Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta presents the state’s budget for FY 2026-27 in the assembly on Monday Kolkata: All existing direct-benefit schemes will continue under the new BJP dispensation in Bengal, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said in his opening remarks as he placed his maiden budget on Monday, and expanded the social security net further…
Ghaziabad: Four men have been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap a builder from the Link Road area and extort Rs 5 crore from him. Police said it was the son of the builder’s associate who plotted the abduction because he wanted quick money to support his expensive lifestyle.The builder, Rajesh Pandey, filed a complaint…
Panaji: Goa police’s traffic cell has urged the PWD to undertake road upgrades to decongest Merces and KTC Panaji junctions, including merging the Bambolim–Panaji service road with the highway and adding adequate directional signages.The inspection of the Merces junction and KTC Panaji junction was conducted by the North Goa District Road Safety Committee (DRSC)’s monitoring…
Gorakhpur: Police arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her aunt (mami) and looting jher jewellery in Campierganj area of Gorakhpur. The accused, Radhika Paswan, was arrested with the murder weapon and the stolen ornaments.According to police, the body of a 60-year-old woman was found in Babban forest, about 150-200 metres off the road, on June…
Teachers’ union aims to gather written letters of support from MPs and urge them to raise the matter with the central govt Ahmedabad: The Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) has announced an escalation of its nationwide agitation concerning teacher welfare and the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). As part of the second phase of…
Crimes against women: TOI graphic about Ludhiana conviction rate Ludhiana: The city is clearing its cases of violence against women at a six-year high, yet nearly 80% of the alleged perpetrators still walk free due to witness intimidation and poor policing.Latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveals the industrial hub secured convictions…
Times News NetworkMohali: A local court has denied bail to Rohit Kumar, one of the accused in the kidnapping and murder of 23‑year‑old Mithali, whose body was recovered from the fields near Banur earlier this year.Rohit, 20, a resident of Banur, had sought regular bail after being named by Zirakpur police in the case. After…
The centre will ensure cadets are scientifically treated for various injuries from stress fractures and ligament tears to muscle strains caused by relentless physical training Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) inducted the Aarogyam sports medicine and physiotherapy centre at the Military Hospital in Khadakwasla on Saturday to ensure cadets are scientifically treated for various…
The Takshashila Arcade fire on May 24, 2019, claimed 22 lives Surat: The deadly fire at a coaching centre in Lucknow on Monday reopened old wounds in Gujarat, with families of the victims of the 2019 Takshashila Arcade blaze saying that justice remains elusive even seven years on, and warning that delays will continue to…
Guwahati: Assam Police have ordered an inquiry against a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a havildar over allegations that a Brahmin student was compelled to remove his sacred thread during frisking at a NEET re-test centre in Assam’s Nalbari district on Sunday.The move follows a magisterial probe by the Nalbari district administration in which…
