Traffic police halted movement on both carriageways and the adjoining service roads Gurgaon: A 66kV high-tension transmission line snapped over NH-8 near Narsingpur on Saturday afternoon, shutting both carriageways of the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway for nearly 40 minutes and triggering traffic snarls stretching 5-6 km on either side. The outage also disrupted power supply to several…
Kolkata: The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) has adopted advanced technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, sensors capable of reading hand gestures, acoustically designed hallways and sound concentrators to make the Museum of Word.Also known as Shabdalok, the facility will be inaugurated at the National Library by Union home minister, Amit Shah, on…
Inter-village tourneys are organised almost everywhere in South Goa Panaji: South Goa comprises just 0.12% of the national population, but players from the district enjoy more time on the field than any other region in the top-tier Indian Super League (ISL).South Goa lead the rankings with 8.2% minutes on the field, while Aizawl (6.2%), North…
Varanasi: A special Pocso court in Varanasi on Saturday sentenced 27-year-old Vijay Sonkar, a vegetable vendor from the Assi area, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 for raping a 17-year-old speech-and hearing-impaired minor girl in 2021. The court also directed that 70% of the fine be paid to the victim as…
The blaze broke out at an open-plot firecracker manufacturing and processing unit on Ramol-Gatrad Road Ahmedabad: Following a devastating fire at a firecracker unit in Mahamadpura on Friday afternoon, Ahmedabad mayor Hitesh Barot, standing committee chairperson Kamlesh Patel, and senior civic and police officials rushed to the scene. Ordering immediate medical aid for the victims,…
Mohali: A youth was killed and another critically injured after a speeding Thar SUV rammed into a road divider pillar near Kumbra light point late Friday night. The injured youth was rushed to a private hospital for treatment. Eyewitnesses said the SUV was travelling at very high speed when the driver lost control. The vehicle…
An AI-generated Illustration of farmers reviewing investment choices—buying farmland, opening commercial shops, and funding children’s education—after giving up their land for a proposed airport project Pune: When Ramdas Memane from Pargaon received compensation after his land was acquired for the proposed Purandar airport, he didn’t buy a luxury SUV or splurge on lifestyle purchases. He…
Aizawl: Aizawl: Mizoram BJP has criticised the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) over its planned statewide ‘black day’ protest on Monday against the proposed amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).BJP state general secretary Delson Notlia, while addressing the party workers at Atal Bhavan, state BJP office in Aizawl, on Friday, said MPCC’s proposed…
Lucknow: A chemical commonly found in everyday plastic items — from water bottles to tiffin boxes — may be quietly harming the brain’s ability to learn and remember, according to a new study conducted in the city.Researchers have found that bisphenol-A (BPA), widely used in food containers and packaging, can interfere with how brain cells…
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma take information about cyber crime helpline 1930 at PHQ Saturday Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Saturday directed Rajasthan Police to step up its crackdown on cyber criminals by identifying offenders, freezing their assets and dismantling the financial networks behind online fraud. He also approved the engagement of cyber specialists and…
