Veterinary officers from Punjab dept of animal husbandry were exposed to non-invasive evaluation of heart function in companion animals and livestock Ludhiana: Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) organised a hands-on workshop on “Echocardiography in Pets and Livestock” at its department of veterinary medicine to boost the cardiac diagnostic skills of veterinary…
Congress MLA and former IAS officer Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal Chandigarh: Congress MLA and former IAS officer Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal on Tuesday questioned the Punjab govt’s handling of electricity billing after it acknowledged that incorrect bills were issued to 63,000 consumers, demanding accountability for the errors.Dhaliwal said Punjab has around 78 lakh electricity consumers and asked…
A festive Onam spread, with a dog-friendly twist, lets Pune’s pets join the celebrations Pune: Kerala eateries and delivery kitchens across Pune are busy prepping for the traditional sadhya, an elaborate vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf, as the city’s Malayali community observes Thiruvonam today. For the community in Pune, Onam is as much…
Surat: A 64-year-old textile manufacturing unit owner residing in Athwalines was allegedly duped of Rs 40 lakh after unidentified cybercriminals impersonated him on WhatsApp using his photograph as a display picture.Cybercrime police said the fraud took place on May 20 and 21. The complainant, who runs a textile manufacturing unit in Sachin, received a zip…
Aizawl: Mizo National Front (MNF) legislator Ramthanmawia on Tuesday urged the Mizoram govt to inspect smart electricity meters before continuing their use by consumers.Raising the issue through a calling-attention motion in the state assembly, Ramthanmawia said power consumers had submitted numerous complaints about a sharp increase in their electricity bills after smart meters were installed…
In a statement, the association said the alleged assertions were completely unfounded and baseless. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Sugar Mills Association (UPSMA) on Tuesday rejected claims that diversion of sugar for the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme was responsible for the domestic sugar shortage and recent spike in its prices.In a statement, the association said…
The GIB is on the verge of extinction Rajkot: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) soft-release centre in Naliya, being developed by the Gujarat Forest Department to revive the critically endangered bird’s dwindling population in Kutch, is nearing completion.The forest department plans to bring GIB chicks from Rajasthan and rear them at the centre during the…
Jaipur: A Special Operations Group (SOG) probe into alleged irregularities in the Physical Training Instructor (PTI) Recruitment Examination-2022 led to a suspected backdated degree racket at a private university in Madhya Pradesh, after digital records allegedly showed academic entries being created months after they were purportedly made. Anand Sharma ADG, SOG Vishal Bansal said that…
Ajit Doval and Wang Yi after the meeting. Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India next month, India and China held the 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) Dialogue on the Boundary Question, endorsing efforts to formalise the recent turnaround in the relationship on the back of border peace and discussing issues like…
PC: Intentional incisions on Neolithic Obsidian arrowheads from Central Anatolia: A techno-functional and iconographic approach For nearly nine thousand years, a set of Anatolian arrowheads has been quietly guarding a secret. Archaeologists working at Tepecik-Ciftlik, a Neolithic settlement in Cappadocia, central Turkey, have identified eleven newly recognised obsidian points bearing deliberate, hand-cut incisions, bringing the…
