Margao: A Right to Information (RTI) reply has pulled curtains back on a bureaucratic muddle that has stalled the high court-mandated drive against illegal roadside constructions in Assolda, Quepem taluka, with the PWD (roads) admitting it does not have the complete land acquisition plan needed to even identify which structures are encroaching on govt land.The…
Varanasi: The holy city has emerged as a successful model of clean energy, environmental conservation, employment generation and local entrepreneurship development under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme. Thousands of families are receiving economic and social benefits through the scheme, with solar energy expanding extensively in Varanasi. With more than 153.20 MW of…
A survey has found that many doctors themselves have developed health issues Slug: National Doctors’ DayAhmedabad: An initiative by the Maninagar Medical Association (MMA) this year screened 191 women, including doctors and their immediate family members. The findings shocked officials. A gynaecologist was detected with ovarian cancer, whereas two were advised immediate surgery for polyps…
The incident occurred near the Y-Block market on Panj Peer Road. Nilesh, a local labourer, was returning home from work when his cousin Pawan arrived on a motorcycle to pick him up Ludhiana: Four unidentified bike-borne robbers brutally stabbed two cousins and snatched a silver chain after a failed mobile phone snatching attempt in Ludhiana’s…
Bathinda: In a breakthrough, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab has apprehended four accused after a brief exchange of fire near Sirhind Canal Link Road in Bathinda, and recovered two sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday. As per a senior police officer, one gangster was injured during the…
The gaur may have become separated from its herd and remained near the urban fringes. It may have entered the city in search of food or water Pune: A sub-adult Indian gaur was safely rescued by a team of forest officials from Pune forest division on Tuesday after it was trapped between two concrete water…
Accused persons in police custody Surat: A city woman’s quest to lose weight cost her Rs 1.77 crore and exposed what police say was a massive multi-crore fraud operating from a Gurugram call centre. Cyber Crime police raided the facility, arrested four people and uncovered evidence suggesting the racket may have cheated victims of over…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said a young gharial has been spotted in the Kekaidong river in West Karbi Anglong and projected it as proof of a steady revival of Assam’s natural ecosystems.The sighting comes less than two months after another gharial, a species that was believed to have disappeared from the state,…
Lucknow: Nearly 73% of teachers employed in state-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh know the home language spoken by their students, but only 9% were found using it consistently to improve classroom participation and comprehension, according to a report based on a teaching-learning practices survey.The survey, conducted by the Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), covered…
Rajkot: A family on a pilgrimage to Dwarka returned to find their house burgled, with valuables worth more than Rs 11 lakh taken.The investigation quickly led Devbhumi Dwarka police to perpetrators from the complainant’s own village, where three men were arrested and all of the stolen property was recovered. Police also seized vehicles and devices…
