Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday announced a scheme for around 400 Ganesh idol makers in Goa to preserve the traditional art of clay idol making, promote environmentally-friendly idols, and support artisans facing challenges of rising cost of clay, paints, transportation, and as labour shortage.Sawant urged people to buy Ganesh idols made of clay…
Gym Jehadist’s property attached Varanasi: Properties worth Rs 1.5 crore belonging to alleged “gym jihad” gang member Imran Khan were attached by police under the Gangsters Act in Mirzapur district on Saturday. Imran and his gang members were arrested on charges of allegedly making obscene videos of Hindu women customers, sexually harassing them through blackmail…
Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old man from Nadiad was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.6 lakh after being promised a work permit and a visa for Luxembourg by an international consultancy in Navrangpura.According to the complaint registered with Navrangpura police on Friday, he came across a mobile number while searching online for overseas employment opportunities in Sep 2024….
Haryana assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan Chandigarh: Haryana legislative assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan and education minister Mahipal Dhanda conducted a surprise inspection of the Govt College for Women in Gharaunda, Bastara, on Saturday. During an hour-long interaction with students to assess campus needs, officials assured them that construction on the long-delayed college building will resume soon…
Poor roads are worsening the traffic situation in Hinjewadi Poor roads are worsening the traffic situation in Hinjewadi Poor roads are worsening the traffic situation in Hinjewadi Poor roads are worsening the traffic situation in Hinjewadi Poor roads are worsening the traffic situation in Hinjewadi Pune: Pothole-riddled roads in Hinjewadi are leading to shorter daily…
Lucknow: In a first, Uttar Pradesh’s prison administration has introduced “Convict Warder” system across central jails, appointing selected convicted inmates to assist prison authorities in maintaining discipline, supervision and internal management.Prison officials said the initiative is aimed at strengthening internal prison management while encouraging discipline and reform among long-term inmates.Director general (prisons), PC Meena, has…
Manak Chowk police arrested five individuals for embezzling hidden treasure found during an old building’s demolition; recovered 2 silver bar in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 08 August 2026 Jaipur: Nearly a year after valuables found during the demolition of a centuries-old haveli in Jaipur’s Walled City went missing, police Saturday arrested five people and recovered 66.4kg…
The Airbus A320 with 145 people on board had encountered severe turbulence near Odisha and then suddenly dropped 300 feet. NEW DELHI: The captain operating Air India’s turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi flight on Tuesday (Aug 4) reportedly tested positive in a psychoactive substances (dope) test conducted on arrival, according to multiple sources. The airline did not confirm…
University of Michigan. (AP Photo) A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will introduce…
Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein (Representative image) Two people can be told they have no special gift for something and respond in completely different ways. One takes it as a verdict and stops trying. The other decides that gift was never really the point, and keeps going anyway, driven by something that has…
