CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to announce the launch of direct cash transfer under Annapurna scheme Kolkata: More than 1.3 crore women across Bengal werefound to be eligible for benefits under Annapurna Yojana, and the state govt has transferred Rs 3,000 each to the bank accounts of more than one crore beneficiaries at 1…
The hostels will accommodate 2,500 women working at the various industrial units, corporate offices and educational institutions Noida: Five working women’s hostels, each with a capacity to accommodate 500, will be built across NCR by April 2027. Four hostels will come up in Noida — of them, two in Surajpur, one in Sector 85 and…
Croatia will be up against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the Round of 32 on Saturday Croatia’s record at the FIFA World Cup since finishing third for the first time in 1998, is bettered only by former champions France and Germany. In six editions, they’ve ended runners-up, have had two third place finishes and are now…
Varanasi: On the occasion of Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav’s birthday on Wednesday his party members and workers displayed many posters of Akhilesh Yadav, some portraying him as Lord Krishna carrying the Constitution in his hands and some showing him as saviour of Lord Ram’s treasure, carrying bow and arrow.Earlier, the city witnessed the arrival…
Ahmedabad: The state govt on Wednesday appointed Surat police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut as the new Ahmedabad police commissioner. The post was vacant since the elevation of G S Malik as Gujarat’s new DGP on June 6.A notification issued by principal secretary, home department, Sanjeev Kumar, said Gahlaut has been appointed Ahmedabad city police commissioner…
The civic body has stationed suction and jetting machines at identified locations and prepared a division-wise roster of sewer-cleaning machines and drivers for quick deployment during the rainy season. Chandigarh: The municipal corporation’s engineering department has identified 23 waterlogging hotspots across the city, most of them located in low-lying areas. The locations were mapped following…
Activists working with juveniles in conflict with law said the age of committing crimes is decreasing steadily. How many times would the minimum age to try minors as adults be revised? Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said in the assembly that the Maharashtra govt would urge the Centre to lower the age from…
SuratSurat: A 40-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were killed, while two women were injured, after the compound wall of an under-construction commercial complex collapsed on their house near Ali Matariya Lake in Bharuch on Wednesday amid the season ‘s first heavy rain.The victims were identified as Ashwin Vasava, 40 , and his son, Ashish,…
Guwahati/Itanagar: Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday conducted extensive aerial and ground surveys of flood- and landslide-hit areas in Arunachal Pradesh and bordering Assam along with Union minister Kiren Rijiju to assess the extent of the damage. After inspecting affected areas in Arunachal Pradesh accompanied by CM Pema Khandu, Chouhan…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s tourism push is shifting from drawing crowds to extracting stronger economic gains from record visitor numbers, with the state setting a new agenda around investment execution, better infrastructure and higher-quality visitor services.At a high-level review meeting on Wednesday, tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh said the department’s next phase will prioritise faster…
