Noida: Noida Authority said women will be allowed free travel on city buses on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.The state government has approved free travel for women and one companion on all UPSRTC buses from 6am on Aug 27 to midnight on Aug 29.Krishna Karunesh, CEO, Noida Authority, said the facility will also apply to…
Panaji: Material often treated as agricultural waste could soon become a valuable resource for farmers. ICAR-CCARI, Goa, has launched a pilot initiative at Keri and Priol in Ponda to explore the use of biochar in kulagar farms.Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced by heating biomass under limited oxygen. Unlike ordinary organic matter, which decomposes relatively…
Varanasi: Varanasi Police on Wednesday arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and pornographic videos through an online messaging group.Cyber cell in charge sub-inspector Saurabh Shahi lodged a case at Chowk police station on Tuesday against Sartaj Ahmed alias Raju.Police said the accused allegedly circulated CSAM involving a minor along…
Gandhinagar: The state govt on Tuesday inducted 500 new technology-enabled ‘112 Janrakshak‘ vehicles into its emergency response network, doubling the fleet strength to 1,000 vehicles operating round the clock across Gujarat.Minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi flagged off the new vehicles from the secretariat complex in Gandhinagar. According to an official statement, the expansion…
AI image-recognition software is helping police solve many cases Ludhiana: High-tech analysis and a footwear receipt led Khanna police to four suspects in cases where serial snatchers were targeting elderly women.Police have dismantled an organised street-crime syndicate, arresting four suspects—including two brothers operating a local jewellery business —and recovering stolen gold earrings alongside a motorcycle…
Chandigarh: Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Tuesday claimed that FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned him that he faces “a new credible threat to his life”.Pannun, general counsel for Sikhs For Justice, said he was warned by FBI agents who visited him last Thursday that he should not travel until the threat…
Citizen research in 2024 found that 62% of Pune’s roads were narrower than nine metres. On-street parking further reduces carriageway width Pune: Corporators from several wards, including from areas with large market pockets, recently raised concerns about lack of parking lots in Pune, which they said was leading to severe traffic congestion across the city.The…
The team carefully removed the rod in a coordinated procedure that lasted about an hour Surat: Doctors at Surat’s New Civil Hospital (NCH) saved the life of a 10-year-old boy who suffered a rare and potentially fatal injury after falling from the third floor of an under-construction building in the Unn Patia area on Tuesday.The…
Shillong: The Meghalaya Cabinet on Wednesday approved a notification declaring thunderstorms and strong winds, other than cyclones, as “state/local disasters”.“In recent years, Meghalaya has witnessed increasing damage from strong winds and thunderstorms that do not fall under the technical category of a cyclone, creating challenges in declaring and responding to such events,” CM Conrad K…
Lucknow: With the start of the festival season and Rakhabandhan a day away, the Food Safety and Drug Administration has intensified its crackdown on adulterated food items and the transportation of food items under unhygienic conditions. A special overnight campaign was carried out from midnight on Aug 25-26 until dawn, during which enforcement teams carried…
