Shimla: The district administration has decided to suspend traffic for 2.5 hours daily on the Aut-Banjar stretch of the NH-305 in Kullu due to the ongoing road repair works.Banjar sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Pankaj Sharma stated that vehicles would not be allowed on the highway between 12 pm and 2:30 pm, except for emergency services, to…
Bengaluru: Nearly four years after Karnataka emerged as the national epicentre of the hijab row, the state govt Wednesday formally withdrew a contentious 2022 order on dress codes at educational institutions, issued by the erstwhile BJP-led govt. Replacing the earlier order with a fresh policy, the state govt has now allowed students to wear “limited…
Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojana, also known as Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (MYUVA or CM YUVA), is a flagship initiative of the Uttar Pradesh government launched in 2024-25 under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.The scheme aims to promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among the state’s educated and skilled youth by facilitating the establishment of micro-enterprises in manufacturing,…
MacKenzie Scott has spent the past several years doing something few billionaires have attempted at such scale: giving away vast amounts of wealth as quickly as possible. That approach has now earned the Amazon co-founder and former wife of Jeff Bezos a place on Forbes’ Iconoclast 50 list, which recognises people reshaping industries and challenging…
Jaipur: A 42-year-old constable was killed and another man seriously injured when the motorcycle on which they were travelling went out of control and crashed into an electric pole while returning from duty in Jaipur’s Sanganer area early Wednesday morning.The deceased constable was identified as Lokendra who was posted at the Jaipur Police Lines. The…
Himanta Biswa Sarma has been appointed Assam’s chief minister by governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, marking the NDA’s third consecutive term. Following his unanimous election as leader of the BJP-led NDA legislature party, Sarma staked his claim with support from 102 MLAs. He will be sworn in on May 12, with Prime Minister Modi expected to…
Hyderabad: Two people travelling on a bike died after their vehicle hit a tree in Keesara on Thursday night.The deceased have been identified as A Kanakaraju, 20, and T Arun Kumar, 19, both from Gabbilalpet. They were friends who worked at a car-washing workshop. According to the police, the accident occurred at around 9 pm…
Jaipur: The Jaipur Metro Phase-2 project has received a major push after the long-pending issue of land for the service depot was finally resolved. A 27-hectare land parcel near Bambala Puliya in Sitapura has now been finalised for the metro depot for the 41-km-long Phase-2 corridor.The nearly Rs 13,500 cr project will also receive financial…
Scientists involved in planetary formation studies, meteorites, and early solar system investigations have been wondering about the origins of the ingredients that made up the planet Earth. Studies on carbonaceous chondrites, isotopic compositions, and planetary accretion have shown that the elements needed for life on Earth, such as carbon, water, and volatiles, could have come…
Amritsar: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former MLA, Bikram Singh Majithia, has filed a petition in the Amritsar district court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with an FIR registered against him at Majitha police station on May 31.Majithia’s counsel, Arshdeep Singh Kaler, informed on Tuesday that the anticipatory bail petition had been filed before…
