Kolkata: The Met department has predicted sporadic and localised rain between Oct 15 and Oct 17 during Durga puja due to the influence of easterly winds.An upper air cyclonic circulation that lies over the Gulf of Thailand and its neighbourhood at present.This weather system is likely to prevail over the Andaman Sea from Oct 11….
While the renaming will not affect the airport’s IATA code DXN, it will require changes to official name displays, branding and booking-related information. Noida: Nearly four months after flight operations began from Noida International Airport, the state cabinet on Friday renamed it Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the decision was…
Margao: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Goa on Oct 12 for the Goy Rakhonn Yatra has been postponed, the party announced on Friday. The party cited the ongoing protests by INDIA bloc parties over alleged “vote chori”.In a statement, state Congress president Girish Chodankar said the visit had been put off because of the…
Varanasi: A comprehensive and important training programme for field trainers under the second phase of Census 2027 began at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, on Thursday. In Varanasi district, the training is being conducted in four batches from Oct 8 to 10 and Oct 12 to 14.The programme was inaugurated by the…
Ahmedabad: An empty pilot Metro train developed a fault near GIFT City station early Friday morning, disrupting the first passenger service on the GNLU-GIFT City corridor. A train operator and a train controller have been suspended pending an inquiry.According to Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (GMRCL), the incident occurred around 6am when the train, operated…
Around 7.30 pm, when students begin heading toward bus stops and adjoining sectors, illumination is largely confined to corridors and a few commercial establishments. Along several stretches, even the path ahead is difficult to see. Chandigarh: While coaching institutes in Chandigarh’s Sector 34 routinely flaunt top ranks and successful candidates during result season, the reality…
Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University cancelled the contract of the private operator running the girls’ hostel mess on Thursday, after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the contractor’s licence for 14 days following an inspection that found cockroaches and other unhygienic conditions on the premises.FDA action followed an inspection on Tuesday and a hearing on…
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with Lovlina Borgohain Guwahati: Assam cabinet on Friday approved a nominal Re 1 settlement premium for land allotted to the Lovlina Boxing Academy.The land, measuring more than three bighas, is located at Hudumpur village under Chayani Mouza in Palashbari Revenue Circle, Kamrup district.“The decision is aimed at supporting the development of…
Lucknow: Indian Railways has ordered the cancellation of all mail and express trains departing from their originating stations after 2pm on Friday and scheduled to reach New Delhi or Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations between 4am and 2pm on Saturday (Oct 10), citing anticipated severe road traffic congestion around the two stations.The directive, issued by the…
Bindayaka Railway Crossing Jaipur: North Western Railway (NWR) has moved a step closer to building five railway overbridges (RoBs) on the Jaipur-Phulera rail section, a project expected to ease congestion at some of Jaipur’s busiest level crossings.The proposed RoBs will come up at Gokulpura, Govindpura, Hathoj, Bindayaka and Sinwar, covering key crossings on the Kalwar…
