Guwahati: Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota on Saturday chaired a meeting with officials to assess steps taken to cover open manholes and drains and install barricades at identified high-risk locations to prevent accidents.A govt release said departments were asked to secure all vulnerable points. The review examined preparedness across departments for flood management, drainage and…
Lucknow: In the silence of prison barracks, where time often stands still, some inmates in Uttar Pradesh are turning to books to rewrite their future — one page at a time.In Varanasi Central Jail, Dheeraj Maurya, serving a life sentence in a rape case, scored an impressive 82.5% in the Class X examination, emerging as…
Palanpur: Banaskantha police seized charas worth Rs 34.5 lakh, a country-made pistol and 16 live cartridges from a Bihar man travelling by bus to Patan.As part of intensified checking because of local body elections, police stopped a private bus at the Amirgadh check post on Friday. They allegedly found 13.78kg of charas and weapons in…
Bhilwara: A joint team of the Cyber Cell and Mandlgarh Police cracked a blind murder case Saturday and arrested four accused in connection with an unidentified body found four days earlier in Khangaar Ji Ka Kheda village under the Mandlgarh police station area of Bhilwara district.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said that on April 18, a…
Dehradun: Students celebrate after the declaration of Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) Class 10th and Class 12th results, in Dehradun. (PTI Photo) Dehradun: Geetika Pant from Bageshwar and Naincy Dubey from Dehradun emerged as inspiring toppers in the Uttarakhand board results, their achievements shaped by hardship and resilience.Geetika scored 98% in Class 12, jointly…
Alia Bhatt once faced a frightening situation early in her career. The incident took place during the shoot of Student of the Year in 2014. It happened at an airport while she was travelling for the film. Her former bodyguard, Zeeshan Qureshi, recently shared details about the episode. He explained how the actor was mobbed…
Luck walks beside you today, and you’ll feel it in small wins. Jupiter boosts your earnings and confidence, so even routine work feels rewarding. Still, your mind stays restless, like a bird hopping from branch to branch.Don’t overbook your day. Leave gaps between meetings and errands, or you’ll end up irritated by evening despite the…
NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand reached an all-time high of 252 GW on April 24, as temperatures soared across the country, pushing electricity consumption to a record level, reports Atul Mathur.According to data from Grid Controller of India, electricity demand touched 252.1 GW at 3.28 pm on Friday, up from 240.1 GW recorded on…
By 2.30 pm in Pune, the summer sun has a way of making women disappear.Only the eyes and fingers are visible as Sujata Khilare crosses the Hirabaug chowk near Shukrawar Peth, her face wrapped in a colourful dupatta and her green sari hidden beneath a white lab-coat-like lightweight jacket dotted with blue flowers. She is…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court Saturday quashed proceedings against Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh after accepting his revised undertaking to visit the Chavundi deity as an act of atonement for his mimicry of the deity’s depiction in the film Kantara-1.Justice M Nagaprasanna indicated that the plea would be disposed of, adding that a detailed order will follow,…
