Panchkula: A tourist drowned at Tikkar Taal in Morni Hills on Saturday. Police said the deceased had reportedly visited the tourist spot.After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and initiated proceedings. The body was recovered from the lake and taken into police custody.Police said the identity of the deceased had…
PMC has issued notices to hospitals to revise their data Pune: The city’s dengue and chikungunya counts show a puzzling divergence between PMC and state health data, with figures quoted by the two agencies differing drastically. While the state figures paint a worrying picture for the city, the civic body’s numbers remain significantly lower.Between Jan…
Guwahati: A landslide struck in Pahamkyncho village near Khanapara in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district on Saturday morning, damaging several structures and raising fresh concerns over the fragile hilly areas, hours after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma warned that unregulated hillside development along the Assam-Meghalaya border could trigger disasters.No human casualties were reported, district administration officials said. Residents…
Lucknow: Reacting to the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday, former student leader Satyendra Kumar Pandey said that the use of force on students who were raising their voice for legitimate demands and rights during the student movement are concerning.“In a democracy, students’ concerns should be addressed through dialogue, and not with…
Hotels with upto 20 rooms have been placed in white category Jaipur: Small hotels around Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) and other tourist destinations in Alwar district are expected to receive a significant boost after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revised its pollution classification for the hospitality sector.Under the new norms, hotels with up to…
The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: Digital rights advocacy group Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has termed govt’s order directing GitHub to remove the source code repositories of Bluetooth-based messaging app BitChat “unconstitutional and authoritarian”.In a statement Friday, IFF said the order, issued…
Photo credit: Dr. Philip Matthews For years, scientists have believed one major reason insects are almost absent from the ocean is simple physics: their air-filled bodies would collapse under deep-water pressure. But a tiny insect larva living in Africa’s Lake Malawi is challenging that idea in a surprising way.Every day, billions of lake fly larvae,…
No sugar-coating, this is a hard work day. You’ll need extra effort to hit your target, whether that target sits in office files, sales calls, home responsibilities, or a personal promise you’ve made to yourself. Saturn asks for grit, and the Moon doesn’t hand you shortcuts.The good part? Your courage rises with the demand. The…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has removed the mandatory requirement of 90% property tax payment by all households for residents welfare associations (RWAs) to achieve zero waste tag and earn incentives. Under Zero Waste Colony Scheme, which was earlier known as Sahbhagita Scheme, the civic body has also increased the maximum incentive for…
Mumbai: An Ahmedabad-based businessman was arrested by airport police on charges of rape. Police said the survivor approached them with a complaint on July 23.The survivor is acquainted with the accused. On July 20, the duo checked into a five-star hotel close to the airport. On July 22, the survivor was allegedly raped, following which…
