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Navi Mumbai: A 32-year-old surgeon from JJ Hospital, Dr. Omkar Bhagwat Kavitke, has gone missing after allegedly jumping into the creek from Atal Setu on Monday night, prompting an intense multi-agency search operation. The incident was reported around 9:43 PM on July 7, after the Atal Setu Control Room received a call alerting them that a man had jumped off the 11.800-km point on the Mumbai-bound lane of the bridge. Ulwe Police and beat marshals rushed to the scene and discovered a Honda Amaze ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): In a strategic push to harness the power of AI for inclusive communication, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, through its WaveX Startup Accelerator Platform, has launched the 'Kalaa Setu - Real-Time Language Tech for Bharat' Challenge. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said in a release that this nationwide initiative invites India's leading AI startups to develop indigenous, scalable solutions for automated generation of audio, video, and gra ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday called for a paradigm shift in the agriculture sector by embracing cutting-edge technology and fostering greater synergy among stakeholders. He said this while addressing the 96th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society at the NASC Complex in the national capital. Speaking at the high-profile event chaired by Union Agr ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 7 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has directed that all damage to highways, as well as rural and urban roads, caused by heavy monsoon rains, be repaired on a priority basis and restored to their original condition without delay, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a press release. In a high-level meeting, the Chief Minister emphasised that road networks--crucial for development and daily public transportation--must not remain damaged due t ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 7 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has directed that all damage to highways, as well as rural and urban roads, caused by heavy monsoon rains, be repaired on a priority basis and restored to their original condition without delay, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a press release. In a high-level meeting, the Chief Minister emphasised that road networks--crucial for development and daily public transportation--must not remain damaged due t ...Read More >
Jhansi: In an extraordinary act of courage and presence of mind, an Indian Army doctor transformed the Jhansi railway station into an emergency delivery room using just a hair clip, pocket knife, and a dhoti. The incident unfolded on Saturday afternoon when a pregnant woman travelling on the Panvel-Gorakhpur Express experienced intense labour pains and had to be deboarded at Jhansi station. According to North Central Railway's Jhansi Division Public Relations Officer Manoj Kumar Singh, she was ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 5 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the state government is prioritising quality education for students, and quality teachers are being recruited through the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Saha also informed that more recruitments will be made in the future. Also Read | Centre Notifies Waqf Management Rules 2025; Portal, Database, Audit of Waqf Properties. "Textbook education can never be the standard of life. One can become morally strong th ...Read More >
Irfan Tramboo Srinagar, July 4: Urging graduates to help shape a "new story," Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that Jammu and Kashmir is on the path of economic, social and political transformation. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Addressing students at the 6th Convocation of SKUAST-K, Omar emphasized the need to bridge science and society, not just to seek jobs, but to create them. "J&K is undergoing a transformation, economically, socially, and politically. Help us sh ...Read More >
Noida, Jul 4 (PTI) Police arrested three accused on Friday night for allegedly 'digitally arresting' a elderly woman advocate living in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and defrauding her of more than Rs 3.29 crore, an official said. According to an official of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hemantika Vahi, in her complaint filed on Tuesday, alleged that on June 10, she received a phone call where the caller informed that that four bank accounts had been opened using her Aadha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: After announcing the Annual Toll Pass for private cars on NHs, the road transport ministry has notified a new rule to reduce the toll rate up to 50% for structures such as bridge, tunnel, flyover or elevated sections. This will bring relief to commercial and heavy vehicles, particularly on tolled sections that have more such structures.TOI on June 27 had first reported the govt decision to rationalise the toll.Till now the toll charge for structures on NHs and Expressways under Centra ...Read More >
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that Jammu and Kashmir is on the path of "economic, social and political transformation", and called upon the youth to become active contributors to this change through service, innovation and leadership. Speaking at the 6th Convocation of Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST)-Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also serves as the Pro-Chancellor of the university, called on the youth to be the architec ...Read More >
Mumbai: Plans are underway to connect India's first underground bullet train station at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) with two metro rail lines and other buildings and commercial complexes around it, said officials. There will be an underground tunnel with a travelator connecting the bullet train station to the Kotak-BKC station of the underground metro Line-3 (Cuffe Parade to Array Colony), and a foot over bridge (FOB) linking it to the IL&FS station on the under-construction Metro Line-2B (DN Nag ...Read More >
Pune: State govt had ordered an inquiry into the delay in issuing a work order for a new bridge over the Indrayani river at Kund Mala in Pune district despite funds being approved 11 months ago, public works department minister Shivendraraje Bhosale told both houses of the legislature on Tuesday.Bhosale said that a three-member committee led by a secretary-rank officer would submit the inquiry report within two weeks, and based on that, govt would act against the officials found responsible for ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): The incessant rainfall and a series of cloudbursts and flash floods have devastated parts of Himachal Pradesh over the past 19 hours, leaving five people dead, 16 missing and causing extensive damage to infrastructure and property. According to the Himachal Pradesh State Emergency Operation Centre (HP-SEOC), 332 individuals have been successfully rescued in coordinated operations across multiple districts. Also Read | India Developing Its Own Bu ...Read More >
Shillong, July 1: Tourists keen on having an adventurous trek off the beaten tracks of the East Khasi Hills district will have to compulsorily hire registered guides to do so from now on. East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner and Chairperson of the District Tourism Promotion Society (DTPS), Rosetta Mary Kurbah, on Monday directed all tourists to hire registered guides for their proposed hikes. "In view of the safety reasons, it is mandatory for tourists to take tourist guide services while trek ...Read More >
