Spread the love MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen at the assembly GUWAHATI: Two Kuki-Zo MLAs travelled to Imphal Wednesday in defiance of a community whip and attended the Manipur assembly session in person for the first time since violence erupted in 2023, creating a hill-valley divide that is still to be bridged.Saikul legislator Kimneo Haokip Hangshing of Kuki...
’23 Silkyara ‘rat miners’ offer to join Nepal tunnel rescue
Spread the love A Delhi-NCR team of “rat miners” has offered to join rescue operations in Nepal A Delhi-NCR team of “rat miners”, whose manual excavation helped rescue all 41 workers trapped in Silkyara tunnel in 2023, has offered to join rescue operations in flood-hit Nepal, where at least 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects and about 500...
In times of reels, Centre plans ‘social media code’ for officers
Spread the love Centre is likely to come up with a “social media code of conduct” for its officers NEW DELHI: Centre is likely to come up with a “social media code of conduct” for its officers, a first such move amid a growing trend among them posting personal reels, videos, stories and opinions, some while on duty. PM Modi...
India pledges help to rebuild school in flood-ravaged Nepal
Spread the love India assured support for complete reconstruction of flood-ravaged Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School TRISHULI BAZAAR (NUWAKOT, NEPAL): India assured support for complete reconstruction of flood-ravaged Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, two days after TOI reported that the institution was seeking New Delhi’s help to rebuild on higher, safer ground.The assurance came less than a week after around...
Ram Temple Trust inducts 3 new trustees, elevates Govind Giri as general secretary
Spread the love The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has inducted three new trustees LUCKNOW/AYODHYA: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday inducted three new trustees and carried out a key reshuffle of its office-bearers, elevating Swami Govind Dev Giri as general secretary and appointing Delhi-based businessman and philanthropist Mahesh Bhagchandka as treasurer. Bhagchandka is one of...
Op Sindoor commander Jeetendra Mishra selected as Ayodhya Ram temple’s first CEO
Spread the love Ram temple Trust’s first CEO Jeetendra Mishra LUCKNOW: Sixteen months after playing a key role in Operation Sindoor, the officer who commanded India’s western air operations has been chosen for a very different assignment. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has selected Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (Retd) as the first chief executive officer (CEO) of the...
Gavin Newsom lists 8-acre Fair Oaks estate for $7.5m, double 2018 price
Spread the love California Governor Gavin Newsom lists his $7.5 million Fair Oaks mansion for sale. (Photo: Getty Images/Miles Minno for Sotheby’s International Realty) California Governor Gavin Newsom has put his sprawling Sacramento-area mansion on the market for $7.5 million, months before his second term comes to an end in January 2027. The Spanish-style estate in Fair Oaks features seven...
California reservoir forecasts could save up to $200m a year in usable water
Spread the love Representative Image (AI-generated) California’s water problem is often framed around the need for more storage, new infrastructure and expensive construction. But a new study suggests that part of the answer may already be sitting behind the state’s existing dams. By using better weather and water forecasts to decide when reservoirs should release or retain water, California could...
Many layers: On onion produce, issues
Spread the love Since the 1960s, India has developed a balancing-act habit: between keeping food prices affordably low for consumers and assuring farmers of remunerative prices, with the state’s interventions focused on managing this volatility in the short term. This is also why the government banned onion exports from December 2023 to May 2024, then imposed a $550/tonne minimum export...
SpaceX sends $4.3bn Roman Space Telescope to look for ‘weird, rare’ stars, planets
Spread the love A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Elon Musk‘s SpaceX launched NASA‘s $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope. This mission will send the observatory on a three-month journey to a point in...
