The Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) has announced the Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) 2026 round 1 seat allotment result. Along with the allotment result, the round 1 cutoff has also been released.Candidates who appeared for the counselling process can now check and download their seat allotment order from the official…
Reliance Jio achieved the fastest mobile data speeds in Mumbai’s recent TRAI drive test. Airtel, too, delivered a solid overall network performance during the independent assessment. MUMBAI: Reliance Jio topped the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) latest independent drive test in Mumbai, recording the fastest mobile data speeds and zero dropped calls on the…
Waterlogging reported in several parts of Delhi-NCR NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR woke up to heavy rain on Tuesday, bringing some relief from the humid weather but also triggering waterlogging and traffic snarls at several locations.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Delhi, forecasting moderate rain at many places and heavy rain at…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has imposed a three-month ban, with immediate effect, on the transportation of rough stone and its aggregates, including M-sand, metal jelly and other construction material, to the neighbouring states. The ban, however, exempts consignments to Puducherry, including Karaikal.This could adversely affect neighbouring states such as Kerala and Karnataka that are reliant…
Gandhinagar: Industrial projects worth Rs 2,999 crore were approved by state govt under the Industrial Policy 2015 on Monday. The projects were approved at a meeting chaired by deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi in Gandhinagar.An official statement said that the policy has so far attracted investments worth Rs 1,48,366 crore and has generated direct employment…
Pradip Chopra, chairman and managing director of the PS Group KOLKATA: In a city where old buildings, markets and memories are constantly being remade, a quiet group of Kolkata changemakers is proving that waste need not be the end of a material’s journey.They are architects, educators, entrepreneurs and recyclers who see discarded glass, plastic, electronics,…
Pune: The collective storage in the state’s more than 3,000 major, medium and minor dams has more than doubled from a worrying 24% on July 1 to 59% on Monday, marking a significant improvement over the past four weeks in an El Niño year. Yet, the state remains short of last year’s mark, when reservoirs…
Ponda: At least 50 residents of Sapana colony in Bethora, Ponda, gheraoed drinking water department officials on Monday over continued irregular water supply. They threatened a “Ghagar Morcha” after four days if the supply is not normalised.Despite assurances from chief minister Pramod Sawant, residents have not regularly received water for the past three months.Villagers met…
Govt said insurance claims cannot be rejected solely for E20 usage NEW DELHI: Using E20 (20% ethanol-blended) petrol cannot be a reason for an insurance claim to be rejected, according to the ministry of petroleum and natural gas.The clarification comes with BJP recently sharing a post on X urging consumers to “use E20 without any…
Sharmila Dhankar (ANI Photo) New Delhi: For Sharmila Dhankar, every throw carries the weight of a life rebuilt. From growing up in poverty in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district and surviving domestic abuse in her first marriage to selling the family home to sustain her sporting dream, the 40-year-old para shot putter has turned adversity into ambition…
