Ponda: The Portuguese era culvert near the Ponda bus stand is being reconstructed by PWD at a cost of Rs 70 lakh. The PWD is all set to complete the work before the onset of monsoon.The WRD has already reconstructed the nullah and the reconstruction of the culvert was pending.Devendra Velingkar, executive engineer of PWD’s…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma will hold a joint roadshow in eastern Ahmedabad on Friday, the last day of campaigning for the civic body elections.A party statement said that the roadshow will begin from Shyamshikhar Char Rasta in Bapunagar areas of the city and pass through India Colony Road,…
Chandigarh: Former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala has approached Punjab and Haryana High Court, alleging a “pre-meditated” armed confrontation by Haryana Police on April 17, and seeking transfer of investigation to CBI or an ‘independent agency’ outside the state’s jurisdiction.According to the plea, the confrontation occurred in the afternoon near the Auto Market area…
Pune: The Vishrantwadi police on Thursday ruled out foul play in the death of acrobatic gymnast Subedar Siddhesh Bhosale after examining CCTV footage, but how his hands were tied is yet to be determined.Deputy commissioner of police (Zone IV) Chilumula Rajnikanth said the footage of CCTV cameras collected from the area showed Bhosale leaving his…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Thursday dismissed 11 special appeals filed by the UP government, taking a strict view of delays in their filing and held that no sufficient cause had been shown to justify the lapse.Rejecting the special appeals, the division bench observed that the government, equipped with an organized…
JAIPUR: Rajasthan remained in the grip of an intense heatwave Thursday, with Sriganganagar recording a scorching 44.5°C—nearly 5°C above normal—to emerge as the hottest place in the country. The extreme temperatures disrupted daily life, raising concerns over water scarcity and surging power demand across the state.According to the India Meteorological Department, Sriganganagar topped both state…
Amit Shah shares sunset video, says “sun of TMC’s corruption, hooliganism has set” as Bengal Phase I polling ends NEW DELHI: Amid contrasting interpretations by rival camps of the highest-ever turnout in the first phase of Bengal assembly polls on Thursday, a post on X by Union minister Amit Shah conveyed the upbeat mood within…
Iran lawmaker on Peace talks in Pakistan A member of Iran’s parliamentary national security and foreign policy committee, Mahmoud Nabavian, has criticised recent negotiations with the United States held in Pakistan, calling the decision to raise Tehran’s nuclear programme a “strategic mistake.”In a video clip shared from an interview with SNN TV and later posted…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets showed a mixed and cautious trend on Friday, with investors remaining on edge as uncertainty around the Iran conflict and stalled US-Iran talks continued to cloud sentiment.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.3% and was on track for a modest weekly gain of 0.8%.Japan’s…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) ‘Vaazha 2: Biopic of a Billion Bros’ continues its impressive box office journey. The Malayalam comedy has crossed significant milestones even on Day 22.As the film had it’s Telugu release on this day, the ‘Peddi’ star Ram Charan has extended his support for ‘Vaazha 2’ team. Box office collection update for Hashir’s…
