New Delhi: To encourage property owners in unauthorised colonies to regularise built-up areas under PM-UDAY scheme, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has approved a 75% rebate on regularisation charges till Oct 31. The concession will apply to constructions completed before April 2026.Standing Committee chairperson Satya Sharma said the rebate would continue beyond Oct 31 if…
Mumbai: Ambedkarite, Buddhist and anti-caste associations from across the world, many of whose members are alumni of various IITs, have condemned IIT Bombay’s handling of the death of 20-year-old BTech student Sahil Wakode.Right from prematurely releasing details about his exam conduct, following his death, to the faculty forum’s statement and the selective leakage of CCTV…
Bengaluru: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Alumni Association (IIMBAA) community raised Rs over 20.1 lakh to support a student who was seriously injured in an accident.The student met with the accident on Aug 15 and was admitted to Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, in a coma. An appeal for financial assistance was shared with the…
Chennai: With rising mosquito menace complaints, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Tuesday used a drone to spray larvicide over the Cooum, while its vector-control teams removed nearly two tonnes of discarded tyres and other mosquito-breeding junk from across the city on Monday.GCC commissioner G S Sameeran inspected the trial around 10am near Madras Medical College…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has set aside a 2002 order of the Payment of Wages Authority directing the Andhra Pradesh panchayat raj department to pay back wages and triple compensation to a worker, T Ravinder, ruling that the initial burden of proving an employer-employee relationship rests on the claimant.Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty allowed a petition…
Palwal has the highest number of vacant primary teacher posts at 1,017 Gurgaon: Uneven distribution of primary teachers across Haryana’s govt schools has left hundreds of posts vacant in some districts while others have teachers in excess of their sanctioned requirement. A teachers’ association has urged the govt to bring primary teacher (PRT) and junior…
Protesters marched from Karunamoyee towards Bikash Bhavan to demand job security and integration into the School Education Department Kolkata: Thousands of contractual ICT computer teachers working across West Bengal’s govt and govt-aided schools, who are a part of an indefinite overnight sit-in demonstration outside the Bikash Bhavan, have demanded immediate job security and govt contracts…
Logix Infra Developers has submitted the revised layout for Sector 150, 3C Green Construction for sectors 78-79 and ATS Homes for Sector 152 Noida: The long-delayed Sports City projects are set for a fresh push, with three developers submitting revised layout plans and Noida Authority inviting public objections and suggestions before taking the proposals forward.Logix…
Panaji: Goa police have arrested a 21-year-old Muslim man for allegedly stalking and raping a 16-year-old Hindu girl from Mormugao taluka. The man is also accused of trying to convert the minor after she became pregnant, claiming that his family would accept her once she is converted.The minor told police in a statement that he…
Varanasi: Tahbarpur police in Azamgarh district arrested two wanted members of an inter-district theft gang who were on police radar after an encounter near Kariyabar village on the service lane early Tuesday. Both accused, carrying rewards of Rs 25,000 each, sustained bullet injuries in the leg and were admitted to Tahbarpur community health centre for…
