damage has been reported…
Gorakhpur: Yogi govt is set to transform Gorakhpur into a hub for education in pisciculture, research, production and marketing under an ambitious plan aimed at accelerating the ‘blue revolution’ in eastern UP.As part of the initiative, a state-of-the-art college, an International Fish Research Centre, a modern aqua park and a wholesale fish market are being…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has initiated a technical review of the newly inaugurated Makarba Railway Overbridge following complaints of traffic congestion and bottlenecks soon after it was opened to the public. AMC has undertaken full-width road widening on the stretch connecting Corporate Crossroads and SG Highway.Officials said the widening work is expected to…
Hisar: Two Punjab-based milk supply workers were killed after their pickup vehicle crashed into a roadside tree while trying to avoid an animal on the Desujodha-Jogewala road in Sirsa district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Gurwinder Singh (40) of Chupkili and Sandeep Singh (30) of Ghal Kalan, both in Moga district. They worked…
Pune Rural police arrest five people in connection with the Shirur murder Pune: A 39-year-old worker at a water-filter plant in Karegaon in Shirur taluka was shot dead on Sept 29 after two assailants mistook him for the plant owner, whom they had been hired to kill.Pune Rural police have arrested five people in connection…
Dimapur: A central post-disaster needs assessment team from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) visited Mon district on Tuesday to assess damage caused by this year’s monsoon in Nagaland.The team held a meeting with district officials and representatives of various line departments at Mon deputy commissioner’s conference hall. Mon DC Wennyei Konyak briefed the team…
The girl was allegedly raped by her maternal auncle, and two of his friends. Kanpur: A 15-year-old Class 9 student in Kanpur has accused her maternal uncle and two of his friends of sexually abusing her over a period of six months.The case came to light after it was found that the girl was over…
Bodies of 2 missing children found in river on Sunday, police engaged in investigation (Divyanshu Soni, Rajat Jat) Bodies of 2 missing children found in river on Sunday, police engaged in investigation Divyanshu’s mom Bodies of 2 missing children found in river on Sunday, police engaged in investigation Children’s kin protest Bodies of 2 missing…
