DCM Eknath Shinde was speaking after Mahayuti candidate Ravindra Phatak filed his nomination from Thane-Palghar for the MLC polls on Monday. Mumbai: DCM Eknath Shinde sidestepped and downplayed talks of a merger of the two Shiv Senas, saying that it was his Shiv Sena that is carrying forward the ideology of Shiv Sena founder, late…
Bengaluru: In a city increasingly grappling with rising temperatures and urban heat stress, an initiative aimed at making govt healthcare spaces cooler and more comfortable has shown promising results. Two primary health centres (PHCs) in north Bengaluru — Agrahara and Amruthahalli — recorded a drop of more than 3°C in indoor temperatures after reflective “cool…
Chennai: Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel of Chennai Division reunited a five-year-old girl with her parents after she got separated from them at Chennai Egmore railway station while passengers were boarding the Chennai Egmore–Kanyakumari Express on May 28. The incident occurred at around 5pm on Platform 5, when the child, identified as Darshana, became separated…
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday directed officials to ensure that the state secures its rightful share of Krishna and Godavari river water share, against the backdrop of the meteorological department’s forecast of drought-like conditions due to the likely impact of El Nino.The CM held a review…
Unlike particulate pollution, which is often concentrated around emission sources, ozone can travel long distances Gurgaon: Haryana is among the country’s emerging ozone hotspots. Ground-level ozone has emerged as a growing air quality concern in Haryana even as particulate pollution remained relatively subdued during May.Twelve of the state’s 30 monitoring stations recorded breaches of national…
Kolkata: chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has advised the Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department not to hurry in demolition of buildings without giving notices in advance, thus giving the errant persons enough time to defend themselves. Adhikary, during an interactive session with the civic officials of different KMC departments on Saturday evening, sounded a word of…
Noida: A 24-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was found dead beside a drain in Greater Noida’s Ecotech 3 area on Monday morning in a suspected hit-and-run involving an unidentified heavy vehicle, police said.The deceased, Pradeep Kumar, was a native of Etah district who lived with his family in Greater Noida.According to police, Kumar had left for work…
The maximum temperature in Panaji was recorded at 35.6°C on Monday Panaji: Goa experienced intense summer heat on June 1, when the state usually sees the onset of monsoon. However, the southwest monsoon is yet to arrive along the state’s coast.According to weather observations, Panaji recorded a maximum temperature of 35.6°C. However, high humidity levels…
Ahmedabad: Investors affected by the alleged multicrore fraud involving a technology solutions provider have raised serious concerns regarding regulatory oversight within GIFT City and demanded swift action against those responsible.Dr Neeraj Rawat, representing investors and asset holders of Shootspace Digital Private Limited (SDPL), said during a press conference that the scam had shaken confidence in…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation, Chandigarh, has collected a record Rs 61 crore in property tax during the two-month rebate period (April–May), the highest ever for this window. The rebate scheme ended on May 31.Taxpayers who missed the deadline will now have to pay a 25% penalty along with 12% interest on the due amount.Of the…
