Mumbai: In a rare move, Congress has backed BJP’s demand to scrap BMC’s public-private partnership (PPP) policy for giving out five civic schools to private players on lease.Congress MLA Amin Patel has written to BMC chief Ashwini Bhide demanding that the current PPP policy be scrapped. Last week, Mumbai BJP president and Andheri West MLA…
Bengaluru: A 47-year-old dairy farmer lost his pregnant Jersey cow worth over Rs 1.3 lakh after it was electrocuted allegedly due to a faulty underground Bescom cable during heavy rain in Nagarabhavi, west Bengaluru, Monday evening.According to the complaint filed by Prakash, who owns around 15 cows and runs a dairy business, the incident occurred…
Chennai: A new immunology laboratory offering free or subsidised diagnostic services for economically disadvantaged patients is now open at Madras Medical Mission Hospital. Doctors say it could improve outcomes for nearly 9,000 patients on Tamil Nadu’s kidney transplant waiting list.The HLA — Human Leukocyte Antigen — test, conducted before an organ transplant, maps the unique…
Medical shops remained shut across Hyderabad on Wednesday as part of a nationwide strike against e-pharmacies Hyderabad: Thousands of pharmacies across Telangana remained shut on Wednesday as part of a nationwide strike against e-pharmacies and alleged irregularities in online medicine sales, leaving patients struggling to access medicines.The shutdown, backed by the All India Organisation of…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on a bicycle. Govt officials have been directed to cycle or walk short distances as a healthier and fuel-free option. Gurgaon: Haryana govt has directed all deputy commissioners to enforce a series of strict fuel-saving measures — ranging from avoiding unnecessary air travel to promoting carpooling and online meetings…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of petitions alleging irregularities in the West Bengal Police constable recruitment process for 2024 till June 8, as the state counsels failed to appear, reports Srishti Lakhotia.Justice Amrita Sinha clarified that any appointment made in the interim would be subject to the final outcome of…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought responses from Birch by Romeo Lane co-owners Saurabh Luthra, Gaurav Luthra and Ajay Gupta in petitions filed by the state challenging the bail granted to them earlier.Goa govt argued that 25 lives were lost in the fire and that granting bail in such a case which is…
Gandhinagar: South Gujarat’s Dang district, the first in the state to have shifted completely to natural farming, has emerged as a leading strawberry-producing region. The govt said on Wednesday that farmers have reported annual earnings of up to Rs 8 lakh per hectare by cultivating nine varieties of strawberries.According to official data, the area under…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has convened a ‘Panthic Conference’ to deliberate on provisions of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 — a legislation that the Punjab govt says seeks to strengthen anti-sacrilege laws, but which has drawn criticism from several Sikh bodies.Talking to media here on…
PMC’s multi-storey building parking on JM Road Pune: The civic body has decided to appoint contractors at key parking lots on JM Road and dismantle some others following several complaints that various PMC-run facilities needed major upgrade.Many regular commuters also sought better monitoring at parking lots to curb fleecing and overcharging. Lack of maintenance, proper…
