Patiala: Private school teachers in Nabha staged a protest after the Municipal Council enlisted them for Census 2027 enumeration duties, with many alleging they were pressured into compliance through fear of administrative repercussions. Official circulars from the office of the Census Charge Officer-cum-Executive Officer, Municipal Council Nabha, directed school principals, including those of private institutions,…
Pune: Maharashtra labour minister Akash Fundkar has urged that developers register construction workers under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare (BOCW) scheme.BOCW aims at the skilling, safety and welfare of workers. “Each year, the state govt undertakes skilling of 2 lakh workers, but is faced with the inability to do more since registrations are…
NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Friday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of arriving “drunk” at the legislative assembly.In a social media post on X, Maliwal shared a clip of Mann addressing the assembly and said that Mann should undergo an “alcohol test” and, if found guilty, be removed from the…
WWII bomb found at Plymouth building site. More than 1,200 homes have been evacuated in Plymouth after a Second World War bomb was discovered at a construction site, with authorities preparing to carry out a controlled explosion.A 400-metre exclusion zone has been set up around the site in the Southway area, where the 250kg German…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced the rollout of India’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–Bharuch stretch of NH-48 in Gujarat.The new system allows vehicles to pass through toll plazas without stopping, using technologies such as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and FASTag for…
One of the UK’s most beloved soap operas, ‘EastEnders’, is saying goodbye this week to one of its most beloved characters. Nigel Bates, played by actor Paul Bradley, said goodbye to his loved ones on his deathbed in the latest episode. He left a final message for everyone before passing away. Here is a look…
The Admission Committee for Professional Courses, Gujarat, has opened the online registration process for BE/BTech admissions for the 2026–27 academic session. The admission process is completely online, and candidates must register through the official website to be considered for seat allotment. Students who have completed Class 12 in the Science stream are eligible to apply….
MUMBAI: NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule was among hundreds of commuters stranded in a massive traffic jam on the Lonavala–Khandala ghat stretch on Friday, as a sudden weekend rush and Maharashtra Day traffic brought vehicular movement on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway to a near standstill.According to reports, vehicle queues stretched up to 5 km, leaving commuters…
Hyderabad: A 27-year-old doctor was arrested for trespassing into a place of worship at Kismatpur and resorting to vandalism. The accused was caught by the locals and handed over to the police.At 11.30 pm on Wednesday, the accused trespassed into the place of worship at Dargah Khaleej Khan by scaling the boundary wall. He picked…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has discharged several people accused in dummy candidate scams in Bhavnagar district from offences under the Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2023. It ruled that the law cannot be applied retrospectively to alleged exam fraud committed before the Act came into force.Quashing an order passed by a…
