Panaji: The state capital continued to reel under unusually high temperatures on Wednesday, with Panaji recording a maximum of 37.4°C, 5.2 degrees above normal, according to observational data by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).This marked the second consecutive day that temperatures in the state capital crossed 37°C, intensifying the unseasonal Oct heat after Panaji recorded…
Varanasi: The Sonbhadra district administration, under the Industrial Logistics Scheme, has sent proposals to the state govt for the construction of 13 roads at an estimated cost of ₹290.50 crore.The proposed roads are aimed at improving connectivity to industrial areas, ensuring smoother movement of heavy vehicles and making travel easier for local residents.Sonbhadra district magistrate…
Ahmedabad: Missed project completion deadlines seem to have become the norm for AMC. Not one flyover or railway overbridge (ROB) commissioned in the past decade has been completed on time. The civic body may be trying to erase this dubious track record with the new eight-lane Subhash Bridge project. In a first, AMC has included…
Chandigarh: The murder of anti-drug campaigner Parvinder Singh Jhota has renewed the spotlight on the easy availability of habit-forming pharmaceutical drugs in Punjab, prompting the state govt to intensify inspections of chemist shops and crack down on illegal sales.Jhota had confronted chemists over the alleged illegal sale of addictive and banned pills to youngsters. His…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said since the relief package from the central govt is not possible before Diwali, the state chose to step in with Rs5,000 advance for every farmer Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Wednesday that the state govt has decided to provide Rs5,000 to each farmer as an advance for drought…
Surat: A gym owner in Adajan has alleged that she was cheated of Rs 7.14 lakh by a man who promised to supply gym equipment but failed to deliver the machines as agreed. Adajan police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the alleged fraud.According to the FIR, complainant Monika Naik (46), owns…
Guwahati: West Kamakhya Colony has chosen motherhood as the central theme for its Durga Puja pandal this year, seeking to celebrate the love, care and sacrifices of mothers.Moving away from elaborate concepts, the organisers have opted for a theme with personal meaning across generations. Through the pandal, the committee hopes to highlight the role mothers…
Lucknow: The State Agency for Comprehensive Health and Integrated Services (SACHIS) on Tuesday inspected 21 private hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in Lucknow and Gonda, uncovering alleged overcharging, manipulation of treatment packages and deficiencies in medical facilities.SACHIS CEO Archana Verma said six hospitals in Lucknow and 15 in Gonda…
Rajkot: A 36-year-old advertising professional from Rajkot was allegedly defrauded of Rs 11.11 lakh after falling prey to a ritual promising to quadruple his money.Based on the victim’s complaint, the Rajkot City A-Division Police registered an FIR on Tuesday night against his friend and a self-styled sorcerer.The complainant, Nitesh Kamdar, a resident of Sadhu Vaswani…
The victim, Parbnandan Barman, a native of Cooch Behar in West Bengal, worked at a restaurant in C-Scheme Jaipur: A 38-year-old man was killed and his co-worker seriously injured after a speeding Thar rammed their cycle near Bhagwan Das Road in Jaipur on Oct 5.Police said Wednesday that the victim’s family filed an FIR after…
