Canacona: The fisheries department has come up with a plan to develop Saleri village in Canacona into an integrated modern fishing village.Under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, the project includes the repair of the existing fishing ramp, re-construction of a net mending shed and desilting activities, along with the installation of floating jetting measuring…
New Delhi: Commercial heavy vehicles are a menace on the capital’s roads, though their speed seems largely under control in high-security areas of Lutyens’ Delhi, where fatal accidents or hit-and-runs involving such vehicles have been rare.That a trucker managed to speed off after mowing down two people on central Delhi’s Ashoka Road on Monday raises…
Kolkata: The state govt will soon launch a pilot project on scientific waste management and garbage disposal in the Asansol-Durgapur region under the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission.“Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, a pilot initiative will soon begin in the Asansol-Durgapur region focusing on scientific waste management, proper garbage disposal, sanitation, hygiene awareness and cleaner surroundings….
Agartala: Altogether 476 trained constables, including 318 women, were formally inducted into the Tripura Police force on Thursday after completing their training. The event marked one of the largest inclusions of women personnel in the state police force in recent years.Addressing the passing out ceremony at KTD Singh Police Training Academy, CM Manik Saha highlighted…
In Srivaikuntam, G Saravanan (TVK) won the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election by 1,186 votes against S Oorvashi Amirtharaj (INC), while SP Shanmuganathan contested from the AIADMK.Srivaikuntam is a competitive constituency in Thoothukkudi district and has seen representation from both the Dravidian parties and the Congress.Since the 1977 Assembly elections, the seat has alternated evenly…
Once, there was a proper hydrant and hose reel system near civic body’s Zone A office in Ludhiana Ludhiana: The local fire department has demanded land for a third emergency station near the Jalandhar Bypass, even as two earlier approved stations remain on the drawing board.The request for a station in Ludhiana North assembly constituency…
Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE), Gandhinagar, busted a cyberfraud network involving over Rs 288 crore and arrested eight accused from Unjha, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Surat as part of “Operation Mule Hunt 2.0”, according to a Gujarat police release on Wednesday.Officials said the accused opened mule bank accounts in the names of firms and…
Ahmedabad: While the Gujarat govt has mandated the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) system for university admissions, the move has triggered a wave of backlash. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has officially warned of state-wide protests, slamming the centralized portal for chronic mismanagement and deep-seated inefficiencies.Although the govt expanded GCAS to include select private…
Rain in Jaipur Thursday brought some respite from scorching heat Jaipur: Amid an intense heatwave, the state education department, Wednesday, directed all govt and private schools to suspend outdoor activities and allow students to wear light cotton clothes instead of uniforms, while ruling out early summer vacations.The Directorate of Secondary Education has asked schools to…
Representational image of a demolition Ludhiana: A former sarpanch facing 10 cases of drug trafficking watched his 1.4-acre luxury estate get demolished in a sweeping state crackdown as law enforcement shifts toward stripping cartels of their narco-profits.A heavy police contingent and demolition crews flattened the compound owned by Gurdeep Singh Rano, who is accused of…
