Kanpur: NHAI closed the old Jajmau Ganga bridge for three months from Sunday for repairs and replacement of span bearings, barring heavy vehicles, including UPSRTC buses. The diversions will remain in force until Dec 13.Routes of more than 600 Roadways buses travelling towards Kanpur from Lucknow, Unnao and Raebareli will be changed. Diversions have been…
Vadodara: A 25-year-old woman, who intended to take her own life, was saved and counselled by personnel of the Abhayam helpline. A resident of Ankleshwar, the woman came to the city by train a couple of days ago.Abhayam officials said she wanted to end her life and was waiting for a train at Vishwamitri railway…
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…
Hyderabad: Telangana has nearly 30% of its sanctioned doctor posts lying vacant in govt teaching and secondary hospitals, with 2,238 of the 7,515 positions remaining unfilled, according to health department data tabled in the legislative council. The figures were provided in response to a question raised by BRS MLC Naveen Kumar Kurumaiahgari.According to the reply,…
Ghaziabad: Amid student protests in several districts of Uttar Pradesh over govt school infrastructure, the Ghaziabad administration has formed a three-member team to inspect schools. The team, comprising a block education officer, block development officer and an engineer, will assess infrastructure, basic facilities and other arrangements in schools across the district.DM Ravinder Mander told TOI,…
An actual boat exhibited at the museum The front facade of the museum An actual boat exhibited at the museum The front facade of the museum An actual boat exhibited at the museum Opposite the blue waters of the Mahanadi in Cuttack, where the river widens near Jobra and the evening breeze carries echoes of…
Shillong: Seven blocks in the hill state do not have a single secondary school, prompting the govt to approve a new grant-in-aid scheme for secondary and higher secondary schools.The scheme, named CM IMPACT+, aims to support around 1,900 secondary and higher secondary schools across the state.“We have around 9,000 primary, lower primary and upper primary…
A narrow vote, a wider divide Jaipur: BJP and Congress were separated by less than one percentage point in vote share in Rajasthan’s 309 urban local body elections, but the gap widened sharply when it came to wards won.BJP polled 99,615 more votes than Congress, but it won 566 more wards.Across the 309 urban local…
Converting unsold or rejected honey into mead prevents economic loss and transforms low-marketability honey into a high-value commercial product Ludhiana: Scientists at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have developed a technology to convert surplus, lower-grade, and processing-rejected honey into honey wine—commonly known as mead—creating a new value-addition avenue for beekeepers and cutting post-harvest losses.The innovation uses…
KL Rahul on India’s Galle Test win, Devdutt Padikkal’s century, Manav Suthar & more KL Rahul reflects on India’s Test victory in Galle, praises Devdutt Padikkal’s maiden Test century and explains what makes Manav Suthar so effective. Rahul also discusses India’s preparation for spin, the team’s first-class and India A structure, and the importance of…
