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Gurgaon-1 operates 46 operational 33kV lines and Gurgaon-2 has 40, together forming the city’s backbone transmission system Gurgaon: Continuous rain that prompted the district administration to advise work from home also triggered repeated power outages across the city, disrupting business operations and official work.An analysis of DHBVN data shows the city’s high-voltage 33kV network remained largely stable, with no trippings reported, while the 11kV distribution network supplying residential societies witnessed 191 trippings and 239 interruption events across 1,261 feeders. Gurgaon-1 and 2 together recorded 13 breakdowns lasting over an hour, with the longest outage stretching five hours 10 minutes due…

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government will conduct a door-to-door assessment of flood damage in the four worst-affected districts from August 9 to 30. (IANS Photo) GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam remained grim with the death toll rising to 98 after one more fatality was reported, even as the number of affected districts fell to 13 and the number of people impacted by the deluge declined to 1.55 lakh, according to an official bulletin.The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said the latest death was reported from the Mahmora revenue circle in Charaideo district.Thirteen districts –…

Times News NetworkKanpur: Under the aegis of Vidya Bharati All India Education Institute, the three-day national workshop of the Primary and Middle Level Educational Council was inaugurated at Jai Narayan Vidya Mandir Inter College, Vikas Nagar on Friday.As many as 108 delegates from 11 organizational regions of the country are participating in this workshop being held from August 7 to August 9. Its primary objective is to deliberate on the effective implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the skill development of teachers.In his keynote address, speaker Deshraj ji stated that in alignment with NEP 2020, Vidya Bharati’s…

According to police sources, two assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire at D’Souza, leaving him with severe bullet injuries. UDUPI: A local Congress leader and contractor was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karnataka’s Udupi district, police said on Saturday.According to news agency PTI, the deceased was identified as David D’Souza, a former president of the Mudarangadi Village Panchayat. He also owned a bar and a public transport unit, police said.The incident occurred at Padubidri in Udupi on Friday afternoon.D’Souza had also been convicted in the suicide case of Rev Fr Mahesh, an assistant priest at a local…

Ghaziabad: The district administration has linked the release of salaries to completion of ‘Ek Parivar Ek Pehchan’ or family ID registration, putting the pay of around 2,250 teachers on hold for non-compliance. Officials said the directive was issued during a meeting chaired by the district magistrate on July 28, following which departments were instructed to withhold salaries until the IDs are created.‘Ek Parivar Ek Pehchan’ is a unique 12-digit identity number assigned to households to create a unified database that automates delivery of welfare schemes, scholarships and pensions, while easing tracking of beneficiaries and streamlining scheme implementation across departments.District basic…

PMC officials remove encroachments in the Undri area Pune: The civic body’s anti-encroachment drive in Undri and at Kadnagar has cleared key obstacles for the long-pending road widening project aimed at easing severe traffic congestion in the rapidly growing suburb.The administration on Thursday removed encroachments at Yewalewadi, Kadnagar, Handewadi D-Mart corner and Wadachiwadi road, demolishing five sheds and seizing roadside structures, vegetable stalls and crates. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials said the action would help increase carriage width and facilitate road expansion work on crucial stretches.Suchita Pansare, assistant municipal commissioner and ward officer of the Kondhwa-Yewalewadi ward office, said the…

Margao: Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa on Thursday warned state govt to begin the long-pending internal works on the new Quepem police station building within 15 days, failing which he said the people of Quepem would launch an agitation.D’Costa led a protest demonstration in Quepem, demanding that state govt release funds and issue a fresh work order to resume construction, which has been stalled for years despite the structure being largely complete.“I am asking chief minister Pramod Sawant and PWD minister Digambar Kamat, please keep your politics aside, don’t subject Kepekars to hardships by keeping the police station building indefinitely pending.…

Chandigarh: Alleging that Haryana’s power distribution companies (discoms) are seeking to pass the burden of their financial mismanagement on to consumers, a power consumers’ group on Friday demanded that the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) uphold its regulatory independence while deciding petitions seeking recovery of over Rs 1,134 crore.The final hearing before HERC on petitions filed by the Discoms concluded on Friday. The petitions seek relaxation of provisions under the Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) Regulations, 2024, to allow recovery of 47 paise per unit as Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS) for 2025-26. The Discoms have sought recovery of Rs…

Lucknow: A 36-year-old man was found dead inside an abandoned car that had been parked on a roadside for nearly three days in Lucknow’s Aashiana area, police said on Friday.The body was discovered around 12.15 am near Saleh Nagar Crossing under Aashiana police station limits after local residents alerted police to a foul smell coming from the unattended vehicle. A police team reached the spot, took the car into custody and inspected it, finding the man’s body inside.The deceased was identified as Gyanendra Singh (36), son of Uday Bhan Singh, a native of Nirala Nagar in Rae Bareli district.According to…

Patna: Patliputra University (PPU) will organise an orientation programme at A N College, Patna, on Sunday for 192 newly appointed teachers engaged on a contractual basis on the recommendation of the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC).According to PPU registrar Abu Bakar, principals of 16 newly established Rajkiya Degree Colleges under the university’s jurisdiction will also participate in the orientation programme. The initiative aims to familiarise the newly appointed teachers with basic university rules and regulations, academic discipline and the functioning of the university system, he said .The teachers will also be briefed on the provisions and implementation of the…