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): A video showing, nearly a hundred commuters on two-wheelers using a railway track to cross a bridge is going viral on social media on Monday. The video is said to be from Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur where residents were allegedly forced to use the railway bridge due to the poor condition of nearby roads and lack of any alternative route. In the video, it can be seen that people are walking on the railway track with their bikes and they are pushing their vehicles instead ...Read More >
New Delhi: The famous orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala of Mumbai who operated on Rishabh Pant after a serious road accident in December of 2022 feels that although the somersaults by Pant are being done rather well, it is an unnecessary event. During his path back home in Roorkee in December 2022, Rishabh Pant was involved in an accident with his luxury car hitting a divider after which he sustained various injuries. He had been treated in Dehradun and then he was flown to Mumbai. Dr. ...Read More >
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], June 30 (ANI): Eco-friendly LED lighting and solar power installed in the tunnels of the recently completed 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang railway line in Mizoram, Divisional Electrical Engineer Md Zahid Akhtar said. Md Zahid Akhtar told ANI, "We have installed LED lighting in the tunnels, which is environment-friendly. We are also utilising solar power and plan to have a plant for the same in the future." Also Read | Stocks To Buy or Sell Today, June 30, 2025: BHEL, HAL, P ...Read More >
Haridwar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj on Sunday demanded that hotel, dhaba and eatery owners on the Kanwar Yatra routes should display their names and identities on boards outside their business establishments. The owners, who hide their identities under fake names, on the Kanwar Yatra routes should not be spared, he told reporters here. "Tampering with faith of the Hindu devotees during the Kanwar Yatra will not be tolerated," said the Unnao MP. The food shops on the Kanwa ...Read More >
Bhopal: Seven engineers including two chief engineers (CEs) of the Madhya Pradesh government have been suspended while departmental enquiry has been ordered against a retired superintendent engineer (SE) in the connection with the faulty design of a railway over bridge (ROB) here, providing a dangerous 90-degree turn. The action against the engineers comes after chief minister Mohan Yadav took serious note of the issue and ordered an inquiry into it, a spokesman of the state government said her ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has ordered the suspension of seven engineers, including two Chief Engineers, in connection with the faulty design of the railway over-bridge (ROB) at Aishbagh, Bhopal. In a social media post, he confirmed that eight engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD) have been held accountable for serious negligence in the bridge's design and construction. Check out the post below : "Taking note of the issue, I had ordered an in ...Read More >
Bhopal, Jun 29 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended seven PWD engineers and ordered a departmental probe against a retired superintendent engineer for the 'faulty design' of a new rail over-bridge in Bhopal having an unusual 90-degree turn. The construction agency and design consultant have been blacklisted, and a committee has been formed to make necessary improvements in the rail over-bridge (ROB), Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said in a post on X on Saturday evening. The newly bui ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its workers were detained by the police as they were protesting at Lalbazar against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. Also Read | Bhopal's Aishbagh Railway Overbridg ...Read More >
Seven engineers including two chief engineers were suspended with immediate effect (File) Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday suspended seven engineers including two chief engineers of the Public Works Department for the faulty design of the new Rail Over Bridge in Aishbagh area of the city with an unusual 90-degree turn. "I took cognizance of the serious negligence in the construction of Aishbagh ROB and ordered an inquiry. On the basis of the inquiry report, action has been ta ...Read More >
Mumbai: A comparison of BEST buses with bus systems globally reveals several potential lessons from successful bus operations in other world cities. Activists say that the wet-lease system of hiring buses from contractors is a 'complete failure' in the city. Globally, however, such systems have seen notable success, leading to increased service efficiency. London, for instance, introduced the wet-lease model in 1985 to tackle financial challenges in publicly owned entities. This facilitated reli ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Three persons arrested for the poisoning to death of a tigress and her four cubs have allegedly told forest officials that it was an act of vengeance against the big cats for killing their cattle. The carcasses of the tigress and her cubs were found in the Hoogyam range of Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills wildlife sanctuary in Chamarajanagar district earlier this week. Those arrested were identified as Konappa, Madaraju and Nagaraj, residents of Koppa in the vicinity of the sanctuary. " ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The government will build a bridge by the side of the Jurala dam in Jogulamba Gadwal district, and irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday said Rs 100 crore was being sanctioned immediately for the purpose. The road on the dam currently connects the two sides of Krishna river on which the dam is built. The regular traffic is resulting in repeated need for repairs of the road surface. Once the new bridge is built, vehicular traffic load on the dam will be eliminated. Utt ...Read More >
ONGC, collaborating with CUDD Pressure Control, achieved a significant breakthrough at Well RDS#147A, safely removing the rig substructure and preparing for the crucial snubbing operation. Hydraulic lines were successfully connected to the existing BOP, validating ONGC's technical assessment. Favorable weather and a receding Dikhow River further aided progress, with ONGC optimistic about capping the well by Friday.Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in coordination with international ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: In a bid to meet the projected water demand of 1,257 million litres per day (MLD) by the year 2050, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has embarked on a series of critical water infrastructure projects across Navi Mumbai. These initiatives aim to support the city's rapid development and ensure sustainable water supply to areas under CIDCO's jurisdiction, a statement released by the planning authority on Friday, said. One of the key initiatives is the augmentat ...Read More >
Sivasagar, June 27: ONGC has successfully capped the gas leak from its well no 147 at Bhatiapar in Sivasagar district today at 11:15 am, ending a 16-day-long ordeal. The leak, which began on June 12, was brought under control through coordinated efforts by ONGC's crisis management team and international well-control experts, primarily from the United States. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, confirmed the development through a post on microblogging site, praising ...Read More >
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