Guwahati: Gauhati high court has taken suo motu cognisance of health and prison-administration problems in Assam jails, including HIV infections, overcrowding, inadequate mental healthcare, suicides and delays in remission pleas.A division bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury took up the matter on Friday and directed state govt to submit a…
Ahmedabad: Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Gujarat Forest Department have identified a 150-km lion movement corridor from Shetrunji through Hingolgadh to Rampara after an Asiatic lion’s solo dispersal from Hingolgadh in Rajkot district to Rampara in Surendranagar brought attention to the landscape’s connectivity and potential as an expansion route beyond Gir.The corridor’s importance dates…
Prayagraj: Passengers travelling from Prayagraj to Lucknow, Ayodhya and other destinations will now have to pay more for roadways buses after a route diversion to avoid traffic jams at Phaphamau increased the travel distance by up to 22 km.From Friday, buses bound for Lucknow and Ayodhya are being diverted via Shastri Bridge, Jhunsi and Sahson…
Seema Kaliramna’s journey back to the discus circle has been anything but ordinary.After giving birth to her son Rudra in 2022, the 27-year-old battled severe arthritis that left her unable to walk 10 metres or even pick up her child. With husband and coach Ravinder ‘Monu’ Kaliramna by her side, she slowly rebuilt her body,…
Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar to attend 6-day CPA conference in Cape Town from Sept 13 Patna: Bihar Assembly Speaker PremKumar left Patna on Saturday to attend the 69thCommonwealthParliamentaryAssociation(CPA)Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, scheduled from Sept 13 to 18.The six-day conference will bring together presiding officers and parliamentary representatives from Commonwealth countries to deliberate…
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Patiala: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said if his party comes to power in 2027, they would establish a Kandi development ministry and build a four-lane expressway from Pathankot to Ropar to boost development in Punjab’s sub-mountainous region.Addressing a news conference at Balachaur in…
Kanpur: A 40-year-old labourer allegedly jumped into a rain-swollen drain and was swept away after an argument with his wife over her refusal to cook fish. Despite a search involving local divers and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the man remained untraceable nearly 20 hours after the incident.The incident occurred in the City Kotwali…
Jaipur Municipal Corporation saw an improvement with polling rising to 63.5% from 58% in the previous polls Jaipur: Elections held in 309 urban local bodies recorded an overall voter turnout of 73.5%, marking a 1.72 percentage-point increase over the 71.8% polling recorded in the previous election, according to data released Saturday by the State Election…
Times News NetworkPanchkula: Two youths from Chandigarh were killed in a road accident while travelling to Solan on a motorcycle late Friday night on the highway near the Chandimandir toll plaza.The deceased were identified as Pradeep, a resident of Sector 28, and Ashish, a resident of Sector 45, Chandigarh.According to information, a group of friends…
The girls complained of vomiting and abdominal pain Vadodara: At least 195 girls staying at Ranak Girls Hostel in Vallabh Vidyanagar fell ill with suspected food poisoning after having dinner at the hostel on Thursday night.Twenty were hospitalised and were reported to be out of danger, officials said on Friday.The girls complained of vomiting and…
