The unfinished portions are also adding to the dust burden at a time when the city is entering the pollution season Gurgaon: Thousands of commuters have been forced to negotiate uneven stretches, loose dust and construction waste in Industrial Development Colony (IDC) as road repair and drainage work in the area has been progressing slowly….
Kolkata: In a first in Bengal, five underpasses, designed to accommodate large elephant herds, have been proposed along NH 327 between Bagdogra and Panitanki in Darjeeling district to facilitate safer wildlife movement.The forest department has proposed the underpasses, as part of the project to expand NH 327 to four lanes, to the Union ministry of…
Ghaziabad: Several localities of Indirapuram, including Abhay Khand, Gyan Khand and Nyay Khand, saw intermittent outages through Tuesday and Wednesday. While officials from the power department said work is on to restore electricity, residents of the affected neighbourhood said it has become a part of their daily routine and asked for a permanent redress before…
Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is exploring whether bars in the city, particularly in Sao Tome, can be required to close by 11pm following complaints from residents about noise, late-night nuisance and disturbances caused by patrons.CCP commissioner Clen Madeira said the corporation had received several complaints about bars operating into the…
A public meeting held at Jagatpur College ground in Rohaniya in Varanasi at the conclusion of the Seva Sankalp Bike Yatra BJP national president Nitin Nabin attacked the Congress on Wednesday, saying the prince of its royal family enters politics on the strength of inheritance, while Narendra Modi was projected before the people as the…
The canteen failed on several hygiene and food safety parameters Ahmedabad: NID Ahmedabad campus’s mess and ‘BMW’ canteen have failed an independent food safety and hygiene audit, with the report giving the verdict: ‘Fail: critical hazard detected’. Inspectors found “27 non-compliant parameters and 14 active critical hazards” during the audit on Oct 3, initiated directly…
Official health department data reveals that urban Panchkula is the worst-affected zone with 23 cases, followed by Surajpur with 18 cases, Pinjore with 13, and Kalka with five Panchkula: Dengue cases in Panchkula district have surged to 67 as of Oct 6—a sharp rise from 40 recorded two weeks prior on Sept 23—triggering widespread anger…
Rising daytime temperatures in Oct in Pune city Pune: Oct is becoming unusually hot in the city, with the temperatures pushing towards historical extremes. Shivajinagar recorded a maximum of 35.2°C on Wednesday, a day after the mercury climbed to 35.7°C — the eighth-highest Oct maximum recorded at the station.The heat is unlikely to ease in…
Surat: A city man accused a car dealer of selling his BMW X1, which had been handed over as security for a Rs 1.28 lakh loan, and lodged an FIR with Amroli police.According to the FIR registered on Tuesday, Bhautik Vaghasiya handed over his BMW X1 to one Hanu Bharwad as security for a loan…
Wildlife Week programme held in Mokokchung Dimapur: Nagaland forest, environment and climate change minister CL John said wildlife hunting must stop and be replaced with conservation efforts.Addressing a Wildlife Week programme in Mokokchung on Tuesday, John said the Nagas had given up headhunting with the advent of Christianity but continued to hunt wildlife, according to…
