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Schools in Noida will remain closed for students from Nursery to Class 8 on January 16 and 17 as cold wave conditions and dense fog continue to affect the region. The decision comes after the district administration extended winter holidays till January 15 in view of severe cold weather. With temperatures remaining low, the authorities…
Kasaragod (Kerala): Tension gripped a village along National Highway 66 in Kasaragod district after protesters vandalised a newly opened toll plaza late on Wednesday night, following allegations of rule violations by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). According to police, the incident took place on the Kasaragod–Talapadi stretch, where the toll plaza began operations…
Chennai: In an effort to combat drug abuse, over 150 youngsters from a village in Villupuram district have joined hands to organise a cricket tournament aimed at spreading awareness about a drug-free lifestyle. Residents of Malaiyarasan Kuppam, a village panchayat in the district, on Wednesday pledged to transform their village into a “model village” by…
Haridwar: Amid growing calls to restrict the entry of non-Hindus at Ganga ghats in the Haridwar Kumbh Mela area, the Ganga Sabha on Wednesday said the proposed ban should not be limited to devotees alone but must also cover government departments, institutions and media personnel. Nitin Gautam, president of the Ganga Sabha, which oversees Har…
New Delhi: Delhi continued to face harsh winter conditions on Wednesday, with temperatures dropping sharply across the city. The minimum temperature at Safdarjung, the city’s main weather station, fell to 3.8 degrees Celsius, which is 3.6 degrees below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Other parts of the city also recorded low temperatures. Lodhi…
Indore: A death audit submitted to the Indore administration has indicated that 15 of the 21 deaths reported from Bhagirathpura may be linked to a recent outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea caused by contaminated drinking water, sources said. Health officials reported five new diarrhoea cases on Tuesday, all from the affected locality. Indore chief medical…
New Delhi: Environmental experts say Delhi’s Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) helps control pollution during emergencies but does little to tackle the root causes of the city’s worsening air quality. Environmental analyst Sunil Dahiya said GRAP works as a short-term response but has not led to any meaningful reduction in overall pollution levels. He pointed…
Indore: The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the state government to strictly enforce the ban on Chinese manja, warning that guardians could be held legally responsible if minors are found flying kites using the banned string. A bench comprising Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi ordered that the…
Rourkela (Odisha): Odisha Police on Monday said they have uncovered an organised cybercrime syndicate and arrested seven people for their alleged involvement in large-scale online fraud and money laundering through mule bank accounts. Rourkela Superintendent of Police Nitesh Wadhwani said the arrests were made following a special operation launched on the basis of intelligence inputs….
Berhampur (Odisha): Three people, including two Class 10 students and a school employee, were injured after a group of outsiders allegedly attacked them inside a school campus on the outskirts of Berhampur in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Monday, police said. The incident took place at Maa Narayani High School during the lunch recess. According to…
