Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that the Centre has halted the recruitment process at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) so that Goa’s concerns about non-Goans being hired could be addressed.Sawant said that he took up the issue of NIT Goa recruiting candidates from other states with Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan,…
Tarn Taran: A minor dispute over children picking maize (corn cobs) from a neighbour’s field escalated into a violent clash in Thathian village, leaving three people injured.According to police sources, the confrontation erupted between the families of Shamsher Singh and Kashmir Singh. Although Shamsher had reportedly apologised on behalf of his children for accidentally breaking…
Hyderabad: A 57-year-old businessman approached the Central Crime Station (CCS) police, alleging that his brother, in collusion with other family members and the Doodhbowli sub-registrar, created a fake will in the name of their late father and got two Begum Bazar properties, worth around 20 crore, registered in their favour. Police have booked a case…
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has increased the milk procurement price for farmers associated with Milkfed (Verka) by Rs 20 per kg fat, effective May 1.An official spokesperson said the move aims to ensure better remuneration for dairy farmers, strengthen the rural economy and reinforce the cooperative dairy structure in the state.Nearly 2.5 lakh farmers linked…
Hyderabad: Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) director general Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar is facing allegations of sexual harassment and workplace victimisation. A woman professor of ASCI has filed a complaint before the National Commission for Women (NCW) alleging that after she approached NCW, her contract was terminated and she was barred from entering the campus…
Calcutta High Court will hear PILs on alleged post-poll violence filed by Trinamool Congress and others on Thursday, reports Subrata Chattoraj. The petitions claim nearly 2,000 Trinamool workers and supporters were attacked and about 365 party offices vandalised since the election in Bengal. Source link
Artemis II crew’s 10-day trip around Earth and Moon — timeline of Nasa’s historic lunar mission Nasa’s Artemis II mission ended with a precise splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, capping a nearly 10-day journey that took four astronauts farther from Earth than any humans before. The Orion capsule “Integrity” parachuted into calm waters off California,…
Pic for representational purpose only Pune: A chit bearing the word ‘BOMB’ was found inside the lavatory of a Pune-Guwahati flight on Friday morning, triggering panic among passengers and prompting a security response from airport authorities. However, a thorough search of the aircraft did not reveal any suspicious object.A security officer of the private airline,…
Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said the state govt had granted sanction for prosecution to the CBI in four cases to enable action against officials accused of corruption.“The previous govt blocked four CBI cases for the last four years. Under the law, the CBI or an investigating agency requires sanction from the…
Magnus Carlsen, R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh, and D Gukesh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: If you turn the pages of an English dictionary to find the meaning of the word “cliché”, it will tell you that a cliché is nothing but a phrase or an idea that has been so overused…
