Several roads were inundated, posing challenge to motorists Pune: The active phase of monsoon exposed chinks in the civic administration’s efforts to prevent inundation in waterlogging-prone areas.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) received around 250 complaints after downpours caused localised flooding and infrastructural disruptions. Residents reported severe waterlogging on roads and inside building basements, largely caused by…

Chennai metropolitan authority conducts stakeholder consultations for third master plan Chennai: Climate-resilient planning, protection of waterbodies, GIS-based monitoring, stronger social infrastructure and planning urban growth around future water and sewerage networks were among the suggestions made by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) as Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) kicked off stakeholder consultations for the proposed third…

The Dutondya Maruti idol serves as Nashik’s unofficial flood gauge. Authorities consider the flood situation critical when the idol is completely submerged. While that level had not been reached by Wednesday afternoon, the rapidly rising waters kept officials on alert Nashik: Continuous heavy rainfall across Nashik city and its upstream catchments on Wednesday caused a…

Ramesh Mhatre denied attacking a woman doctor Kalyan: Shiv Sena’s Kalyan-Dombivli corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three of his alleged associates were arrested on Wednesday for the attack on a hospital’s doctors and staffers over purported delay in a patient’s treatment two days prior, even as his party distanced itself from the assault.Within four hours of…

Thrissur: A six-year-old girl who was allegedly given rat poison by her father on Sunday died in the early hours of Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kochi.The deceased, Rithika, was staying with her father Muthu, a guest worker from Tamil Nadu, at Anakallu, Perumbilavu, near Kunnamkulam.Her seven-year-old brother, who was also…

US launches major probe into H-1B visa ‘fraud’ The United States on Wednesday launched a major investigation into alleged H-1B visa fraud, with IT services firm Cognizant among the companies under scrutiny.“This is another example where fraud is fueling violent crime,” FOX Business quoted labor department inspector general Anthony D’Esposito saying.“Much of the visa and…

The spot where the Baruipur rape and murder accused was shot dead Kolkata: Tucked away from the railway tracks adjacent to Surjapur railway station, a 30-metre gap separate the area of the ‘encounter’ that led to the death of Prabash Mondal, a key accused in the minor’s rape and murder, and the spot of the…

Prayagraj: A 2-year-old boy was killed and a 3-year-old girl sustained injuries after they were trapped under the branches of a tree which fell due to heavy rains and storm in Teva village under the limits of Manjhanpur police station of Kaushambi district on Tuesday night. Upon being alerted, senior police and administrative officials rushed…

Rosewood trees on some private estates in the Nilgiris have been numbered, amid allegations that they are being readied for felling More than a year after the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation) Act lapsed, the TN govt has neither disclosed whether its promise of encouraging rosewood cultivation has led to new plantations nor responded to…