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As temperatures shot up to 42°C on Tuesday, power cuts and repeated tripping returned to trouble residents across Gurgaon, disrupting daily life in several neighbourhoods. According to DHBVN records, the city witnessed 168 feeder tripping and 15 major breakdowns across both circles in a single day Gurgaon: The city, under a heatwave alert until May 26, sizzled on Tuesday as the maximum temperature soared 3.4 degrees above normal to touch 44°C. The spike came with power outages across the city, some lasting for hours as substations developed faults.Gurgaon has 1,261 substations of 11kV, of which 168 reported 113 tripping incidents…

Guwahati: Patients and families struggled across Assam on Wednesday as pharmacies downed shutters in support of the nationwide strike by chemists.“I was in search of medicine for my ailing father with liver cirrhosis… I was shocked to see all pharmacies shut,” said Sukumar Bharali of Maligaon, who finally found relief at GMCH after a frantic search.In Mirza, Arati Das faced a similar ordeal while seeking medicine for her sick child. “Pharmacies are linked to healthcare — this bandh is a question of life and death,” she said, echoing the frustration of many caught in the daylong shutdown.More than 80% of…

Kanpur: A married woman from Kanpur and her paramour from Hamirpur allegedly attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance near Lavkush College on Bandimata Road in Chaubepur area on Tuesday evening, police said.Passersby noticed the two lying unconscious on roadside and alerted police. Inspector-in-charge Durgesh Mishra said both were initially admitted to a CHC in an unconscious condition and were later referred to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital. Doctors said both are currently out of danger.According to police, the 20-year-old man, a street food vendor, had been living in Nehru Nagar in Kanpur for the past two years. He reportedly developed…

Ludhiana: Four unidentified men tried to rob an ATM kiosk of Axis bank at Sartaj Nagar, Noorwala road early on Wednesday and failed. The loot bid was foiled as the alarm went off at the bank headquarters in Maharashtra when the accused used a gas cutter to break open the machine.Immediately afterwards, the headquarter alerted Ludhiana police. When the PCR reached near the spot, two accused standing outside the kiosk alerted their associates. The robbers escaped in a car, with the police in pursuit. Eventually, the accused reached a dead-end but just as the police moved in to arrest them,…

A queue at Noida district hospital ODP on Wednesday Noida: District administrations in Noida and Ghaziabad have issued a heatwave advisory, warning residents of severe “loo” conditions till May 22 as temperatures continue to soar across the region. Day temperatures are hovering around 44°C, while night temperatures remain unusually high at nearly 35°C, offering little relief. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the heatwave conditions are likely to persist till May 25.The advisory issued by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) states that weather conditions will remain conducive for a heatwave in the coming days. Humidity coupled with…

The residents said unless the parking infrastructure and traffic management were improved, the revised charges would continue to face public opposition Pune: The Pune Cantonment Board’s (PCB) decision to revise parking charges for two- and four-wheelers has drawn sharp criticism from residents, visitors and traders, with many calling the move unjustified.Under the new rates, two-wheeler parking has increased from Rs 5 to Rs 8 per hour, while four-wheeler charges have gone up from Rs 20 to Rs 30 for the same duration. Many citizens, however, argued that the cantonment should follow the PMC model, where roadside parking remained free and…

India football team head coach Khalid Jamil played it safe, sticking with almost the same group that defeated Hong Kong in March for their first win in the qualifiers Panaji: The India probables for Unity Cup in London and tri-nation tournament in Tajikistan raised a few eyebrows.While many would have expected Khalid Jamil to wipe the slate clean with India missing out on the AFC Asian Cup 2027, the chief coach resisted the temptation. Instead, he played it safe, sticking with almost the same group that defeated Hong Kong in March for their first win in the qualifiers. The seniors…

Ambala: A local court on Wednesday sentenced seven convicts — including Anil Kumar, son of former Ambala City BJP MLA Master Shiv Prasad — to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for attempted murder and criminal conspiracy in a 2020 case.Ambala district additional sessions judge Sampreet Kaur referred to Supreme Court judgments, emphasizing that punishment must be proportionate to the gravity of the crime and reflect society’s demand for justice, as she pronounced the order.Anil and the other convicts — Rohit, Devender, Jitender, Sukhwinder Singh, Jatin Kumar and Darpan Kumar — have been fined Rs 20,000 each. If they don’t pay the…

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath chairs a high-level review meeting on the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Cluster (UPDCC), Project Ganga and measures to promote in-house wheat processing, in Lucknow on Wednesday Lucknow: Expressing concern over recent road accidents in districts, including Lakhimpur Kheri, Amroha, Agra and Aligarh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said every human life is valuable and all departments should work in coordination to further reduce road accidents and fatalities.Chairing a high-level road safety review meeting in Lucknow, the CM said road accident deaths caused loss to both the state and the nation.“Most accidents occur due to lack…

Patna: The third edition of the Prof Surendra Gopal memorial lecture was organised at the Patna Museum auditorium here on Wednesday to commemorate the 90th birth anniversary of the eminent historian. The event witnessed participation from noted academicians, jurists, doctors and public figures, and featured a keynote lecture by Sunita Sharma on the historical evolution of the Indian caste system.Sharma, former sectional president of the Indian History Congress and a noted scholar of gender studies, examined the caste system through the lens of changing historical perspectives. She stressed the need for rigorous and objective historical inquiry to understand the complexities…