Canacona: Women from remote villages of Gaondongrim, Cotigao, Poinguinim, Shristhal, Agonda and Loliem have been brought together in a women-led farmer producer organisation (FPO) as part of a beekeeping initiative to earn additional income. About 300 women are involved, with proposed annual honey production of 40 kg per woman.The objective is to build a complete…
Varanasi: A 35-year-old man died after being allegedly assaulted by a group of assailants in the Kaithi Shankarpur Matiya area under Ubhaon police station limits in Ballia district on Monday night. Initial investigation indicated that the assailants had allegedly ambushed him over an old enmity.Ballia SP Omveer Singh and ASP (Northern) Dinesh Kumar Shukla said…
Cloudy atmosphere in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: A strong monsoon trough associated with a low-pressure area near Gujarat brought light to moderate showers to several parts of the state. In Ahmedabad city, areas in both the eastern and western parts experienced drizzle in the morning and afternoon. From Wednesday onwards, rain intensity in the city and state…
Compounding the billing hurdle, school principals allege that they have not received midday meal payments or cooking cost reimbursements since the start of the current academic year Ludhiana: The Punjab govt’s transition to the SNA-SPARSH portal for centrally sponsored schemes has triggered severe concerns among school heads and teachers, who state that mandatory GST billing…
Chandigarh: Panjab University will deploy over 1,500 employees and spend more than Rs 2 crore on polling for the Registered Graduates’ constituency of the Senate on Sept 20.The university has made arrangements for 281 polling booths across its electoral network, nine more than the 272 booths used for the 2021 election. The increase reflects the…
Pune: The first day of Ganeshotsav on Monday recorded a 21% increase in the Metro ridership compared to the same day last year, with over 2.62 lakh riders.The first day of Ganeshotsav saw a ridership of 2.16 lakh in 2025. Kunal Raut, a Kothrud resident, along with his five friends, was among the hundreds of…
Dibrugarh: Assam is planning district-level land banks to support industrial investment, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.Addressing the media at the convention centre in Jorhat after a two-day conference of district commissioners, Sarma said investments were beginning to flow into the state. Still, adequate land was not readily available for industrial projects.“States like…
Lucknow: A 32-year-old woman was found dead with a head injury in Barabirva area of Lucknow on Tuesday morning, with police suspecting that a dispute with a man she lived with may have led to the killing.The body was found in LDA First Chowki area under Krishna Nagar police station.A field unit was immediately called…
Alwar: The political landscape in Alwar district is heating up as BJP and Congress have intensified their efforts to win over independent councillors ahead of mayoral and chairperson voting on Sept 21 and 22. Both parties, which have fallen short of the majority mark in Alwar Municipal Corporation election, are vying for a pivotal advantage.BJP…
Omar praises Centre for Brics SRINAGAR: The condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack in the Brics declaration earned praise for India’s foreign policy from Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday, but the National Conference vice-president hit out at the Centre over what he called an attempt to bring in the Uniform Civil Code…
