Kamaleswor Kutum and his team are cleaning homes in flood-ravaged Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts Guwahati: Moved by the plight of families whose homes were buried in mud, 120 young volunteers are helping flood survivors rebuild their lives, bit by bit. And the only motivation driving their resolve is the joy of families returning home.The…
Lucknow: Loreto Convent Intermediate College hosted Angelorum: The Talent Conclave on July 30 and 31, bringing together students from 21 schools across Lucknow to showcase their academic, literary, artistic and technical talents.The two-day event began with a dance performance by students of the host school. On the opening day, participants competed in a range of…
Rajkot: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s (RMC) health department sealed three food units and destroyed stale and inedible food during a food-safety drive on Friday.As part of the crackdown on suspected food adulteration and unhygienic practices, officials inspected 75 shops, restaurants and food production units. Notices were issued to 12 units for violations related to storage,…
Jaipur: The revenue department has finalised a scheme for allotment of govt land to tourism projects and forwarded it to the finance department for approval, paving the way for a dedicated land bank for hospitality investments in Rajasthan.Under the proposed scheme, tourism projects with a minimum investment of Rs 50 crore will be eligible for…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet Friday approved a revision to the shipping ministry’s captive waterfront policy to accelerate private investment by providing greater operational certainty and allowing govt entities to obtain waterfronts on a nomination basis.The revised Policy for Award of Waterfront and Associated Land to Port-Dependent Industries (Captive Policy) introduces a series of reforms aimed at…
Quote of the Day by Archimedes Archimedes was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor. He was born around 287 BC in Syracuse, a powerful Greek city-state located on the island of Sicily. He is regarded as one of the greatest minds of the ancient world, right alongside figures like Isaac Newton and…
A recent Bharatanatyam performance by actor, choreographer, and filmmaker Prabhu Deva has become the centre of a heated online debate. The veteran dancer performed at an event in Chennai held to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Guru Sri Udupi Lakshmi Narayanan. The performance was hailed by many as a tribute to his guru but…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,…
Astrology of black thread is a common belief in many homes in India. A kala Dhaga is usually worn on the wrist, ankle, arm, waist, or neck to protect against the evil eye, negative energy, sudden fear, and unwanted attention. This assumes more importance as Saturn has now moved into a retrograde position in the…
New Delhi: At the sports complex in East Vinod Nagar Friday, Delhi govt launched Vidya Vahini Yojana, an initiative aimed at providing free bicycles to girls studying in govt schools.Addressing the gathering, chief minister Rekha Gupta described the initiative as “a celebration of our collective commitment to empowering every daughter,” and said the scheme reflected…
