Margao: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bills on Saturday said simultaneous elections, once implemented, would be introduced in phases, with assemblies whose terms end before the common election cycle serving truncated tenures to bring them in sync.Addressing reporters after two days of consultations in Goa, JPC chairman P P…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch Uttar Pradesh’s Plantation Mahayagya-2026 from Gorakhpur on Sunday, kicking off the state’s ambitious drive to plant a record 35 crore saplings in a single day under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign.The mass plantation initiative, one of the largest in the country, aims to boost green cover…
Ahmedabad: A second sanitation worker has died after three contract cleaners were allegedly made to enter a drain without adequate safety measures at UN Mehta Hospital in Asarwa earlier this week.Shahibaug police said Sahil Nadiya, who had been undergoing treatment after the incident, died on Friday night. His co-worker, Roki Mekwan, had died earlier during…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration has unveiled draft Chandigarh Tenancy Rules, 2026, proposing a fully digital framework for tenancy registration, rent regulation and dispute resolution. Issued for public objections and suggestions, the rules seek to operationalise the Assam Tenancy Act, 2021, which was extended to Chandigarh earlier this year.A key feature of the draft is mandatory…
Officials said the building was located around 30 metres from the landfill and that the garbage mound gave way within seconds, leaving occupants with little time to react Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s environment department on Saturday attributed the July 8 Moshi landfill disaster to incessant rainfall and the build-up of methane gas pressure…
Guwahati: Visitors to the Dr Bhupen Hazarika Samannay Kshetra in Guwahati will soon be able to take virtual selfies with the legendary singer, practise singing alongside him and experience immersive digital interactions, as the Assam govt plans to transform the memorial into a technology-driven cultural destination.Announcing the move as part of the celebrations for Hazarika’s…
Lucknow: The UP govt said on Saturday that hi-tech digital libraries have been developed in gram panchayats across 32 districts of the state, where students are being provided with around 20,000 digital educational resources, including e-books, video lectures, audio content and digital quizzes to help them prepare for competitive exams.In the first phase, approximately Rs…
Rajkot: A 46-year-old man lodged a complaint alleging that his 15-year-old daughter was repeatedly raped over the last three months by a neighbour, in the Jamnagar Road area of the city.University police station registered a case against the accused under Sections 351(3) (criminal intimidation), 64(2) (rape under aggravated circumstances) and 65(1) (punishment for rape) of…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has refused bail to three Myanmar nationals accused of trafficking Rohingya women into India under false marriage pretences. The court, in its order uploaded Saturday, noted the serious nature of the allegations and that key victims and witnesses have yet to testify.Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Bhuwan Goyal dismissed the…
Locals and rescuers help victims of the boating accident in southern Vietnam on Saturday HYDERABAD/VIJAYAWADA: At least 15 Indian tourists were killed and 17 others injured after a speedboat carrying 32 Indian passengers and four crew capsized less than 500 metres off Vietnam’s Hon May Rut Ngoai island, close to the tourist destination of Phu…
