October 2023

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in building in Ultadanga on Ashtami evening, creates panic | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in building in Ultadanga on Ashtami evening, creates panic | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: A fire broke out at a mixed residential building comprising of a few homes and a cluster of shops at Canal east road in Kolkata's Ultadanga on Ashtami evening.The fire broke out around 6.45pm and was brought under control around 8.40pm by 13 fire tenders.No person was injured in the incident. But the series of gas cylinder blasts and leaping flames sent panic in the area as many left their...

Tamil Nadu: Tambaram corporation performs birth control surgery on 383 dogs | Chennai News

Tamil Nadu: Tambaram corporation performs birth control surgery on 383 dogs | Chennai News

CHENNAI: In a span of two months, the Tambaram Corporation's public health department captured 398 stray dogs and performed animal birth control (ABC) surgery on 383 dogs. Covering an area of 87.64 sq km, the Tambaram Corporation has around 80,000 dogs within its jurisdiction. Due to the absence of effective sterilisation programs, the stray dog population has seen an increase.A senior official said,...

Kedarnath: Kedarnath, Chandrayaan, Disneyland: NCR Durga Puja pandals get creative with themes

Kedarnath: Kedarnath, Chandrayaan, Disneyland: NCR Durga Puja pandals get creative with themes

Puja pandals across NCR are celebrating the festival with full gusto and dhoom with extravagant and thought-out themed-settingsMatri Mandir in Safdarjung Enclave has turned into Disneyland for Durga Puja. “To celebrate 100 years of Disney, we have tried to create a replica of Disneyland,” says Amita Chakraborty, additional general secretary of the committeeDisneyland-themed Maitri Mandir pandal in...

Save stray dogs in Shirdi from illegal relocations during PM Modi’s visit, urge animal activists

Save stray dogs in Shirdi from illegal relocations during PM Modi’s visit, urge animal activists

MUMBAI: Animal welfare activists from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and other areas in Maharashtra have urged various bodies such as Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), and local and civic authorities of the temple town of Shirdi, Ahmednagar district, to ensure that the local stray dogs are not harmed or illegally relocated ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Shirdi on October 26.Activists said...

Rohit Sharma: ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian batter to hit 50 ODI sixes in a calendar year

Rohit Sharma: ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian batter to hit 50 ODI sixes in a calendar year

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma continues to showcase his batting prowess in the World Cup with the Indian skipper becoming the first batter from the country to hit 50 sixes in a calendar year in ODIs.Rohit achieved the milestone during the World Cup match against New Zealand in Dharamsala when he clobbered Matt Henry over cow corner for a huge six.India star pacer Mohammed Shami breaks Anil Kumble's record,...

Drugs worth Rs 4 crore seized in 10 months, 137 peddlers held

Drugs worth Rs 4 crore seized in 10 months, 137 peddlers held

THANE: The Thane police have managed to seize drugs worth Rs 3.77 crore in the last 10 months. Out of the seized contraband, 739kg is ganja or marijuana worth Rs 1.16 crore. While total 137 drug pushers have been arrested for peddling various types of drugs, 53 have been held in 39 cases of peddling ganja in 2023, statistical data by the Thane police has revealed.Apart from this a total of 577 cases of...

NIA arrests key accused in Sri Lankan human trafficking case from Tamil Nadu’s Theni district | Chennai News

NIA arrests key accused in Sri Lankan human trafficking case from Tamil Nadu’s Theni district | Chennai News

CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths nabbed the kingpin of a human trafficking racket involved in an attempt to send 61 Sri Lankan nationals abroad illegally after bringing them to India in 2021.The accused, identified as Mohamed Imran Khan (39) alias Haja Najerbheeden, a native of Ramanathpuram, was secured from his hideout in Theni district by the absconder tracker team (ATT) of...

Delhi’s air quality worsens to ‘very poor’ category | Delhi News

Delhi’s air quality worsens to ‘very poor’ category | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: The air quality in the national capital worsned to 'very poor' with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 302 on Sunday, as per data from System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) India.The air quality around Delhi University was recorded at 330 (very poor) at noon, while IGI Terminal T3 in New Delhi was at 313 against 276 in the morning hours, as per the latest data from...

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