Bengaluru: In its efforts to improve admission to its schools, the state govt has now promised eight education guarantees.A post shared by chief minister Siddaramaiah and the department of school education Monday lists out the promises that will be rolled out in the next three years.They includes one teacher per class up to class 5…
New Delhi: In a move aimed at improving traffic management and boosting revenue, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to identify parking sites allegedly being operated illegally across the city.In an internal communication issued to all zonal deputy commissioners, MCD said it had been receiving complaints and reports from various sources regarding the unregulated…
Vikas Chawla, a manager at a co-working space in Noida, was the sole earning member of a household that included his wife, two children and both his parents A chunk of concrete broke away from a roof beam above and struck the 46-year-old Vikas Chawla on the head Vikas Chawla, a manager at a co-working…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel held a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar on Thursday to review the state’s overall preparedness for the possible impact of El Nino. Ministers and officials of the agriculture, irrigation, water supply, Narmada, forest and revenue departments attended the meeting.Govt spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said that in line with the meteorological…
Chandigarh: Haryana energy minister Anil Vij announced on Thursday that high-risk electricity lines passing over schools, colleges, hospitals, and public institutions will be shifted across the state in a phased manner. To ensure the work is prioritised, a dedicated monitoring cell has been formed under the chief engineer to oversee the project and submit progress…
Jaipur: Around 1.40 lakh anganwadi workers statewide are poised to go on strike from next week over non-payment of their honorarium for the last three months.Despite the state govt’s recent increase in honorarium from April and the recognition received for its efforts during the national Poshan Pakhwada, workers feel their contributions are being overlooked. They…
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 transport aircraft crashed while landing at Rowriah airbase in Assam’s Jorhat on Saturday, killing five personnel on board.The co-pilot miraculously survived the crash and is undergoing treatment, a source told TOI. The IAF has begun a detailed probe into the cause of the tragedy. “The Indian Air…
Mumbai: A court, while hearing the bail application of the father-in-law of former India cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan and two others in a road rage assault case, pulled up the investigating officer on Tuesday for filing a report supporting grant of bail even before it had issued a notice on the application.Metropolitan…
Hyderabad: Housing minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Wednesday said first priority will be given to the poor living in huts for sanction of Indiramma Indlu (houses) under the second phase of the scheme, and that other applications will be considered as the second and following options.The minister directed officials to take up a comprehensive survey…
UAE approves Foundayo obesity pill offering needle-free weight loss / Image: File In a major healthcare shift, the UAE has approved Foundayo (orforglipron), a once-daily oral obesity pill developed by Eli Lilly. The decision by the Emirates Drug Establishment places the country among the first globally to introduce a needle-free alternative to injectable weight-loss treatments.This…
