Varanasi: Three killings within a span of 24 hours have sent shockwaves through Chandauli. Police now say that the same person is behind all three murders — a former serviceman, suspected to be a psychopath.The accused, Gurpreet Singh, a native of Punjab, was apprehended by a bystander while attempting to flee after allegedly killing a…
Here are a few things we can do to stay cool and avoid heatstrokes Ahmedabad: The city baked under severe heat on Monday as soaring temperatures pushed the city deeper into an intense summer spell. With the mercury touching 44.3°C and humidity adding to the discomfort, deserted roads reflected the impact of the afternoon heat….
Poonam Verma to receive Florence Nightingale Award Chandigarh: Serving patients round the clock, standing firm on the front lines during the gruelling Covid-19 pandemic, and carrying healthcare awareness beyond hospital walls—Poonam Verma’s 25-year journey of dedication has now earned her the nation’s highest nursing honour. On International Nurses Day (May 12), she will be conferred…
Pune: State principal secretary for industries P Anbalagan has said the govt will undertake a comprehensive infrastructure gap analysis across the Chakan-Talegaon industrial corridor as global companies prepare fresh expansion plans in Maharashtra.He said the focus is to identify deficiencies in roads, electricity infrastructure, waste management and mobility connectivity in the aforementioned industrial corridor, which…
Guwahati: Amid growing concerns among citizens over rapid deforestation and shrinking wetlands, the forest department has announced that a plantation drive will be carried out in and around the Deepor Beel area, where saplings amounting to ten times the number of trees felled will be planted.This comes after concerns over tree cutting for the railway’s…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will launch an affordable housing project on Sitapur Road where around 900 flats for Low Income Group (LIG) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) families will be developed on 16,000 sq metres of land recently cleared of encroachment near Shia PG College.The scheme will include 582 LIG flats and 336…
Jaipur: The state govt is likely to announce revised minimum wage rates soon after Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma approves the labour dept’s proposal, sources said. Daily wages are expected to increase by 22% to 45% across different labour categories.Officials said minimum wage revisions are traditionally announced on May 1, but this year the notification…
NEW DELHI: Days after conceding a major defeat in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has launched a sharp attack on the newly formed BJP government in the state over the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal as chief secretary. The opposition party termed the move “shameless” and questioned the neutrality of…
Security researchers at Alphabet Inc’s Google said they believe a cybercrime group used artificial intelligence to create a hacking tool that can bypass defences in a widely used tool to administer computer systems.The scheme, which was foiled when Google alerted the tool developer, would mark the first time that Google’s Threat Intelligence Group caught a…
Aamir Khan made another PDA filled appearance with his lady love, Gauri Spratt, this time, as they attended filmmaker Ashoke Pandit’s birthday celebration in Mumbai.The couple, who has been painting the town red with their many appearances round town, had all eyes on them as they arrived for Pandit’s birthday party. Rocking castual attire, the…
