Hyderabad: The three key barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project – Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla – are unlikely to be back in operation before 2028 monsoon, with extensive repairs expected to take at least two years and cost an estimated Rs 1,200 crore.With chief minister A Revanth Reddy clearing the restoration plan last week,…
In Haryana, Narnaul was the hottest place with mercury soaring to 44.2 degrees Celsius, followed by neighbouring Bopani in Faridabad at 44 degrees. Gurgaon: Heat in Gurgaon refused to abate on Sunday, with the thermometer high settling at 40.7 degrees Celsius — a marginal drop from 41 degrees a day earlier but still bad enough…
Kolkata: Centre has ordered an NIA investigation in the recovery of 79 crude bombs in Bhangar on Saturday.“Central govt is of the opinion that a Scheduled Offence under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, has been committed in the instant case, and the aforesaid case is related to the illegal storage and handling of explosives…
Commuters also highlighted frequent incidents of theft and altercations, raising concerns over public safety Ghaziabad: Residents have raised concerns over rampant encroachment and illegal activities around Kaushambi bus stand and Anand Vihar ISBT, urging authorities to act immediately to restore safety and order. They complained about unauthorised vending, illegal parking, and anti-social behaviour, saying these…
Calangute: Calangute villagers, at the gram sabha held on Sunday, opposed the ‘casino culture’ in Calangute, claiming that illegal activities are being carried out in those places. They also urged the panchayat to shut down two newly-opened casinos in the area, including one near the panchayat office, as they do not have any parking facilities…
Varanasi: Hectic preparations are underway for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency on Tuesday afternoon, where he will inaugurate an exhibition showcasing over Rs 60,000 crore in development works carried out in Varanasi during his govt.District administration and police officials are on extra alert due to the strong possibility that the…
Gandhinagar: Residents of Dela village situated in Mehsana Municipal Corporation limits boycotted the civic body’s first election, with none of its residents turning up to vote between 7am and 6pm. The village is protesting its inclusion in the corporation limits. Dela was included within Ward 4 of the municipal corporation, and the polling station was…
Ludhiana: A major fire gutted a plastic factory in a residential pocket of Khanna on Sunday morning, forcing neighbours to flee their homes and sparking fresh allegations of illegal industrial operations in the township.The blaze, fuelled by stockpiles of flammable plastic, erupted around 7am on Kabza Factory Road. While multiple fire crews managed to contain…
Chandigarh: The AICC general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP, Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Sunday accused the BJP of conspiring to make Haryana illiterate.Highlighting the 18% drop in school admissions in Haryana during the current academic year, Surjewala said the Nayab Saini govt had “locked up the future of youth” as parents and students were left…
Pune: Two sub-inspectors and a police constable ran behind a stolen PMPML bus going from Good Luck Chowk to Natraj Chowk and managed to enter. Two of them pressed the brake with their hands when the driver tried to accelerate and averted a major tragedy on Saturday evening.The three cops along with a few citizens…
