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Incident spot on Maa flyover. Pix:- Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: A 57-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Kolkata Police Special Branch was seriously injured on Sunday evening after a glass-coated kite string (manja) cut his neck while he was riding a bike on the Maa Flyover.The victim, Sanjib Nag, a resident of Sector II in Salt Lake, was returning home around 5.30 pm when the sharp thread snapped across his throat on the flyover, close to the Park Circus 7-Point Crossing.He lost control of his two-wheeler and fell on the road. Locals rescued the officer and rushed him to Manipal Broadway…

Srinagar, August 10: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi-IPS on Monday chaired a high-level security review meeting at Police Control Room (PCR) Kashmir to assess the prevailing security situation and review arrangements for the forthcoming Independence Day celebrations and other scheduled events across the Kashmir Valley.The meeting was attended by senior officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), intelligence agencies, security formations, traffic police and other concerned departments.Among those present were senior officers from the BSF, CRPF, SSB, CID, ITBP, Railway Protection Force, Traffic Police, IRP and Armed Police, along with Range…

Ethanol-blended diesel fails flashpoint test (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Ethanol-blended diesel has failed the required safety specifications because the addition of ethanol causes a sharp fall in the fuel’s flash point, potentially limiting its use unless the technical issue is addressed, the government told Parliament on Monday.Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi said public-sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) had tested ethanol-diesel blends through their research and development centres, working with accredited laboratories and automobile manufacturers.”Scientific evaluations on blending of ethanol with diesel have been undertaken by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) through their respective R&D…

Mumbai: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of Blink Commerce (Blinkit) Pvt Ltd’s dark store in Malad West on the grounds of unhygienic conditions, cockroach infestation, and food safety violations.The action was taken after an inspection by food safety officers on Aug 7 at the facility located at Sarvodaya Bhuvan on Ramchandra Lane.​According to FDA officials, the warehouse was in a severely unhygienic condition as food items were stored on rusted racks or directly on the floor, while an infestation of cockroaches was discovered on stocks of fresh fruits and vegetables, creating a risk of…

Annual Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage significantly impacted Delhi’s traffic on Monday NEW DELHI: Long queues of vehicles, groups of Kanwariyas on motorcycles and on foot, crowded markets and roadside Kanwar camps led to traffic disruptions across several parts of Delhi on Monday as the annual pilgrimage entered its penultimate day.Commuters reported slow movement on several busy stretches as pilgrims carrying Kanwars — decorated bamboo poles with containers filled with Ganga water — moved towards their destinations.Long queues were reported on Radhakrishnan Marg and Abai Marg, as well as on the stretch between LSR College and Nehru Place. Traffic was also slow…

A six-month-old Indian Vulture, classified as a Critically Endangered species, was rescued and treated for a leg injury by PfA veterinarians before being successfully released into the wild at the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary in Ramanagara, Bengaluru South district. Bengaluru: For a species hanging on by a thread, the return of one young vulture to the skies has brought a rare ray of hope to Ramanagara in Bengaluru South district, home to India’s first vulture sanctuary. A six-month-old Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus), one of only three known vultures surviving in the Ramanagara landscape, has been rescued after a failed landing, nursed…

Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has allowed Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) to resume work on acquiring land for the Metro Rail Phase-II project, vacating an earlier order that had put the process on hold.Justice NV Shravan Kumar passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by govt seeking to vacate the stay it had granted in January 2025.The court clarified that issues relating to the legality and procedural compliance of the acquisition proceedings would be examined at the final hearing of the writ petition, but the acquisition process itself may continue in the meantime, strictly in accordance with law.The…

Erode boy goes to Brown University Chennai: When 17-year-old Pranav Ilango leaves for the US later this month to begin his undergraduate studies at Brown University, his parents will be sending him on a flight they once dreamed of.Pranav, from Erode, has won a full scholarship worth ₹3.55 crore to study at Brown, where he plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree combining applied mathematics and public health. His mother, Bhuvaneshwarri Ilango, and father, Ilango Veluchamy, both college professors, may not be able to afford a trip to see their only child off and will have to save up to make…

Gujarat firms have built world-class EPC and project management expertise Ahmedabad: After helping transform Gujarat into a power-surplus state, the state’s solar companies are now exporting their expertise to overseas markets.From Zambia and Botswana to Mauritius, Madagascar and Vietnam, Gujarat-based renewable energy (RE) firms are executing large-scale solar and battery storage projects, emerging as preferred partners for industrial and utility-scale developments.Backed by experienced Indian engineering teams, these companies are not only generating new business opportunities but also creating employment for Indian professionals while training local workforces abroad.Industry stakeholders say demand for RE infrastructure is rising rapidly across Africa and West…

Kendrapada: Over three-fourths of Odisha’s rural households now have tap water connections under Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission, with coverage rising from just 3.1 lakh homes in 2019 to 68.73 lakh by Aug this year, Union minister of state for jal shakti V Somanna informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.Replying to a question by BJD MP Sasmit Patra, Somanna said that drinking water is a state subject and that the govts are responsible for planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of supply schemes. The Centre supports states through financial assistance, policy guidance and technical inputs, he added.Launched in August 2019 under the…