Varanasi: Traditional and religious events were held at several places in Varanasi on Vishwakarma Puja on Thursday.Apart from govt institutions like Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), armoury of police lines, workshops of UPSRTC and technical studies institutions, the private motor workshops and shops of automobile repairers also worshipped Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and craftsman of…
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at Hatkeshwar Mahadev Temple on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday in Vadnagar, Gujarat, on Thursday Gandhinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah and Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel led the BJP’s statewide ‘Ashirwad ka Diya’ programme on Thursday evening by lighting a lamp at…
Running from Sept 17 to Oct 17, the campaign emphasises citizen participation, waste segregation, recycling, and the safety and dignity of safai mitras under the core principle of “My Waste, My Responsibility”. Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria launched the month-long Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign on Thursday under the theme Swachhata…
Residents and activists said the dark stretches have turned night travel into a dangerous gamble Pune: Commuters across the city, already battling pothole-ridden roads, are now facing a severe safety hazard due to erratic streetlighting.Local residents and activists said the dark stretches have turned night travel into a dangerous gamble, with abrupt power failures spiking…
Two caught selling Indian Star Tortoise in Surat Investigators said Indian star tortoises are frequently traded illegally Two caught selling Indian Star Tortoise in Surat Investigators said Indian star tortoises are frequently traded illegally Two caught selling Indian Star Tortoise in Surat Surat: The forest department rescued 18 Indian star tortoises from a city residence…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer January Tali has scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to summit both Mount Kun (7,077 metres) and Mount Nun (7,135 metres) in Ladakh during the same climbing season.Tali summited Mount Nun, a technically demanding peak with steep snow and ice sections, at 8.15 am on Sept 8. The feat…
For nine long years, a man in Gujarat lived with the unanswered question of where his missing mother had gone. He searched police stations, shelters and every possible place where he thought she might have been found. But there was no trace of her. Then, in a Lucknow police station, a single word spoken by…
Jaipur: BJP has made significant inroads into the camp of independent councillors in Bharatpur Municipal Corporation, strengthening its numbers as it works to ensure the election of its mayor and form the board. The 65-member corporation has 20 BJP councillors, seven from Congress, 36 independents, and one each from the BSP and RLP. A total…
An Army-CRPF-J&K police team launched the operation in Brattal bordering Kathua district JAMMU: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were shot dead and a suspected overground worker was detained Thursday after security forces tracked down a hideout in rain-soaked forests of Udhampur district in J&K’s Jammu division, seizing assault rifles, a pistol and grenades.An Army-CRPF-J&K police team launched…
The US department of homeland security is considering the elimination of a 60-day grace period for specific visa holders A Redditor claimed that his girlfriend, who was in the US on a valid F-1 visa, was detained by ICE in Atlanta after her OPT application was denied. The Redditor said the OPT application was denied…
