Chennai: MNM president and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan requested engineer-turned-education reformer Sonam Wangchuk to end his fast demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the NEET paper leak.Wangchuk began an indefinite fast from June 28 at Jantar Mantar to extend support to the protest launched by Cockroach Janata Party demanding Pradhan’s…
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old painter from Gollapalli village in Rajanna Sircilla district died by suicide at his house on Wednesday night after writing a suicide note on an enumeration form stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the reason for his death. He also put up the photo of the note as his WhatsApp status. The…
Gurgaon: A constable posted at NIT-5 police station in Faridabad was arrested by the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) for accepting a Rs 2,000 bribe to prepare a reply to a court-issued non-bailable warrant (NBW).The accused, Pankaj, was caught red-handed by a trap team of the bureau’s Faridabad unit following a complaint by…
Kolkata: The first attempt by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to stage a protest in the city on Friday and another rally, called by Left-aligned students’ bodies, may have hit a roadblock as Kolkata Police on Thursday cited “pre-occupation with Ulta Rath processions” as a reason to ask the organisers to postpone their demonstrations.Till last…
Plastic and garbage choke the Sector 19 drain as de-silting work in several city pockets remains incomplete Noida: Noida Authority issued notices to 50 homeowners in Sector 19 for covering stormwater drains outside their properties. Officials said concrete slabs or tiles put over drains slowed, if not obstructed, de-silting, which in turn left these stretches…
Panaji: The directorate of tribal welfare will soon set up Dharti Aaba Suvidha Kendras (DASKs) in nine tribal-dominated villages across Goa to provide localised support for the development of Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities through NGOs.The identified village panchayats are Morpirla, Cotigao, Gaondongrim, Netravalli, Cola, Molcornem, Shristhal, Poinguinnim, and Kirlapal-Dabhal.The directorate has invited applications from registered…
Varanasi: Resident of a village under Sukhpura police station in Ballia district, Ritesh Tiwari (45), was attacked with knife by two motorcycles-borne miscreants on Wednesday.With the knife lodged in his back, Tiwari reached the nearest police outpost and alleged inaction of Sukhpura police. He said he had complained about receiving life threats in a property…
Ahmedabad: After Thursday’s downpour and considering the weather forecast, the Ahmedabad district collector has announced a holiday on Friday for all govt, grant-in-aid and self-financed primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, as well as colleges in the city as well as rural areas.Ahmedabad City DEO Rohit Chaudhary, administrative officer Dr L D Desai and Ahmedabad…
Ludhiana: Residents of Ludhiana got some relief from the hot and humid conditions on Thursday as temperatures remained close to normal levels following recent rainfall.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain and thundershowers over the next few days, raising hopes of continued respite from the prolonged humid spell.The sky remained cloudy since the morning,…
Panchkula: Deputy commissioner Satpal Sharma Thursday directed all departments to coordinate with the health department, organise special camps and identify eligible beneficiaries to accelerate the preparation of Ayushman Cards under the Ayushman Bharat and Chirayu Haryana schemes.Chairing a review meeting at the mini secretariat, Sharma stressed that no eligible citizen should be deprived of the…
