Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer (PTI Photo) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has raised concerns over England’s handling of Jofra Archer’s availability, questioning whether centrally contracted players should be allowed to prioritise franchise commitments over Test cricket as England gear up for their home summer against New Zealand. Speaking on Cricbuzz, the former England captain highlighted…
Keep an umbrella close, even on seemingly sunny days, for it is likely a rainy one is coming your way and, with an auspicious day ahead of us to invest in things that could pay dividends later on.Jupiter supports long-term thinking, while the Moon strengthens your instinct. You’ll sense which expense is waste and which…
New Delhi: The Directorate of Education (DoE) has made geo-tagging mandatory as part of a mega plantation drive aimed at increasing greenery across schools in the capital, directing institutions to upload location-based photographs of plantation sites before and after sapling drives.In a circular issued by DoE, all govt, aided and private recognised schools in Delhi…
Kolkata: Amid a growing unease ahead of the festival of Bakrid, also known as Eid al-Adha, set to be observed in the last week of May, Muslim intellectuals and religious figures across Kolkata have urged the community to follow all legal guidelines on animal sacrifice after the newly elected BJP govt in Bengal reiterated existing…
Ludhiana: The atmosphere in govt schools of Ludhiana is tense. Teachers’ nerves are frayed and exhaustion is writ large on their faces. They do not seem to be in the mood to entertain students’ doubts. Census duties have started in Ludhiana. The timing is bad.After a slew of “stern action” threats by the administration, teachers…
Chandigarh: Expressing apprehension that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) might “inadvertently silence the voice of lakhs of genuine Non-Resident Indians from Punjab”, the Aam Aadmi Party MP from Anandpur Sahib, Malvinder Singh Kang, has written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), proposing “NRI-friendly mechanisms” to prevent “wrongful deletion” of names.In the letter to the CEC…
Two society staffers have been booked under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, for brutally beating a community stray dog to death Pune: The Vishrantwadi police have registered a case of cruelty to animals against a housekeeping staffer and watchman of a private housing society in the area after they brutally beat a…
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Friday stressed on the need for coordinated inter-agency action and stronger financial investigations to fight against drug abuse, urging departments to improve public communication on enforcement action.While the CM reviewed the state’s anti-drug campaign, under the Drug Reduction, Elimination and Action Mission (DREAM) initiative, officials pointed out delays in…
Lucknow: Doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday organized a support group programme for parents whose children suffer from lifelong diseases like Type 1 diabetes.The programme was organised by the departments of endocrinology and paediatric endocrinology for adolescents living with Type 1 diabetes.It focussed on the emotional and mental health challenges…
State Consumer Affairs officials inspecting a petrol pump. Jaipur: In a major consumer protection crackdown, officials of the state consumer affairs dept Sunday carried out surprise inspections at petrol pumps across seven districts and seized or sealed 43 defective fuel nozzles at 25 outlets for short delivery of fuel.Officials said several pumps were dispensing 30ml…
