6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (762+ words) urbanacres.in Kolkata Ganesh Puja Pandals Turn Into Political Urban Stages Kolkata’s Ganesh Puja pandals are becoming more than temporary religious spaces. Across the city, organisers are using them to present political messages, assert competing ideas of Bengali identity, remember…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago   (830+ words) urbanacres.in Kolkata Ganesh Puja Turns Pandals Into Political Battlegrounds Kolkata Ganesh Puja is becoming more than a prelude to Durga Puja. Across the city, pandals are increasingly being used to express political loyalties, construct cultural identities, remember contested histories…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (306+ words) The Telangana Housing Board is expected to issue Indiramma Towers allotment letters this week to eligible beneficiaries under the low-income group housing scheme, after completing field verification of candidates selected through a lucky draw, vice chairperson VP Gautham said on…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (19+ words) urbanacres.in Godavari Clears 14,000 Ganesh Pandals as Traffic Rules Tighten...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (277+ words) Jamia Millia Islamia has replaced the mess contractor at its Jammu and Kashmir Girls’ Hostel after students protested over food quality and cleanliness concerns, with the university also promising a committee to monitor meals and examine sanitation-related complaints. The protest…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (275+ words) The Delhi Transport Corporation plans to introduce an artificial intelligence-driven system to monitor bus operations, improve punctuality and streamline maintenance as the city prepares to expand its public transport fleet. The corporation has invited proposals to assess its existing Bus…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago   (855+ words) urbanacres.in Shalboni Land Case Shows How Refugee Land Allegations Became a Financial Trail The Shalboni land case has moved beyond a dispute over individual plots and into a wider question about how government land allotted for refugee cultivation was…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (898+ words) urbanacres.in Rayalaseema Drought Legacy Leaves Andhra Farmers Exposed to El Niño Rayalaseema’s drought crisis is not beginning with the latest El Niño warning. In Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts, recurring rainfall failure has repeatedly reshaped agriculture,…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago   (384+ words) Bengaluru’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has entered its claims and notices phase, requiring 43.8 lakh voters to provide documents establishing their place and date of birth. By Friday, 7 lakh voters had completed their hearings, according to a Times…...

22+ hour, 32+ min ago   (325+ words) The material collected during immersion activities will include garlands, flowers, banana stems and other offerings used during worship. The corporation plans to gather the material centrally before sorting it for further processing. Flowers, strings, other puja material and plastic will…...