The fund will support de-addiction programmes and campaigns on the ill-effects of alcohol consumption. CHENNAI: In a major push to reform the state’s liquor retail network under TASMAC, augment revenues, and address system-wide environmental flaws, the state government on Friday introduced a bill proposing an additional ‘Environmental and Social Welfare Cess’ on the sale of…
Kolkata: Two men on a motorcycle reportedly snatched an iPhone 17 from a 40-year-old woman on AJC Bose Road. The complainant, Manika Barman, a resident of Motilal Gupta Road, was standing on the footpath opposite the Maidan Police Station near Nandan, waiting for a bus to travel toward Ankurhati when the incident took place around…
CM addressing the public at the event Chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma ditributing house keys to the beneficiaries CM addressing the public at the event Chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma ditributing house keys to the beneficiaries CM addressing the public at the event Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), Thursday, allotted homes to 473 families from denotified,…
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the last date for fresh admissions to the July 2026 academic session until July 31. The extension applies to both ODL and online programmes, covering undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and certificate courses. Eligible candidates can use the additional time to complete their registration and secure admission to…
RRB Group D result 2026: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has declared the RRB Group D result 2026 for the Computer-Based Test (CBT). Candidates who appeared for the examination can now check their results, merit list and scorecards by visiting the official regional RRB websites.The result has been released in PDF format containing the roll…
Bengaluru: A 49-year-old woman was found dead in her flat at Srirampura near Jakkur, with her family alleging that continuous mental harassment by her boyfriend drove her to her death.The deceased, Manisha Prasad, was supervising interior work at her new flat in Periwinkle Apartment.According to a complaint filed by her uncle, Ashok Kumar, Manisha was…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday announced a major organisational reshuffle in West Bengal, appointing Arnab Banerjee as the new state Trinamool Youth Congress president and Kunal Ghosh as North Kolkata organisational district president, as the party moved to strengthen its structure following a rebellion by around 20 of its MLAs.The changes were…
– Special camp organised in East of Kailash on April 11 for verification and mapping of voters as part of SIR preparatory work. TOI photo Priyanka KakodkarMumbai: BMC commissionerAshwini Bhide has written to the Election Commission of India asking it not tobegin the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter list in Maharashtraduring the summer…
Jaipur’s e-bus rollout faces charging infrastructure challenge Jaipur: Three years after the electric bus project was announced under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme by former CM Ashok Gehlot in the 2023 state budget and reiterated by the BJP govt in its 2024 budget, Jaipur’s first batch of e-buses has run into an infrastructure bottleneck. Barely a…
Billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues to direct large sums towards organisations working on long-term social challenges. Her latest contribution of $20 million focuses on an area that has become an increasing concern for families, schools and healthcare professionals alike: youth mental health. The donation arrives at a time when many charities are facing uncertain…
