Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal (Bhagwant Mann as AAP ministers set to appear before Akal Takht on June 29) NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said all Sikh MLAs and Sikh cabinet ministers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will appear before the Akal Takht in Amritsar on June 29 to present the…
New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty and slapped a show-cause notice for termination of the licence of a food vendor after a passenger alleged a fly was found in the veg biryani served on Tejas Express.Officials said he was attended to immediately by the train captain…
Lucknow: A series of insightful sessions on key domains of biomedical research marked SGPGI’s first workshop dedicated to promotion of research.Held here on Monday, the workshop was organised under the aegis of the institute’s research cell. The workshop brought together faculty members, residents and research scholars, with a focus on strengthening research capabilities and encouraging…
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata is set to complete the Rs 10-crore restoration of Kumartuli Ghat by Durga Puja this year, with funding support from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd under its CSR partnership. The project covers the 300m riverfront from Kumartuli Ghat to Champatala Ghat, strengthening bank protection, restoring heritage ghat structures,…
The government on Friday imposed a windfall gains tax of Rs 3 per litre on petrol exports while reducing export levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), as crude oil prices remained elevated amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, PTI reported.The revised rates will come into effect from May 16.According to finance ministry notifications,…
The intermediate-level student reached the jail at around 2 pm on August 6 for a scheduled meeting. LUCKNOW: At least 10 live cartridges were found in the possession of a minor girl who had reached a jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda to meet her lover on Thursday. A fake Aadhaar card and cash were also…
Fatehpur, situated between two major cities Kanpur and Prayagraj, is historically counted among Uttar Pradesh’s most underdeveloped regions, Fatehpur district stood for decades as a case study in rural distress. Hindered by severe deficits in basic infrastructure, inadequate healthcare, stagnant agricultural growth, and high rates of unemployment, the region struggled to break free from economic…
Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk at CJP protest (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has rejected being labelled a “modern Gandhi” or a hero, saying he is “just an ordinary citizen” and urging people to take responsibility for their own lives instead of looking for someone else to lead.Wangchuk made…
Lucknow: UP govt’s effort to develop Mahoba’s Gorakhgiri Parbat as a tourism destination has culminated and the place will be open to tourists soon.Sharing this on Tuesday, tourism minister Jaiveer Singh said that the site was being developed under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme.Mentioning that the govt has spent Rs11.21 crore to improve infrastructure and…
Jaipur: Eighteen cataract surgery patients at Jaipur’s SMS Hospital also suffered eye infections in June 2023, in an outbreak similar to the one reported at Kuchaman govt hospital.The patients developed redness, blurred vision and itching soon after cataract operations conducted between June 26 and 28. Hospital authorities later found they had contracted a pseudomonas bacterial…
