Chennai: A 97-year-old man regained the use of his left shoulder after doctors at a city hospital performed a minimally invasive surgery to treat a massive rotator cuff tear. Doctors used a biodegradable balloon implant under a regional nerve block instead of general anaesthesia due to his age and heart condition.The elderly man had suffered…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s cropping pattern is becoming increasingly concentrated around paddy and cotton, with a new study showing that farmers are far more likely to stick with these two crops than maize, red gram and other traditional crops, raising fresh concerns over the state’s declining crop diversification.The study found that while 97 out of every 100…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (file photo) Kolkata: Two motor vehicle inspectors have been suspended and the Anti-Corruption Bureau asked to initiate a criminal inquiry after they allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 22,000 from a truck driver with valid documents at the Rampur checkpost in West Burdwan. CM Suvendu Adhikari announced the action on X…
Ahmedabad: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday visited the Bopal, Ambli and Ghuma areas of the city to assess the waterlogging caused by the torrential downpour.Wading through knee-deep water, Patel spoke to officials about efforts to clear the locality of waterlogging and interacted with locals even as water flooded the ground floors of homes.An official…
The ward 6 councillor removes hazardous hanging cable wires from residential areas in Mohali Mohali: After a 15-day deadline issued to cable operators expired without action, ward 6 councillor Sunny Singh Ahluwalia Friday launched a drive to remove hanging defunct cable TV wires from Phase 3A and Phase 3B1, citing public safety concerns.Ahluwalia, who is…
The teachers’ association said that verification work depended on voters submitting documents and cannot be completed through administrative pressure alone, and urged govt to ensure that election duties do not come at the cost of teachers’ health and safety Pune: Teachers across Maharashtra are facing huge pressure doing their duty for the Special Intensive Revision…
Lucknow: The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has lodged an FIR against four pharmaceutical firms and their proprietors for allegedly running an organised network involved in the purchase and sale of counterfeit medicines, after investigators found that 24,000 tubes of a popular ointment could neither be physically verified nor supported by purchase records.The FIR,…
Jaipur: Accessing govt services in Rajasthan is set to become easier with the state expanding its e-Mitra WhatsApp platform by adding 21 new services. The latest addition includes services offered by Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) and the Directorate of Local Bodies (DLB), taking the total number of services available on the platform from…
Massive backlog in fast-track courts NEW DELHI: Fast-track special courts, which are meant to complete trials within a year of taking cognisance of offences related to rape and Pocso Act, have not been working at the expected speed. In 2025, which saw more than 1.4 lakh rape and Pocso cases being registered, only 66,500 were…
Seen from space, Seattle stands out as a vibrant patchwork of deep green forests, blue waterways and dense urban development. The city’s famous nickname, the “Emerald City”, reflects the evergreen trees that surround it, but its landscape tells a much older story than modern skylines and parks. Long before Seattle became a major Pacific Northwest…
