Hyderabad: A 19-year-old worker was electrocuted and two others suffered electric shocks while erecting flexi boards for Bonalu celebrations in Narsapur town of Medak district early on Friday. The accident occurred when an iron frame being carried by the workers accidentally came in contact with an overhead power line.The deceased was identified as M Harshavardhan…
Kolkata: A section of pvt hospitals and nursing homes in Kolkata is faced with a blood shortage in the wake of restrictions imposed on 11 pvt blood banks earlier this week. While most big ones have their own blood banks, others depend on some of the closed banks for supply. But many hospitals are now…
Noida: Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education has warned schools that no extension will be granted for completing online advance registration of Classes 9 and 11 students or submitting examination application forms for Classes 10 and 12 for the 2027 board exams.In a letter issued to district school inspectors on Aug 5, the board expressed…
Since zilla panchayats were constituted in 2000, successive govts have used the powerlessness of these bodies to retain greater control at the state level Margao: With the district planning committees for North and South Goa yet to be constituted, the larger question of devolution of funds, functions and functionaries to Goa’s second-tier panchayati raj institutions…
Gorakhpur: Governor and chancellor Anandiben Patel has directed Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University to establish a regulated mess system in its boys’ hostels within three months, expressing concern that the absence of a mess facility could allow drugs to be smuggled through food tiffins and expose students to substance abuse. Her remarks, made during the…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has quashed an inter-district transfer of a constable made for an unlimited period without giving any ground of administrative exigency. The court also ordered the authority to re-transfer him to his original place of posting.The case involved police constable Kameshkumar Makwana, who was posted in Morbi district. The director general of…
Times News Network Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday joined the audience for the inaugural performance of the theatrical production Hamare Ram in Mohali, featuring actor Ashutosh Rana in a lead role.The event marked the beginning of a statewide cultural initiative under which the Punjab government will organise…
Pune: Residents of NIBM Road, Wanowrie, Kondhwa and nearby areas have said the muddy water problem persisting since mid-July continues to disrupt daily life — with no sign of relief.Many households said the water turns brown after spells of heavy rain, making it unsuitable for drinking, cooking, washing vegetables, bathing, washing clothes or cleaning utensils….
Aizawl: Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Mizoram’s apex students’ body, has appealed to the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) to intervene in the case involving the alleged gang rape of two minor Mizo girls from Kolasib district in Assam’s Cachar district on Aug 3, urging it to help ensure a fair and speedy trial.In a letter…
RLD state president Ramashish Rai Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal state president Ramashish Rai on Friday resigned from his post and the party’s primary membership, alleging that democratic values and constitutional institutions were under increasing strain in the country. RLD is BJP ally and part of the NDA.In his resignation letter addressed to RLD national president…
