An electricity station on fire at Doraha on Tuesday Screenshot Ludhiana: It was a dual crisis on Tuesday when a massive timber warehouse blaze and an out-of-control landfill fire exhausted local resources and choked the region in dense smokeThe blaze at Ferozepur Road’s at the Ganpati Timber Traders took 25 fire trucks and more than…
Batala: Drug abuse dominated voter concerns during the civic body polls on Tuesday, with a majority of them saying that they expect their elected representatives to work sincerely towards eradicating the menace.While civic issues like sanitation, streets and drainage remained key concerns, voters maintained that the development work was the basic responsibility of any elected…
Pune: The years-long saga of water woes for Mohammadwadi, NIBM Road Annexe and parts of Undri was heralded to have ended on May 17, when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated nine overhead tanks in these areas amid a grand ceremony to regularise supply to residents.A few days later, three of the water tanks opposite Dorabjee…
A file photo of the fire at Shivshakti Textile Market Surat: Repeated fire incidents, many suspected to have been triggered by short circuits, have pushed Surat’s powerful textile trade into a citywide safety overhaul, with plans to survey electrical systems in 240 markets housing around 1.5 lakh shops to prevent future disasters.Surat’s textile markets have…
Dimapur: Kohima senior SP Krodi Rhetso on Tuesday said adequate police personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of stranded drivers as a large number of heavy vehicles remain stranded along NH-2 in Kohima district due to the ongoing economic blockades imposed by both the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur.He appealed to the…
Lucknow: Keeping in mind peak summer heat, organisers of several bhandaras across the city offered devotees and passersby cooling beverages and light meals, on the fourth Bada Mangal on Tuesday.At a bhandara near the Lete Hue Hanumanji Temple, ORS drink, lassi and shikanji were served instead of cooked meals or snacks. Organiser Riddhi Gaur said…
Rajkot: A man and his son-in-law from Bhavnagar lost a total of Rs 1.22 lakh after downloading a fake streaming app that promised free access to movies, web series and TV channels.According to a complaint filed at the cyber crime police station, 57-year-old grocery store owner Paresh Kuvarani came across an Instagram advertisement on May…
Jaipur: Concerned over sanitation and waste management in Jaipur, the Rajasthan High Court has directed municipal authorities to ensure that sanitation workers perform only the duties for which they were appointed and stressed that similar cleanliness measures should be implemented across Rajasthan.The court further asked GS Gill, additional advocate general, to finalise similar instructions for…
A masked assailant entered a supermarket in the US state of Virginia and shot dead Meghna Patel, a 47-year-old from Gujarat employed at the store, during a suspected robbery attempt.Shot at close range, Meghna succumbed to injuries before help could arrive. A native of Jantral village in Mehsana district, she had been living in the…
Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell admitted to giving a $1.5 million bonus to workers as he did not want to get shot. Jerry Murrell, the CEO of Five Guys, a fast-food chain, gave a $1.5 million bonus to employees across the stores. But the reason was not what one might have been expecting. The CEO…
