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Jaipur: Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has approved Rs 240 crore for an elevated road project to reduce traffic congestion in Sanganer. The decision was taken by JDA’s executive committee at a meeting Thursday.Officials said the project was announced in the 2024–25 state budget to address daily traffic jams in Sanganer area. A traffic survey showed heavy congestion on the stretch through the Sanganer flyover, Chordia petrol pump, Malpura Gate, and Kalyanpura ROB, they said.As per the plan, a 4-lane elevated road will be built from the Sanganer flyover to near the Kalyanpura ROB, while a 2-lane elevated road will connect…
Amravati: Two murders kept the police department on toes in Amravati on Wednesday. Cops said that both the murders were committed after disputes over petty issues.Shubham Thakre (30) was stabbed to death near a liquor bar in Rajapeth area. The accused, Anup Pande (41), was arrested within six hours. Pande, originally from Dapori Khurd, Teosa, was residing in Swastik Nagar.According to police, a quarrel broke out between Thakre and Pande while drinking. Pande stabbed Thakre with a small knife. Later, the crime branch team, led by police inspector Sandeep Chavan, arrested Pande.In another incident, Jitendra Gaud was killed in Bhatkuli…
Dhanbad: The ballot boxes used in the 1,019 polling booths set up for the Feb 23 elections to elect officials for the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation (DMC) and the Chirkunda Municipal Council (CMC), as part of the civic body polls across the state, were transported to the designated receiving centre set up at the govt polytechnic campus in the presence of security personnel, administrative officials, and representatives of contesting candidates late Sunday night, officials said.At the receiving centre, election personnel completed all statutory formalities before placing the ballot boxes in the strong room at earmarked locations. Thereafter, the strong room was…
Gorakhpur: As part of a statewide environmental initiative aimed at improving rural health and water quality, the Uttar Pradesh govt has decided to develop 100 ponds in every district as model ponds. DM Deepak Meena said that the initiative, directed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, will ensure that selected ponds are made free from grey water discharge and plastic waste. The project will be implemented under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) by the Panchayati Raj department through a campaign titled ‘Mera Talab Meri Zimmedari’. In the first phase, the drive will focus on villages with a population of more than…
T’puram: Govt sanctioned an additional Rs 73.50 crore to Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) as monthly assistance for pension distribution, finance minister K N Balagopal said on Thursday.In a statement, the minister said the amount was released as part of govt’s continued financial support to the state-run transport corporation to ensure timely payment of pension. With the latest allocation, the total govt assistance extended to KSRTC during the current financial year reached Rs 1,399 crore. Of this, Rs 879 crore was provided specifically for pension distribution, while Rs 520 crore was extended as special financial assistance. The state budget…
Kolkata: Shukhobrishti in New Town reached out to experts at Jadavpur University for a “holistic solution to the water problem”, said the housing complex authorities on Thursday, hours after residents of E Block staged an overnight demonstration and called police for the second time in 10 days, demanding safe, potable water.Residents met NKDA officials and the facility management on Thursday. “How can we live in our homes without safe water? A possible source of contamination is found outside building E 398 and digging started on Thursday. This will take at least seven days. The facility management has agreed to send…
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Our winters are already getting warmer and wetter.According to the Met Office, UK winters have already warmed by 1C (1.8F) since the 1950s due to human-induced global warming. Six of the ten warmest winters on record have occurred since the year 2000, with only one 21st century winter (2009/2010) featuring in the top ten coldest.This means we are seeing less snow and fewer frosts – in fact we now get around four weeks less ground frost than we did half a century ago.However, one thing we are seeing more of is rain.Out of nearly 260 years of records, six out…