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Corporators on Wednesday demanded decentralisation of waste management in PCMC’s general body meeting Pune: Decentralisation of waste management dominated Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s general body meeting on Wednesday, with corporators across party lines urging the civic administration to reduce the city’s dependence on the Moshi waste depot in the wake of the July 8 tragedy that claimed nine lives.Members demanded that the civic body expedite plans for decentralised waste processing by setting up facilities across the city. While some sought restoration of the reservation for the proposed waste processing site at Punawale, others called for processing units in every ward.Corporators…
Rewari: An 87-year-old retired Armyman was killed and 11 others were injured when a private bus carrying around 30 passengers veered off the road and crashed into a tree in Haryana’s Rewari district on Wednesday morning.The accident occurred on the Kosli-Toomna road near Bhurthala. Preliminary reports indicate the driver lost control of the vehicle after one of its wheels sank into a concrete road slab. Police identified the victim as Deep Chand, a resident of Baldhan village. He was on his way to the CSD canteen in Kosli to purchase daily essentials. Sources said the bus was operating off its…
Lucknow: Governor Anandiben Patel, who is also chancellor of the state universities, on Wednesday directed authorities of the Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya to upgrade its auditoriums, including the Kala Mandapam, located on the campus, and improve services provided to the students, particularly hostellers.The directions were issued during the annual convocation of the university held at Kala Mandapam. Patel could not attend the convocation, but deputed her officer on special duty (OSD), SM Bobde, to read out her message. The deficiencies were noted during an inspection of the university and interaction with students by Jan Bhawan officials a few days ago.The governor…
Patna: Five years after launching the Nipun (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) Bharat Mission, the state govt is preparing to extend the programme from 2027 to 2031 and expand its coverage up to Grade V, as a recent learning survey showed that while foundational literacy and numeracy have improved, many children continue to struggle with reading comprehension and two-digit arithmetic.According to officials, budgetary approvals for the expansion have been completed, though an official notification is yet to be issued and is expected by Sept this year.The Bihar State Midline Achievement Survey 2025, conducted among more…
Nagpur: With floods, lightning strikes and even heatwaves increasingly testing Vidarbha’s disaster-response machinery, Maharashtra govt has sanctioned ₹6.25 crore for the region’s 11 districts, including ₹1 crore for Nagpur, to build response capacity during 2026-27.The allocation forms part of a statewide ₹23-crore package approved for all 36 district disaster management authorities. The funds are meant not merely for post-disaster relief but for advance measures aimed at reducing risks, limiting potential damage and ensuring that district administrations are better equipped before an emergency strikes.Together, the six districts under Nagpur division will get ₹3.75 crore. The five districts of Amravati division —…
Cloud cover over Dharmatala on Wednesday Kolkata: A low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning, as predicted by the Met office. This system is likely to become well marked and move north-westwards across north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal.Met officials in Bengal said the system will impact south western districts the most while Kolkata and surrounding areas are also expected to be lashed by incessant rain with some heavy spells in between.The Met officials said that cloud from the outer band of system has already started reaching the city. Accompanied with the monsoon…
Rajouri, July 16: Eight persons were injured after a passenger tempo overturned in the Chapprian area between Khandli Bridge and Jawahar Nagar in Rajouri town on Thursday.Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the tempo, bearing registration number JK02DB-9194, met with an accident, following which police and local residents rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Government Medical College (GMC) Associated Hospital, Rajouri, for treatment.The injured were identified as Rubina Kosar (22), daughter of Mohd Asif; Vaid Paresh (70), son of Neta Ram; Pooja Devi (28), daughter of Tilak Raj; Nishu Sharma (12), daughter of Falal…
The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Tamil Nadu has released the Tamil Nadu Lateral Entry Admissions (TNLEA) 2026 rank list. Candidates who registered for the counselling process can now check and download the rank list by visiting the official website, tnlea.com.To access the TNLEA 2026 rank list, candidates will have to log in using their registered email ID and password.The authority has also started the TNLEA 2026 special counselling from July 16 to July 17, 2026. During the counselling process, eligible candidates will have to complete online registration, document verification, choice filling, seat allotment and admission confirmation through the official…
Navi Mumbai International Airport formally launched its overseas operations on Wednesday Mumbai: Mumbai’s long-standing disadvantage in international air connectivity compared with Delhi is expected to ease with the opening of Navi Mumbai International Airport’s international terminal, although industry executives say that a meaningful expansion of overseas routes will take time.While Delhi offers direct flights to around 70 international destinations, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport has non-stop connectivity to about 50 foreign cities, said a source. Flying from Mumbai then is no different than flying from, say, Mangalore or Madurai, when it comes to cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Toronto, Milan,…
Kirari residents endure sewage-laden water and illness after recent heavy monsoon rains. NEW DELHI: Nearly a week after the season’s heaviest rain lashed the city, many houses in northwest Delhi’s Kirari remain surrounded by sewage-laden water, public parks resemble filthy lakes, and children cannot attend flooded schools.“We are living in hell,” said 70-year-old Sushila, whose son, a three-year-old granddaughter and a five-year-old grandson have fallen ill. She has placed bricks across the floor of her house to create a walkway as water has inundated it. Snakes have been entering the house, forcing the family to be on its toes. Parks…