Kolkata: Calcutta University has urged colleges to hold online classes until the election results are declared, as many affiliated colleges have been occupied by central forces or are being used for poll preparations.The notice, signed by Diptendu Chatterjee, acting inspector of colleges, said, “All undergraduate classes in colleges and institutes specially occupied by central forces…
The fire broke out at a 20th-floor flat in Ajnara Gen-X on Tuesday Ghaziabad: The fire department has marked 42 buildings, including residences, hospitals and hotels, ‘unsafe’ after they were found not complying with fire safety norms.In verification drives from 2017 to 2026, the department had found around 51 buildings were flouting safety norms. It…
FC Goa are on a high after winning two games in a row, including one against unbeaten Mumbai City Panaji: Manolo Marquez remains uncomfortable with numbers and what it broadly conveys, so when a question cropped up about FC Goa’s two wins in a row and NorthEast United’s one point from last four games, the…
Varanasi: A grand religious ceremony was organised in the early morning hours at the ghat of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Lalita Ghat), in accordance with Vedic traditions and with utmost devotion and reverence on the auspicious occasion of Ganga Saptami on Thursday.The temple trust organised a formal worship and prayer of Maa Ganga as per…
Ahmedabad: Gopi Chandan, the distinct yellowish soil from Gopi Talav, a lake located about 20km from Dwarka town, has been venerated by devotees of Lord Krishna since time immemorial. Legend has it that the gopis — the milkmaids of Vrindavan — travelled to Dwarka to meet Lord Krishna and were ultimately assimilated into the very…
Ludhiana: Premises of four schools in the city were evacuated after a bomb threat was received via e-mail around 9.14am on Wednesday. The mail warned parents against sending their children to school on April 24, the day of the blackout drill, and threatened a bomb blast at 1.11pm. It also mentioned explosions at railway tracks…
Amritsar: Officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj held an interaction with Sikh youth at Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib, Takanini, in Auckland, New Zealand. During the session organised by New Zealand Sikh Youth, the youth raised questions regarding Sikh institutions, narratives being created against Sikhs, maryada (code of conduct), Gurmat (Guru’s wisdom) education…
Pune: Surging temperatures have led to a significant spike in electricity demand, placing the existing power infrastructure under immense pressure.This seasonal shift forces households to lean heavily on high-consumption appliances like air conditioners and water coolers, while also requiring refrigerators to run at maximum cooling capacity to combat the heat.The strain on the electrical grid…
In a major initiative to establish Arunachal Pradesh as a leading tourism destination, the state government has announced plans to transform the Subansiri Lower Pondage into a world-class mountain-and-river immersive tourism hub. Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh govt has announced plans to develop the Subansiri Lower Pondage into a world-class mountain and river immersive tourism hub,…
Lucknow: A 50-year-old private sector employee in Lucknow thwarted a Rs 60 lakh “digital arrest” scam targeting her 86-year-old father by spotting early warning signs and triggering swift police intervention.Huma Mustafa, who had previously undergone cyber awareness training as part of ongoing outreach by the city’s cyber crime unit, noticed subtle but telling changes in…
