Mumbai: The BMC extended the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for establishing dog shelters at three locations in Mumbai on a Design-Build-Operate-Transfer (DBOT) model after receiving a poor response, while it also identified another plot of land in Mulund to accommodate stray dogs picked up from public institutions.The proposed shelters are planned…
BENGALURU: India may have taken the term “filthy rich” literally. Indian cities’ growth remains tied to polluting fossil-fuel use and consequent pollution while China and several other countries have pulled ahead on cleaner urbanisation, according to a study in Nature Cities in which researchers analysed 5,435 cities worldwide between 2019 and 2024 using satellite-based nitrogen…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Sunday instructed officials to provide drinking water facilities, install high-mast lights, replace gym equipment and prevent water stagnation at Gopalapuram sports ground in the city.Prabhakar inspected the sports ground and the gym facilities in his Thousand Lights constituency, after local youngsters raised complaints over lack…
Female students celebrate as they outperform male candidates in the TG EAPCET 2026 results, highlighting top ranks and strong academic achievement in Telangana’s engineering and agriculture entrance exam. Hyderabad: Girls outperformed boys in both streams of the Telangana Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (TG EAPCET) 2026, the results of which were released on…
Gurgaon: A 38-year-old transporter from Bhiwani died after a speeding canter truck collided head-on with his pickup vehicle near Sultanpur village in Farrukhnagar late Friday night.The canter driver was taken into custody, and an FIR was filed under Sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving) of BNS.The victim, Amarjeet, a resident of…
Kolkata: The body of a 40-year-old man, Surajit Sardar, was found near a pond in Sonarpur’s Vidyadharpur Lalpol Chowdhury Bagan area on Sunday morning. His family members alleged that he was murdered.According to cops, Sardar was living with a transgender person, Bijoy alias Pinki, for the past several months. Locals said the couple went to…
Margao: With the waters having receded, the submerged Kurdi village in Sanguem has once again resurfaced, drawing hordes of visitors eager to explore the ruins of a village that went under water over three decades ago.Kurdi reappears every year for a couple of months preceding the monsoon, and the natives of the lost village have…
Varanasi: A trader was killed after being hit by a speeding car at busy Maidagin crossing.The trader, Rajkumar Aggarwal (62), a resident of Bangali Bada in Visheshwarganj area, was returning home late on Saturday night. He was passing through Kotwali police station area when a car taking U-turn in high speed hit him.Passersby rushed to…
A joint operation by Gujarat ATS and Rajkot city Crime Branch led to the interception of around 180kg of silver, valued at nearly ₹5 crore, at Rajkot Airport following intelligence inputs about suspicious movement of the precious metal through air cargo channels.Officials said Gujarat ATS received specific intelligence indicating that a Rajkot-based individual was set…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration has cleared the decks for a major infrastructure upgrade of Model Jail, Burail, with the engineering department finalising a comprehensive estimate of Rs 37 crore for its expansion. The move follows approval of the project design by the urban planning department, which has detailed the scope of work, including building layouts…
