Local performers maintain that upgrading the venue’s sound and lighting systems alongside structural refurbishment can help rebuild audiences Ludhiana: Once a vibrant cultural hub where crowds queued up to the gates of Punjabi Bhawan for tickets, the historic Balraj Sahni Open Air Theatre now lies largely inactive, with its iron gates remaining closed on most…
Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Thane, arrested two individuals on Monday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to facilitate a student’s admission into a school in Rabodi.The accused, identified as Fatima Tahir Ansari, 35, a resident of Rabodi, and Chaitanya Pradip Pradhan, a resident of Kharkar Ali, were apprehended while accepting ₹77,300 in bribe…
Noida: Tension prevailed in the Jewar area of Greater Noida after the body of a 15-year-old boy, who went missing under suspicious circumstances, was found in an abandoned house in a neighbouring village late Friday night. The killing sparked widespread outrage, with villagers staging a road blockade and protest for nearly four hours on Saturday,…
Will the students get their degree or not? Bengaluru: Confusion over the multiple entry-exit provision under National Education Policy (NEP) has left a batch of hotel management students in limbo, with a city college asking them to return and complete the fourth year after they had exited the programme at the end of the third.The…
Chennai: Several shutters remain down at the ₹53-crore ornamental fish trade centre in Villivakkam, inaugurated in Oct by then chief minister M K Stalin, as nearly 100 traders have refused to move in.Traders cite high rent, the absence of an RO water facility, and a lack of essential infrastructure such as a commercial lift to…
The incident was reported at 1.15 pm at the Wireless Compound in Juhu Gully, behind Jagrut Hanuman Temple in D.N. Nagar. MUMBAI: A 10-year-old boy drowned after entering an excavated pit on private property that was filled with water. The boy was accompanied by two other children for a swim in Andheri (West) on Monday…
Jaipur/Kota/Jhunjhunu: Candidates who appeared for the NEET retest Sunday reported that the paper was comparatively tougher than the previous examination, with Physics emerging as the most challenging section. While Biology was generally described as easy and Chemistry as moderate, many students said the Physics section was lengthy and time-consuming, leading to expectations of a lower…
Ahmedabad: A Shela family has alleged that gold jewellery worth Rs 15.5 lakh went missing from their apartment after three men, hired through a social media advertisement visited them for deep-cleaning service in June.A complaint lodged with Bopal police states the theft came to light on Saturday when the family searched for jewellery kept in…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Four applications launched by home minister Amit Shah Friday — Abhigyan, Criminal Procedure Identification (CrPI), e-prosecution 2.0 and e-forensics 2.0 — promise to integrate policing, criminal identification, forensic probe and prosecution management into a seamless digital chain of the Integrated Criminal Justice System, expediting investigation and prosecution through…
Margao: Govt has extended its financial assistance scheme for the Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd (SSSKL) for another year, from Apr 1, 2026, to Mar 31, 2027, according to a notification issued by the directorate of agriculture.This is the third time the scheme has been extended since its notification in Nov 2020, with previous renewals…
