Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is fast emerging as one of India’s leading electric vehicle (EV) markets, with the state’s share in the country’s total EV sales touching 18%, an official spokesperson said on Thursday.“Riding on a sharp rise in registrations and subsidy uptake, the UP govt is now targeting to increase this share to 25-30% over…
Bee Corridor to come up along Ghazipur Greenfield Expressway Varanasi: The Varanasi region of eastern Uttar Pradesh is set to get a major ecological boost, with a first-of-its-kind bee corridor being developed along a 42.5-km stretch of the Greenfield Expressway in Ghazipur to revive declining honeybee populations. The initiative, aimed at strengthening pollination and supporting…
NEW DELHI: A drug that has been on the market for several decades and is a go-to for lakhs of women in labour across the world is barely ever used in govt hospitals in Delhi.Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) is now trying to change that by offering women epidural analgesia to relieve labour pain.Though labour…
Ahead of VB G RAM G coming into force on July 1, 19 states and UTs notify scheme NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: With the Aam Aadmi Party govt in Punjab, which had not only opposed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act 2025 but even passed a resolution against it in the…
New Delhi: More than six months after 26-year-old Tarun Butolia was beaten to death by a mob over a minor Holi-related dispute in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, Delhi Police crime branch has arrested a proclaimed offender who had been evading arrest since the incident.The accused, identified as 23-year-old Sohail, was apprehended near Palam Flyover on…
Addressing a press-conference in Jaipur, members of the Samiti Jaipur: The Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Janadhikar Samiti Friday demanded that the Rajasthan govt provide a separate 10% reservation for those communities, along with residential land rights, protection from eviction without rehabilitation, and amendments to the state’s recognised caste list to ensure greater access to welfare…
Mumbai: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday told the Legislative Assembly that there are 1,28,290 pending land survey cases in the state, and the average time taken to resolve land survey applications is 121 days. Bawankule was replying to questions raised by MLA Bhimrao Tapkir.“In pursuance of the appointment of licensed surveyors for survey work,…
NEW DELHI: Initial probe into the recent sexual assault inside a private sleeper bus in Delhi has indicated that the vehicle was operating despite multiple violations and pending fines. The probe has extended to Bihar, where a team has gone to verify details.The bus, having a Bihar licence plate, was registered in Gopalganj. Delhi Police…
Dimapur: In a major relief to three families, Nagaland governor Nand Kishore Yadav’s intervention ensured prompt issuance of Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards to three persons with disabilities.Taking note of a news report highlighting delays in the issuance of UDID cards to three persons with disabilities in Peren district, Yadav intervened and directed the departments…
Two caste bills failed to advance in New York State. Two bills that sought to add caste as a protected category under New York’s anti-discrimination laws failed to advance this legislative session. The bills, New York Senate Bill S.6531 and Assembly Bill A.6920, were first introduced in 2025, triggering a major debate on how these…
