Panaji: A Valpoi court has directed 39 Melaulim villagers and activists involved in the Jan 2021 protests against IIT to remain present before the sessions court, North Goa, on Sept 11.The villagers and activists had clashed with police over the setting up of the IIT-Goa campus at Melaulim, leaving several persons, including police personnel, injured….
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has taken note of a curious case involving emergency alert buttons in buses. While the switches cost just Rs 15-20 each, they have largely remained unused because there are no dedicated centres to respond to alerts. Bus operators told the panel they are still required to pay Rs 2,500 to…
NEW DELHI: As part of efforts to get non-resident students and professionals, or those who have relocated to India, to come clean on undisclosed overseas assets and income, govt Saturday notified a new voluntary disclosure scheme for small taxpayers, who can pay an effective tax of 60% and avoid penalties and prosecution.In a notification, govt,…
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UVSS scans the underside of vehicles entering the Red Fort parking area as part of the I-Day security arrangements. NEW DELHI: This Independence Day, the Red Fort was guarded not just by a heavy security presence but also by a layer of technology working round-the-clock behind the scenes. As India celebrated its 80th Independence Day,…
Admission procedures, reservation policies, fee fixation, grievance redressal mechanisms and recruitment and pay norms for teaching and non-teaching staff will also come under its review Mumbai: The state govt has set up a high-level expert committee to review and overhaul the norms governing the establishment and functioning of private universities in the state in a…
UT Khader, health minister addressing the gathering at the Independence Day celebration at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru Saturday Mangaluru: Justifying the proposed Use of Govt Premises and Public Property Bill, health and family welfare, minority welfare, haj and waqf minister UT Khader Saturday said the state govt takes all decisions strictly in accordance with the Constitution and…
Chennai: Every govt event chaired by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will be preceded by a folk performance for at least 30 minutes, School Education and Tamil Development Minister Rajmohan said on Saturday. The decision, which will be implemented through a govt order, will promote folk artists of the state and boost their employment.At a…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday extended his support to Nalsar students, saying that in a democracy, when young people feel that their dignity or self-respect has been attacked, they would naturally raise their voice and resist. He said the Nalsar students had stood courageously for their rights and dignity, and thanked…
Panaji: The department of information technology, electronics & communications (DITE&C) is in the process of securing approval for the drone didi training scheme to scale the initiative state-wide. Under this scheme, the department wants to sponsor the training of 100 women every financial year, aiming to create 300 certified women drone pilots over three years.The…
