The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is expected to begin the KCET 2026 counselling web option entry process today, June 13. The option entry stage is an important part of the admission process for candidates seeking seats in engineering, architecture, pharmacy and other professional courses offered by colleges across Karnataka.Through the counselling process, candidates can select…
EPFO has dismissed these and said this transition was implemented with minimal disruption of services, and the temporary increase in pendency was due to moving to a new enterprise-wide platform NEW DELHI: Weeks after the rollout of the new centralised IT enabled system (CITES) early July by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which promised to…
Increasing financial literacy and awareness of property rights in state Bengaluru: Female ownership of houses and land in Karnataka has nearly doubled in five years, signalling changing attitudes towards wealth, security, and decision-making within families. This comes on the back of a growing number of women in the state investing in homes and land, either…
A fire team safely rescued the man from the drain in Shastri Nagar Ghaziabad: A 47-year-old man was rescued from a drain in Block I, Shastri Nagar, on Friday. Police said the man was drunk and slipped into the 15-foot-deep drain. The man was stuck in the drain for nearly 45 minutes before being pulled…
Rajkot: A fatal accident in Morbi district has been followed by a criminal case against a local online journalist, with Halvad police alleging that he orchestrated a road blockade using grieving women and children to film footage — causing safety risks and disrupting traffic on a key rural route.Halvad police have registered an FIR against…
India’s digital payments network continued its rapid expansion in May, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions climbing to their highest-ever monthly levels in both value and volume, latest data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed.During the month, UPI handled 23.2 billion transactions worth Rs 29.90 lakh crore, surpassing the previous month’s figures…
Kolkata: A newly constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI, probing the RG Kar rape and murder case, on Wednesday morning visited the Panihati crematorium ground where the victim was allegedly cremated in haste. The team conducted a spot inspection, spoke to employees at the burning ghat, and examined the crematorium’s register records for…
Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II (Image source: Wikipedia) People often talk about quick success and big achievements, but the idea of making slow and steady progress can sometimes be lost. But small, steady efforts over time, not big breakthroughs, have led to some of the most important and lasting changes in life,…
Kolkata: Bengal Gas Co Ltd (BGCL) is set to submit a detailed plan to KMC, seeking permission to lay piped natural gas (PNG) pipelines across nine stretches in the city in the first phase, following an assurance from the civic body that the application would be processed expeditiously.BGCL, a joint venture of GAIL and the…
Rajkot: A dinner gathering among friends at Jamwala village in Gir Gadhada taluka of Gir Somnath district took a dark turn after a verbal altercation led to a murder.Mehul Vadvatar’s friends allegedly attacked him with weapons, killing him. Gir Gadhada police have detained five people. Vadvatar, 35, had gone to Lakhu Bhoja’s farm on the…
