Chennai: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district rose to 16 on Saturday after another worker succumbed to injuries, according to the health department. The latest victim was identified as Kabita Juanga from Kendujhar district in Odisha.The leak, which occurred on June 21, affected 83 workers….
Man dials cement firm’s number found online, loses Rs20L to scam Hyderabad: A man from Shamirpet, who was planning to purchase cement bags in bulk at a discounted price, was allegedly duped of ₹20 lakh by a cyber fraudster posing as a representative of a leading cement company.According to the police, the victim searched online…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is set to make all municipal markets hawker-free. The exercise will begin from New Market and will later be implemented in phases across all major markets to make them encroachment-free. The matter was discussed on Saturday afternoon at a Town Vending Committee meeting at the civic headquarters.The KMC market dept…
There was never any doubt Ethan Vaz would become a GM; the only question was how quickly he could get to the top Panaji: Ethan Vaz secured his third and final norm at the Chess Summer in Sarajevo–GM Mix tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, to become Goa’s third Grandmaster at just 14 years of…
Gorakhpur: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University has received national recognition for its contribution to digital learning through the SWAYAM-NPTEL platform.It received a citation for registering more than 1.10 lakh learners on the SWAYAM-NPTEL platform, one of the highest enrolment figures in the region.The university was honoured during the North Zone SWAYAM-NPTEL SPOC felicitation workshop held…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s families are getting smaller, and the change is happening faster than in most parts of the country. New central govt data shows fertility rates have fallen by 26.1% in a decade. The state’s total fertility rate — the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her reproductive years —…
Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria directed the Chandigarh municipal corporation to launch a ward-level social movement against drug abuse. Speaking at a special civic session marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Kataria ordered the deployment of localised awareness, counselling, and youth rehabilitation networks across every neighbourhood.Kataria labeled…
Pune: The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) of India has granted approval for Maharashtra’s first leopard safari park to be established in Junnar tehsil of Pune district, a significant move towards wildlife conservation.The project, proposed by the Junnar forest division and pending clearance for more than a year, will come up at Ambegaon village, around 120…
Lucknow: In an initiative towards environmental sustainability, water security and climate resilience, BJP’s Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh has written to schools in his constituency, inviting them to install Rainwater Harvesting Systems free of cost under the Net Zero Sarojininagar Mission 2040.The initiative aims to transform educational institutions into centres of environmental leadership and sustainable…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Other Backward Classes (Political Representation) Commission is yet to submit its report on OBC reservation in panchayats as it awaits reservation-related data from the govt, raising concerns over the timeline for the upcoming local body elections.The Rajasthan High Court had directed the Commission to submit its report by June 20, while…
