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Chandigarh: It has been three months since the beginning of the new school session and summer break is also over. However, Class V and Class VIII students in government schools across Chandigarh are still waiting for several updated NCERT textbooks. Despite repeated assurances and advance payments by the education department, the books are yet to arrive in many schools, forcing teachers and students to rely on stopgap arrangements.This delay is not new to the city's school system. In March-April ...Read More >
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday addressed the media regarding the preliminary investigation report issued by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the recent Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. He praised the AAIB for its swift and professional response, particularly the successful recovery and decoding of the aircraft's black box -- an important milestone in the investigation process. He said: "I would like to appreciate the job done by AAIB. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rescue personnel at the collapse site in norteast Delhi's Janta Colony faced major hurdles due to the narrow, congested lanes and piles of debris that left little room for manoeuvring fire engines or using firefighting gear. Delhi Fire Service and National Disaster Relief Force both left their vehicles at a distance and carried firefighting equipment on foot to the burning building. But the local residents stepped up, clearing rubble with bare hands, clearing the debris through human ...Read More >
BHOPAL: "Delivery ke ek hafte pehle uthwa lenge," said Sidhi BJP MP Dr Rakesh Mishra while responding to concerns raised by pregnant women from Khaddi Khurd village in Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh over the absence of a motorable road.The issue was highlighted on social media by local influencer Leela Sahu, who is currently pregnant herself. Sahu pointed out that the lack of proper road connectivity makes it nearly impossible for ambulances to reach the village, especially during the rainy seas ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 12 (PTI) The search and rescue operations resumed in the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday to retrieve the body of a man still missing since the bridge collapse and to remove vehicles and the main slab of structure that fell into the river. The toll in the tragedy rose to 20 on Friday after one more body was recovered from the river and another injured person died at the hospital while undergoing treatment. Also Read | Mahagathbandha ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 12 (PTI) The search and rescue operations resumed in the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday to retrieve the body of a man still missing since the bridge collapse and to remove vehicles and the main slab of structure that fell into the river. The toll in the tragedy rose to 20 on Friday after one more body was recovered from the river and another injured person died at the hospital while undergoing treatment. One more person is still m ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday said the government will table a bill in the assembly on Friday to introduce harsher punishment for religious sacrilege. However, the law will not be enacted immediately, as the government plans to hold consultations with stakeholders before finalising the legislation.Mann said the decision was taken in a meeting of the cabinet earlier in the day. After the legislation is tabled, Punjab govt will gather suggestions on the law from stakeh ...Read More >
Nagpur: Pardi flyover, which was expected to be East Nagpur's only functional route during the rains, has succumbed to the first monsoon downpour. Torrential rains have resulted in multiple potholes, uneven patches, and loose gravel deposits on the flyover, turning the Kalamna, Itwari and Bhandara wings into pothole-ridden stretches resembling a booby trap. Additionally, the roundabout above has developed several depressions, posing risk to motorists.Commuters have raised concerns over the safet ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 10 (PTI) The death toll in the Mahisagar river bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district reached 18, officials said on Thursday while adding that the search-and-rescue operation at the site has been halted for the night. It will resume on Friday morning as two persons are still missing, they informed. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a segment of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara districts, collapsed near Gambhira village close ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 10 (PTI) The death toll in the Mahisagar river bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district reached 17 even as a search-and-rescue operation was underway for three persons missing in the incident, officials said on Thursday. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a segment of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara districts, collapsed near Gambhira village close to Padra town on Wednesday morning. The incident had taken place at 7am. "Three p ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Jul 10 (PTI) Three years before the bridge over the Mahisagar river in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed, killing 15 persons, an activist had alerted about its "dangerous condition" to a government official, who also admitted at that time that the structure "may not survive long". Social activist Lakhan Darbar, who runs an outfit named 'Yuva Sena', said he had flagged the concerns regarding the bridge during his conversation with a government official in August 2022. He added tha ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: At least 12 people were hospitalised on Tuesday after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy at toddy compounds in Kukatpally. One of the patients is currently on ventilator support. An excise official told TNIE that all 12 individuals had been admitted to different hospitals: one in a private hospital, two in Gandhi Hospital and nine shifted to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) from a private facility. "We don't yet have concrete evidence that adulterated toddy is the cau ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to promote rooftop and home gardening in five major cities of the state, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Tuesday flagged off a rath (campaign vehicle) to create awareness among the citizens on the urgent need to increase the green space in urban areas. Singh Deo said green space is fast reducing with rapid urbanisation across the state. Concrete buildings and roads are eating up green spaces in cities creating urban heat island effect. "This is a novel at ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to inaugurate the newly constructed Sindoor flyover, which was earlier known as Carnac, on July 10. According to a release from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the bridge will connect East and West South Mumbai. Also Read | PM Modi in Brasilia: PM Narendra Modi Receives Grand Welcome From Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Alvorada Palace, Both Leaders To Hold Talks Next. D ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to inaugurate the newly constructed Sindoor flyover, which was earlier known as Carnac, on July 10. According to a release from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the bridge will connect East and West South Mumbai. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar, and Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar will be prominently present on the occasion. Located a short distance from Ma ...Read More >
Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma said on Monday that the suspended work on the final section of the underpass of the Pragati... Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma said on Monday that the suspended work on the final section of the underpass of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor is likely to resume once the Centre grants approval to a revised proposal. Once approved, the PWD expects to resume work immediately after the monsoon, with a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 7 (PTI) Two boys were booked for making a social media video lying on the railway tracks in Odisha's Bolangir district, officials said on Monday. The RPF filed the case after coming across the video on social media, they said. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 07, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Monday Lucky Draw Results Declared, Check Winners List With Ticket Numbers. Investigation found that the video, in which one of the boys was seen lying on the concrete ...Read More >
Chennai: Farmers and social activists of Tiruppur and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu are gearing up for an indefinite protest demanding the revival of the Noyyal River, which they said has been reduced to a drain due to unchecked pollution. The protest, scheduled to begin on July 13 in Mangalam, calls on the Stalin government to take immediate steps to prevent the inflow of untreated sewage, industrial waste, and plastic into the river. K.N. Mohammed Ali, a social activist, said the Noyyal, which ori ...Read More >
Patna: In a major political declaration, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday announced his party's intention to contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. Speaking at a public rally in Saran district, bordering his Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency, Paswan's announcement signals a bold shift in the state's political narrative."When I say Chirag Paswan will contest the election, I mean that I will field candidates from all 243 seats in Bihar. I will con ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India went into the Brics summit feeling confident it would be able to negotiate the duelling pressures from members of the grouping and get member countries to condemn the Pahalgam attack despite the presence of China and its increasing brazenness in obscuring Pakistan's continuing use of terrorism.Govt sources, while agreeing with the estimates in many quarters that reconciling the divergent perspectives of Brics members would be a challenging task, had expressed confidence that Ind ...Read More >
PRNewswire Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4: India's mining and construction equipment sector is poised for significant growth, projected to expand from $16 billion to $45 billion by 2030*. To support this surge, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, today launched the all-new BharatBenz Construction and Mining range comprising of their HX and Torqshift series models. This heavy-duty truck series directly addresses the critical need for rel ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4: India's mining and construction equipment sector is poised for significant growth, projected to expand from $16 billion to $45 billion by 2030*. To support this surge, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, today launched the all-new BharatBenz Construction and Mining range comprising of their HX and Torqshift series models. This heavy-duty truck series directly addresses the critical need for reliable, high- ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has directed Assam's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) to initiate legal proceedings against Special Chief Secretary MK Yadava for unauthorized diversion of 11.5 hectares of forest land in the Damcherra Innerline Reserve Forest in Hailakandi district of Barak Valley. Yadava, who was then serving as PCCF and Head of Forest Force (HoFF), had approved the use of the forest land by the Assam Police Housing Corpor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on Thursday hosted the 14th India Minerals and Metals Forum in New Delhi. The event focused on the vital role of green steelmaking and the circular economy in steering India's steel industry towards a sustainable, low-carbon future. The forum convened policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to deliberate on green steel's potential in decarbonising India's steel sector, currently the second largest in the world and a signi ...Read More >
Shimla, July 2 (PTI) A day after he was booked for allegedly assaulting two NHAI officials, Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh on Wednesday denied the allegations and said that "the FIR does not mean that I am guilty." Singh also claimed widespread irregularities in road construction works by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and called its officials the "most corrupt in the country". The alleged incident occurred on Monday when the minister was inspecting a building collapse si ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an or ...Read More >
New Delhi: Dark sky. No warning. On June 22, deep inside Iranian territory, the ground shook. The United States had launched its deadliest strike yet - 'Operation Midnight Hammer'. In a swift and chilling mission, B-2 stealth bombers tore across Tehran's airspace and dropped 14,000 kilograms of explosive fury on the Fordow nuclear facility. Now, one of the pilots who flew into the heart of Iran is speaking. His words cut through the silence left behind. "I had never seen an explosion like that ...Read More >
The Delhi government's anti-corruption branch (ACB) has arrested a suspended executive engineer and a private contractor for defrauding the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department of Rs 4.6 crore fraud, an official said on Monday. The two accused allegedly facilitated fraudulent payments worth over Rs 4.6 crore for civil works that were never executed. The irregularities relate to drainage and road projects in a north Delhi village, Siraspur, which were found to exist only on paper. "T ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Infra.Market secured $150 million as debt from Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG Bank and AI-based private credit firm Liquidity.The deal includes a five-year extension of its existing $100 million facility and an additional $50 million credit line. This is the company's second fundraising this year, following a $125 million equity round. Founded in 2016, Infra.Market operates a tech-enabled building materials platform that caters to institutional and retail buyers. Th ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Starting Tuesday, the Delhi government is planning to stop the sale of petrol and diesel to end-of-life (EoL) or over-age vehicles - a move aimed at fighting vehicular emission-linked air pollution in the Capital, an official said. Petrol pump owners on Monday confirmed that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and other devices linked to the transport ministry's data bank have been installed at their outlets to identify EoL vehicles. The Commis ...Read More >
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