Chennai: Former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin triggered a fresh row on Tuesday stating in the Tamil Nadu assembly that sanatan dharma should be eradicated.“Sanathanam that divides people must certainly be eradicated,” Udhayanidhi said in his concluding remarks of his maiden speech as leader of opposition in the assembly. The remarks sparked sharp reactions from…
The incident occurred at a site where a recycled water pipeline is being laid to supply tertiary treated water to Tau Devi Lal Park in Sector 22 Gurgaon: A portion of a road near Sukhrali flyover caved in following leakage in an underground recycled water pipeline that triggered soil settlement beneath the carriageway on Sunday.GMDA…
Kolkata: On International Nurses Day, President Droupadi Murmu honoured sister Gita Karmakar with the prestigious Florence Nightingale Award. Since the past four decades, Karmakar has not only been tending to patients with love and care but helping health administration in pushing ahead the vaccination programme and promoting institutional delivery in remote corners in Jalpaiguri.An Auxiliary…
New tool to help urban planners anticipate waterlogging hotspots and manage stormwater systems proactively Noida: The Union ministry of earth sciences on Tuesday launched a pilot weather forecasting system for UP that uses artificial intelligence to generate rainfall predictions for every one kilometre and project conditions up to 10 days in advance. The launch marks…
Panaji: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Tuesday accused BJP govt of hypocrisy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal urging citizens to reduce gold purchases, cut foreign travel and conserve fuel.Goa Congress president Amit Patkar said BJP ministers should first practise austerity before advising citizens to tighten spending.“The Prime Minister is now telling…
Varanasi: Demolition work for the Dalmandi road widening project continued to expand on Tuesday, as public works department (PWD) teams began pulling down 10 newly acquired sections of marked buildings, including a madrassa.At the Musafir Khana site, a 125-square-foot demarcated area, workers carried out manual demolition on the upper floors of the structure.The joint team…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has extended the application process for affiliated colleges seeking approval to offer honours degree programmes under the New Education Policy (NEP), following confusion among college managements regarding the guidelines. Colleges can now submit fresh applications over the next two days by paying a revised fee of Rs 5,000 per faculty.Under the NEP…
Hisar: Police have arrested two men after 2.72 kg of opium was allegedly recovered from them near Agroha. Shiv Dayal and Aklesh Kumar, both residents of Jharkhand, were planning to deliver a large consignment of opium near the Jhiri Agroha Mod bridge when a team of crime investigation agency caught them on a tip-off, police…
Pune: Minister of state for women and child welfare Meghana Sakore-Bordikar on Tuesday said the number of single women identified as such was pegged around 54 lakh now, but may rise to 75 lakh once updated figures are received from districts in the ongoing survey for a proposed policy for the said segment of the…
Guwahati: The abrupt cancellation of NEET 2026 amid allegations of a paper leak has triggered widespread stress, uncertainty, and disappointment among students in Guwahati. The decision has deepened confusion, as many candidates had already left for holidays or vacated their hostels after appearing for the exam.Coaching institutes across the city are being inundated with calls…
