Kolkata: The name of Abdul Majid Khan, an Entally resident, was deleted from the electoral roll in April. Khan filed an appeal with the appellate tribunal and filed a Form 6, not knowing what would work for him. He is yet to hear anything on either of his applications.There are hundreds like Khan who filed…
Trucks and tempos spotted near houses that double up as scrap warehouses Noida: Residential areas of Sector 51 are increasingly being used for unauthorised commercial activities, locals have said, leading to encroachment in common spaces and the area becoming unsafe.Many said mini trucks and tempos begin arriving in the sector as early as dawn, utilising…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced monthly pension for persons with disabilities in UP will be increased once again and reiterated govt’s commitment to ensuring welfare schemes reach the last beneficiary without discrimination.Addressing a distribution programme at Gorakhpur Club, organised jointly by department of empowerment of persons with disabilities and Hindustan Urvarak &…
Ahmedabad: The admission process for postgraduate medical courses in Gujarat remains stalled as students and authorities await official schedules following the declaration of NEET-PG results.Over 15,000 candidates from Gujarat appeared for the exam vying for roughly 3,400 MD and MS seats statewide, with about 7,500 clearing the test. However, complications have emerged as authorities scheduled…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday sought a comprehensive status report from Punjab Police on the violence at Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara, following the circulation of unverified social-media claims about the alleged rape and death of a girl student.The division bench of Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor…
Prof Sachin Sanap claimed discrepancies between instructions displayed online and actual registration process caused confusion among prospective voters Pune: A candidate for Pune Division Teachers’ Constituency election scheduled for Oct 23, Prof Sachin Sanap on Wednesday raised questions over the voter registration process, claiming several eligible teachers and college faculty members may have been left…
Surat: A diamond worker alleged that a couple known to him for over a decade cheated him of Rs 39.65 lakh through a purported forex and cryptocurrency investment scheme, taking funds he got from the sale of family land and a bank loan.The complaint was registered at Ashwini Kumar police station on Tuesday.According to the…
Guwahati: Expectations are rising across Assam as Olympic medalist pugilist Lovlina Borgohain, who hails from Baro Mukhia village in upper Assam’s Golaghat district, prepares to take on China’s Bao Ziyi in the Asian Games final on Oct 2, her 29th birthday, with the gold medal at stake.Borgohain, who won silver at the 2022 Asian Games,…
Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Lucknow: Tension gripped Lucknow University (LU) on Wednesday evening after residents of the Kailash girls’ hostel protested over alleged unhygienic food and a bout of illness among…
Jaipur: AU Small Finance Bank has crossed the 1,000-branch mark in its Microfinance & Financial Inclusion Business (MFIB) network, expanding its reach across rural and semi-urban markets in the country.The bank said Tuesday that its 1,000-plus MFIB branches now serve more than 20 lakh customers and 58 lakh-plus rural savings account holders across over 59,000…
