Hyderabad: The Telangana Education Protection Committee on Saturday demanded that chief minister A Revanth Reddy immediately withdraw his announcement that the state’s 27,000 govt schools would be reduced to 4,000, warning that the move would shut 23,000 schools serving children from the most disadvantaged sections of society.The demand came at a round table conference held…
Registered tankers will be subjected to a test at least once a month, and depending on the test result, they will be permitted to supply drinking water Panaji: To stop illegalities and to ensure that users are supplied non-contaminated water, the department of drinking water has issued guidelines for tankers supplying potable water. Under the…
Police said the exact reason behind the incident is yet to be known Gurgaon: An FIR was registered after a 28-year-old man alleged that he was abducted from outside his hookah shop in Manesar by three men known to him. He alleged that the men assaulted him inside an SUV and later dumped him unconscious…
Dimapur: Assam Rifles on Friday handed over 18.8 acres, presently under occupation of Assam Rifles Training Centre and School, 3rd Mile, Chumoukedima, to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the Phase-I expansion of Dimapur airport.The land was handed over at an event at Dimapur airport. Source link
Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta Kolkata: Bengal govt is framing rules to roll out incentives aimed at attracting industrial investment, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said at an Assocham family business conclave in the city on Wednesday. He said the incentive structure must be comparable to those in neighbouring Assam and Odisha to ensure fair competition…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday hailed the record 92 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections as a sign of robust democratic process in the country, after dealing with petitions challenging the special intensive revision, and deploying judicial officers for a fair scrutiny. A bench of Chief…
Silchar: Assam’s Sribhumi district has yielded a new dragonfly species, the ‘Long-tailed Boghawker’ (Sarasaeschna dosdewaensis), discovered in the remote forest village of Dosdewa, after which it is named. The species was formally described in a research paper published on April 21, 2026, in the peer-reviewed international journal Zootaxa.The discovery is part of a wider study…
Mumbai: The BMC has proposed leasing 15 acres of reclaimed land at the Mulund dumping ground to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) for five years to set up a casting yard, precast element manufacturing facility and ready-mix concrete (RMC) plant, with the civic body expected to earn a rental of around Rs 103.47 crore in…
SUNDAY FOR MONDAY. PICS MAILED.Lucknow: In the wake of the recent Aliganj fire that claimed 15 lives, a TOI reality check across key city markets found glaring fire safety lapses in most commercial hubs.Patrakarpuram, Bhootnath, Gadbad Jhala and Mohan market in Aminabad, Sarafa market in Chowk and Nazirabad market were found lacking basic fire safety…
CBSE’s re-evaluation process has come under scrutiny after widespread complaints over server crashes, payment failures, blurred answer-sheet scans and alleged marking errors. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought a detailed report from the Board, while CBSE has acknowledged technical glitches, promised refunds for excess payments and extended application deadlines amid rising backlash from students…
