Authorities have isolated lions within a 10-km radius of the affected sites and launched intensive de-ticking operations as a precautionary measure Ahmedabad: The fear of fatal re-pairing of the canine distemper virus and the Babesia parasite — replaying their combined attack in 2018 — has come back to haunt the state forest department as it…
Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Wednesday inducted the new batch of its flagship PGP programme and PGP-FABM programme with 414 and 44 students respectively. About 61% of PGP students are engineers, whereas 31% of the batch consists of female students.Encouraging students to leverage technology and AI responsibly, Prof Ankur Sinha, chairperson, PGP, noted that learning—not…
Panaji: Goa State Information Commission (SIC) on Monday directed the managing director of Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) to conduct a thorough inquiry against staff and officers for failing to maintain records and fix responsibility. The direction came after information sought under RTI was denied as the file was reported missing.SIC imposed a penalty of…
“Bhagya Lakshmi” — one of two Indian-flagged tankers — turned back in the Strait of Hormuz after it was denied passage by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy following Iran’s announcement of the closure of the narrow waterway.In a video shared by an Iranian journalist on X, crew members of the ship are heard trying to…
Pune: The civic body has stepped up its drive against ready mix concrete plants across the city following several complaints from citizens.Over the last three months, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has taken action against 30 plants, including a facility spread over 27,000 sqft in Undri last week.Residents have complained that RMCs cause major pollution,…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has sought a legal opinion from its law section on the ouster of deputy municipal commissioner, Rahul Gethe. While the state had issued a govt resolution for absorbing Gethe as a feeder cadre official, he has not cleared the state public service commission examination for the Chief…
Vadodara/Rajkot: It may sound like a cliché that every vote counts, but two nail-biting contests in Gujarat’s local body polls showed just how decisive a single ballot can be — with one Congress candidate winning by a vote and another losing by three.In the Bharuch taluka panchayat, Congress candidate Mohsin Pathan clinched the Palej seat…
The police are investigating further George Mendonca Navi Mumbai: Four pedestrians walking on the pavement, including a 3-year-old girl were injured after a car driven by a doctor lost control over the wheels and veering off the road climbed on the pavement and hit the pedestrians before crashing into a scooter parked on the roadside…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Amid a depreciating rupee, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said govt is considering several measures to contain the widening current account deficit (CAD). “We are monitoring the situation. All the various arms of the govt are working as a team. Several steps are under consideration. The situation globally is quite…
Tamil Nadu elections: TVK cadres clueless, struggle to match campaign of Dravidian majors on ground Tamil Nadu elections: TVK cadres clueless, struggle to match campaign of Dravidian majors on ground Tamil Nadu elections: TVK cadres clueless, struggle to match campaign of Dravidian majors on ground CHENNAI/TRICHY: Facing the elections for the first time, several TVK…
