A video grab of the lioness sitting on Kalu Parmar Ahmedabad: For nearly half an hour on Monday morning, residents of Garajiya village in Palitana taluka witnessed a stunning display of composure: a subadult lioness sat on Maldhari herder Kalu Parmar without fatally attacking him while he lay beneath with apparent calm, patting the animal…
Chandigarh: The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the Industrial Area Phase II building collapse in Chandigarh that claimed two lives and has sought a report from the Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh.The Commission, comprising Chairperson Justice Sant Prakash, Member Justice Gurbir Singh and Member Jitender Singh Shunty passed…
Restoration work underway following a landslide on the Missing Link section of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway on Monday, July 6 Pune: For several hours on Monday, the cities of Pune and Mumbai were virtually cut off from each other as heavy rain shut down roads, bus services and several important intercity trains.The first major disruption occurred…
New Civil Hospital in city has introduced an RFID tagging system in the NICU and will soon add it at the gynaecology ward Surat: In a move aimed at preventing infant kidnappings and strengthening security for newborns, New Civil Hospital introduced an upgraded RFID-based monitoring system in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The technology…
Silchar: As many as 148 newborns died across Barak Valley in the past three months, exposing persistent gaps in maternal and neonatal healthcare, particularly in rural areas where delayed referrals, inadequate infrastructure and a shortage of specialised facilities continue to cost lives.Official figures show Cachar recorded the highest number of neonatal deaths at 74, followed…
Lucknow: A special court in Lucknow on Monday convicted 15 members of an international human trafficking syndicate, including 13 Bangladeshi nationals and two Rohingyas, and sentenced each of them to five years’ rigorous imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs 10,000.The verdict was delivered by ATS/NIA Court Judge Umakant Jindal, nearly five years after the…
Rajkot: A dispute over land in a village of Lodhika taluka allegedly ended in murder, with police arresting two relatives accused of fatally assaulting a 34-year-old man. Investigators say the accused had initially taken the victim to hospital. Evidence later pointed to their involvement.Bharat Dangar, 34, was allegedly murdered at Rawki village on Sunday after…
Defending UPT20 champions Kashi Rudras launch the Rudras Cup, the first regional scouting tournament introduced by a UPT20 franchise, which will be held at the JK Loco Railway Stadium here in Kanpur on July 7 and 8.The announcement comes on the back of the franchise’s successful first phase of player trials at Sigra Stadium in…
NEW DELHI: A new study to ascertain the reasons for poor participation in “gram sabhas” that covered 400 gram panchayats and 7,800 respondents in 26 states and Union territories (UTs) has brought into focus an emerging phenomenon called “Gram Sabha Participation Fatigue”, which sees repeated meetings without visible outcomes, unresolved grievances and limited follow-up on…
‘Even the sun negotiates with dust to make a shadow’ Stand outside in the late afternoon and watch a tree cast its long shadow across the pavement. Nothing about that shadow feels dramatic at first glance. Yet it exists only because something is in the way—dust in the air, uneven surfaces on the ground, particles…
