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Canal breach floods Amritsar localities after boring work triggers leak

Amritsar, Sept. 20 -- A breach in the Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) near Chatiwind on Tarn Taran Road flooded nearby residential areas in Amritsar on Saturday, prompting the administration to launch em... Read More


Heavy iron barricade fall kills 54-year-old man, Metro 4 death toll rises to four in seven months

India, Sept. 20 -- A 54-year-old plumber-cum-delivery executive was killed on Friday after an iron barricade installed for the construction of Mumbai Metro Line 4 fell on his moving two-wheeler on LBS... Read More


8-year-old among 2 dead in electrocution incident in Ganapati pandal in Mumbai's Lalbaug; 4 injured

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Two people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed in an electrocution incident near a Ganapati pandal in Mumbai's Lalbaug area early on Sunday morning. Several others we... Read More


Mumbai Metro Line 4 construction claims another life; 4th death since February

India, Sept. 20 -- A 54-year-old plumber-cum-delivery executive was killed on Friday after an iron barricade installed for the construction of Mumbai Metro Line 4 fell on his moving two-wheeler on LBS... Read More


'Police unsafe': Puri slams Punjab govt over law & order

Amritsar, Sept. 20 -- Criticising the Punjab government over the law-and-order situation, Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said the plight of the common man coul... Read More


Stalled Narmada project shifted to CG City, renamed Nautica Greens

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has finally found an alternative site for its stalled high-end Narmada Apartments project, nearly six months after conducting a lottery for... Read More


Panchayat heads told to resume work

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Village panchayat heads who have resigned or stopped attending work have been given 15 days to resume their duties, failing which administrators will be appointed to run the con... Read More


MMCH blood bank runs on 'expired' licence

Malda, Sept. 20 -- The blood bank at Malda Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) has allegedly been operating for nearly six years with an expired licence, raising concerns over blood safety and regulat... Read More


New police outpost to come up at Rajabhatkhawa ahead of tiger arrival

Alipurduar, Sept. 20 -- Even before the arrival of a Royal Bengal Tiger in Buxa Tiger Reserve, security arrangements are being strengthened at Rajabhatkhawa, one of the reserve's key tourist destinati... Read More


Punjab: Unions fear fund diversion as VB-GRAMG workers get construction workforce tag

Patiala, Sept. 20 -- In an unprecedented move, the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board has begun enrolling workers under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajee... Read More