Key installations created under the “Kabaad se Jugaad” initiative include sculptures titled Bharat Ka Sipahi, Samay Ki Keemat, Jugaad Gun, and Jugaad Cannon Ludhiana: Technicians and certified welders at the Ludhiana Diesel Shed have turned discarded railway scrap into creative artworks as part of the “Swachhata Hi Seva 2026” campaign.The recycled creations have been installed…
Agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian Chandigarh: Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Tuesday urged the Centre to ensure timely and uninterrupted supply of 5.5 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of DAP and 15 lakh MT of urea for the Rabi season 2026-27.Speaking at the national conference on agriculture for Rabi season 2026, organised by the…
A central team will also accompany Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during his visit to assess crop losses Pune: State agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne on Tuesday announced that Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Maharashtra in the first week of Oct to review the drought situation. A central team will also accompany…
Labour officials directed embroidery units to comply with applicable laws Surat: With embroidery workers set to launch a two-day protest on Thursday and Friday, the district administration stepped up efforts to defuse tensions, bringing together industry leaders and officials for talks on the workers’ demands for eight-hour shifts and a paid weekly off.Senior officials from…
Hundreds of students, NCC and NSS cadets, social organisation members, ex-servicemen, govt officials and residents joined the march Hundreds of students, NCC and NSS cadets, social organisation members, ex-servicemen, govt officials and residents joined the march Hundreds of students, NCC and NSS cadets, social organisation members, ex-servicemen, govt officials and residents joined the march Hundreds…
Lucknow: Close on the heels of the Gomti Book Festival, the 11-day 23rd National Book Fair is returning with a diverse line-up of books, authors and activities. This year, the fair will also introduce readers to emerging genres such as cli-fi (climate fiction), gothic romance, hopepunk, puzzle-box narratives and romantasy. The new categories are expected…
Palanpur: A special Pocso court in Idar sentenced a 20-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 3.40 lakh for abducting and repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl.According additional public prosecutor P J Soni, the convict, Vivek Pandor, a resident of Mota Kanthariya, abducted the 13-year-old girl from the village on March…
Jaipur: In response to concerns over the declining condition of Jaipur’s historic Walled City and its UNESCO World Heritage status, Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a news report and turned it into a PIL. The bench of Justice Pramil Kumar Mathur has directed Jaipur Development Authority and Jaipur Municipal Corporation to…
he BJP member also demanded speaker Abdul Rahim Rather’s resignation and claimed that Union home minister Amit Shah was unhappy about the resolution. SRINAGAR: A day after the Jammu & Kashmir assembly passed a resolution seeking restoration of statehood with a reference to autonomy, leader of opposition Sunil Sharma said the move would strain Centre-J&K…
After spending most of his life on the same Pennsylvania farm, dairy farmer Jeff Biddle has chosen to protect it from development, even after receiving two lucrative offers from potential buyers. The 170-acre Bear Meadows Farm near Tussey Mountain was placed under a permanent conservation easement in July 2026, according to the Centre County Farmland…
