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CHENNAI: AT only 16 years of age, Tayin Arun is at the forefront of a new generation of talented surfers, part of a brand-new movement of Indian surfing. Enjoying an almost meteoric rise in the junior divisions, the surfer broke through to the national surfing team last year, and is now looking to prove his worth with the rest of his teammates at the upcoming ASF Asian Surfing Championships in Mahabalipuram to be held from August 3 to 12. Hailing from Akkarai, Tayin is no stranger to sports. Hi ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Amid continued monsoon activity and widespread cloudy weather across Himachal Pradesh, all major dams in the state are operating within their safe operational levels as of 3 pm today, according to the latest Daily Dam Status Report issued by the state authorities. The report covers the operational status of 25 major dams and barrages spanning the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, and Yamuna river basins. Despite heavy inflows and significant discharge in seve ...Read More >
Kanpur: The Noon river in Kanpur Nagar underwent a remarkable revival from its previously barren condition under the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'One District-One River' programme.The successful restoration of the Noon has become a model across Uttar Pradesh. The river, once essential for agriculture and community activities in Bilhaur, Shivrajpur, and Chaubepur, severely declined due to unauthorised constructions and accumulated silt blocking its flow.District magistrate Jitendra Pratap Si ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Lucknow: Under the state govt's 'One District-One River' revival campaign, Pili river, a tributary of the Gomti in Jaunpur, was revived through a collective public effort. The water flow can now be seen in the river after years, though it is still a long way from acquiring its original form. Saplings have been planted along its banks to maintain ecological balance.Jaunpur district magistrate Dinesh Chandra Singh highlighted that the 61.2 km-long river, with 43 km flowing through Jaunpur, origina ...Read More >
Mumbai : Tesla's long awaited India debut finally took place with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-led car maker unveiled its Model Y compact all-electric SUV at its 'Experience Centre' in Bandra-Kurla Complex with the CM describing it as the "right city and the right state" for the launch."Mumbai stands for innovation and sustainability. In 2015, when I went to the US, I had my first ride in a Tesla, and then I thought we need such a ...Read More >
Kanpur: The Noon river in Kanpur Nagar underwent a remarkable revival from its previously barren condition under the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'One District-One River' programme.The successful restoration of the Noon has become a model across Uttar Pradesh. The river, once essential for agriculture and community activities in Bilhaur, Shivrajpur, and Chaubepur, severely declined due to unauthorised constructions and accumulated silt blocking its flow.District magistrate Jitendra Pratap Si ...Read More >
Mumbai: Several legislative council members from the BJP on Thursday vociferously demanded that the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) be invoked against the accused in the multi-crore Mithi river desilting scam. Congress' Bhai Jagtap too joined the chorus. The issue was raised by BJP members Rajhans Singh, Pravin Darekar, Prasad Lad and others through a calling attention motion. The accused's properties should also be sealed, Lad sought, asserting that the scam might ...Read More >
Mumbai: Citing a huge scam in desilting the Mithi river, the BJP members in the state legislative council made a vociferous demand for the stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the accused, the Congress too joined it. The issue was raised by the BJP members Rajhans Singh, Pravin Darekar, Prasad Lad and others through a calling attention motion. Crores of rupees have been spent on desilting the Mithi river, he said. Replying to it on behalf of De ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 10 (PTI) Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced an immediate relief amount of Rs 7 crore to carry out restoration work in disaster-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district. On the second day of his tour, the chief minister visited Thunag, Bagsiad, Deji, Bara and Syanj villages, and reviewed the damage caused by the recent cloudbursts. He assured all possible support from the state government to affected families. The chief minister said the state Cab ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh reports that major dams are operating safely. This is despite widespread rainfall. The State Emergency Operation Centre confirms water levels are within permissible limits. Hydroelectric power generation continues largely uninterrupted. Authorities are closely monitoring dam inflows and discharges. Residents in low-lying areas are advised to remain cautious. There is no immediate flood threat from any major dam.Despite widespread rainfall and localised disruption to public utili ...Read More >
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], July 7 (ANI): Heavy rainfall in Rudraprayag and adjacent areas of Uttarakhand has increased the water flow in the Alaknanda river. However, even after the heavy rainfall and increased water flow, the river is still flowing below the danger mark. Meanwhile, in the neighbouring state, Himachal Pradesh, despite widespread rainfall and localised disruption to public utilities across, water levels in all major dams remain within safe operational limits, and hydroe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, along with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and CM Rekha Gupta, unveiled the restored medieval-era Sheesh Mahal and other heritage structures in Shalimar Bagh on Wednesday. The restoration of Shalimar Bagh was undertaken on the initiative and under the direct supervision of the L-G Saxena, who first took serious note of the dilapidated and crumbling heritage structures -- buried under silt and overgrown vegetation due to de ...Read More >
Heavy monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh triggered widespread destruction on Monday. A five-story building collapsed in Shimla due to land sliding, prompting evacuations. Cloudbursts in Rampur washed away cowsheds and livestock. Landslides blocked the Shimla-Chandigarh highway, causing traffic disruptions. The weather department has issued alerts for flash floods and heavy rains, forecasting continued wet conditions in the state.As monsoon remained active in Himachal Pradesh, news of rain-induced ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) As the monsoon arrives in the national capital, civic agencies race towards completing the desilting work with PWD and have completed 82 per cent of the work, according to a statement issued on Monday. Irrigation and Flood Control Department has completed 100 per cent desilting of large drains, officials said on Monday. Also Read | Gold Rate Today, June 30, 2025: As Gold Price Continues To Decline, Check Prices of Yellow Metal in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ot ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) As the monsoon arrives in the national capital, civic agencies race towards completing the desilting work with PWD and have completed 82 per cent of the work, according to a statement issued on Monday. Irrigation and Flood Control Department has completed 100 per cent desilting of large drains, officials said on Monday. Waterlogging is a serious problem that the city faces, disrupting traffic movement every year during monsoon season. The Public Works Department (PWD, w ...Read More >
New Delhi: During a Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Standing Committee meeting on Friday, members highlighted concerns about inadequate monsoon preparedness and called for a detailed action plan.Committee members questioned MCD's reported figures of silt removal from drains, noting that despite exceeding targets, waterlogging persists in their areas. Deputy chairman Sunders Singh tabled a short notice questioning the civic body's preparedness.Sriniwaspuri councillor Rajpal Singh proposed establ ...Read More >
Pune: Several educators in the state on Sunday reiterated that govt's decision on the three-language policy announced earlier in June was taken in haste and without consultation with experts, leading to complete chaos that resulted in the resolution being revoked.Many asserted that the widespread opposition to the policy was not against the Hindi language, but its introduction from Std I.On Sunday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the formation of a committee to suggest the way forward ...Read More >
Shimla: Heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods and blocking more than 100 roads, even as the weather department issued a red alert.A landslide at Chakki Mod near Parwanoo blocked the Chandigarh-Shimla highway for hours, resulting in a massive traffic jam Sunday morning. The local administration had to divert traffic through the Jangeshu link road until the landslide debris was cleared at Chakki Mod.The traffic was first restored one-way and later tw ...Read More >
PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday claimed that the ruling NDA in Bihar was "on its way out", and the new government in the state led by the Mahagathbandhan will "consign to dustbin" the Waqf Act brought by the Narendra Modi dispensation at the Centre. The young leader addressed a 'Save Waqf, Save Constitution' rally, held at the historical Gandhi Maidan here, where leaders from various political parties had turned up, wearing black bands as a mark of protest. The former deputy chief m ...Read More >
Shimla: The Shimla Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued a "red alert" for downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended after boulders and trees fell on the tracks following overnight rains. A landslide near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway (NH-5), connecting Shimla and Chandigarh, damaged some stretches of the road, resulting in a two to three-km-long traffic jam for hours. Solan Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Singh o ...Read More >
MADURAI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who arrived in Madurai on Saturday night, will be taking part in the BJP's state core committee meeting during the day on Sunday, and address party functionaries at Velammal Global Hospital Ground in the evening. BJP sources said Shah will be visiting the Meenakshi Amman Temple on Sunday morning, where he is expected to spend around 30 minutes. He will then hold a meeting with the state's core committee, which includes union minister for state L Murugan, ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned at least a dozen people, including actor Dino Morea, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), civic contractors and intermediaries, for questioning related to its money laundering investigation into the execution of contracts for desilting the Mithi River. All the summoned people have been asked to appear for questioning at the agency's Mumbai office next week, said an official aware of developments. The people summoned i ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actor Dino Morea and his brother Santino Morea for questioning in connection with an alleged multi-crore scam involving the desilting and cleaning of Mumbai's Mithi River. His name had reportedly surfaced in the call records of Ketan Kadam, one of the 13 accused in the scam. The model-turned-actor has been directed to appear before the ED officials next week to record his statement. The summons come a day a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at the premises of actor Dino Morea, some BMC officials, and contractors among others, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged Rs 65 crore worth Mithi river desilting "scam", official sources said. The raids covered more than 15 premises located in Mumbai in Maharashtra and Kochi in Kerala. This includes the premises of Dino Morea in the Bandra (West) area of Mumbai, those linked to his brothe ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) In fresh trouble for actor Dino Morea, investigators of the Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched his villa in Bandra West, Mumbai, and questioned him in connection with the Rs 65 crore Mithi River desilting scam, an official said. The model-turned-actor's villa witnessed hectic activity early morning as a fleet of vehicles carrying ED investigators arrived at the spot and took control of all mobile phones and prohibited residents from leaving the premises. ...Read More >
Lucknow, December 11: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the performance of the Geology and Mining Department on Wednesday and issued important instructions to officials. He highlighted that revenue collection for the financial year 2024-25 stood at Rs 2,407.20 crore, with potential for further growth. The CM instructed departmental and district-level officers to work proactively to improve revenue collection. He directed that accountability for revenue collection should be fixed for Distr ...Read More >
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