The drive comes after the first phase of the campaign faced disruptions due to a sanitation workers’ strike that temporarily halted garbage collection. While major dumping points have since been cleared, vacant plots across the city continue to accumulate illegal waste heaps. Ludhiana: The Ludhiana municipal corporation on Sunday launched the second phase of ‘Mission…
The swollen Beas river after water was released from Pandoh and Largi Dams in Mandi Kullu: The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has proposed construction of twin tunnels at Pandoh Dam in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district to provide an additional route for safe discharge of floodwater.The proposal follows the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) review of…
Experts warned that a poorly planned excavation ran the risk of disrupting Ujani dam’s aquatic habitats and water quality. Over 4,000 fishing families rely on the reservoir for their livelihood Pune: A pilot desilting programme at Ujani dam, which promises farmers in the vicinity silt free of cost, could be exploited by contractors to steal…
Surat: An FIR for allegedly abducting a labour contractor with the intention of demanding ransom was registered at the Jhagadia GIDC police station on Friday, 11 days after the incident. The case has been marked sensitive, even though the victim was released on the day of the alleged kidnapping.Police have booked four persons, including history-sheeter…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday urged people to avoid bandhs and blockades and adopt other democratic forms of protest as he left for Delhi amid protests demanding that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be updated in the state before the Census.The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), which is…
Thakur ji Maharaj temple in Ramnagar area of Firozabad where renovation and restoration work is in its final stages Lucknow: As part of govt’s push to expand its Krishna tourism circuit beyond Mathura and Vrindavan, tourism-related facilities at five temples in Firozabad are being upgraded at a cost of Rs 7.26 crore.Announcing this on Saturday…
Rajkot: Jamnagar local crime branch arrested two men accused of cheating jewellers by renting shops nearby, gaining their trust through small purchases and then taking gold jewellery home on the pretext of showing it to family members. Valuables worth Rs 17.7 lakh have been seized.Police arrested 46-year-old Suresh Thakar and 39-year-old Jagdish Bhatt for the…
Students protests outside centre in Jaipur Students protests outside centre in Jaipur Students protests outside centre in Jaipur Students protests outside centre in Jaipur Students protests outside centre in Jaipur Jaipur: The NEET-PG 2026 exam at two centres in Jaipur’s Sitapura area was disrupted Sunday after power outages allegedly caused computer systems to shut down…
NHAI has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction compulsory for highway projects longer than 20 km (AI generated image) NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction (AI-MC) compulsory for all highway projects longer than 20 km in length and costing over Rs 500 crore, in what’s a…
File Photo: Police officers patrol a street in downtown Aarau, Switzerland Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, following a shooting at a rave. A nationwide manhunt is currently underway in Switzerland after a shooting at a rave in the town of Aarau killed a 22-year-old woman and injured five others. Police have deployed armed officers, convoys and…
