Goa’s traditional salt industry is on the brink. The sun that once turned Goa’s estuaries into sheets of white gold now sets on empty pans. From over hundreds of active salt pans, merely 50 survive today. A trade that fed Goa kitchens for centuries is dying — quietly under a burning sunFor over 1,500 years,…
Pune: Four members of a criminal gang from Pune were nabbed after alert villagers indentified a stolen vehicle on the Nagar-Kalyan highway at Kolwadi village in Junnar taluka, about 57km from Pune, on Sunday.They overpowered two of the accused and handed them over to the Otur police who arrested two more later in the afternoon….
Chandigarh: Passengers travelling on the Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express and several other trains between July 20 and July 25 have been advised to check platform numbers before arriving at Chandigarh railway station, as temporary changes will be implemented owing to redevelopment work.The Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express (train no. 12046), which normally departs from platform no….
Residents raise slogans against LDA Lucknow: Residents of Jankipuram Extension staged an unusual protest on Sunday, organising a ‘Keechad Mahotsav’ (slush festival) to highlight years of waterlogging and pothole-ridden roads in the area. With monsoon showers worsening the condition of the stretch, locals gathered at the waterlogged road, held placards and raised slogans, turning rain-filled…
Under the revised policy, agricultural workers will be provided work for an extended period during the lean season Patna: Amid scanty rainfall and drought-like conditions in Bihar, the govt has amended provisions under the VB-G-RAM G programme to ensure employment for job-card holders facing a livelihood crisis.Under the revised policy, agricultural workers will be provided…
Alwar: Two boys drowned in a 10 foot deep farm pond in Dwarapur village under Thanagazi subdivision of Alwar district Sunday afternoon after entering the water to bathe.According to villagers, six friends had gone to the farm pond at around 12.30 pm to escape the summer heat. While four remained outside, Narendra Prajapat (15) and…
Nagpur: For a few hours on Sunday evening, the journey to Pandharpur found a home in Nagpur. As chants of “Ram Krishna Hari” echoed through the packed Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Auditorium, acclaimed vocalist Rahul Deshpande‘s Abhangawari recreated the devotional fervour of the Ashadhi Wari, taking listeners on a musical pilgrimage through the verses of Maharashtra’s…
Rajkot: Vinchhiya police in Rajkot district seized Indian-made foreign liquor, beer and two trucks, total worth Rs 1.1 crore, during a raid near Mota Hadmatiya village on Saturday. Four persons, including the alleged kingpin Uday Khachar, were booked under the Gujarat Prohibition Act.According to police, the raid was conducted after officers received a tip-off that…
Sanjay Sahay | TNNRanchi: Several people had a narrow escape on Sunday when a speeding private car bearing a ‘police’ board crashed into a roadside shop near Johna fall under Angara police station limits in Ranchi district.The vehicle, driven by constable Umesh Mahto, a resident of Rahe, was heading to his place of duty in…
Surat: Puna police registered another FIR against history-sheeter Kirti Patel, this time for allegedly posting defamatory videos targeting a Surat-based trader and his family on social media.Suspended Bhavnagar police constable Nayna Baraiya was also named as a co-accused for allegedly instigating the act and sharing the videos online.According to the complaint filed by the 43-year-old…
