Nagpur: Thousands of electricity consumers who received steep power bills flocked to MSEDCL’s grievance redressal and smart meter awareness camps across Nagpur and Wardha on Wednesday, hoping for relief. Instead, most walked away with the same response from officials: “Your bill is correct. Please pay it.”The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) organised nearly…
Chandrapur: A meticulously planned operation by the forest department ended successfully after two leopard cubs rescued from a well in the Tumsar forest range of Bhandara district were reunited with their mother late on Tuesday.The cubs, estimated to be around six months old, had fallen into a well at Yerli village on Monday. Forest personnel…
Nagpur: Raising a string of civic safety concerns in the Assembly, BJP MLA Pravin Datke on Wednesday demanded an immediate crackdown on unauthorised hoardings, mobile towers and alleged violations in high-rise construction across the city.Datke said a large number of unauthorised hoardings came up along main roads, on buildings and in public spaces, often in…
Amul’s chocolate plant at Tribhuvandas Food Complex in Mogar Vadodara/Surat: India’s appetite for chocolate is growing beyond festivals, with younger consumers and rising demand for premium products prompting manufacturers to expand capacity.Industry projections reflect the shift. India’s chocolate market is expected to grow from $2.48 billion in 2025 to $3.58 billion by 2030, driven by…
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Zakir Ganai, was killed in Shopian after a six-day operation SRINAGAR: Security forces in J&K shot dead “category A” Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Zakir Ganie during a gunfight in Shopian district’s Chanapora Wednesday, nearly 10 months after the last such encounter in the region.The joint operation by J&K Police, the Army and CRPF was launched…
Bhubaneswar: The two-day national workshop on strengthening Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) concluded here on Wednesday with adoption of Bhubaneswar Declaration, a roadmap to transform TRIs into centres of excellence in tribal research, cultural preservation, innovation and evidence-based policymaking.Adopted by nearly 200 participants representing TRIs, state tribal welfare departments, academia, research institutions and civil society, the…
Gandhinagar: The state govt on Wednesday amended its scheme to provide VAT relief on diesel to all mechanised fishing boats, removing the earlier restriction that limited the benefit to boats measuring less than 20 metres in length.After the cabinet meeting, state govt spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said, “All mechanised fishing boats in the state, including deep-sea…
NEW DELHI: India’s higher education system is still expanding, but the latest numbers suggest it is not expanding fast enough to make the National Education Policy’s 50% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) target by 2035 look comfortably within reach.The education ministry’s All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2023-24 report, released on Wednesday along with the…
On May 20, 2026, mountaineer Saanika Shah made India proud. Five years of planning. First Indian woman to climb Himlung Himal. 50 days to Everest Summit. Bharatnatyam dance at base camp. 21 hours of being stuck in snow. Saanika Shah’s motivation to climb Everest began after watching a movie and ended with her touching her…
SRINAGAR: The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was never in the interest of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said, backing the suspension of the treaty by India.“We opposed the Indus Water Treaty from day one. We stated that if there was any biggest betrayal of India and Pakistan with Jammu…