Lucknow: Celebrating the World Menstrual Hygiene Day, UP govt has decided to expand the Swachh Garima Vidyalaya initiative across 7,004 govt and aided schools in all 75 districts of the state.Launched in Aug 2022 as a pilot in one government girls’ inter college per district, the initiative — implemented in collaboration with Unicef — aimed…
Hyderabad: To increase public health outreach, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bibinagar, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, has launched a community radio station at 89.6 FM. With this, it became the first AIIMS in the country to establish such a facility.The station will cover an approximate 10-kilometre radius around Bibinagar. It is designed to…
Gorakhpur: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Thursday declared the ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) results, triggering celebrations across schools in Gorakhpur.Among the top scorers in Class X, Pavani Maurya of Little Flower School and Akshita Gupta of HP Children Academy secured 99.4% each, bringing laurels to their institution.In…
Varanasi: Police on Wednesday announced reward of Rs 50,000 each on a total of 36 wanted and absconding criminals in three districts of Varanasi zone including Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Chandauli. According to DIG Varanasi Range Vaibhav Krishna, all criminals were wanted for more than one year. In Chandauli district, 12 wanted criminals, include Bajrangi Musahar,…
Laura Loomer has called for Candace Owens to be demonetized, accusing her of profiting from content about Charlie Kirk’s death and allegedly harassing his family. Owens rejected the criticism and hit back at Loomer on X. The dispute comes amid Owens’ ongoing public feud with Ben Shapiro and Andrew Kolvet, who have also criticized her…
Kolkata: A resident of Ballygunge Park, alleged continuous stalking, harassment, and intimidation of her 14-year-old minor daughter within the complex premises. Based on her complaint, the Karaya police has registered a FIR.The complainant, a medical professional and an assistant professor at a state medical institute, has escalated the matter to the state administration, citing absolute…
New Delhi: In recent months, Delhi’s roads seem to be witnessing a surge in vehicles plying with either blank plates, “fancy” stylised lettering that defies legibility, or plates featuring random words, caste names and aggressive slogans instead of the mandatory registration numbers. The trend is visible at many intersections across the city.From high-end luxury sedans…
Darjeeling: With frequent landslides, traffic jams and sudden closures on National Highway-10 during monsoon, the Kalimpong District Police on Monday launched an app, ‘NH10 Status’, for commuters and tourists to get real-time updates on the crucial route linking Siliguri with Sikkim, and the Darjeeling road network at Teesta Bazaar. The app offers live information on…
Lucknow: At least two people—a woman and a child—were killed and 21 others injured in a road accident in Nepal’s Pyuthan district, officials said on Thursday. The injured included the driver and passengers, many of whom are from the UP-Nepal border areas. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh…
Pune: A spell of fairly good rainfall offered a glimmer of hope for Pune’s four key reservoirs on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The relief, however, was largely symbolic, barely making a dent in the low dam levels.Irrigation department officials said the dam catchments needed sustained and heavy rainfall over several days before any meaningful…
