Many families have been forced to rely on private water tankers to meet their daily needs Gurgaon: More than 2,000 families in C1 and C2 blocks of Palam Vihar have been struggling with an acute water shortage for the past five days. Residents said the main pipeline is damaged and has multiple leakages, preventing overhead…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police have launched investigations into two separate cases of financial fraud and cheating recorded across different parts of the city, involving misappropriation of funds, forged business records, and fake loan recovery schemes.In the first incident, officers at Entally Police Station registered a major financial fraud case following a directive from the Sealdah Court…
Ponda: At least 50 residents of Sapana colony in Bethora, Ponda, gheraoed drinking water department officials on Monday over continued irregular water supply. They threatened a “Ghagar Morcha” after four days if the supply is not normalised.Despite assurances from chief minister Pramod Sawant, residents have not regularly received water for the past three months.Villagers met…
Some Ahmedabad areas have been flood-prone for decades Ahmedabad: Between 6am and 4pm on July 23, the city received an average rainfall of 95.9mm. Ninety per cent of the flood-prone spots cleared before this monsoon were inundated again —including 34 in the city’s west.The infrastructure failure at three locations is glaring because Rs 60 crore…
Shimla: The police have registered two separate cases under the NDPS Act following a major operation against illegal cannabis cultivation in Dodra Kwar area of Rohru region. In the first case, police found 1,550 cannabis plants growing on a land allegedly in the possession ofone Surya Dev of Dhandrawadi village. While 1,530 plants were destroyed,…
Pune: The Panshet dam edged closer to full capacity on Monday evening, reaching 95% storage, prompting releases through its power house. Officials indicated that water from Panshet was likely to be routed into the Khadakwasla dam by Tuesday, further strengthening the city’s water security.The Ujani dam, the lifeline of the Bhima basin, has also surged…
In a press release issued by the Home and Political Department, the government said five cases had been registered in Assam in connection with the protests, leading to the arrest of 13 people. GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Monday announced that it will withdraw cases and other legal proceedings initiated against people who participated in…
Lucknow: An eight-year-old Class III student died after a suspected snakebite at a govt primary school in Barabanki district on Monday, prompting protests by villagers and allegations of negligence against school authorities.The child, Anshu, a resident of Badhai Purwa village, was studying at Primary School Devgarpur Sahawar in Haidergarh block. Family members and classmates said…
Illegal houses built on govt land being demolished by the municipal corporation team Ajmer: The Ajmer Municipal Corporation (AMC) Monday demolished two illegally built houses belonging to two women accused of human trafficking in the hilly region of Longia Mohalla. A team of police personnel was present on the spot to maintain law and order.The…
NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex on Monday NEW DELHI: “Nothing happened. I am a street fighter, not an AC-room activist,” was former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan‘s riposte to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh’s “It happens” remarks to him as he came to Parliament Monday two days after quitting…
