Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Friday said that the future of Telangana’s agriculture lies not merely in increasing production, but in enhancing the value of farm produce. He called for a decisive shift towards value-based, market-oriented farming.Speaking at the 62nd foundation day celebrations of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State…
Bystanders shouted at the driver to stop and pelted the bus with stones Bystanders shouted at the driver to stop and pelted the bus with stones Bystanders shouted at the driver to stop and pelted the bus with stones Bystanders shouted at the driver to stop and pelted the bus with stones Bystanders shouted at…
Malda/Behrampore: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday pledged to address the longstanding problem of erosion along the Ganges, Fulohar and Bhagirathi rivers.Speaking at an administrative review meeting in Malda involving the districts of Malda, Murshidabad, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur, Adhikari said: “Erosion of the Ganges, Fulohar and Bhagirathi is a major problem in Malda and…
The theft took place around 7am on Friday Ghaziabad: A salesman at a Tanishq showroom in Raj Nagar District Centre (RDC) allegedly stole jewellery worth several lakhs from the store in the early hours of Friday. An FIR has been registered and teams have been formed to nab the accused, who was caught committing the…
Panaji: The directorate of fire and emergency services has outlined a proposal to create an online fire safety training module, which will be used to train fire personnel, volunteers and external agencies. The department expects to spend around Rs 12 lakh for the creation of a virtual training platform to improve capacity-building across the department.The…
Azamgarh: In a crackdown on irregularities in madrassas, Azamgarh police arrested three persons in two separate cases on Thursday and Friday.In the first case, two accused wanted in connection with embezzlement of govt funds under the Madrassa Modernisation Scheme were arrested in the Phoolpur police station area. The accused have been identified as Sharad Yadav…
Ahmedabad: Admissions for paramedical programmes in Gujarat, including BSc Nursing, have so far drawn a weaker-than-anticipated response, with registrations well below the total seats on offer. As per official information, about 26,900 candidates have registered for admission against over 56,000 seats available across govt and self-financed institutions in the state. So far, 24,442 applications have…
Australian T20 cricketer Nikhil Chaudhary with his first coach, Charanjeet Bhangu, in Ludhiana Ludhiana: Nikhil Chaudhary, the leg-spinning all-rounder who moved to Australia for a birthday vacation and ended up in its international Twenty20 side, completes a remarkable journey that began in the cricket academies of this Punjab city.He received his maiden international call-up on…
Chandigarh: The CBI’s Chandigarh unit has registered a case against two Northern Railway employees of the Ferozepur division and an unidentified official for allegedly demanding a Rs 60,000 bribe to provide relief in disciplinary proceedings.Complainant Pawan Kumar, a senior clerk at the DRM office, Ferozepur, alleged that technician‑I Vijay Kumar and senior section engineer Dharmveer…
Pune: A 14-year-old Class X student died and her friend suffered minor injuries after a pickup truck hit their motorcycle on Wadegaon Road at Wadebolhai on Wednesday afternoon. The girl succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital in Pune on Thursday.The Lonikand police have traced and detained the pickup truck driver and booked him…
