Kolkata: The crackdown on blood banks flouting norms continued in the city with the health department starting a probe into six more blood banks. Sources cited allegations of multiple irregularities, including selling of blood and plasma to neighbouring states illegally, organising blood donation camps bypassing regular norms, and others.A few days ago, the department ordered…
Ahmedabad: More than 90 first-year students from diploma and degree engineering programmes at Apravit University, Gandhinagar, visited the Toy House at the Centre of Toy Science on the Children’s Research University campus in Sector 20 as part of an educational tour.During the visit, the students explored facilities such as the Toy Lab, Toy Library, STEM…
Mohali: The Saanjh Rahat Kendra launched in Mohali has emerged as Punjab Police’s model for supporting women in distress, with the initiative now replicated in Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana and Jalandhar, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.Over the past two years, the four centres have registered 1,069 cases and screened 1,656 women, providing counselling, legal aid,…
Kolhapur: Hockey forward Sanika Mane brought glory to Nool, her village in Kolhapur, on Thursday when she was selected to represent India in the junior women’s team for AHF Junior Asia Cup in Moqi, China from Aug 30 to Sept 13.Sanika told TOI, “I have been selected along with five other forwards in a squad…
LDA to conduct inspection of buildings on SC’s direction Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority has proposed a 1,035-acre Vashishthnagar scheme along the Agra expressway as part of the UP State Capital Region (UPSCR), with a focus on industrial growth, logistics and employment generation.The scheme is planned across about 1,035 acre in Revari, Bhaliya, Gahalwara, Adampur…
The Nagaur District Football Association under the aegis of the Rajasthan Football Association will be held from August 7 to 10 in Fardod village in Nagaur district Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Junior Boys Football Championship, organised by the Nagaur District Football Association under the aegis of the Rajasthan Football Association, will be held from August…
Rahul Gandhi raises Ken-Betwa displacement issue NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of tribal affairs on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that it has received several representations raising concerns over the displacement of people due to the Ken-Betwa river-link project in Madhya Pradesh. The ministry said it has forwarded the representations to the state government and…
Mist fans at Rome’s Colosseum as Italy issues highest heat alert Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as an intense heatwave swept across Europe, setting national temperature records in Austria and Slovakia, fuelling wildfires in France, and disrupting power generation, transport and tourism across the continent.Temperatures climbed above 40°C…
The transaction was timed in a way that it took advantage of the current market situation NEW DELHI: A government department that has an operations room named Kurukshetra is clearly in battle mode. But, the merchant bankers for the LIC stake sale seemed to have missed the signal.While the offer-for-sale had been discussed for more…
What if ‘Obsession’ was made in Mollywood; could Curry Baker’s horror drama work as a Malayalam film. Curry Baker’s ‘Obsession’ is built around a simple but intriguing premise. The film relies on its central idea and character-driven tension rather than a massive production scale. Its approach could fit well with the sensibilities of Malayalam cinema,…
