Singur: As the morning mist settles over lush green patches of Hooghly, the rhythmic sound of tillers in Singur is punctuated by the loud, competing echoes of campaign microphones. As this historic semi-rural constituency — once at the centre of political upheaval in Bengal — heads to the polls, Singur remains a landscape defined by…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has sought a response from Goa govt and the TCP department in three petitions challenging the govt’s decision to withdraw permissions granted under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act in St Andre constituency.The petitions filed by Dempo Properties and Investments Pvt Ltd through its director, Yogish Dempo,…
PM Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Kashi on Tuesday Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress, Samajwadi Party, TMC and DMK on Tuesday for stalling the women’s reservation bill in Parliament, saying parties doing politics of nepotism and appeasement consider the rise of women in law-making by reaching Lok Sabha and Vidhan…
Ahmedabad: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) police on Tuesday registered another cheating complaint against a finance operator with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), initiating a detailed investigation. This is the fifth complaint lodged against the accused with the EOW, raising concerns over a pattern of alleged financial fraud.According to the complaint, a 40-year-old businessman…
Ludhiana: As part of a crackdown on drug peddling and other anti-social activities, Khanna police registered eight cases and arrested 10 individuals. The special operation was carried out in hotspot areas identified across the district. More than 80 police personnel were deployed in each sub-division, forming multiple teams that conducted coordinated checks at 15 sensitive…
Chandigarh: The recent deaths in Mumbai allegedly linked to watermelon consumption has prompted the UT food health dept to initiate random sampling of fruits across the city.However, health experts warn that even if samples reveal contamination from oxytocin hormones or artificial colouring, proving a direct link to gastrointestinal infections remains a significant challenge. Sukhwinder Singh,…
Pune: The state education department’s govt resolution on Monday added a special fifth round for the first time ever exclusively for girls’ admission to first year junior college (FYJC) for academic year 2026-27.The round would be held after the open-to-all phase. It is to ensure that girls have ample opportunity to secure seats in their…
Dibrugarh: Months after PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Rs 10,600-crore Ammonia-Urea Fertiliser Plant at Namrup, a high-level delegation led by JB Ekka, chairman of Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Ltd, and SP Mohanty, managing director, Brahmaputra Valley and Fertilizer Ltd, visited the site on Tuesday to spearhead a comprehensive…
Lucknow: A nearly painless normal delivery is possible through a procedure called epidural anaesthesia, though presently, the facility is available only in a few corporate hospitals and in select cases in govt set-ups.Experts at a meeting at King George’s Medical University on Tuesday called for increasing awareness and infrastructure for better pain control during delivery.Dr…
Jaisalmer: A portrait of Bhimrao Ambedkar installed at a circle in Aadel village of Barmer district was found damaged late Monday night, triggering protests and a sit-in by local residents demanding the arrest of those responsible.Sadar police rushed to the spot after receiving information and tried to pacify the agitated crowd. Barmer superintendent of police…
