Mangaluru: The state govt appears reluctant to act against those allegedly dumping hazardous waste into rivers such as the Nethravati, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Swarna and Seetha in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, MLC Kishore Kumar Puttur has complained.He said the response of the forests, ecology and environment minister indicated that the state govt has not initiated…
TiE Mangaluru president Shyamprasad Hebbar addresses reporters at the Press Club in Mangaluru on Friday Founding president of TiE Mangaluru, Rohit Bhat, addresses the media on Friday TiE Mangaluru president Shyamprasad Hebbar addresses reporters at the Press Club in Mangaluru on Friday Founding president of TiE Mangaluru, Rohit Bhat, addresses the media on Friday TiE…
Prayagraj: Two women labourers were killed and over a dozen others injured when a tractor trolley carrying more than two dozen workers overturned after hitting a divider near Surval Sahani on the Prayagraj-Rewa highway in the trans-Yamuna area on Friday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 10am when the labourers were on their way to…
Protesters blocked key traffic points in Ludhiana, including the Ladowal stretch on the Amritsar-Delhi highway, Jalandhar Bypass, and Samrala Chowk, though demonstrators permitted emergency vehicles such as ambulances to pass through. Ludhiana: The statewide Punjab bandh called by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha to demand the release of Bandi Singhs (Sikh prisoners) evoked a mixed response…
Ahmedabad: In the bootlegging race, eastern Ahmedabad is so far ahead of the west that the value of booze seized in the east (from Jan to July) accounts for 71.5% of the value of police’s total liquor haul from the city. The western belt’s seizures were concentrated in Sarkhej and Sola, which recorded combined values…
Agartala: Ahead of a scheduled meeting between senior netas of BJP and its ally TIPRA Motha in Agartala on Friday, TIPRA chief, Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, reiterated that his party would not enter into a seat-sharing arrangement with BJP unless the Centre gives a written commitment on implementing the tripartite agreement signed ahead of the last…
Deceased Praveen Kumar (L); arrested (clockwise): Nandheesh, Manikandan, Ezhumalai, Gowtham CHENNAI: A 23-year-old man died after he was hacked by a group near Kelambakkam following a dispute over his relationship with a woman.Three people were arrested initially, while another suspect was arrested after the victim’s relatives staged a road blockade demanding action against those involved.Police…
A view of partially submerged houses amid a flood-like situation following the rising water level of the Pandu River, in Kanpur on Friday Kanpur: Rising water levels in Pandu river have increased people’s difficulties in Varun Vihar, Barra-8.As the water started entering the houses, several families have moved to safer places with children and essential…
Building was being constructed on a 50-square-yard plot HYDERABAD: A seven-storey under-construction building collapsed in Anjaiah Nagar in Madhapur on Saturday afternoon.Officials of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) said at least one person died in the incident and rescue teams are searching for other possible victims.Upon learning about the incident, Madhapur…
Pic for representation only Gadag: A recent incident in which a peacock and a leopard were electrocuted at a transformer in Kabbinakere village of Chitradurga district has renewed demands for safety measures around electrical infrastructure to protect wildlife. The peacock reportedly flew towards a transformer while trying to escape a leopard. As it came into…
