The new six-lane bridge over Ganga is almost complete Prayagraj: The new six-lane, over-nine-kilometre-long bridge over the Ganga is set to open for traffic in phases, with one carriageway between Stanley Road and Malak Harhar expected to become operational from Nov 15 and the second from Dec 15. The project is now about 95% complete,…
The crocodile entangled in fishing gear Kendrapada: Forest officials of Bhitarkanika National Park rescued a six-foot-long saltwater crocodile after it became entangled in traditional fishing gear at Brahmanikola village near the park in Kendrapada district on Saturday. According to forest officials, farmer Bhagabar Swain had placed a traditional indigenous fishing trap, locally known as a…
K Padmarajan filling his nomination TIRUPUR: Filing of nominations for the Dharapuram reserved (scheduled caste) assembly bypoll in Tirupur district began at 11am on Wednesday, with self-styled “Election King” K Padmarajan becoming the first candidate to submit papers before revenue divisional officer A Felix Raja. He is contesting as an independent candidatePadmarajan, a tyre shop…
This is a photo for representation Gurgaon: A decade-old streetlight project in Sohna has led to an FIR against eight municipal officials and three contractors after an inquiry found alleged manipulation of tender rates, inflated payments and installation of lights different from those approved. The bureau alleged that the eight works sanctioned for Rs 4.9…
Conrad Sangma says he refused to leave residence despite mob threat in Tura Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma met governor Chandrashekhar H Vijayashankar at the Lok Bhavan in Shillong on Saturday amid reports that eight of the 12 United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs are planning to join BJP.Sangma, who heads the ruling National…
Dr Moinoddin G from Manipal Hospital, Hubballi addresses mediapersons in Hubballi Hubballi: The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in Karnataka has emerged as a major public health concern, said Dr Moinoddin G, director, bariatric and metabolic surgery (South India region), Manipal Hospital.Addressing reporters on Saturday, Dr Moinoddin said that according to the NFHS-6 survey…
Police found the body of a man inside his house in Kanpur’s Yashodanagar area on Saturday morning Kanpur: The body of a 40-year-old man was found inside his house in the Yashodanagar area on Saturday morning after neighbours reported a foul smell emanating from the residence for the past few days.After being alerted, Naubasta police…
Police did not disclose the accused’s name Kolkata: A man from Rishra has been arrested on Friday in connection with an investigation into the alleged opening of a bank account at a Rajarhat branch in another person’s name using forged documents.Investigators claim that financial transactions worth around Rs 24 crore were carried out through the…
Man arrested for killing grandmom over property Ludhiana: She took him in when he lost his parents and raised him, but allegedly met her end at his hands. Manjit Kaur, 65, was allegedly strangled to death by her grandson over a property dispute in Amargarh Kalera village near Jagraon.Her family initially believed she had died…
Mangaluru: The sixth edition of Mangaluru Technovanza 2026, a platform to showcase the cluster’s technology and innovation ecosystem, will be held at the Dr TMA Pai International Convention Centre on Sept 23.The department of electronics, IT, and BT, and Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) is organising this annual business and tech conference under the Beyond…
