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UP MLC polls: Teachers' turnout at 50.92%, graduates' at 38.02% in Lucknow division

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- Voter turnout in the Lucknow division graduates' and teachers' constituencies remained low, with Lucknow district recording the lowest polling in the teachers' constituency and the... Read More


No registration, no delivery: Ludhiana RTA tightens norms for vehicle dealers

Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- Vehicle dealerships across the district have been barred from handing over newly purchased vehicles to customers under the 'Applied For' registration status, as the Regional Trans... Read More


Canal water reaches 80% of Punjab's farmland: Mann

Chandigarh, Oct. 24 -- Canal-water utilisation in the state has increased from 22% in 2022 to over 80%, with 14,000 km of pipelines laid to supply irrigation water to agricultural fields, said Punjab ... Read More


BJP, Shiv Sena leaders trade barbs over Jarange's audio clip

India, Oct. 24 -- The simmering strife between the two Mahayuti partners-the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena-resurfaced a day after Sena leaders levelled allegations, claiming that the ... Read More


Munde announces clean air action plan for Mumbai Metropolitan Region

India, Oct. 24 -- With the air quality index (AQI) in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) dropping, state environment minister Pankaja Munde on Friday announced a clean air action programme for the r... Read More


PMC struggles to find ways to reuse pool water amid closure orders

India, Oct. 24 -- With Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) ordering swimming pools to shut next week as part of water conservation measures, civic officials are grappling with another challenge - finding... Read More


TVK, Oppn walk out of EC meeting in TN

India, Oct. 24 -- Representatives of Tamil Nadu's ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led alliance and the Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) walked out of an all-party meeting convened by t... Read More


Who helped Shraddha evade arrest? Probe on; police may seek custody remand

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- Police are now probing whether anyone helped Shraddha Dubey, 31, the prime accused in the death of Lucknow cafe owner Shiva Sharma, 28, evade arrest during the 10 days she remained... Read More


PMRDA races to ready two more Metro stations; inauguration date still uncertain

India, Oct. 24 -- With the inauguration date of the long-delayed Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro line uncertain, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is working to get two more stat... Read More


Pune MLC polls: Teachers' constituency logs 85.87% turnout, graduates' at 62.78%

India, Oct. 24 -- Polling for the Pune division graduate and teachers' constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Council concluded on Friday with a high turnout, recording 62.78% in the graduate c... Read More