Roads constructed by using FDR technology are more durable (Representational) Himachal Pradesh will build its first road using Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) technology in Ghumarwin subdivision of this district, minister in the state government Rajesh Dharmani said here on Thursday. The 7-kilometre Gahar-Naswal road will be constructed at a cost …...Read More

12 samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune, say officials (Representational) Five more suspected cases of Chandipura virus have been reported from Gujarat's Sabarkantha district. According to the officials, 14 people suspected of being infected with the virus were admitted to Sabarkantha Civil Hospital. "Till now, …...Read More

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK is thinking of elevating Udhayanidhi Stalin -- son of Chief Minister MK Stalin - as the Deputy Chief Minister. He would be the second-in-command in the government, senior party sources have said. The elevation would be a key step in strengthening the second-rung leadership in party, …...Read More

The driver of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express heard a loud explosion before multiple coaches derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda Thursday evening. Two deaths have been reported so far. Multiple injuries have also been reported. Medical and emergency teams are on-site. Visuals from the site showed passengers standing around helplessly. "I had …...Read More

Rescue officials crept and carefully crawled bogie-through-bogie looking for survivors Rescue officials crawled inside the overturned bogies of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express looking for trapped survivors, the latest visuals from the ground showed. Teams of the State Disaster Response Force were rushed to the site this afternoon following the derailment of …...Read More

The Gevra opencast mine has an annual production capacity of 70 million tons. (Representational) Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited's (SECL) Gevra and Kusmunda coal mines have secured the 2nd and 4th spot in the list of the world's 10 largest coal mines released by WorldAtlas.com. Located in …...Read More

The Uttarakhand Signature Bridge, which is under construction, collapsed today A huge bridge being built in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag came crashing down today, officials said. No one was injured. Called the 'Signature Bridge', it was the first of its kind in the hill state, sources said. The bridge was being built …...Read More

Puja Khedkar's mother Manorama Khedkar was seen brandishing a gun in a viral video Police on her tail, Manorama Khedkar, the mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, used a fake Aadhaar card to get a room at a lodge in Maharashtra's Raigad district, sources have told NDTV. She had …...Read More

Tribals gathered in Rajasthan demanding a new state - 'Bhil Pradesh'. (Representational) The Rajasthan tribal community has demanded the creation of a new state called 'Bhil Pradesh', a demand which the state government has already rejected. The tribal society has demanded the formation of the new state by combining 49 …...Read More

Four coaches of the AC compartment derailed a few kilometres before the Jhulahi railway station. Four passengers have died and 20 are injured after several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda today. The incident occurred in Pikaura, located between Gonda and Jhilahi in Uttar Pradesh. …...Read More