Margao: South Western Railway’s (SWR) strong freight run in April-Sept has brought fresh attention to coal handling at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA). State govt says operations are within permissible limits, but it has also admitted it has taken no steps to reduce the volume of coal handled there.SWR loaded 26.1 million tonnes (MT) in the…
Chandauli Police Seize Illegal Liquor Worth Rs 1.5 Crore, Arrest Interstate Smuggler Varanasi: A joint team of SWAT, Surveillance Cell and Saiyadraja police on Sunday arrested an inter-state liquor smuggler and seized a truck loaded with 1,185 cartons of Indian-made foreign liquor.Chandauli ASP Vikram Dahiya said the seizure was made near Kale Shah Baba Mazar…
Ahmedabad: In the three monsoon months, only some days — 11 to be precise — stood out for Ahmedabad. It was during these days in July and Sept that the city recorded 83% of the season’s annual rainfall. The formal onset of the southwest monsoon in Ahmedabad was on July 1, with the overall onset…
Chandigarh: The dispute over the delayed Panjab University Teachers’ Association (Puta) elections has intensified, with the association leadership questioning the validity of a faculty group’s demand for an emergent general body meeting (GBM), even as the group has announced an extraordinary GBM on Oct 15.In a communication to Prof Parveen Goyal, Puta president Amarjit Singh…
Pune: The Pune city traffic police have recommended to Regional Transport Office (RTO) cancellation or suspension of driving licences of 1,700 motorists who committed serious traffic violations such as drunk driving and dangerous driving on public roads.Last year, the police recommended cancellation or suspension of 3,500 driving licences.Following the May 19, 2024, Porsche car accident…
Tasing visited the site at Parong village to review preparations for a pre-feasibility report Tasing visited the site at Parong village to review preparations for a pre-feasibility report Tasing visited the site at Parong village to review preparations for a pre-feasibility report Tasing visited the site at Parong village to review preparations for a pre-feasibility…
CMO NB Singh in a flood affected area Lucknow: Health department teams continued medical surveys and relief operations in flood-affected areas on Sunday, prioritising patient care and prevention of water-borne and mosquito-borne diseases. A mobile medical unit was deployed in Mallah Tola, where 53 people were examined and treated during the day.Chief medical officer (CMO)…
Jaipur: Two bike-borne masked miscreants snatched a bag containing Rs 1.26 lakh from a private bank’s loan collection agent on Saturday afternoon in the Daulatpura area. Though local police set up barricades immediately after the incident, the culprits managed to escape.According to police, the victim, identified as Nathu Ram (26), belongs to Parbatsar in Kuchaman…
NEW DELHI: Farmer organisations under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) umbrella have rejected govt’s minimum support prices for Rabi crops for 2027-28, announced on Sept 30, calling the Rs 25-per-quintal – equivalent to just 25 paise per kg – increase for wheat an “insult”.SKM sought immediate revision of MSPs for all Rabi crops and freedom…
Since 1967, corn buntings have declined by 83% in the UK. But over the decade, the bird population around Martin Down, on the Hampshire-Dorset border, has risen by 346%.The red-listed bird is not the only one to benefit. Grey partridges in the same cluster are up 147%. Butterfly abundance has climbed 183%. Turtle doves, barn…
