Kolkata: Following Bengal govt’s first cabinet meeting on Monday, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced the rollout of all central schemes, including Ayushman Bharat, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima and PM Vishwakarma, in the state, without discontinuing the existing state social-welfare schemes such as Lakshmir Bhandar and Swasthya Sathi .Besides Adhikari, the cabinet meeting…
A groundbreaking study by the Kimberlite Research Group at the University of Cape Town has pinpointed where the world’s most precious diamonds originate. Standard diamonds form within Earth’s lithospheric plates. However, ‘CLIPPIR’ gems – those similar to Cullinan diamonds in size and purity – emerge from much greater depths. As noted in China.org, Associate Professor…
LUCKNOW: At least eight people were killed and several others injured in a road accident in the early hours of Monday, when a speeding car rammed into a group of people who had gathered to rescue victims of an earlier motorcycle collision on the Akbarpur–Jalalpur road in Ambedkar Nagar.According to police officials, the first incident…
Ludhiana: A blackout drill will be conducted at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and in areas under the Aggar Nagar PSPCL division on Friday from 8 pm to 8:15 pm.During a meeting with stakeholders, assistant commissioner Payal Goyal urged residents to comply with the blackout exercise by switching off all types of lights. A siren will…
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The matter is scheduled for hearing on Wednesday Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) informed National Green Tribunal about the status of ponds under its jurisdiction that have been restored and rejuvenated. It also defended the acquisition of 14 ponds for Noida International Airport and challenged the scope of judicial review once environmental clearance…
Ahmedabad: The Commonwealth Games are just four years away, and wheels for getting major sports infrastructure ready have been set into motion with land acquisitions as well as masterplan designs. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) town development department recently received plans for the Aquatic Arena cum Aquatic Centre, which will be part of the Sardar…
Lucknow: Late Saturday, police arrested two individuals of a gang that allegedly stole nearly 72 streetlight poles across the city and sold them to scrap dealers over time.According to police, the accused, Anjeet Rawat (23) and Shobhit Yadav (19), both residents of Baghamau village were arrested near Bandha road with aluminium streetlight worth around ₹25,000…
Lucknow: A 22-year-old woman was critically injured after falling from the 11th floor of a commercial building in Vibhuti Khand area of Gomti Nagar on Sunday evening, police said.The incident took place at Parshvanath Plaza where the woman worked as a telecaller with a private firm. Police received information about the incident and immediately shifted…
Ahmedabad: As Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) gears up for a major infrastructure overhaul, the first visible on-ground activity is a large-scale tree transplantation drive. Over 200 trees have been identified for relocation as part of the proposed New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) project.The first phase of the expansion, slated to be completed…
