Indian Sub-continent

Kanpur: A six-lane highway linking Kanpur and Allahabad will be completed in less than a year but with a higher toll taxes. What compensates the expense burden is availability of speed on the road.

The National Highways Authority of India extended 142-day period to finish the Kanpur-Prayagraj highway.

According to the news, the construction agency had requested the NHAI for another extension given the unavoidable factor but no such reversal has been deciphered.

Kanpur: The city has observed the festival of Raksha Bandhan in a novel way recently.

As the news goes that two Muslim sisters have been tied rakhis on the wrists of their Hindu brothers to celebrate the occasion in Yasoda Nagar locality here.

This tradition has become a medium to strengthen the bond between two communities and symbolise the fact that the bond shared by brothers and sisters is above any religion or caste. 

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated for several generations and has many tales attributed to it.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the government would launch the Universal Pakistan Emergency Helpline 911 to control crimes.

The Prime Minister was given an update about the Universal Pakistan Emergency Helpline during a meeting with the officers of ministries of interior, information technology and telecommunication.

30 Aug 2021; MEMO: Turkey is ready to help Afghanistan recover from years of conflict and strife if the nation also looks out for its own unity and solidarity, the president said, reports Anadolu Agency.

"What concerns us as Turkey is that Afghanistan should recover swiftly … We are ready to provide all kinds of support for the unity and solidarity of Afghanistan as long as we get the same approach from it,"

29 Aug 2021; MEMO: American forces launched a military strike in Kabul on Sunday targeting a possible suicide car bomb that was aiming to attack the airport, US officials said, reports Reuters.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the strike targeted suspected Daesh militants. They said they were citing initial information and cautioned it could change.

Kolkata, Aug 30 (PTI) Bishnupur MLA Tanmoy Ghosh joined the Trinamool Congress on Monday, alleging that his BJP was indulging in vindictive politics.

Speaking to reporters, Ghosh claimed that the BJP was also attempting to trigger chaos among the people of West Bengal, because of which he joined the TMC.

"I urge all to join the TMC for the welfare of West Bengal. There is a need to strengthen the hands of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee," he said.

Pune, Aug 29 (PTI) A 26-year-old man allegedly killed his wife after harassing her physically and mentally for several months for giving birth to a girl, the immediate provocation being the TV set in the home being on through the night, Pune police said on Sunday.

The incident took place in Chandiwadi in Maval tehsil here on Saturday morning, he said.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rocket fire apparently targeting Kabul’s international airport struck a nearby neighborhood on Monday, the eve of the deadline for American troops to withdraw from the country’s longest war after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt.

Kanpur: The metro coaches will arrive here by the first week of September. The rakes are reportedly assembled for the final run at Polytechnic here. It is worth noting that the rakes were supposed to be arrived by September's end previously.

A transport arrangement is being ensured to bring the rakes. All the transport-related formalities, including the assessment of the designated route, have also been conducted, it was reported.

As many as, three metro coaches are being carried by road from Gujarat to the city.

NEW DELHI, Aug 29 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,695,030 today, as 45,083 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data.

Besides, 460 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total death toll to 437,830.

There are still 368,558 active COVID-19 cases in the country, as there was an increase of 8,783 active cases during the past 24 hours. Rise in the number of active cases has been witnessed over the past several days.