Accommodation Problem For Bangladesh Patients Kolkata: Worried about an ebb in patient flow from Bangladesh, private hospitals in Kolkata have started seeking trip details from those travelling from the neighbouring country for treatment over the next two weeks to help them find accommodation.Help desks have been activated even as patients are being apprised of the…
Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant told the assembly on Monday that govt will release pending salaries of around 450 teachers in schools run by the Diocesan Society of Education (DSE), after seeking a legal opinion.The assurance followed sharp criticism from legislators over an order by education director Shailesh Zingde. Sawant also promised to sanction and…
Ahmedabad: A total of 258 students from Gandhinagar campus of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) received their degrees at a combined convocation ceremony held on Monday. According to NIFT Gandhinagar officials, Ashish Mishra, a Master of Design (M.Des) student, was awarded the gold medal for academic excellence during the ceremony. President of India Droupadi…
Chandigarh: Haryana’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) fell to 900 girls per 1,000 boys in Jan-Jun 2026, the state’s worst figure in eight years.Haryana is the state from where PM Narendra Modi had launched the Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao campaign in Jan 2015.SRB in Haryana was 923 in 2025 and 910 in 2024, with several…
Pune: Maharashtra State Faculty Development Authority (MSFDA) has trained around 22,000 teachers from aided colleges so far and plans to train another 10,000 over the next year, its executive director, Shailendra Devlankar, said on Monday.Devlankar told reporters that the training goes beyond academics, with teachers also being trained to counsel students. MSFDA is also helping…
Guwahati: Eight workers from Assam who were rescued from flash floods in Nepal returned to the state early Monday under police escort from Siliguri. After being stranded on high ground and later airlifted to Kathmandu, the survivors began returning to their homes in different districts, officials said.Several of the workers were employed at the under-construction…
Lucknow: DGP Rajeev Krishna on Monday said the murder of Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan in Shamli on Aug 26 was a planned contract killing linked to organised criminal activity. He asserted that Uttar Pradesh Police would continue its crackdown on all those involved in the conspiracy.Addressing a news conference in Lucknow, DGP said two wanted…
Kota: The city saw rising tension Monday – last day to file nominations for upcoming civic elections as BJP finalised its candidate list of all 100 candidates, including five Muslims, while Congress failed to issue its list by the deadline. BJP’s five Muslim candidates are Mohammed Nijam (Ward 6), Mustkim (Ward 45), Yusuf Kakkad (Ward…
File photo: “No jurisdiction”: India rejects “illegally constituted” Court of Arbitration’s Indus Waters Treaty award NEW DELHI: Govt slammed an award by the “illegally constituted so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA)” concerning interim measures and status of the Indus Waters Treaty, recalling India’s position that the court has no jurisdiction to pronounce on India’s sovereign decisions….
Newark Liberty International Airport. (Representative Photo: AP) 13 people were injured after an employee shuttle bus crashed into a concrete barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport early Monday, authorities said. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital and were reported to have non-life-threatening injuries.The accident took place around 3 am on the Terminal B…
