Shillong: Five persons, including two siblings, died due to suffocation from toxic gases inside a well at a private construction site in the Lapalang area of Shillong on Friday evening, police informed on Saturday.The victims included two brothers who tried to rescue workers who were trapped inside the flooded well.East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem…
Hubballi: To help labourers and other voters facing difficulties in filling Special Intensive Revision (SIR) forms, and to assist those who have not yet received the forms, the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has arranged additional support at polling stations in the Hubballi-Dharwad Central constituency over the weekend.HDMC commissioner Rudresh Ghali, who is also the electoral…
Prayagraj: A dispute over payment of labour charges turned fatal in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, where a 50-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with a cricket bat by four labourers at the site of his under-construction house, police said on Sunday. One accused has been arrested, while efforts are underway to nab the remaining…
Madikeri: Alleging that the state govt has failed to effectively address the growing human-wildlife conflict in Kodagu, the district BJP leaders on Thursday said that attacks by elephants, tigers and leopards continue to claim lives of farmers, labourers, livestock and other domestic animals, severely disrupting normal life in the region.Speaking to reporters in Madikeri, BJP…
Police said Arun Kumar, who was injured, was in a relationship with a woman who was living in Balehonnur Chikkamagaluru: A 35-year-old man was severely injured after he was attacked by a villager with a machete over a woman in Chikkamagaluru’s Balehonnur on Tuesday.Arun Kumar of Hoovinahakllu sustained injuries after Sheshagiri of Huigere near Magundi…
NEW DELHI: Local traders, neighbours and labourers in the area were the first responders on Wednesday when the flames tore through Flourish Stay Bed and Breakfast. Bricks, ropes, mattresses, bedsheets and the burning will to help were what they had.Standing in the lane where the fire broke out, Mansur showed videos he had recorded during…
A tobacco user (Pic for representation) Hubballi: North Karnataka has witnessed a significant rise in cancer cases, with doctors identifying chewing tobacco as a major factor behind the growing incidence of mouth and oesophageal cancers. Health experts said labourers and young people are among the most affected groups, as tobacco consumption continues despite repeated warnings…
Guwahati: Three people died in Goalpara district on Friday after reportedly entering a septic tank for cleaning work, police said. One of the deceased was an Indian Army personnel posted in Kashmir who had returned home for the holidays about a week earlier. The incident has raised concern among locals over the lack of safety…
Jhansi: The city is continuously sizzling with temperature soaring up day by day. On Sunday, Jhansi along with Orai in Bundelkhand region clocked 45.6 degrees Celsius, becoming the ninth hottest while Banda which clocked 46.8 degrees Celsius was the second hottest in the state.With 30.8 degrees Celsius, Jhansi had the maximum night temperature in the…
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius on Thursday Gurgaon: The city continued to reel under intense heat on Thursday with little relief despite a slight dip in daytime temperatures. IMD has warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to persist across Haryana, including in the city, till May 25.The…
