KOLKATA: The prolonged rainfall that has gathered momentum since the last week of September is unlikely to abate before weekend, despite the gradual weakening of the low pressure in the Bay of Bengal. The well-marked low pressure area that developed in the east central Bay of Bengal reduced in force after reaching southwest Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh on Monday. However, the cyclonic circulation...
NEW DELHI: The water supply in several areas of South Delhi, including Kalkaji, Okhla, Lajpat Nagar, Maharani Bagh, East of Kailash, is likely to be affected on 4-5 October as repair work is to be carried out at the Wazirabad water treatment plant. "Residents are advised to store sufficient quantities of water in advance as per requirement. Water tankers will be available on request" stated an alert...
NEW DELHI: The Korean Embassy in India recently held a puja ceremony to mark the arrival of official vehicle for the ambassador. A brand new car, Hyundai Genesis GV80, has been chosen as the official vehicle for the ambassador and a ceremonial puja was performed for good luck.Sharing a video from the puja ceremony on X, formerly Twitter, the embassy wrote, "We are delighted to have a new Hyundai Genesis...
KOLKATA: Hostel campuses in the city, from north to south, are reeling under the grip of dengue and other virals. Jadavpur University has at least 12 dengue cases and 15 fever cases. University officials have pointed out that the situation is "grave" and has deteriorated in the last 12 hours with two more students being admitted to a private hospital, taking the number to three at present. Medical...
NEW DELHI: Constructing residential buildings in south and east Delhi may soon get costlier as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to levy "compensatory regulatory charges", a fee that was earlier only imposed in north Delhi so far by the erstwhile north corporation.The proposed fee would be calculated keeping in mind the built-up area of new residential buildings or new constructions done to...
HYDERABAD: Three southern states got their second Vande Bharat trains, with PM Narendra Modi flagging off the services at Secunderabad and Chennai railway stations on Saturday.The PM invoked Goddess Bhagyalakshmi — after whom he had referred to Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar at the BJP national executive meeting in July last year — as he flagged off the Vande Bharat train, linking the “city of...
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