Unidentified man dies by suicide near SIDCO Chennai: An unidentified man jumped in front of a speeding truck and was killed near the SIDCO Industrial Estate in Thirumudivakkam on Wednesday night. Police said Mahesh, 30, a lorry driver from Kundrathur, was returning to Thirumudivakkam from Oragadam. When he was driving past the Electricity Board office…
Rainfall deficit hits 17 districts in T, raises Kharif concerns Pic:Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: More than half of Telangana’s districts are already facing rainfall stress less than a month into the south-west monsoon season, raising concerns over kharif sowing in rain-fed regions even as the Centre has flagged hundreds of districts across the country as…
Officials said mobile towers have emerged as another form of commercial encroachment in the Aravalis, alongside farmhouses, scrap yards, roads and other unauthorised developments Gurgaon: The Haryana forest department on Thursday began dismantling illegally erected mobile towers in protected stretches of the Aravalis. Weeks of inspections and notices translated into on-ground action that officials say…
Suvendu Adhikari after Taratala collapse Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a four-week suspension of all construction projects in Kolkata and adjoining municipal areas, barring emergency and relief-related work, to facilitate a safety audit of under-construction buildings. The suspension will cover all the 144 wards under KMC as well as municipal areas of…
Ghaziabad: PWD has identified five accident-prone stretches or blackspots across the city following directions by the Supreme Court. The spots identified include Loni bus stand, Mohan Nagar roundabout, Rajendra Nagar roundabout and Vaishali metro station cut. Officials said one of the blackspots at Johri Enclave metro station has been rectified so far.A blackspot is defined…
Panaji: Goa’s monsoon rainfall deficit has narrowed to 47% following a surge in rainfall across the state over the past 24 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department data.The state recorded an average of 56mm rainfall on June 25, against the normal of 31.6mm, representing a 77.4% excess for the day.Despite the recent spell, Goa…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has initiated efforts towards establishing a dedicated fire station on its campus to strengthen emergency response and fire safety infrastructure.As part of the process, the chief fire officer (CFO) of Varanasi and the fire officer of Bhelupur visited the university on Wednesday and held discussions with university authorities regarding the…
Gandhinagar: The Union ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions on Thursday issued a notification, promoting 17 Gujarat state cadre officials to IAS cadre. These officers include R N Kuchara, R P Patel, C B Ganatra, C A Gandhi, B N Patel, M K Joshi, A K Joshi, K S Zala, V K Jadav, D…
The campaign is running across schools, colleges, and medical centers through a mix of poster exhibitions, counselling sessions, and community rallies. Ludhiana: The Ludhiana health department has launched a district-wide drug de-addiction awareness week as part of the Punjab govt’s Yuddh Nashian Virudh (war against drugs) campaign. Led by civil surgeon Dr Ramandeep Kaur, the…
Mohali: The municipal corporation has launched an extensive drive to clean roadsides, road berms and road crossings across the city ahead of the monsoon season. Mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana has directed the officials to carry out the work on war footing and ensure that all cleaning operations were completed before the arrival of the rains.As…
