Times News NetworkPanchkula: Deputy commissioner and district election officer Satpal Sharma urged all eligible voters in Panchkula to complete the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by submitting voter verification forms to their respective booth level officers (BLOs) before July 14.Sharma said the verification drive aims at preparing an accurate and error-free electoral roll….
Pune: Restaurants and eateries are giving offers and discounts to encourage afternoon dine-ins as footfalls dip during the intense heat conditions.“Food establishments are witnessing a 20%-25% drop in business in the afternoon hours. Day-time walk-ins are low owing to the persisting heat. It has decreased even on weekends and picks up only post 6pm,” said…
A planned coastal road threatens the livelihood of 50 fishing families in Charkop koliwada, Mumbai. Every few days, 71-year-old Anil Bhandari rows his small boat out of the mangroves of Charkop and up Manori creek to fish—boi, catfish, and, if he’s lucky, a few baskets of prawns. The catch hasn’t been as good in recent…
Azamgarh: In a crackdown on irregularities in madrassas, Azamgarh police arrested three persons in two separate cases on Thursday and Friday.In the first case, two accused wanted in connection with embezzlement of govt funds under the Madrassa Modernisation Scheme were arrested in the Phoolpur police station area. The accused have been identified as Sharad Yadav…
JAMMU: The second batch of pilgrims departed the Yatri Niwas base camp for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji early Friday. As a precautionary measure, J&K administration issued an advisory late Thursday, warning that non-registered yatris would not be allowed to undertake the yatra.Of 3,865 pilgrims in the second batch, 1,735 left via…
Party & Allies To Formally Pick Leader On May 10: Sarma Guwahati: Much before the BJP legislature party selects their leader, party state president Dilip Saikia on Friday announced that Himanta Biswa Sarma will take oath as the CM for the second consecutive term on Tuesday.Saikia announced this after meeting the leadership of the Rabha…
The workshop was held recently in the Sundarbans Kolkata: A community culinary excellence initiative — a two day transformative capacity-building workshop — was implemented at BaghBon ,the Multipurpose Community Resource Centre of a city-based NGO in the Sundarbans to equip communities residing in the forest-fringe villages of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve with advanced culinary skills,…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: Mount Carmel College (Autonomous) has been conferred deemed-to-be university status, marking a significant milestone for the 78-year-old institution.Addressing the media, Sr Jose Lynette, president of Mount Carmel Educational Society, described the achievement as a historic moment for the institution. She said the new status would significantly enhance the college’s academic and research…
Tributes paid to Agniveer Vayu Khemaram Kumawat who was martyred in airforce plane crash in Assam Tributes paid to Agniveer Vayu Khemaram Kumawat who was martyred in airforce plane crash in Assam Tributes paid to Agniveer Vayu Khemaram Kumawat who was martyred in airforce plane crash in Assam Tributes paid to Agniveer Vayu Khemaram Kumawat…
Varanasi: A police constable assigned to the personal security of Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari — the son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari — has been suspended for allegedly leaving duty for personal work without informing senior officials.During his recent visit to Mau, armed constable Upendra Kumar, deployed as Abbas’s gunner, was absent while the…
