Best proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) We are taught to admire the sun kind of success. The blazing, ambitious, impossible to ignore rise to the top, all drive and heat and noise. This saying offers a quieter alternative that may be worth just as much, if not more. The moon kind…
Rahul, father of 9-year-old Abhay, says “My son has always been very energetic, and when he felt frustrated, that energy often came out as anger. We started channeling his anger into physical activities like running, cycling, playing football, and even simple exercises at home, and trust me, it helped,” he says. Rahul says with a…
Bicholim: A 20-year-old man died of electrocution at Maulingem on Friday night. Police said Akshat Naik, an ITI student from Lamgao, was electrocuted while carrying out electrical wiring work at a house in Maulingem. He was employed as a helper by a private electrical contractor.He was declared dead and brought to a hospital. The body…
Navi Mumbai: The Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) approved a Rs 1,000 crore proposal to raise the height of Dehrang Dam by 20 metres, which will increase its storage capacity to 38 million cubic metres.Dehrang Dam, located at the foothills of Matheran, supplies water to the Panvel township.Currently, Panvel receives about 230 MLD of water,…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday hit out at the BJP over the alleged irregularities in donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple, claiming the alleged “robbery” reflected a complete breakdown of law and order.In an editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana, the party accused the BJP of “looting” the Ram Temple and also targeted Union…
Mumbai: The customs department has arrested the director of a pharmaceutical company and a broking firm director for allegedly attempting to export a controlled substance to the Czech Republic without a mandatory no objection certificate, or NOC, from narcotics authorities. The arrested were identified as Venkat Shinde, director of Veeprho Laboratories Private Limited, and Chandrashekhar…
Kolkata: The Bengal government is working on a new industrial policy aimed at attracting fresh investments and addressing key challenges that have impeded industrialisation in the state for last couple of decades, commerce and industry minister Tapas Roy said on Wednesday.The proposed policy is expected to focus on improving the ease of doing business, facilitating…
Opposition corporators wear helmets in House PUNE: The proceedings of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) were disrupted on Monday after opposition corporators from the Congress and NCP (SP) staged a symbolic protest, wearing construction helmets and black armbands to oppose what they described as the “aggressive and intimidating” behaviour of BJP members. Congress councillor and…
Kolkata: A wanted female Maoist operative — an active member of the Dalma Squad Platoon 22 and with strong links to one of the country’s most wanted insurgent commanders, Mishir Besra — surrendered before Kolkata Police, commissioner Ajay Nand announced on Wednesday.Identified as Sakuntala Mahato, who operated under aliases including Pushpa, Pari and Barsha, was…
Ketan Agarwal (L) and his fiancée, Siya Goyal (R); CCTV footage captures the final moments of Ketan. PUNE: Investigators probing the Lohagad Fort murder case have found that Siya Goyal’s family decided to arrange her marriage with realtor Ketan Agarwal after learning about her relationship with co-accused Chetan Chaudhary and concluding that there was a…
