PM Kurnool visit: schools to remain closed for two days in four mandals

PM Kurnool visit: schools to remain closed for two days in four mandals

All government and private schools in Kurnool Rural, Kurnool Urban, Kallur, and Orvakal will remain closed on October 15 and 16, 2025, in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. The Prime Minister will be addressing a public meeting at Nannur toll plaza on the outskirts of the city on October 16. The examinations scheduled … Read more

Schools and colleges to be closed in Punjab till September 7 due to floods

Schools and colleges to be closed in Punjab till September 7 due to floods

Punjab has ordered the closure of all government, aided, private schools, colleges, universities and polytechnics across the state until September 7, 2025, in light of worsening flood conditions. The decision, earlier expected to be lifted by September 3, reflects the increasing urgency of the situation. Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains made the announcement on X, … Read more

Fish and meat shops in Varanasi to remain closed during Navratri

Fish and meat shops in Varanasi to remain closed during Navratri

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP In a first, Varanasi Municipal Corporation has said that all fish and meat shops within its limits will remain closed during Navratri. A proposal regarding this was passed unanimously at an Executive Council meeting of the municipal corporation on Thursday. Announcing the decision on Friday … Read more

Central government offices in Delhi to remain closed on Feb 5 for polls

Central government offices in Delhi to remain closed on Feb 5 for polls

All central government offices and industrial establishments in Delhi will remain closed for the Assembly poll on February 5, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued on Friday. Employees will also be eligible for a special casual leave if they are resident of a constituency and registered as a voter but employed in any central … Read more

Tamil Nadu rains, Chennai rain alert LIVE updates: CM Stalin takes stock of monsoon situation; schools, colleges to remain closed across districts today

Tamil Nadu rains, Chennai rain alert LIVE updates: CM Stalin takes stock of monsoon situation; schools, colleges to remain closed across districts today

Low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rain over T.N. till Thursday A low-pressure area that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal during the early hours of Monday will set the stage for widespread rainfall, particularly over north Tamil Nadu, and herald the onset of the northeast monsoon over the State. The … Read more

Met office warns of low flash flood risk in 5 districts of Himachal, 40 roads closed

Met office warns of low flash flood risk in 5 districts of Himachal, 40 roads closed

Damaged road after massive landslide at Baluganj due to Monsoon rainfall, in Shimla, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI As rains forced closure of 40 roads in Himachal Pradesh, the local Met office on Friday (September 6, 2024) warned of low flash flood risk in five districts of the state. The local meteorological … Read more

Tuberculosis finds easy pickings in closed tea gardens of north Bengal

Tuberculosis finds easy pickings in closed tea gardens of north Bengal

Rampant malnutrition has led to a rise in TB among workers, many of whom are already grapping with loss of livelihood. With the disease taking a steep toll on their mental and physical health, the labourers are hoping for their abandoned gardens to reopen    Rampant malnutrition has led to a rise in TB among workers, … Read more