Suruchi Sangha is one of the biggest crowd-puller pujas Kolkata: The post-assembly poll tectonic shift in Bengal’s politics has started reshaping the colours and contours of Kolkata’s marquee Durga Pujas, with many of them overhauling their organising committees to reflect the changes in the political landscape.Clubs that have been associated with Trinamool Congress veterans are…
Plea in NGT accuses Noida Authority of non-compliance with environmental norms during cable-laying, pipe repair, optical fibre and gas line work that triggered dust pollution Noida: Noida Authority utilised 40% of the funds allocated under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) over the last five years, with most of the expenditure directed towards road construction….
Panaji: After setting up kitchen gardens in schools across Goa, now, under the National Education Policy (NEP), govt and aided schools will get urban wildlife host corners on their campuses. Around 500 teachers teaching from Classes VI to VIII have been trained by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India-Goa, for the Goa state council for…
Varanasi: Chandauli police arrested 12 accused during a major crackdown under the statewide Cyber Vajra campaign against cybercrime. The operation was carried out jointly by the cyber cell, cyber crime police station and teams from various police stations across the district on Sunday.Police constituted nine teams and conducted simultaneous raids against suspects allegedly involved in…
Ahmedabad: A moving truck caught fire on the Adalaj-Tarapur highway early Monday, disrupting traffic for some time. The driver and cleaner escaped unhurt after getting out of the vehicle before the flames spread.Officials said smoke was first noticed from the rear portion of the truck while it was on the highway. The driver pulled over…
Chandigarh: Even as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) rolls out a structured Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum for students from Classes III to VIII, the Union ministry of education has declined to fund Chandigarh’s proposed Rs 95-lakh AI initiative for 111 govt schools under the Samagra Shiksha scheme.The move has…
Waste accumulated outside a housing society in Punawale Pune: The immediate fallout of the Moshi waste depot shutdown after last week’s tragedy is a city staring at piles of accumulated garbage in every nook and corner without a disposal destination.The depot has been shut since Wednesday after a mountain of garbage collapsed on the waste-to-energy…
Imphal: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi) on Monday announced full support for the United Naga Council’s (UNC) ongoing inter-district economic blockade, citing continued violence in Manipur and a fresh arson attack in Imphal West.COCOMI’s announcement came two days after at least five houses were set ablaze at Kanto Sabal in Imphal West. In…
Lucknow: A woman has alleged that she was sexually harassed and assaulted by three motorcycle-borne youths in front of her husband in Gomtinagar. Police have registered an FIR against one identified accused and two unidentified persons under charges of molestation and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to the complaint, the incident…
Rajkot: A 70-year-old woman, who claims to be the legally wedded wife of former Porbandar MLA Bhura Munja Kadchha alias Jadeja, has filed a complaint under the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, alleging that a history-sheeter illegally occupied her family’s properties worth around Rs 1.20 crore for nearly a decade.The complaint was lodged at Kamalabag…
