Bengaluru: Barely a few days away from its silver jubilee, JD(S) finds itself at a crossroads, facing questions over its identity, shrinking social base and organisational future amid shifting political equations. Formed in 1999 after a split from Janata Dal, the party was led by former PM HD Deve Gowda, who built it as a…
A fire rages in Parson Valley range in the Nilgiris, burning through more than 800 hectares in two weeks When the Nilgiris forests caught fire two weeks ago, Tamil Nadu’s forest department fought back with everything it had — drones, more than 400 field staff and an Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter equipped with…
Hyderabad: To increase public health outreach, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bibinagar, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, has launched a community radio station at 89.6 FM. With this, it became the first AIIMS in the country to establish such a facility.The station will cover an approximate 10-kilometre radius around Bibinagar. It is designed to…
Gurgaon recorded a sharp cooling trend after overnight rain and gusty winds, with the minimum temperature dropping to 21°C at the Gurgaon AWS station Gurgaon: After Wednesday’s storm-driven relief from scorching heat, IMD has forecast more thunderstorm activity across Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab over the next few days, with a yellow alert warning of thunderstorms,…
Panihati: For the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim’s mother, her first poll day as a candidate was marked by tension, confrontations and complaints from multiple quarters.Controversies trailed the poll debutante all day, from allegations for trying to influence people standing in line at multiple booths to cast their votes, stepping into scuffles between BJP and Trinamool…
Ghaziabad: A 14-km link road connecting the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) with the newly inaugurated Ganga Expressway will be ready by July, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said. Once operational, the road will provide seamless high-speed access from Ghaziabad and Noida to Prayagraj and other eastern UP districts.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 594-km,…
Panaji: The directorate of health services’ move to extend the employment of two chief medical officers — Dr Kalpana Mahatme and Dr Rajendra Borkar—beyond their retirement, has drawn flak. Former govt officials say that such moves not only violate directives by the hight court, but also block promotions for others.While the one-year service extension given…
Gorakhpur: Celebrations gave way to grief after a 29-year-old man died allegedly by suicide just three days after his marriage in Gorakhpur.The deceased, identified as Rudranath Jaiswal alias Minshu, reportedly consumed a poisonous substance late Tuesday. According tofamily members, he was pacing on the terrace when his mother noticed him. He told her that he…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday termed the AAP observers’ meeting in Jalandhar a “damage control exercise”.He said the meeting came at a time when the Aam Aadmi Party was “facing serious internal turmoil and loss of credibility”.“The AAP is trying to create an artificial show of strength, but the reality…
Silchar: In a breakthrough in the widely reported trading scam in Assam’s Barak Valley, police have arrested alleged mastermind Jaideep Dutta from the Srikhona area under Silchar police station.Dutta, who had been evading arrest for several months, was nabbed late Tuesday night by a Tarapur police team acting on specific intelligence inputs, officials said.Cachar additional…
