Новости за 15.03.2021

A decade ago, Golf Course Road (Extension) was projected as the most resident-friendly and upmarket stretch of the city after Golf Course Road. Today, however, reaching the upscale condominiums developed by real estate giants along the road entails a bumpy and pothole-ridden drive. Heaps of soil and waste lying along the sides of broken roads, encroached green belts and faulty streetlights welcome visitors to this part of Gurugram.

Fresh Covid-19 infections in Tamil Nadu crossed the 700-mark once again after 64 days. Sunday's tally of 759 new cases was the highest since January 10, when the state recorded 724 cases. Cases had been on the decline since January 10, before the gradually started to rise from mid-Febuary.

Despairing of her hopes of a marriage, a 17-year-old girl whose sister eloped with her lover, decided to end her life in Byadagi taluk in Haveri. Left depressed by the desertion of one daughter and the death of the other, the mother attempted suicide soon after. However, her attempt to end her life did not succeed, and she was admitted to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi.

In a first in the state, Haveri district administration has decided to recreate and rebuild all important documents that were gutted when a few angry farmers protesting against the irregular supply of water, set the revenue record office in Savanur on fire on April 29, 2000.

A social media video showing four workers having a narrow escape as a girder weighing several tonnes comes off the hook and falls on to the ground has brought to the fore safety lapses at construction sites. The accident happened on February 12 at the construction site of the Dwarka Expressway near pillar 16 on Pataudi Road.

Holi is one of the most popular events in Vrindavan and each year, the town attracts thousands of people from across the country and abroad who join the celebrations. Along with Vrindavan, Mathura, about 14 km away, also sees thousands of visitors, especially during the festivities.

All his memories spanning childhood and adolescence are like silent movies — vivid but voiceless. Only his dream of becoming a chartered accountant someday screamed loudly inside young PK Dave’s head, a dream that he mutely nurtured all along.

Seed pods dangling from the siris tree (Albizia lebbeck) are a common site in the Aravalis these days. The golden pods sway in the gentle breeze, making it seem as if the tree is dancing in the spring.

As the city’s daily Covid-19 numbers continue to surge, the health department has mapped out fresh areas which have turned into hotspots in the past 14 days. Since March 1, the five areas have reported the maximum number of cases are Tigra (167 cases), Chandralok (104), Wazirabad, (76) Badshapur (34) and Bhangrola (26). Of these, two are emerging as hotspots: Tigra and Chandralok. The positivity rate has also seen an uptick.

Health officials in Noida and Ghaziabad have stepped up efforts to trace people coming in from other states as both districts have witnessed a marginal rise in Covid cases over the past few days.

The Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) has planned to build six new substations of different capacity, ranging from 400kV to 220kV and 132kV, in Greater Noida by 2023. According to the officials from UPPTCL, they will also upgrade the existing 220kV substation in RC Green to 400kV.