CHENNAI: Following directions from the Election Commission of India, Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik has ordered a special drive across all districts to enrol left-out and eligible young or first-time voters under the continuous updation process.The commission clarified that the declaration form attached to Form 6 is applicable only during the SIR phase….
No Khairatabad bypoll notification until pending poll plea resolved: ECI tells HC Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday, informed the Telangana High Court that it would not hold a by-election in the Khairatabad Assembly constituency until a pending election petition filed by Congress leader P Vijaya Reddy is resolved.The seat fell vacant…
DGHS has directed all civil surgeons to ensure that govt health institutions and laboratories under their jurisdiction do not issue handwritten reports as part of routine practice Gurgaon: Haryana health department has directed all govt health institutions and laboratories across the state to stop issuing handwritten laboratory test reports after the practice was flagged in…
Kolkata: A record label and recording studio run by singer and former state minister Indranil Sen paid Rs 30 lakh to former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Enforcement Directorate alleged on Thursday.The ED — now questioning Sen as part of its probe into a Rs 60 crore Durga Puja pass scam — said the money went…
Rolled out on Jan 31, the ITMS network in the first phase covered 57 major highway intersections and junctions, including Nandgram (in pic) Ghaziabad: City’s integrated traffic management system network is set to be expanded to 14 more junctions, including the busy Crossings Republik, Ghanta Ghar, Navyug Market and Dudheshwarnath Mandir junctions.Rolled out on Jan…
Panaji: State govt has approved the transfer of 96,512 sqm of govt land at Parcem in Pernem to Goa Housing Board for construction of the state’s first affordable housing complex under a scheme aligned with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).The Housing Board had identified the govt-owned land and sought its transfer to undertake the…
Varanasi: Financial assistance worth over ₹1.91 crore was approved for 11,219 beneficiaries in Varanasi from May 2017 to Sept 8, 2026, under Chief Minister’s Discretionary Fund.The support helped financially weaker families meet expenses related to serious illnesses, accidental injuries, hospitalisation, surgeries, medicines, diagnostic tests and follow-up care. For many families, such medical emergencies often lead…
Ahmedabad: A woman left home with her five-year-old child after a spat with in-laws in an eastern city area. She was rescued by a team from Abhayam women helpline.“She told us that her in-laws asked her to give her gold ornaments that she had received from her family at the time of marriage. When the…
Ludhiana: A fire broke out at a cloth showroom in Khanna’s congested main market on Thursday morning, engulfing two floors. The stock of clothes and other goods was destroyed in the blaze.The fire broke out at a showroom in Dhobiyan Wali Gali and soon spread across its two floors. Fire brigade teams rushed to the…
Three of the accused were produced in a local court, which remanded them in police custody for three days. Police officials remained tight-lipped over the arrests and have not disclosed any details Jalandhar: Phagwara police have arrested five suspects in connection with the violence and arson at Lovely Professional University over Saturday and Sunday during…
