Four boats at Almatti’s Silver Lake and Kudalasangama now run on solar energy, promoting green tourism and cleaner waterways Boats in Kudalasangama and Almatti are now equipped with solar panels Vijayapura: Silver Lake, a popular tourist attraction within the Almatti Dam complex, has offered boating services since 2006. Kudalasangama, a major pilgrimage centre in neighbouring…
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…
Ludhiana: Nearly two months after the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into force, Punjab industrialists state that local industry—particularly its micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)—must step up efforts to capitalise on export opportunities by mastering new compliance, documentation, and certification standards.Although the trade pact was announced in 2025 with advance warnings to prepare,…
Bengaluru: A morning walk to work turned into an ordeal for a 25-year-old woman in Nayandahalli in west Bengaluru after two bike-borne miscreants snatched and fled with her gold mangalya chain, worth over Rs 7.5 lakh, Wednesday.The victim, Shivaranjini, works at a fuel station along the Metro Layout railway underpass road. Around 8am, two miscreants…
Vadodara: A senior professor at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) has raised concerns over what he described as the “rising” trend of religiosity on campus, urging vice-chancellor prof Bhalchandra Bhanage to frame a policy against religious rituals, symbols, images and temples on university premises.In an open letter to the VC, Jagrut Gadit, head of Department of…
The wait is over. The Shia Ismaili Muslim community in Mumbai is celebrating the visit of Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam or spiritual leader of the global Shia Ismailis. This is Prince Rahim’s first visit to India after his ascension to the Imamat (office of the Imam) after the passing of…
Teachers, who face the same challenge, often carry students on their shoulders to help them reach the other side Dumka: For children of Nityanandpur village in Pakur district’s Maheshpur block, the journey to school turns into a life-threatening ordeal every monsoon. With no proper road or bridge connecting the village, students and teachers are forced…
Surat: In a rare move aimed at maintaining security and preventing gang-related violence, 10 accused involved in serious crimes have been transferred from Surat’s Lajpore Central Jail to different jails across the state.Jail authorities took the decision after concerns were raised over the possibility of a gang war and the involvement of certain inmates in…
CHENNAI: A new integrated complex housing the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Secretariat will be constructed in Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay said in the Assembly on Thursday.The complex will cover 2 million square feet and is planned to meet the administrative requirements of…
Nagpur: Supreme Court recently directed Amravati University (AU) to declare the sixth- and eighth-semester examination results of a former BPharm student whose Scheduled Tribe certificate had been cancelled, and to issue her degree certificate if she has qualified.A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Manmohan allowed the appeals filed by the student, Cynthia Charlie, against…
