NEW DELHI: Dense fog enveloped Delhi and the NCR on Saturday, significantly reducing visibility across key areas on Saturday. Key roads and residential neighborhoods were shrouded in fog, with visuals showing dense mist covering wide areas of the national capital.The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading stood at 380 at around 7 am, falling into the 'very poor' category, according to Central...
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The mental heath workshop at Dassani Studio KOLKATA: The Federation of Cine Technicians’ Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI), in collaboration with SSKM Hospital, launched its first sensitization workshops to support Tollywood professionals facing mental health challenges recently.This initiative comes in the wake of two cinematographers' recent suicides due to depression. Psychiatrists believe these...
Mumbai: The state govt has issued detailed guidelines on activities that state board schools must conduct on Saturdays under the expanded ‘Ananddayi Shanivar' programme, aimed at promoting experiential and value-based learning.According to a circular issued by the school education department, Saturdays will be reserved for activities such as parent interaction meets, cultural programmes and...
NEW DELHI: Intensifying its enforcement drive against people causing pollution to ensure environmental compliance, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued 24 challans amounting to Rs 8.2 lakh from October 6 to 21.Officials said that the challans were imposed on sites for violating construction and demolition (C&D) guidelines. MCD has formed 511 surveillance teams, comprising 1,064 officials,...
THANE: Thane's Civic Commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, has issued a stern warning to municipal staff and a private electricity provider, cautioning them to be held accountable if they are found to have facilitated water and power connections to ongoing illegal construction projects in Kalwa, Mumbra, or Diva, as reported by officials.The warning follows recent discussions surrounding the issue of illegal...
MUMBAI: Traffic Police have announced restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles and private buses in the upcoming festive season in Mumbai.South Mumbai: Heavy vehicles and private buses will be restricted from entering and plying on roads in south Mumbai on September 21, 24, 26 and 29. On other days between September 19 and 29, they will be allowed to ply between 12 am and 7 am.Greater Mumbai...
MUMBAI: The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai starting September 14 onwards upto September 18, indicating heavy rains at isolated places while an orange alert (heavy to very heavy rains) for Thane and Palghar has been issued for September 17. The other days upto September 18 Thane and Palghar have been placed under yellow alert. Mumbai has been kept under a yellow alert of all days till early...
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he was "deeply concerned" by Russia's arrest of an American journalist and denounced Moscow's efforts to "punish" the media. He also advised US citizens living or traveling in Russia to "please leave immediately"."We are deeply concerned over Russia's widely reported detention of a US citizen journalist," Blinken said in a statement,...
The IDF report also says that 40 million adults in India have Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) which means they are prone to developing diabetes. This is the second highest figure among all other nations in the world."More than half (53.1%) of people living with diabetes in India are undiagnosed. When diabetes is undetected or inadequately treated, it can cause serious and life-threatening...
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 28, 2023, 14:55:38 ISTThe Delhi high court on Tuesday summoned former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, his son Aditya Thackeray and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on a defamation suit filed by MP Rahul Ramesh Shewale for allegedly levelling frivolous corruption allegations against him and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction. Justice Prateek Jalan admitted the...