Sindhudurg, with its pristine coastline, beaches, forts, forests, waterways, rich culture and proximity to Goa, has immense potential to emerge as one of India’s leading leisure tourism destinations, says minister Nitesh Rane Mumbai: In a major boost for tourism in the Konkan, a tripartite agreement for setting up a Taj hotel at Shiroda–Velaghar in Sindhudurg … Read more
WATER LEVEL OF TWIN RIVERS RISING Prayagraj: With the constant rise in the water level of the twin rivers – Ganga and Yamuna, district authorities have sounded an alert asking people living in low lying areas to shift to relief camps.District authorities after acknolwedging that both rivers are flowing four to five meters below the … Read more
MADURAI: Funds worth Rs 108 crore sanctioned for women self-help groups by Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (TNCDW) were diverted to accounts of officials, their relatives and bogus SHGs using manipulated bills and records, a special audit and inquiries by district officials have found.Based on the findings, the first FIR was filed against … Read more
The rise has triggered flood-like conditions in several low-lying areas and affected activities along the ghats. Varanasi: The water level of the Ganga in Varanasi rose to 66.72 metres on Tuesday, with the river flowing just 3.54 metres below the warning level and rising at around 4cm per hour. The rise has triggered flood-like conditions … Read more
Local MLA Shankar Mandekar (L; Photo credit: Facebook/@Shankar Mandekar) stated accidents happen when roads exist, drawing anger PUNE: While the opposition blamed state government’s inaction for the pothole-ridden roads that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy in Pune’s Mahalunge area on Monday, the local MLA from NCP, Shankar Mandekar, made a controversial statement in … Read more
Around 10,000 cusecs of water is being discharged from the Tenughat dam Ramgarh: The Ramgarh administration and Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) authorities have issued a flood alert for villages downstream along Damodar river after continuous heavy rain pushed the Patratu dam close to its maximum level.Vivek Singh, estate officer of PTPS under the water … Read more
Not much, considering higher ethanol prices for industry, farmland diversion for maize, increasing imports of pulses and edible oils, and the toll on our aquifers
Sara Gonzales brought the DOL inspector general to a Texas office accused of selling H-1B visas and Green Card and showed him purported messages. Texas journalist Sara Gonzales brought Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito to the registered office of Mohammad Abbas in Texas, accusing him of selling H-1B visas and Green Cards. In … Read more
Twenty years ago, people would ask for your address to stay connected. Today, they ask for your mobile number.That shift says more than we realise. A mobile number is no longer merely a combination of ten digits. It has become the digital identity of modern life. From your bank account to Aadhaar, grocery shopping to … Read more
Tarapith: Prabir Pal, co-owner of the hotel in Tarapith where a pre-dawn fire on Monday claimed nine lives, was arrested on Tuesday. His son, Kalyan Pal, who is also a co-owner of the hotel, was arrested on Monday in connection with the blaze.Before his arrest, Kalyan said the night-shift staff had immediately used fire extinguishers … Read more