New Delhi: Thirty people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a food outlet in northwest Delhi’s Model Town Thursday afternoon. Police suspect a short circuit may have triggered the blaze.The fire was reported around 1.58pm at a food outlet in Model Town-II. A beat officer from Model Town police station, among the first…
Citizen fixes a pothole in Bengaluru Bengaluru: When petitions to civic authorities don’t yield action for months, citizens pick up a sandbag, bitumen and trowels, start fixing potholes and level off roads.Citizen activism has gone from online clicks and signing petitions to real-world civil work. Meet software engineer Uday S and his wife Ashwini P,…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will impose a ₹25,000 fine on owners who abandon licensed pet dogs or cats on roads or in public places. The penalty has been made effective from Sept 1. Under Section 292 of the Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998, and the 2023 rules, pet owners within city corporation limits are…
Hundreds of devotees participate in the immersion of Khairatabad Ganesh at Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad on Friday Hyderabad: Thousands waited patiently to bid farewell to the 69-foot Khairtabad Ganesh as the immersion procession was delayed owing to technical issues involved in moving the idol onto a special vehicle, on Friday morning.The procession for the city’s…
Gurgaon: A 42-year-old man has been detained from Malda in West Bengal after his 17-year-old stepdaughter alleged that he touched her inappropriately and behaved indecently with her at their residence last month. The detention comes two days after a case was registered. The family, originally from West Bengal, is currently residing in an area under…
About two months ago, Saroj Poddar Group’s Rs 4,400-crore company announced plans to set up a plant in South Africa after receiving a Rs 4,100-crore contract in July Kolkata: Railway locomotives and freight wagons made in Bengal are set to ply in South Africa soon. City-based engineering and infrastructure company Texmaco Rail and Engineering Ltd…
Varanasi: Senior physician of the Sowa-Rigpa department at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Dr Chhimi Dolkar was honoured for her significant contribution to society at a felicitation ceremony held on Friday. The programme was jointly organised by the Bauddhayan Society and the Institute of Fine Arts at the Anand Pindaka Auditorium of the…
People cover themselves as they walk amid rain, in Shimla Shimla: Himachal Pradesh is likely to receive heavy rain from Sept 26 to 29, with the weather activity expected to peak on Sept 27.The Meteorological Centre, Shimla, said on Friday that the weather system was expected to remain active from the night of Sept 26…
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Congress State President Govind Singh Dotasra Jaipur: Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra Friday opposed the appointment of Prof BP Saraswat as the new vice-chancellor of University of Rajasthan. Prof BP Saraswat is currently the vice-chancellor of University of Kota, where he was appointed in July 2025, and prior to that, he was the BJP…
