Porvorim: A total of 16 govt Bills were introduced on the first day of the monsoon session on Monday, including the Goa Prisons and Correctional Services Bill, 2026, which proposes a sweeping overhaul of the state’s only prison at Colvale.The proposed prison legislation provides for dedicated enclosures for transgender prisoners, tighter surveillance to curb organised…
Little girl seeks road repair Varanasi: A seven-year-old Class I student walked into the district magistrate’s Janata Darbar in Mau on Monday morning with a complaint of her own — the poor condition of the road to her school was making her daily journey difficult, leaving children injured and their uniforms soiled.Samra Naz, a student…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has extended till Sep 3 the deadline for fair price shop dealers to deposit challans for the distribution of sugar and other essential commodities under the public distribution system (PDS) for Sep.Food and civil supplies minister Raman Solanki said on Monday that the extension comes ahead of the festive season, with the…
Ludhiana: With Phase II of Census 2027 approaching, senior officials Monday reviewed Ludhiana’s preparedness for the population enumeration exercise, directing departments to complete all pending tasks within prescribed timelines.The review meeting was chaired by Navjot Khosa, director, census operations, Punjab, and attended by deputy commissioner-cum-principal census officer Himanshu Jain, MC principal census officer Ojasvi Alankar,…
Bathinda: Punjab assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has conceded that while the Aam Aadmi Party govt fulfilled all the guarantees extended to the people, it could not deliver on its promise of eliminating the drug menace.“Saaria guarantteea pooria ho geiya pat main matava, bhaina vich khade ho ke kahna hai ke chitte wali guarantee sadde…
Pune: The draft electoral roll for Pune district’s 21 assembly constituencies, published on Monday under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), has flagged 13,32,418 cases for hearings. These include 5,77,821 electors with discrepancies in their details and 7,54,597 whose names could not be mapped to the 2002 electoral roll.Notices will be issued to these voters after…
Surat: A man was been murdered in the middle of traffic on Jilani Bridge in the Chowk Bazaar police station jurisdiction at 8.30pm on Tuesday. Faizal Fatta, a resident of Rander, was on on his vehicle when four unknown persons stopped him and hacked him to death before fleeing. Fatta was rushed to hospital but…
Aizawl: The Mizoram BJP on Monday criticised CM Lalduhoma’s remarks on alleged financial “mismanagement” in the state’s three Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), blaming the Zoram People’s Movement-led govt for for the fiscal crunch being faced by the councils.Speaking at a a political session in Aizawl, BJP MLA K Hrahmo said the chief minister’s remarks during…
Lucknow: Rising prices of vegetables, fruits, rice, pulses, cooking oil, and spices are putting pressure on household budgets in the city ahead of the festive season. Families say they are cutting quantities, avoiding some items, and adjusting their monthly grocery spending as food prices have risen sharply since July. The biggest impact is being felt…
The AIIMS common recruitment exam re-test at ION Digital Zone in Sitapura, Jaipur, was cancelled Monday after a power outage disrupted the test, a day after a similar disruption hit the NEET-PG exam at the same venue Jaipur: The AIIMS common recruitment exam retest at a centre in Sitapura was cancelled Monday after a power…
