Kolkata: As the deadline approached for receiving applications for undergraduate admission across state-aided colleges, there was a surge, with around 23 lakh applications submitted through the centralised admission portal. Over 4 lakh candidates registered for 9 lakh UG seats, and more than 2 lakh of them were female applicants. he portal will be live till…
The attack took place around 6.50am on Saturday near the bend by the Khadkhadi railway underpass Ghaziabad: A dairy farm owner was shot at multiple times, bundled into a car and abducted in broad daylight near a railway underpass in Loni on Saturday, days after he was involved in a road-rage incident with a group…
Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spotlighted the efforts of 76-year-old retired teacher Balakrishna Ayya from Loliem during the 134th episode of Mann Ki Baat, praising his role in helping bring water to households in the water-scarce Maddi-Tolop area of Canacona.Highlighting Ayya’s contribution, Modi said the retired teacher took the initiative to address the…
Varanasi: A 30-year-old ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker died after a quack allegedly performed a C-section on her at a hospital that had already been sealed by authorities at Devatan Crossing under Kone police station limits in Sonbhadra on Saturday. After the botched surgery, the accused and his associates allegedly fled without even stitching…
Ahmedabad: A dispute over an ant found in food allegedly culminated in murder at a rented flat in Vatva, with four occupants of the house arrested within days of the crime.The victim, identified as 40-year-old Imran Ghulamrasul Sindha, was found dead inside a locked flat at Satej Homes near Vatva Gamdi Road on May 27….
The crisis underscores the vulnerability of the state’s vegetable growers, who operate without any govt safety net or assured pricing. Ludhiana: Despite the International Day of Potato celebrating the theme “Where potatoes grow, livelihoods flourish,” a devastating market crash has forced numerous farmers in Punjab to plough their standing crops back into the fields. With…
Sandeep.Rana1@timesofindia.comChandigarh: Tricity is likely to witness normal to below-normal rainfall during the upcoming southwest monsoon season (June to Sept), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The IMD’s probabilistic forecast for the season indicates normal to below-normal rainfall over Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. The updated long-range forecast also suggests that below-normal rainfall is most likely across…
An aircraft of Air India Express Pune: Over 200 passengers suffered major inconvenience after two separate flights of Air India Express – IX-2913 and IX-1098 – were delayed by over seven hours during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.While the Bengaluru-Pune flight AI Express IX-2913 was delayed by over 8 hours, the Pune to…
Aizawl: LN Tluanga, Mizoram’s first director of education and one of the state’s most distinguished academicians, passed away at Aizawl Hospital on Sunday afternoon. He was 93.Tluanga, a resident of Mission Veng neighbourhood in Aizawl and an elder of the Presbyterian Church, breathed his last around 3pm. His funeral will be held on Monday.Born in…
Lucknow: One in five govt school students in the city consumes tobacco, with easy availability near schools, family habits and media exposure as key triggers, experts at KGMU said ahead of World No Tobacco Day.Citing a study by the public health dentistry department, experts said a survey of 836 students of classes 8 to 10…
