Guwahati: AJP candidate Kunki Chowdhury, youngest in the fray, though faced a defeat at the hands of her rival candidate Vijay Kumar Gupta (70), a senior BJP worker, expressed gratitude to the people of her constituency for the support extended to her even though she was “new to politics” and “got less than a month”…
KHARAGPUR: BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency Dilip Ghosh exuded confidence on party victory in the West Bengal polls, stating that the ruling Trinamool Congress‘s “departure is ensured”. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Dilip Ghosh said, “The time has come for TMC to go… Now Mamata Banerjee has nothing in her hands. Their departure…
Pune: VFS Global in consortium with WE Excel Software Pvt Ltd has secured a five-year contract to set up 60 model sub-registrar offices (SROs) across the state.The state registration department granted the contract for works aimed to digitise and streamline property registration, officials told TOI on Tuesday.The project will be rolled out in phases. The…
Jalandhar: Objections to Punjab’s new anti-sacrilege law continued to grow on Tuesday, with religious leaders and groups raising concerns over state overreach, lack of consultation and its legal framework.Former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna criticised provisions mandating a central digital register of every ‘saroop’ (copy) of the Guru Granth Sahib,…
Panaji: Labour Day was marked by demands for better working conditions in the state. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Christopher Fonseca criticised govt for overlooking the eight-hour workday system and instead forcing workers to work 12-hour shifts.AITUC has called for scrapping the contract labour system and demanded a minimum monthly wage…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has issued notices to Delhi govt and police on a plea challenging the de-notification of a land parcel in Asola village that was marked as forest land earlier.An applicant has claimed that the land was de-notified through an order dated Sept 12, 2025, to facilitate the existence of the Fatehpur…
King Charles III will on Tuesday deliver a rare address to a joint session of the US Congress, where he is expected to call for “reconciliation and renewal” in ties between the United States and United Kingdom, amid strains over the Iran war.The address, the first by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II’s speech…
Hyderabad: Agri minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao on Thursday instructed that only high-quality, high-yield seeds should be made available to farmers. He urged agriculture department officials to coordinate with the police department and take strict measures to curb the sale of counterfeit seeds. In a review meeting with officials, it is estimated that in the rainy…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought govt’s response over the proposed entry of a new offshore casino into the Mandovi river. While the PIL challenging the allowance of a large casino vessel will be taken up on Monday, govt has been given time till Friday to file its reply.Earlier, AG Devidas Pangam told…
Mumbai: State govt on Thursday approved the release of over Rs 51.7 crore to clear long-pending post-matric scholarship and free ship dues for 15,252 students from the 2018-19 academic year. According to a GR, the approval granted by the Other Backward Bahujan Welfare Department pertains to settlement of excess and pending disbursals made through the…
