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A severe fire broke out at an electronic chip manufacturing facility in Noida NOIDA: Two firefighters were killed and three others injured after a wall and an iron beam collapsed while they were battling a massive fire at an electronic chip manufacturing unit in Noida late Monday night, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred late Monday night at the ILGIM company in the Ecotech-3 industrial area, where at least six fire brigade vehicles were rushed after information about the blaze was received.The firefighters were attempting to douse the blaze when a wall and an iron beam inside the factory suddenly…
People gather at the Shelar Farms to catch a glimpse of their favourite feathered friends Pune: Monsoon has turned the city and its surrounding forests into hotspots for birdwatching, with nature enthusiasts heading to locations such as Pashan lake, Khadakwasla dam, Sinhagad fort, Tamhini ghat and Bhigwan bird sanctuary for weekend birding trails.“It is the best time of the year to spot birds like the Asian paradise flycatcher, Malabar whistling thrush, Indian cuckoo, grey-headed canary-flycatcher and colourful kingfishers which become more active during this time,” said Apurva Jadhav, a birdwatcher and resident of Aundh.“We have planned to visit locations like…
Panaji: Govt has formed the board of directors of the Goa State Poultry Development Corporation (GSPDC), with chief minister Pramod Sawant as its chairperson. A notification issued by the directorate of animal husbandry and veterinary services on Monday said the board has been constituted with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders.Besides senior govt officials, the board includes representatives of poultry farmers, traders and shopkeepers’ associations. The managing director of Goa Meat Complex, Dr Rajesh Kenny, has been appointed as the Chief executive officer.The corporation will engage in poultry farming, set up breeder units and hatcheries on…
Jalandhar: BJP has launched its biggest outreach to Ravidassia community so far by launching the ‘Kalash Yatra’, in which urns carrying soil from Guru Ravidas’s birthplace, Seer Gowardhanpur in Varanasi, are being ta-ken in processions to mark the saint’s 650th birth anniversary. A Kalash carrying the sa-cred soil from Varanasi rea-ched Jalandhar on Saturday and was kept at Guru Ravidas Dham in Buta Mandi. The so-il was on Monday distributed in several urns to be carried to all BJP ‘mandal’ areas. The Kalash Yatra was ta-ken out in four urban and semi-urban assembly constitu-encies of Jalandhar on Mon-day, and was…
Lucknow: In a proposed tourism development plan worth nearly Rs 155 crore, the UP govt has plans to position Lucknow as the gateway to destinations such as Dudhwa National Park and Naimisharanya.The plan was discussed in detail in a meeting to review ongoing tourism and culture projects here on Monday.“The idea is to position Lucknow as the core and also crossroad of high-potential destinations,” said an official spokesperson.The review was chaired by tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh, along with additional chief secretary Amrit Abhijat.Together, they evaluated progress of 64 projects under development in six districts. Lucknow accounts for 22…
Jaipur: BJP and Congress have begun shaping rival strategies for Rajasthan’s panchayat and urban local body elections, expected between Sept and Nov, in what both see as the first major grassroots test ahead of the 2028 Assembly polls.BJP has put veteran leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ghanshyam Tiwari in charge of its manifesto committee, leaning on experience for the campaign. Congress, on the other hand, is focusing on rebuilding its organisation from the booth level while positioning Rahul Gandhi as its principal campaign face.The elections will cover six municipal corporations, 42 municipal councils, over 150 municipalities, 44 zila parishads, 352…
Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar flags off the OBC Mandal Yatra at Bhandara on Monday Nagpur: Sakal OBC Mahamorcha’s Vidarbha Mandal Yatra began from Bhandara on Monday, with Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar leading the opening day, saying he was present in his capacity as a member of the OBC community.“Starting today, the Mandal Yatra begins from Bhandara and will travel through 11 districts of Vidarbha, with the main demand of implementing all recommendations of the Mandal Commission and getting justice for OBCs and farmers in this state and the country,” Wadettiwar said. “Central govt should conduct a caste-based census of OBCs,…
Kolkata: The state’s anti-corruption wing is being reorganised, with three IPS officers from the state intelligence branch (IB) being transferred there.In a notification issued on Monday, the govt said, Muralidhar, currently an IG in the intelligence branch, has been assigned to the new role. Along with him, IB DIG Akash Magharia and special superintendent Kamnashis Sen have also been moved to the anti-corruption unit.The chief minister has consistently said that his govt follows a policy of “zero tolerance” toward corruption and that no one will be spared if found guilty. He has also stressed that action will be taken regardless…
Three female lions at a Tokyo zoo have died of suspected heat-related illness, as Japan battles punishing summer temperatures.The three lions died within a week at the Tama Zoological Park in western Tokyo. Autopsies show that the lions, aged three to 15, had suffered from dehydration and multiple organ failure – suggesting heat was the cause, said the zoo.”This is the first time we’ve experienced anything like this. Last year was also hot, but none of our lions fell ill like this,” Miwa, Kosaka, a zoo representative, told the BBC.Japan’s summers are getting hotter and more dangerous, with some cities…
Grande began singing at the age of eight and made her name as a teenage actress in Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and its spin-off, Sam & Cat.Since releasing her debut single in 2011, she has scored 10 US number one hits and earned 20 Grammy Award nominations, winning three times.She has also made a successful move into acting, earning an Oscar nomination in 2025 for Wicked.But she has also experienced some difficult times.In 2017, 22 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack outside her concert at Manchester Arena.The following year, she said she was dealing with symptoms of post-traumatic stress…