Vehicles are left charging for hours, sometimes overnight, increasing the risk of overheating, short circuits and fires in Halora Noida: A day after sparks at a basement EV-charging point set off a blaze in a Mamura building that killed two, a TOI visit to urban villages found similar charging practices common in Harola, Barola, Hoshiarpur,…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Thursday set aside a sessions court verdict and acquitted Arjuna Kazidoni in the 2020 Fatorda double murder case, granting him the benefit of doubt in the deaths of Ravi Badiger and Bhimsi Gasti.Kazidoni had been sentenced to life imprisonment in Oct 2024 for allegedly killing the two men with…
Varanasi: When VB-G Ram G Act was introduced in Parliament, Opposition had to withdraw its objections after understanding the objectives, said deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at Panch Sammelan, organised by Union ministry of rural development, at the Rudraksh International Convention Centre, on Thursday. The conference brought together around 500 gram pradhans from UP,…
Mahant of Ahmedabad’s Shri Jagannathji Temple, Shri Dilip Das Maharaj, with an elephant decked up for the city’s 149th rath yatra on Thursday, July 16 Ahmedabad: During last year’s rath yatra, a young male elephant grabbed headlines for running amok and injuring one person. This year, organisers exercised extreme caution to make sure the procession’s…
Various govt schools in Ludhiana await Khed Pitara kits Karan SharmaLudhiana: The Punjab govt had launched an initiative aimed at transforming classroom learning in govt primary schools across the state through ‘khed Pitara’ kits. These kits were designed to encourage fun, interactive and experimental learning for the children rather than the old school memorization techniques.In…
Panchkula: To curb malaria and dengue during the monsoon season, the health department has issued notices to several households where mosquito larvae were detected during inspections.District malaria officer Dr Sonu Arora said a special campaign is under way in all high-risk areas of the district. Health workers are conducting door-to-door surveys, inspecting water containers and…
A well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast is expected to bring only limited benefits to Maharashtra, IMD said Pune: The India Meteorological Department’s latest extended range forecast indicated below-normal rainfall over most regions of Maharashtra at least till July 30 despite the return of rainfall in…
Surat: Seventy-five-year-old diamond businessman Dhiru Ramani, who was allegedly abducted in the West African nation of Mali nearly three months ago, was freed early Thursday after his family reportedly paid a ransom of about 4 million euros.Two other Indian hostages — a cook and an electrician — were also released.Ramani was brought to the Malian…
Agartala: The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has voiced serious concerns to chief minister Manik Saha over the deteriorating state of academic activities in schools, urging immediate intervention.TPCC president Asish Kumar Saha said the state’s education system is facing a crisis due to teacher shortages, stalled recruitment, school closures and the diversion of teachers to…
Lucknow: The ‘Bhujal Saptah-2026’ was launched in Lucknow on Thursday.The week-long programme will look at increasing public awareness about groundwater conservation and rainwater harvesting through events like painting, debate, public dialogue and public awareness campaigns in collaboration with schools, colleges, govt institutions and various social organisations.Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh appealed to people to…
