01-01-2022 Bureau Report SRINAGAR/ ISLAMABAD: Dozens people have died and injured in a stampede at a religious shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir. The disaster happened around 3am (21:30 GMT) while it was still dark on the route to the Vaishno Devi shrine, one of the country’s most revered Hindu sites. “At …
Read More »Six big digital trends to watch in 2022
01-01-2022 SHANGHAI: According to recent McKinsey research, 2021 was a year of transformation: people, corporations and society began to look ahead to influencing their futures rather than just surviving the present. It was the year that premature hopes for herd immunity, an end to pandemic lockdowns, and a return to …
Read More »Thousands flee as Colorado fires burn hundreds of homes
01-01-2022 COLORADO: Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and tens of thousands evacuated in Colorado, United States, after wildfires driven by high winds engulfed two towns near the state capital, Denver. At least one first responder and six others were injured on Thursday, though Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle acknowledged …
Read More »Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants
01-01-2022 BERLIN: Germany on Friday is shutting down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power. The decision to phase out nuclear power and shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy …
Read More »45 days traffic restrictions for Numaish 2022
Hyderabad:31’Dec-2021 –The Hyderabad police on Friday announced 45 days traffic restrictions in wake of Numaish-2022. In a notification, the Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand directed that in order to facilitate proper control and regulation of traffic, in view of the 81st All India Industrial Exhibition to be held at the …
Read More »Fire breaks out in Chaderghat, 40 huts burnt
Hyderabad’31’Dec–A major fire broke out near Sai Baba temple in Chaderghat under Afzal Gunj police station limits on Friday evening. Although no casualties have been reported, 40 huts on the bank of river Musi were burnt. Furniture, cash and essential goods were burnt in the fire. The fire intensified further …
Read More »World rings in 2022 under COVID shadow
31-12-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report WELLINGTON/ CANBERRA: The year 2022 is here in some countries, with the inhabitants of the South Pacific islands of Samoa and Kiribati the first to start the New Year at 10:00 GMT, and New Zealand following an hour later. In Australia, Sydney kicked …
Read More »No communal violence since formation of Telangana’
Hyderabad: Telangana has not witnessed any communal violence or any other major law and order situation since the formation of separate Telangana, said Director-General of Police M Mahendar Reddy here on Friday. However, Telangana registered 4.6 per cent increase in crime rate in 2021 compared to Covid-hit 2020. Interacting with media …
Read More »KTR lays foundation stone for IT hub in Nalgonda
Nalgonda’Dec 31’2021–KTR lays foundation stone for IT hub in Nalgonda HIGHLIGHTS Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) minister KT Rama Rao on Friday laid foundation stone for IT hub in the premises of government polytechnic college Nalgonda town Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) minister KT …
Read More »Jaswinder Singh Multani wants Punjab as a new country: NIA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said that they have lodged a separate case against Jaswinder Singh Multani, a Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) member who has been arrested in Germany for conspiring against India. “The case was registered on Thursday under sections 120B, 121A of IPC and …
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