Mapusa: The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) and the water resources department (WRD) launched an emergency cleanliness drive across the town after severe waterlogging inundated low-lying areas, major junctions and the Mapusa market.The flooding disrupted business activity and caused hardship to traders, vendors and consumers, while also exposing shortcomings in the town’s monsoon preparedness.Municipal engineers, along…
Varanasi: District magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Tuesday reviewed industrial development and investment proposals during a meeting of the District Udyog Bandhu Committee and MoU Implementation Unit at the Collectorate auditorium.After hearing issues raised by investors and entrepreneurs, the District Magistrate directed officials of concerned departments to ensure their timely resolution and stressed the need for…
Gandhinagar: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data has exposed Gujarat govt’s claim of women’s empowerment, the state unit of the Congress party said on Wednesday.Party spokesperson Hiren Banker said that only 16% of women in Gujarat own a house or land, showing that women still have not received equal rights. “Even in this digital…
Bathinda: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has announced a five-fold hike from Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 in monthly allowance for sarpanches of over 13,000 villages in the state from Aug 15.The announcement comes just days ahead of the governing AAP’s launch of “Maavan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna”. Under the scheme, women from the general category…
The spot on Ambenali Ghat where the SUV carrying 8 people plunged into the valley on May 24 Pune: The state govt has undertaken the widening of Ambenali Ghat that connects Konkan to western Maharashtra.Some MLAs on Wednesday, citing the accident that killed eight people travelling by an SUV that plunged into a valley from…
Toppers from the Surat are being greeted by their teacher Surat: CA Intermediate exam results declared by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Wednesday have delivered a mixed picture for Gujarat. While pass percentages remained modest across major cities, students made a strong mark nationally, with 13 candidates from Ahmedabad and Surat featuring…
Silchar: Five faculty members from the department of Life Science and Bioinformatics at Assam University, Silchar, have been recognised among the world’s top 5% scientists in the 2025 Global Scientist Index, bringing international acclaim to the central university.The researchers who secured a place in the prestigious global ranking are Prof. Sarbani Giri, Prof. Suchismita Das,…
Lucknow: A street dog’s death in Aligarh has drawn scrutiny from the UP State Information Commission (UPSIC) after an RTI application seeking details of treatment and rescue facilities was answered nearly three months late, according to the complainant.Mohd Imran Khan of Iglas, Aligarh, said the dog in his locality was ailing and he repeatedly approached…
Palanpur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Sabarkantha district arrested a man and seized cannabis plants valued at Rs 7.81 lakh that he cultivated in his maize field in Saroli village of Vijaynagar taluka.The police team found 10 cannabis plants weighing 15.58kg in the field of accused Unaji Kharadi.Police said efforts are under way to…
Jaipur: With Rajasthan facing rising temperatures, recurring heat waves, erratic rainfall and mounting water stress, the state govt plans to set up a Climate Change Centre in collaboration with IIT-Jodhpur to strengthen climate research, forecasting and policy planning.The proposed centre, details of which were shared in the Rajasthan Assembly on June 23, will function as…
