Bengaluru: With the new academic year less than two months away, the state transport department has directed all road transport corporations to roll out student-focused measures, including special buses, higher frequency services and stricter safety norms.The directive follows recommendations from the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to improve safety and accessibility for…
Mumbai: The Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has slashed the fees for undergraduate professional courses such as BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration), BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) and BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies), cutting them in many cases to one-third of the amounts proposed by colleges. Some colleges claimed they had sought annual fees of Rs…
Mohali: The Zirakpur police have arrested a woman in connection with a property fraud case registered in 2019 involving an alleged fraud of around Rs 40 lakh in a deal related to units at Golden Square.Investigating Officer Jeevan Singh said the case was initially registered in 2019 through FIR No. 469. After the registration of…
Student organisations sought infrastructure upgrades within a reasonable timeframe Dibrugarh: Dissatisfied over pothole-riddled roads and unlit streets, multiple student organisations and community groups brought traffic to a halt at Madhuting Tiniali in Duliajan on Friday, blocking a road to press authorities for long-overdue infrastructure repairs.The protest was organised under the initiative of the Duliajan Regional…
NEW DELHI: Even before former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal could challenge his conviction and the 10-year imprisonment awarded by the Goa bench of Bombay HC in a sexual assault case, Goa govt Tuesday filed an appeal in Supreme Court seeking enhancement of the sentence to life imprisonment, arguing that he got away lightly given the…
NEW DELHI: Riyan Parag launched a pointed defence of players after Rajasthan Royals’ seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, urging commentators and experts to stop personal criticism and focus on the game itself.The RR skipper, who missed the match due to a hamstring issue and remained among the impact substitutes, said players often…
LUCKNOW: Maharajganj Police and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have seized 4.532 kg of high-grade hydroponic weed worth around Rs 4.5 crore from a Myanmar national at the India-Nepal border in the Sonauli area of Maharajganj district. The accused, identified as Phyo (30), was arrested after police and SSB personnel recovered six packets of contraband…
A Bengaluru court has sentenced a 49-year-old man to ten years imprisonment. (File photo) BENGALURU: A local court in Bengaluru held a 49-year-old man guilty of peddling drugs and sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.The convict, K Bhagirath Devasi of Devanahalli, was caught red-handed with 2kg of…
Special food safety inspections at Karnataka railway stations uncovered expired milk and curd BENGALURU: A special food safety inspection drive at railway stations across Karnataka has uncovered expired milk and curd, food items packed in newspapers, chutney stored in unsuitable plastic containers and suspected use of non-permitted colours in food products.The Food Safety and Drug…
Pune: The Yavat police on Tuesday arrested three people for bludgeoning a man (39) to death inside a restobar at Sahajpur village in Daund taluka the previous day.A Pimple Gurav resident Dayanand Bhurke (48), uncle of the deceased, has lodged a complaint with the Yavat police.The Yavat police have identified the deceased as Dhanraj Bhurke…
