Lucknow: Eight days after the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) issued a notice to the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) for violation of its order by making costlier Smart Prepaid Meters mandatory for all new consumers without its approval, the corporation issued a statement on Saturday justifying its action.The UPPCL claims that a proposal…
Andhra Pradesh Bus Tragedy NEW DELHI: As the investigation into the Kurnool bus fire case continues, a new development has emerged. A consignment of 400 smartphones was inside the bus that exploded when the accident occurred. Hyderabad-Bengaluru Bus Tragedy: 20 Passengers Burnt Alive in Minutes, Andhra CM Naidu Orders Probe Forensic experts have suggested that…
NEW DELHI: Govt is planning integration of three key media-nodal bodies – Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC, formerly DAVP), and Press Information Bureau (PIB) – to create a unified and more responsive system for communication and public outreach. The move, as per senior officials, aims to streamline information flow,…
Lucknow: Accusing the BJP govt of rampant corruption Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said BJP people did not spare the holy cities of Ayodhya and Varanasi while indulging in corrupt practices.“The BJP govt is setting new records in corruption and scams every passing day. There is corruption in every govt department which is…
University of Louisiana at Lafayette reduces staff. (Getty Images) The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL) has laid off 51 employees and vacated an additional 19 positions as part of a plan to address a $25 million structural budget deficit, the Acadiana Advocate reported. Interim University President Jaimie Hebert confirmed the reductions in an email…
The NueGo bus involved in accident HYDERABAD: Just a day after a private bus fire charred to death several passengers in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool, another mishap involving a private bus was reported on the outskirts of Hyderabad Saturday afternoon. A NueGo electric bus going to Guntur in Andhra Pradesh from Telangana’s Miyapur, overturned near Pedda…
For decades, Huntington’s disease has been one of the most feared genetic disorders in medicine. Unlike conditions where lifestyle or environment play a role, Huntington’s is unforgiving: if you inherit the faulty gene, the disease will eventually manifest. Families live with the certainty of its shadow, often across generations.The condition typically strikes in the 30s…
Lucknow: ‘Pankhia sem’ or winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L.) has four edges on the pod. Because all edges have leaflets resembling wings, it is called a winged bean. It is also known as a ‘wonder legume’ because every part of it is edible and has a high nutritional value. Despite its peculiar physical features and…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra police on Saturday arrested Prashant Bankar, one of two individuals accused in connection with the suicide of a woman doctor in Phaltan taluka, Satara district.According to news agency ANI, Bankar will be produced in court today. The other accused sub-inspector Gopal Badne, is still absconding. A doctor posted at Phaltan subdistrict hospital…
CHENNAI: Madras HC quashed an FIR against five men accused of creating public disturbance in Coimbatore while watching live telecast of the Ram Lalla consecration event at the Ayodhya temple last year, ruling that gathering for a religious event cannot be treated as an unlawful assembly, reports Sureshkumar K. Justice N Sathish Kumar said the…
