Margao/Ponda: State govt on Thursday unveiled a revised Kamdhenu Scheme and higher milk procurement incentives for dairy farmers.Chief minister Pramod Sawant announced the measures at a programme organised by the department of animal husbandry and veterinary services in Ponda.Under the revised scheme, subsidy cover has been doubled — from 10 cows to 20. The first…
|| Girl power on display A young performer displaying her skills with a chakkar Girls and women have been gradually making inroads into the traditionally male-dominated akhadas over the last couple of rath yatras, but this year their presence was unmistakable. Two akhadas featured girls prominently. One truck showcased a girl performing aerial yoga and…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday backed party MLA and Punjab leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa amid his standoff with the AAP govt and alleged that Congress councillors in Qadian had been subjected to pressure by the incumbent AAP.Praising Bajwa for “standing up to the intimidation” by the AAP govt,…
Pune: A power failure at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) data centre during heavy rain on July 6 triggered a major disruption to the civic body’s digital services, with some operations still affected 10 days later.While most public-facing services have been restored, work to revive the remaining systems…
Times News NetworkSurat: Inspector General of Police (Surat Range) Prem Vir Singh has appointed four law officers to strengthen legal coordination for police cases across south Gujarat.The appointments include Kalpesh Bhabhre for Surat city, Ashwin Jogadiya for Surat rural, Suresh Kathiriya for Valsad, and Ravindra Dhamde for Tapi-Vyara.The law officers will advise investigating officers and…
Lucknow: Ending a seven-year manhunt, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested Monu Yadav alias Abhimanyu Yadav, a ₹50,000 reward-carrying fugitive wanted since 2019 in the abduction, murder and robbery of a taxi driver in Lucknow.He was arrested from Didwana in Rajasthan, where he was allegedly living under concealment and working at a private…
Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) Thursday arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with the 2022 School Lecturer (Agricultural Science) recruitment exam paper leak case. Police alleged the man purchased the leaked question papers, coached candidates using them, and helped them secure govt jobs. He was arrested from Chomu after the Rajasthan High Court dismissed…
NEW DELHI: WHO has issued new global guidelines saying up to 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity and, for the first time, air pollution, while advising against the routine use of vitamin and omega-3 supplements for dementia prevention in…
Clavicular pushes back after AOC warns of ‘rabbit holes’ tied to growing looksmaxxing culture (Image via Getty) Looksmaxxing streamer Clavicular has responded after U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, better known as AOC, shared concerns about the growing looksmaxxing trend and its impact on young men. The exchange started after AOC was asked about Clavicular and the…
Representative image (File photo) MUMBAI: RBI has barred defaulting borrowers from buying back properties acquired by lenders to satisfy a defaulter’s debt, tightening norms for resolution of stressed accounts under its new directions effective Oct 1, 2026.Defaulters and their related parties, as defined under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, cannot repurchase such assets from…
