Kolkata: Surgeries halted midway and patients inside operation theatres and wards were wheeled out on stretchers and wheelchairs after a fire broke out inside the second-floor cathlab of Anandalok Hospital on Tuesday morning, triggering panic and an emergency evacuation in the middle of critical procedures.The blaze, reported started around 10 am at the hospital near…
Around 100 enumerators were sent warning notices after they skipped a training session on Sunday. Ghaziabad: The district administration is engaging staff from around 50 private schools into the Census 2027 exercise, citing inadequate manpower to carry out the large-scale house listing operation.At present, around 9,445 staff have been designated to conduct the enumeration in…
Panaji: The directorate of science and technology in Goa has initiated the process of filing a geographical indication (GI) application for the state’s traditional breads — pao, poie and unddo — under a single filing. Extensive consultations with the baker community and stakeholders are under way to ensure broad-based consensus and representation.“GI will empower bakers…
Gorakhpur: A 75-year-old kinnar (transgender) guru, Prema, from the Padri Bazar area has constructeda grand Shiva temple by spending over ₹85 lakh — all sourced from traditional ‘badhai’ (ceremonial blessings) earnings.The temple is set to be consecrated on Apr 24, with preparations in full swing and the entire locality brimming with enthusiasm, guru Prema said.Residents…
Ahmedabad: We have all indulged in some retail therapy to boost our mood. But a 40-year-old man from the city who went looking for some retail therapy ended up needing the clinical kind instead. A steady stream of deliveries was the first clue that something was off. What began as casual online shopping turned into…
Ludhiana: Despite the Punjab government’s push for investment and industrial growth, the persistent lack of cleanliness at industrial focal points has left local business owners struggling to save face before visiting clients.Industrialists across various phases said garbage-littered roads, waste dumped in open plots, and uncollected industrial refuse create a poor first impression for domestic and…
Kullu: Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu performed inaugurations and laid foundation stones of eight development projects worth Rs 153.81 crore for Fatehpur Assembly constituency of Kangra district during his one-day tour to the area. During his visit, the CM performed bhumi pujan of an 800-metre-span bridge over Beas river, which will facilitate the people…
Surat: A readymade apparel showroom owner lost Rs 2.5 lakh in cash when he left his luxury car running for a brief stop at a paan parlour on April 14. The theft occurred within seconds of the car owner stepping out.Adajan police registered a complaint and are scanning CCTV footage from the surrounding area to…
Guwahati: Following Sunday’s tragic incident in which a 30-year-old woman lost her life after falling into an open drain, concerns among citizens over the dangers of uncovered drains have further escalated after three more bodies were recovered on Tuesday.DCP (West) Balin Deuri said the first body was recovered in the city’s Saukuchi area and identified…
Additional chief secretary for energy and UPPCL chairman Ashish Kumar Goel on Tuesday, directed all discoms to restore power connection of prepaid smart meter consumers instantly once the account turns positive Additional chief secretary for energy and UPPCL chairman Ashish Kumar Goel on Tuesday, directed all discoms to restore power connection of prepaid smart meter…
