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Lucknow: The Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway drew fresh attention on Thursday after photographs showing pedestal fans placed along a repair site went viral on social media. The images, circulated widely through the day, showed around a dozen fans positioned near a damaged stretch on the Unnao-to-Lucknow-bound carriageway, where repair work has been slowed by intermittent rain.According to sources, staff engaged by PNC Infratech, the contractor handling the maintenance, deployed 10 pedestal fans on Wednesday morning to speed up drying at the 300-metre patch under restoration. The section required filling of the sub-base course along with binding material before the surface could be…
Divisional commissioner Mayank Warwade with DM Kundan Kumar and other officers inspect the Gandhi Maidan on Thursday Patna: Preparations for the state-level Independence Day celebrations at Gandhi Maidan have entered the final phase. Divisional commissioner Mayank Warwade on Thursday reviewed arrangements and directed officials concerned to complete all pending works on schedule.This year’s celebrations will feature tableaux from 13 departments, including environment and climate change, rural development, education, agriculture, industries, energy, and women and child development. Officials said 20 contingents will participate in the Independence Day parade, and regular rehearsals are already underway.District magistrate Kundan Kumar said Gandhi Maidan has…
Jaipur: A day after Supreme Court directed Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to relocate coaching institutes from Gopalpura Bypass Road to Pratap Nagar, the civic body Thursday decided to survey 116 coaching institutes to verify their land-use permissions and commercial conversions before issuing any notices. Officials also said implementation of the order would begin only after the apex court uploads its complete judgement, including the operative directions.“We have received only part of the order. Since it is a continuing matter we will study the operative part once the complete order is out and then decide further course of action,” JDA DIG…
Nagpur: More than four lakh farmers from Vidarbha are ineligible for the crop loan waiver scheme, either due to income from other sources for which they paid tax or a salary or pension of more than Rs25,000 a month.The state govt has also set certain rejection criteria in the waiver scheme which keeps the financially better off away. Even MLAs, MPs and members of local bodies, both present and former, have been excluded. The objective is to ensure that only deserving farmers get the benefit, said sources.The number of such borrowers in the region comes to 4.11 lakh or 74%…
The protesting students formed an 11-member delegation on Thursday to hold discussions with the state government RANCHI: A student who was on hunger strike was shifted from Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium to Sadar Hospital on Friday after his health condition reportedly deteriorated, as the protest over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations entered its 14th day.Six students have been continuing their hunger strike as part of the agitation, while two student organisations announced plans to march towards the Jharkhand Assembly, which is currently in session.The protesters have been demanding the cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Civil Services…
Gorakhpur: The SHO of Cantt police station was suspended on Thursday after a scuffle broke out between police personnel and members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during the convocation ceremony at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, where Uttar Pradesh governor and chancellor Anandiben Patel was also present.The confrontation reportedly began after ABVP workers were denied entry to the event due to security restrictions.Cantt police station SHO Sanjay Singh was placed under suspension following allegations of misconduct during the confrontation. The incident reportedly involved a heated exchange and jostling between police personnel and ABVP activists, including the organisation’s provincial…
Recent showers have opened up craters on VIP Road. Photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: Despite Kolkata receiving only a couple of light rain spells on Thursday, the cloud cover over the city sky forced the mercury to slip below 30 degrees after a gap of 10 days. While Alipore had recorded only 3.9 mm of rain till 5.30 pm the Met office has not ruled out some intense spell to hit the city anytime till Friday first half.The maximum temperature on Kolkata went down to 28.6°C on Thursday. A low of 3.1 notches below normal this was the lowest in about…
Tehran , August 7 : Iran’s top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Thursday (local time) took a swipe at the United States, accusing Washington of pursuing “theatre diplomacy” and asserting that “using bullying, broken promises and fake news as leverage” was a failed strategy while heightened tensions prevail between the two countries.In a post on X, Ghalibaf wrote, “Massive attack coming… wait, never mind, they want to negotiate. That’s theater diplomacy on loop. Using bullying + broken promises + fake news as leverage is a failed strategy. Acknowledge the facts and fulfill your commitments. We don’t need…
Israel and the United States have completed a planned test of the Arrow Weapon System as the two allies continue efforts to strengthen defences against long-range ballistic missile threats from Iran and Yemen.According to Israel’s ministry of defence, the test was conducted on Wednesday by the Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in cooperation with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), from a test site in central Israel.The Arrow system is the top layer of Israel’s multi-layered air and missile defence network, alongside David’s Sling, Iron Dome and Iron Beam. The…
The incident occurred in a store room-cum-rest area for staffers Mumbai: Three BEST bus mechanics were injured after a portion of a ceiling slab collapsed inside a storeroom allotted to a wet-lease contractor in the engineering department at Majas depot on Thursday, raising serious concerns over the structural safety of several ageing depot buildings across Mumbai. The incident occurred in a store room-cum-rest area for staffers.According to sources, one employee sustained serious injuries and required stitches, while two others suffered minor injuries and were discharged after receiving medical attention. The incident occurred during working hours and could have proved far…