Chennai: A 45-year-old woman suffered burns after attempting to set herself on fire outside the Chief Minister’s Special Cell at the Secretariat on Monday morning.Police personnel on duty rescued her and rushed her to hospital. Preliminary inquiries revealed that she had come to submit a petition as a land dispute issue at her village near…
HMRL plans to upgrade 10 stations Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMRL) officials on Monday said they would immediately take up the development of 10 metro stations as part of a pilot project to improve passenger amenities. Additional managing director B Ajith Reddy announced this after inspecting key stations on Monday.He travelled from Begumpet to Raidurg…
Gurgaon: An FIR was registered against an inspector on Monday after a senior technician with Power Grid Corporation allegedly died by suicide in Faridabad.Satish (60), a resident of Bhanakpur village in Ballabgarh tehsil, was found hanging at his home on Sunday morning, a day after being questioned by police in connection with a nine-year-old case.Following…
Effect of heat stress on pregnancy Kolkata: Prolonged exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of low birth weight, pre-term birth and stillbirth, with women in Bengal among the particularly vulnerable because of the state’s humid subtropical climate, researchers conducting the first nationwide study examining the impact of heat stress on pregnancy…
Ghaziabad: The National Green Tribunal directed Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation to consider the feasibility of carrying out a plantation drive in the Sai Upwan city forest this monsoon season and submit an affidavit on the same by Sept 16.Whether the city forest has been degraded due to solid waste disposal, unauthorised construction work and damage caused…
Purnanand Chari, President, Konkani Akademi Panaji: The Goa Konkani Akademi, while announcing its Konkani literary awards on Monday, introduced the Konkani Digital Kala Seva Award to recognise content creators using modern platforms to promote the Konkani language, Goa’s traditions, folk art, agriculture, salt pans and other aspects of Goan life.“Today’s generation consumes content digitally. We…
Special trains for KV Dham devotees during Shrawan Varanasi: In view of the heavy rush of devotees and kanwariyas expected at Kashi Vishwanath Dham during Shrawan, the railways will run special passenger trains for their convenience.According to the spokesperson of the Varanasi Division of North Eastern Railway, the Prayagraj–Banaras–Subedarganj daily special train and Subedarganj–Aunrihar daily…
Security personnel help vehicles wade through a waterlogged road near the Nikol area, in Ahmedabad on Monday Ahmedabad: On Monday morning between 7am and 8am, the western part of the city, including Bodakdev, Thaltej, Science City, Chandlodia and Memnagar, received one to two inches of rainfall in just one hour. As a result, water accumulated…
Ludhiana: High drama unfolded here Monday when a police team attempting to arrest an accused in a minor rape case allegedly came under attack from his family members.The Moti Nagar police said one of the three accused booked in the case was arrested after a scuffle at his residence, where relatives allegedly tried to obstruct…
Chandigarh: Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal has renewed his appeal to the Centre and sports authorities to ensure international karate champion Alisha Choudhary represents India at the 2026 Asian Games, saying deserving athletes should not be denied opportunities due to administrative hurdles.Alisha, from Pundri in Kurukshetra district, won became the first Indian to win gold at…
