Noida: Along its length of 500 metres or so, the surface of the road near Purvanchal Royal City in Sector Chi 5 is pockmarked with dozens of cracks, patches, divots and holes. In some spots where the surface has worn away entirely, three or more layers of road lie exposed.The stretch, which runs under Yamuna…
Ponda: The Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) has decided to hold the annual matoli bazaar at its traditional place, Budhwar Peth.PMC chairperson Virendra Dhavalikar said that they are waiting for govt directives regarding the exemption of sopo to the matoli vendors.Last year, chief minister Pramod Sawant had promised exemption of sopo to them, however a delay…
The rise has triggered flood-like conditions in several low-lying areas and affected activities along the ghats. Varanasi: The water level of the Ganga in Varanasi rose to 66.72 metres on Tuesday, with the river flowing just 3.54 metres below the warning level and rising at around 4cm per hour. The rise has triggered flood-like conditions…
Ahmedabad: When a 64-year-old shopkeeper’s mobile phone began undergoing an automatic system update, he did not realise that he was about to become a cyberfraud victim. He put his phone aside and, within minutes, lost Rs 82,400 through an unauthorised UPI transaction.The complainant told Sarkhej police that he was at home around 2pm last Wednesday…
Principal acarologist-cum-HOD of entomology Dr Manmeet Brar Bhullar contributed the funds in memory of her father to strengthen the department’s academic and research infrastructure Ludhiana: Dr Manmeet Brar Bhullar, principal acarologist-cum-head of the department of entomology at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has donated ₹25 lakh for the modernisation and upgradation of the PAU National Insect…
BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan Bathinda: Differences have emerged within the Punjab chapter of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) over staging a morcha in Chandigarh from Sept 1, with two major farm organisations disassociating themselves from the decision over a demand to annul all water-sharing agreements.BKU Ekta Ugrahan and Kisan Sangharsh Committee Punjab have…
Bikers cross large potholes on the Nande-Mhalunge Road, where a 10-year-old boy died on Monday after he came under a truck Pune: Shankar Mandekar, NCP’s Bhor MLA, on Tuesday sparked a controversy when he said that when there are roads, accidents do occur after he visited the accident spot on Nande-Mhalunge Road where a 10-year-old…
SMC health department team visited Shital Restaurant to collect samples and check the health and hygiene practices at the hotel Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) sealed Shital Restaurant in Varachha after a six-hour inspection on Monday during which civic food safety officials found a large quantity of stale and improperly stored food. A five-member team…
K9 Leon during farewell at the Kaziranga National Park Guwahati: After eight years of tracking suspects and protecting Kaziranga’s wildlife, K9 Leon has retired from duty.The Belgian Malinois joined Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve’s sniffer-dog squad on Nov 1, 2018. He took part in more than 30 specialised operations and over 200 patrols, park…
Lucknow: A district court in Sultanpur has awarded life imprisonment to four persons for the murder of a brick kiln owner in 2019. The court slapped a fine of Rs 3.98 lakh on the four accused with directions that 80% of the amount would be transferred to the victim’s family.On Nov 12, 2019, brick kiln…
