Picture for representation only Mumbai: Residents across Mumbai’s western suburbs reported frequent and prolonged power outages over the weekend, with Kandivli and Andheri East emerging as flashpoints. Power cuts have been witnessed across the island city and suburbs for the past one week, raising questions over infrastructure readiness and the utilities’ ability to respond.Sources said…
Falling water levels at Sankey Tank have sparked concern among residents, who say sewage inflow and unchecked concretisation are threatening the survival of the historic Bengaluru lake. Bengaluru: Falling water levels, increased concretisation, and the inflow of untreated sewage into Sankey Tank are threatening the survival of the historic waterbody, residents alleged Sunday during a…
BJP leader Ramchander Rao Hyderabad: BJP Telangana chief N Ramchander Rao slammed the Revanth Reddy-led Congress govt for its “non-serious attitude” toward irrigation projects in the Godavari basin. In a letter to the chief minister, he stated that delays in execution are hindering Telangana from utilising its allocated share of water, estimated at 968 tmcft.Rao…
Kolkata: Several vehicles, including a police vehicle fitted with a blue beacon, an SUV and a luxury bus, were allegedly vandalised by a group of armed miscreants in Sodepur around 4.30 am on Sunday morning. Police are examining CCTV footage to identify and capture the attackers. Witnesses said the goons arrived in an auto and…
Panaji: Parts of the state witnessed intense spells of light to moderate pre-monsoon rainfall on Sunday, with Goa recording an average 22.4mm rainfall in a single day up to Sunday morning.“The showers marked the strongest pre-monsoon activity of the season so far,” said meteorologist and retired chief scientist at the NIO, M R Ramesh Kumar….
Ahmedabad: The city reported five suicide cases from different localities over the past two days, with police registering accidental death cases and initiating investigations into the circumstances behind each incident.In Shahpur, Siddharth Datania (24), a resident of Nagoriwad near Krishna Chowk, allegedly died by suicide at his residence between Thursday and Saturday. Police said he…
Chandigarh: A 47-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at a housing society at VIP Road on Zirakpur. The deceased, Kanchan Gupta, wife of Satish Kumar, lived with her family in a flat.According to preliminary investigations, other family members were also present in the house at the time of the incident. The deceased is survived by…
The AI-generated picture shows an acid-like substance thrown at two-wheelers Pune: As many as eight vehicles, including a car, were damaged in two separate cases of vandalism in Ambegaon Pathar and Karvenagar on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.In Ambegaon Pathar, off the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass, two armed men damaged a car and a two-wheeler on a…
Shillong: In a step towards transforming Meghalaya’s healthcare landscape, a round-table discussion on ‘Private Sector Engagement in Meghalaya’s Health Sector’ was held at IIM Shillong.The event, held on Friday, was a collaborative effort involving Meghalaya’s department of health & family welfare, German International Cooperation (GIZ) under the GSDP Project, IIM Shillong, and the Indo-German Chamber…
Lucknow: Lucknow police on Sunday arrested nine accused in connection with a late-night vandalism incident reported from the Gosaiganj area on May 19, in which a group allegedly stormed a house and damaged multiple vehicles parked outside following an old dispute.According to police, around 25-30 men allegedly belonging to the ‘Gujjar Gang” arrived in two…
