Urges govt to take action Chennai: We The Leaders Foundation, run by former IPS officer K Annamalai, has identified 129 Tasmac liquor outlets allegedly operating in violation of location norms and urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to order their immediate closure. The outlets are reportedly located within 500 metres of educational institutions, places of…
Auda ramps up monsoon preparedness in Shela, Sanathal, Telav Ahmedabad: In view of the possibility of heavy rainfall during the monsoon season, the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) has deployed machinery and manpower across the Shela, Sanathal and Telav areas to ensure a swift response to waterlogging and minimise disruption to daily life. As part…
Kolkata: The govt on Friday extended the suspension of construction activities at highrise building projects from July 31 to Aug 15, triggering concern among homebuyers and developers over delays and financial losses.With nearly 500 projects worth around Rs 10,000 crore stuck, the industry has estimated losses to developers at Rs 3 crore a day, apart…
Pune: Residents in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad’s flood-prone low-lying areas heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday after the state irrigation department sharply reduced water release from major reservoirs, including the Khadakwasla, Pavana and Mulshi, to below 10,000 cusec.Just a day earlier, Khadakwasla dam was releasing water at a peak rate of 43,571 cusec, while…
Bicholim: After two women headed to the Karapur protest site were injured in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday evening, the protesting villagers alleged that the incident was an intimidation tactic.The accident occurred near Shree Shantadurga temple at Karapur in Bicholim. The injured, Usha Morajkar and Anju Salgaonkar, both residents of Karapur, were on their way…
The Laugardælir Church near Selfoss is so easy to miss that I had to find it using Google Maps. A small white timber building and a scatter of headstones in the southern Icelandic quiet, an hour or so from Reykjavík, ringed by nothing but farmland. This is the final resting spot of Bobby Fischer, one…
Thalapathy Vijay‘s ‘Jana Nayagan’ continues to do well at the box office even after crossing the two-week mark. The film has been able to keep its collections steady despite the usual weekday slowdown and the second weekend has once again provided it fresh momentum. After a strong jump on Saturday, the action drama is now…
Caulerpa taxifolia, commonly known as “killer algae,” originates from the tropical waters of the Caribbean Some of the biggest ecological disasters start in the least likely places. Here it may have started with a home aquarium. An online report by the Centre for Invasive Species Research states that an ornamental seaweed, Caulerpa taxifolia, escaped into…
Reality of La Tomatina/Instagram For many Indian travellers, attending Spain’s famous La Tomatina festival is a bucket-list experience. All thanks to the unforgettable and dreamy tomato fight sequence in the blockbuster cinema Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD). Travellers often end up spending lakhs just to recreate that perfect ZNMD moment. But the reality is beyond…
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