Mumbai: An 11-member team from the Centre will visit the state from Oct 8 to 11 to inspect the drought conditions and crop damage in Maharashtra. The state has declared drought in 74% of its talukas and asked the Centre for aid worth Rs 17,400 crore.The visit is meant to help the Centre make an…
Hyderabad: As Telangana braces for a possible drought assessment later this month amid a strengthening El Niño, experts caution that the real distress facing farmers may not be visible in crop loss figures alone. A modest fall in production can translate into a devastating collapse in farm incomes, leaving cultivators struggling to repay debts, meet…
Gurgaon: The administration has sought action-taken reports from various departments following a dispute over a public green belt and right of way (ROW). The public green belt and ROW — adjoining Plot I-8, Block I, in South City-1 — has emerged as a safety concern. According to a representation submitted to the deputy commissioner, the…
Kolkata: The BLOs conducting door-to-door visits will not issue Form 6 to voters whose appeals are already pending before the tribunals, dampening hopes sparked by the Election Commission’s directive to identify deleted voters within a month.More than 85,000 voters in the KMC area have appeals pending before the tribunals. The KMC polls, along with Howrah…
Times News NetworkMargao: Twelve fatal accidents and 17 grievous injuries were recorded in July in the South Goa and Kushavati districts, yet several safety measures meant to prevent such crashes remain pending, going by the minutes of the South Goa district road safety committee (SGDRSC) meeting held recently.Many works discussed are yet to be completed….
Varanasi: The city witnessed a sudden change in weather on Wednesday evening with strong winds and rain after 6:30 pm. After a day marked by sunshine and high humidity, the showers brought relief to residents, though the abrupt shift also caused inconvenience in several areas.The day began with bright sunshine, and by afternoon, heat and…
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Although tenders for base scarifying and road recarpeting had been awarded earlier, municipal officials cited the recent monsoon season as the primary reason for delaying work on the ground Chandigarh: Agitated traders in Sector 22 staged a protest on Wednesday against delays in recarpeting and reconstructing the local paid parking area, briefly blocking its entrance…
Pune: A construction worker allegedly stabbed his friend, a fellow worker, to death over a monetary dispute in Thergaon on Monday.Kalewadi police identified the deceased as Kashinath Wavale (40), a resident of Thergaon. His friend, Yallappa Alandkar (40), has been arrested under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).An officer from Kalewadi police…
Lucknow: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in coordination with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), seized 3.931 kg of Nepal-origin charas worth Rs 3.93 crore and arrested two alleged drug traffickers during an operation near Lucknow on Monday night.The two suspects were intercepted while travelling in the general compartment of the Sapt Kranti Express. A…
