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Chennai: Forest officials have planted 20,000 mangrove saplings of five species along the Buckingham Canal near Kazhippattur village on Old Mahabalipuram Road, marking the third phase of a coastal restoration initiative. Environment secretary Supriya Sahu said the project is part of efforts to create a natural coastal bio-shield for the city and enhance climate resilience…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the 23-km elevated Metro corridor between Shivajinagar and Hinjewadi will be inaugurated in two phases. “The first 11-km stretch of the route will be inaugurated in May this year, while the remaining 12-km section will open in July,” he said.The project, the first Metro corridor in the…
COIMBATORE/SIVAGANGA: Seven pilgrims from Tamil Nadu died after a bus they were travelling in fell into a 150ft-deep gorge while returning from Manakamana temple at Kantar in Nepal’s Gorkha district on Saturday. Seven more pilgrims from the state who were travelling on the same bus suffered injuries in the accident.The deceased were identified as Muthukumar,…
CHENNAI: Police are searching for a man who posed as an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, married a woman, and later fled with 30 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 27 lakh in cash at Pallavaram.The victim, Gowri, 33, of Anakaputhur is a divorcee. Her father registered her details on a matrimonial website, seeking a…
The alleged torture of a four-year-old boy in Lucknow’s Chowk area took a more chilling turn after police recovered several household objects suspected to be used to assault the child. LUCKNOW: The alleged torture of a four-year-old boy in Lucknow’s Chowk area took a more chilling turn after police recovered several household objects suspected to…
KHARGONE: Filmmaker Sanoj Mishra on Sunday met family members of Monalisa Bhonsle in Maheshwar and said that he would seek an appointment with CM Mohan Yadav along with the girl’s family and present the issue in detail (her marriage to a Muslim youth), claiming that the family believes the incident was a planned attempt to…
Rana was shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday and placed under a specialised medical team for passive euthanasia. NEW DELHI: A 22-second clip showed, 32-year-old Harish Rana, lying on a hospital bed with his emotional mother by his side. In the video, a woman can be heard saying, “Forgive…
The thrill of speeding and obsession with social media popularity turned fatal when a sedan driven by a 20-year-old youth, purportedly at high speed, crashed into the wall of a farmhouse in Jetpur taluka of Rajkot district, killing him and another occupant. Another youth in the car sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment. RAJKOT:…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped from her home at a village in Beed district on the night of March 10, raped and later left tied to a pole in the village chowk throughout the night. The Pimpalner police on March 13 arrested the survivor’s former boyfriend (29) based on her statement.The police…
PM Modi with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Israeli envoy to India, Reuven Azar, on Monday addressed the ongoing Middle East conflict, explaining the timing of Israel’s recent military operation on Iran and its relation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel in February.He acknowledged that tensions around Israel were already…
