Daytime temperature soared past 44 degrees on Wednesday Noida: With schools in Noida shut indefinitely due to intense heat, most private institutions have postponed their summer camps. Workshops, sports activities and hobby classes planned for the summer break are now on hold.The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration ordered the immediate closure of schools until further…
Mapusa: Residents of Ugvem village have been facing irregular water supply due to repeated ruptures in a key pipeline, leading to the wastage of thousands of litres of water. The latest burst occurred on Tuesday around 6.30am, despite the line having been repaired recently. A few days earlier, a section of the pipeline had fractured…
Varanasi: Cyber Crime Team of Varanasi police commissionerate on Wednesday arrested two cyber criminals and busted the gang involved in withdrawing money fraudulently from people’s bank accounts . Mobile phones used in the crime, forged fabricated Aadhaar cards and cash were recovered. According to police, Shivdatt Harijan, resident of Ballia, living in Police Lines, had…
Ahmedabad: A suspected Ebola case has been reported in Gujarat after a 37-year-old businessman from the Republic of Congo was quarantined at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The man arrived in India around 10 days ago and has travelled to Mumbai, Vadodara and Silvassa/Daman during this period. Hospital authorities said he has been…
They seem like a mirage, but weather office foresees cooler days Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave has paralysed daily life across the district as day temperature soared to 44°C, forcing local authorities to curtail govt office hours to protect the public from the blistering conditions.The Indian Meteorological Department reported that overnight temperatures offered little relief, bottoming…
Chandigarh: Haryana energy minister Anil Vij on Wednesday conducted a surprise inspection of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) call centre in Panchkula to review the functioning of the electricity complaint redressal system and ensure timely resolution of consumer grievances.During the inspection, the minister closely monitored complaint calls being received at the 1912 call…
Pune: MNGL on Wednesday increased the price of CNG in Pune by Rs 2.50 from midnight on Thursday. The price of 1kg of CNG, which earlier stood at Rs 92.25 per kg, will now go up to Rs 94.75 per kg.Before this, Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) increased the cost of CNG on May 9.A…
Dimapur: The Nagaland govt on Wednesday issued a directive asking officials of various govt departments and the public to follow the step-by-step user guide for self-enumeration for the 15-day Phase-I Census 2027 exercise, to be held from June 16.The self-enumeration will be done in the portal https://se.census.gov.in.A govt notification said the self-enumeration (SE) is a…
Lucknow: For generations, menstruation arrived with little warning for many girls — often accompanied by confusion, anxiety and whispered explanations at home. But smartphones and social media seem to have changed the norm, finds a study undertaken by Queen Mary Hospital’s Centre of Excellence for Adolescent Health and Development.Noting that the city’s Gen Z girls…
Rajasthan Ranji Trophy star batter Mahipal Lomror slams century on Day 3 of the Colvin Shield cricket tournament Jaipur: Rohan Rajbhar (146) and Manendra Singh (101) struck centuries but formidable Jaipur was held to a draw by Sikar on the third day of the state level senior Colvin Shield tournament, organised at various grounds by…
