Mirwaiz Umar Farooq backs NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi urges for the restoration of Article 370 and statehood to the union territory. SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday backed National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and criticised the governing party for failing to honour its election promises.He urged all political parties in J&K…
Moment Energy co-founders Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan and Gurmesh Sidhu Six years after four engineering graduates began experimenting with used electric vehicle batteries in a British Columbia garage, their clean technology company has opened the largest second-life battery manufacturing plant of its kind. Moment Energy, founded in 2020 by Simon Fraser University graduates…
Former Australia cricketer Usman Khawaja has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after it complained to a British broadcaster for an interview with the sons of former Pakistan Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan.Khawaja, who was born in Islamabad, reacted after reports claimed the Pakistan team had threatened to boycott the second Test…
Steady is the word for today. Not spectacular, not depressing; it’s just the kind of day that flies like a bullock on the same road, slowly but steady. Venus assists in balance and the Moon assists you in keeping your balance regardless of how plans change, you’ll not be able to lose your balance as…
New Delhi: The rakhis may have come off, but Delhi Traffic Police hopes the road-safety message they carried will stay. On Raksha Bandhan, traffic personnel used flowers, rakhis and counselling to reinforce the importance of following traffic rules and staying safe on the road.Under the campaign, “Rakhi Ka Waada, Suraksha Ka Iraada”, the traffic police…
Vetiver grass being planted on hill slopes of Karjat-Lonavla section As Nepal counts the cost of its recent disaster, a humble grass, with roots in India, is drawing fresh attention as a low-cost line of defence against floods and landslides.Vetiver, known for its essential oils and herbal remedies, is being revived today for another application…
File picture of parched land Bengaluru/Mysuru: Karnataka will submit a memorandum to the Centre seeking drought relief by the first week of Sept, deputy CM and revenue minister G Parameshwara said Saturday.Parameshwara said govt had so far declared 101 taluks as drought-affected and will continue assessing the situation for another 15 days. More taluks could…
Chennai: The state govt has decided to study the feasibility to connect the proposed satellite terminal at the wide-end of the intersecting runways at Chennai international airport with the Tambaram-Maduravoyal bypass without affecting the natural flow of Adyar river as well as the residential pockets in the locality.Senior officials at the secretary level held a…
Hyderabad: A 25-year feud over a neem tree ended in a chilling double murder in Suryapet on Saturday, with police alleging that a man hacked his neighbour to death and then killed his own father in a desperate attempt to pass off the crime as a clash between rival groups.The incident took place at Erragadda…
Gurgaon: A 23-year-old labourer died after an unidentified vehicle hit his bicycle from behind near on Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway near Naharpur Rupa on Saturday.The accident took place around 4am. The deceased, Akash Basor, was on his way to work when he was hit, his brother said in a police complaint.Police said Akash was rushed to Govt…
