Kolkata: State govt departments, public sector companies and other autonomous or semi-autonomous organisations have begun revising their recruitment policies following the fresh notification on reservation for OBCs, which reduced the quota from 17% to 7%.“The backward classes welfare department has notified 7% reservation for 66 OBC classes in the state. Govt will now have to…
Margao: Politicians of various hues are coming together in Cuncolim ahead of the 2027 assembly elections with one common agenda — defeating Congress MLA and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao. They said they will work towards fielding a consensus candidate against him.The emerging front is anchored by three Cuncolim natives—former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes, who held…
Ahmedabad: What began as a civic effort to recycle flower waste from temples into incense sticks and other reusable products has run into stiff resistance in Thaltej, where residents have forced a temporary halt to the construction of a waste-processing plant on a public plot near Avalon Hotel.The proposed facility, planned by the Ahmedabad Municipal…
Patiala: A day after former Punjab DGP and Congress functionary Mohammad Mustafa claimed that a low-intensity blast near his residence was a targeted attack on him and his family, Malerkotla police said a comprehensive investigation was underway and senior officials were using both technical intelligence and human inputs to bring the case to a “logical…
The injured autorickshaw driver, Akshay Mhaske, was waiting for breakfast in his three-wheeler when assailants fired at him from a close range and assaulted him on Wednesday morning Pune: Five men riding on two motorcycles on Wednesday morning opened fire at an autorickshaw driver — brother of one of the suspects arrested in former corporator…
Lucknow: UP govt has issued instructions to establish integrated flood control rooms in all 18 divisions of the state by May 31 so that they can start functioning from June 1. These control rooms will remain active round-the-clock from June 15 to Oct 15 to monitor floods and affected areas. Real-time monitoring of water levels…
Jaipur: Rajasthan is planning to tighten stray dog management after the Supreme Court directed states to improve compliance and handling of the issue.The state govt is now setting up a committee to conduct a survey aimed at estimating how many stray dogs may need to be shifted from identified public spaces.Officials said a Delhi-based organisation…
Rahul Gandhi’s childhood photo with his father Rajiv Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by sharing a childhood photograph with him on his 35th death anniversary. Paying tribute to him, Rahul said he would continue working towards…
After hitting multiple record lows in past sessions, Rupee staged a comeback in early trading on Thursday, gaining 61 paise to trade at 96.25 against the US dollar. The rebound came as oil prices eased, a factor that had been dragging down the domestic currency in recent sessions.According to traders cited by Reuters, rupee was…
Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph have finally returned with ‘Drishyam 3’, one of the most anticipated Malayalam releases in recent years.The film opened in packed theatres across several regions, with fans rushing to catch the first-day first-show experience. As the first half concluded in theatres, social media platform X quickly filled with audience reactions. Mohanlal fans…
