The districts have been identified based on their vulnerability to flooding due to recurring waterlogging or their proximity to rivers and canals Gurgaon: Haryana will conduct a state-level flood mock drill on May 14 across 13 vulnerable districts, including Gurgaon and Faridabad, to strengthen disaster preparedness ahead of the monsoon.The exercise is being organised by…
Kolkata: Trinamool and BJP heavyweight candidates spent their day crisscrossing their assembly segments, addressing complaints, and some even protesting as they refused to cede ground to their opponents.Mayor Firhad Hakim performed a delicate balancing act between his own Kolkata Port constituency and ensuring a lead for CM Mamata Banerjee in Bhowanipore. Meeting the CM at…
The fire department has identified 42 buildings — including residential complexes, hospitals and hotels — as unsafe due to non-compliance with fire safety norms Ghaziabad: The onset of summer is typically accompanied by a sharp rise in fire incidents, driven by high temperatures, dry conditions and increased electricity usage.Data from the fire department shows a…
The final will be played at the Khalifa International Stadium, where Portugal were crowned champions last year in front of 38,901 spectators Panaji: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee for Football Events (LOC) have announced that the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 will take place from Nov 19 to Dec 13 later this year.The…
Varanasi: Noted author, poet and professor of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at BHU, Dr Rajeev Kumar Dubey, was conferred the prestigious Bharat Vibhushan Samman during a ceremony held in Chandigarh on Tuesday.The award was given by Punjab Legislative Assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The programme was organised by the Institute of Social Reforms and…
Ahmedabad: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) on Tuesday registered a case in connection with an alleged counterfeit bidi and cigarette racket, while the Special Operations Group (SOG) launched a probe after seizing suspected fake tobacco products worth Rs 3.57 lakh from Juhapura area of the city.According to the complainant, a long-time representative of a…
Kangra: A complete ban on paragliding and other aerial activities has been imposed in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district ahead of visits by the President of India and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi.The move comes amid heightened vigilance over airspace security, also in view of upcoming Indian Premier League matches in Dharamshala.Deputy commissioner Hemraj Bairwa has…
Dhubri: People of Parbatjhara sub-division of Kokrajhar district held a protest on Wednesday at Khoraghat against the prolonged delay in construction of a 4.84km road from NH-17 to Shree Shree Maa Mahamaya Snan ghat temple for over three years.Protesters alleged that the work was allotted to M/S Kusember Construction of Guwahati in 2023 with sanctioning…
Padma Bhushan Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt performs in an event Lucknow: Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt delivered a soulful performance on the opening day of the two-day Awadh Region conference organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation at a city hotel on Wednesday.A Hindustani classical instrumentalist, Bhatt is known for inventing and playing the modified Mohan Veena…
The scooter that met with an accident in Pugal, Bikaner, on April 22, exposing the international drug racket NJaipur: Bikaner police arrested two men from Jaipur Wednesday in connection with a reported Rs 70-crore international heroin racket that surfaced after a road accident in Bikaner on April 22.Police said accused Rahul Rawat and Prashant Kayal…
