Panaji: With Goa’s monsoon season set to end with a nearly 32% deficit, the water resources department (WRD) has initiated measures to conserve the storage in Goa’s reservoirs. Minister for water resources Subhash Shirodkar told TOI that the state has halted supply to Verna and Mormugao talukas from Selaulim reservoir, and has begun alternatively lifting…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that revered saints of Gorakshpeeth played a pivotal role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and devoted their lives to the cause of the Ram temple, society and the nation.Addressing a tribute meeting on the 12th death anniversary of Mahant Avaidyanath and the concluding day of the week-long…
AMC has intensified inspections at sites harbouring larvae Ahmedabad: Dengue has raised its ugly head in the city, with Sept being a particularly severe month when infections surged to a worrisome high. From Sept 1 to Sept 27, the city recorded 640 cases, according to data released by AMC’s health department on Tuesday. These cases…
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court has held that three backward class (BC) candidates are entitled to be considered for appointment as civil judge (junior division)-cum-judicial magistrate according to their merit.The ruling came on two petitions filed by Shivadeep Singh Hans, Balvir Kaur and Sharanpreet Kaur, who had applied pursuant to the Punjab Public Service…
Pune: State Congress has urged Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by two months, citing procedural discrepancies, poor response rates and the worsening drought situation across large parts of Maharashtra.In a letter to Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam on Tuesday, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said…
Surat: Rising consumer awareness and a growing number of disputes, particularly involving insurance claims, have pushed consumer complaints in Surat to record levels, with the district consumer commission registering its highest-ever annual caseload in 2025.The Surat District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Main) registered 1,885 cases in 2025, the highest in a single year. The year…
Silchar: An assistant manager of a tea estate in Assam’s Sribhumi district was arrested after a woman worker accused him of sexually assaulting her at his bungalow, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on Tuesday at a tea estate in Ramkrishnanagar co-district. The accused is an assistant manager at the estate and is from…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has proposed higher allocations for road repairs, streetlights, building maintenance and other civic works in its revised budget for the current financial year, scheduled to be presented before the executive committee (EC) on Oct 1.The EC meeting, chaired by mayor Sushma Kharkwal, will be held at the Bharwara sewage…
The All India Sub-Junior (Under-15 and Under-17) Ranking Badminton tournament will be held at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur from October 1 to 9 Jaipur: The All India Sub-Junior (Under-15 and Under-17) Ranking Badminton tournament will be held at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here from October 1 to 9.The qualifying rounds will…
Overall, south Peninsular India receives 30% of its annual rainfall during northeast (winter) monsoon season. TN, Puducherry and Karaikal receive 48% of their annual rainfall during northeast monsoon season. NEW DELHI: The rainy season in India technically ended on Wednesday, with the summer (southwest) monsoon rainfall during June-Sept period recording a deficit of nearly 13%…
