Hyderabad: For years, stubble burning has largely been associated with Punjab and other northern states, where the practice has triggered severe air pollution in Delhi and nearby states, and sparked a national debate. Now, Telangana is beginning to see early signs of a similar trend, prompting the state govt to crack down before it turns…
Despite the improvement, persistent gaps in the city’s waste management system continue to raise concerns Gurgaon: A team from the Swachh Survekshan has begun a cleanliness survey in the city to assess sanitation and waste management systems ahead of the national rankings.In 2025, the city jumped from 140th position in 2024 to 41st rank nationally…
Noida: Five years after beating a rare and aggressive cancer, an 11-year-old girl from Ghaziabad is slowly returning to a normal childhood after doctors at a private hospital rebuilt her cervix and vaginal canal using a section of her small intestine in a rare and highly specialised reconstructive surgery.In 2020, the child had been diagnosed…
Kolkata: Trinamool chairperson and former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended her “sympathy” towards hawkers and street vendors even as she strongly criticised the state govt over alleged eviction drives.In a social media post to mark International Hawkers Day, Banerjee accused govt of demolishing stalls, evicting hawkers and pushing them into distress without considering…
Panaji: The public works department (PWD) has said that the right-hand side of NH-66 from near Hotel Neo Majestic in Porvorim towards Gauri petrol pump will remain shut till June 16 to carry out the final leg of superstructure work on the six-lane elevated corridor under construction at Porvorim. The stretch was earlier scheduled to…
Gorakhpur: Prof Anupama Kaushik Sharma on Tuesday assumed charge as the fifth vice-chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT), becoming the first woman to head the institution since its inception as Madan MohanMalaviya Engineering College.Her appointment is also being seen as a landmark moment for technical education in Uttar Pradesh, as no woman…
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) supplementary exams will be held from June 11 to June 20 Ahmedabad: Over 13,000 students who already cleared their board exams will reappear for the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) supplementary exams from June 11 to June 20 to boost their scores under…
Civic elections on a hot day in Raikot town of Punjab’s Ludhiana district Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave across Punjab severely depressed voter turnout for Tuesday’s municipal elections, with participation tumbling nearly 10 percentage points from the last local polls.Final data reveals that only 64.82% of eligible voters cast ballots across the six contested municipal councils…
Chandigarh: Three persons were arrested for allegedly attempting to rob a man at knifepoint near Sector 55.According to police, complainant Kuldeep Chand Bhardwaj, a resident of Badheri (Sector 41-A), alleged that Abhay alias Abu, Abhishek and Ashok — all residents of Badheri — tried to snatch his mobile phone.The accused were reportedly riding an Activa…
The student, whose phone number was reportedly saved as “God” by other accused in the case, was produced before special CBI judge RR Mende later in the night Pune: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday evening arrested a student, who allegedly received physics questions from Pune school headmistress Manisha Havaldar, in connection with…
