Landowners and other interested parties have been given 21 days from the date of publication of the notification to file objections to the proposed acquisition Panaji: The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has initiated the acquisition of 8,863sqm of private land at Bhoma and Kundaim villages of Ponda taluka for the proposed four-laning…
Varanasi: Taking a significant step towards providing modern, safe, and convenient public transport in Varanasi city, UP govt issued notification of fare rates for Varanasi Ropeway Project. According to the notification, affordable fares have been fixed for passengers travelling between various stations of the ropeway service. A minimum fare of Rs 10 and a maximum…
Ahmedabad: At the end of the first round of degree engineering admissions in Gujarat, 33,993 candidates were allotted seats out of the 61,316 available. While 41,688 students participated, 7,687 candidates missed out on allotments due to insufficient or inappropriate choice filling.Students who were allotted seats must confirm their admission by paying their fees through the…
Batala: A land dispute turned deadly in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district when a 35-year-old man shot dead his aunt, her 12-year-old son and an ex-serviceman friend before killing himself, police said on Wednesday.Batala SSP Mehtab Singh said Manjot Singh, the accused, was locked in a property and financial dispute with his uncle. He had sold his…
A scooterist rides through a waterlogged road in the Kiwale area following Wednesday’s rain Pune: The monsoon arrived late this year, but Pune’s familiar chaos after rain returned right on cue. On Wednesday morning, the city was brought to its knees by nothing more than a usual rain spell. Roads choked, vehicles stalled, tempers flared…
Surat: Five of the 16 managing committee seats in the upcoming Sumul Dairy elections have been declared uncontested after no rival candidates filed nominations, while the remaining 11 seats are headed for keen contests.The elections to south Gujarat’s leading dairy cooperative have generated significant interest across the region. Sumul procures and supplies around 12.5 lakh…
Guwahati: Assam govt on Wednesday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and posting 24 IAS and ACS officers across key departments, including home, finance, agriculture, CM’s secretariat and multiple district commissioners.This is the first major reshuffle in the newly formed BJP-led govt.Among the key changes, Megha Nidhi Dahal, currently district commissioner of Dhubri, has been…
Lucknow: Veteran actor Anil Rastogi on Wednesday clarified over a viral clip from the Padma Awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where he was conferred the Padma Shri.The clip which went viral on social media showed Rastogi walking up to receive his Padma Shri on Tuesday while appearing to miss a handshake offered by the…
Palanpur: A special POCSO court in Modasa town of Aravali district sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old Class IX girl last year.The court of Special Judge K K Shukla found him guilty of rape, kidnapping and other sections of the BNS and POCSO Act and sentenced him on Tuesday.Public…
JDA issuing pattas of unapproved colonies through its Urban Service Camps Jaipur: Even as the state govt publicly voices concern over rising encroachments and unauthorised colonies, its decision to regularise such settlements through Urban Service Camps has drawn criticism from town planners and municipal officials, who say the policy rewards violations and weakens enforcement.Officials argue…
