The maximum permissible noise limit in residential areas is 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night Mumbai: Ganeshotsav used to mean celebration for 48-year-old Kandivli resident Sonu Gupta. Now, she says, it means putting on noise-cancelling headphones and waiting for the sound to end. Gupta says she has developed ear pain and…
Berhampur: Police have registered a fresh case against BJD’s former MLA (Berhampur) Bikram Kumar Panda, who was recently released from jail, for allegedly threatening a witness on the phone from the prison while he was in circle jail here in connection with the murder of senior advocate Pitabash Panda.Bikram was released from jail on Sept…
A 10-foot-long, nearly three-foot-deep crater opened up on the ramp descending towards Sector 18 around 11 am after soil beneath the elevated road collapsed due to leaks in old water and sewage pipes. Noida: A large portion of Elevated Road’s Sector 60 to 18 carriageway caved in near Vishwa Bharti Public School on Tuesday morning,…
Boats remain moored along the flooded banks of the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers at Sangam Ghat, in Prayagraj Prayagraj: Fluctuating water levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers are triggering panic among hundreds of families living in the city’s low-lying areas. While the water levels of both rivers showed a declining trend at Naini…
Times news networkPanaji: Even as a number of court orders exposed investigating officers adopting a casual approach to test identification parades (TIPs) in rape and murder cases resulting in acquittals, Goa police maintained that parades are not mandatory in all cases but directed the investigating officers to conduct those promptly, especially where the accused is…
Lucknow: Police in Rae Bareli district have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a village head’s son, after a purported video surfaced in which the main accused claims he was earlier told by police to “kill him” over an alleged harassment complaint involving his wife.The video, said to be recorded at the…
As many as 20 community dogs were vaccinated at Assam Medical College and Hospital campus on Monday As many as 20 community dogs were vaccinated at Assam Medical College and Hospital campus on Monday As many as 20 community dogs were vaccinated at Assam Medical College and Hospital campus on Monday As many as 20…
On garlic confit, béchamel crimes, the Manchurian defence, and why I am declining my invitation to the future of food. I was recently offered a taste of the future, at lunch, in the office, and it came in a borosilicate ‘tiffin’ container. A dear friend and colleague had brought his wife’s cooking to work, as…
Sachin Pilot, Partap Bajwa detained CHANDIGARH: Congress AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab Sachin Pilot, Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and other party leaders were detained by police on Tuesday during a protest demanding the removal of Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the alleged suicide of a Dalit man.The protesters also demanded an…
Kalyani at Ulsoor Lake which has been used as an immersion tank has received a modern makeover Bengaluru: Months after rejuvenation efforts at Ulsoor lake, civic authorities are preparing to receive over one lakh Ganesha idols during this year’s Gowri-Ganesha festival, while attempting to ensure the waterbody does not bear the environmental cost of the…
