Chennai: As school and college admissions are in full swing, a new ‘scholarship fraud’ targeting parents has surfaced across the state. The fraudsters pose as ‘officials’ offering student scholarships and dupe parents.Govt scholarships for school and college students are disbursed directly into dedicated bank accounts opened in the students’ names. However, taking advantage of this…
Gurgaon: A scooter rider was killed after his two-wheeler collided with a truck on the service lane near Hero Honda Chowk on NH-48 in Gurgaon on Wednesday, police said.The identity of the deceased is yet to be established. Police said the victim died on the spot due to the impact of the collision. After receiving…
Kolkata: Real estate stakeholders have welcomed BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya’s statement that the state govt was considering repealing the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, but cautioned that any rollback must be backed by safeguards against speculative hoarding, land monopolies and sharp price escalation.Real estate consultant Samantak Das said, “safeguards in a repeal…
Members of FONRWA met senior authority officials to take stock of pending and current civic works DDRWA delegation met Noida Authority CEO over pending civic issues and submitted a petition for urgent works Members of FONRWA met senior authority officials to take stock of pending and current civic works DDRWA delegation met Noida Authority CEO…
Panaji: Goa has been witnessing a decreasing trend in dengue cases since last year, but health centres have already begun stepping up efforts to ensure the state sees minimum cases this year too.Panaji: Based on Supreme Court directives to all state chief secretaries, Goa govt on Thursday constituted taluka-level special investigation teams (SIT) to examine…
Gorakhpur: The Yogi govt is rapidly expanding sports infrastructure in Gorakhpur with the objective of transforming the city into a major sports hub of eastern Uttar Pradesh.Over the past few years, several large-scale projects have either been launched or upgraded to provide modern training facilities and better opportunities for emerging athletes in the region.Officials said…
A thick haze enveloped Ahmedabad on Thursday Ahmedabad: The relentless heat clamping down on Ahmedabad finally loosened its grip, if only by a fraction, on Thursday. After a gruelling three-day streak of temperatures soaring above the 44°C mark, the city clocked a maximum of 43.7°C.While it’s a marginal step down from Wednesday’s 44.1°C, the air…
Panchkula [Haryana], May 14 (ANI): Chief Minister of Haryana Nayab Singh Saini, along with party members, shows a victory sign after BJP wins the Panchkula Municipal Corporation election 2026, in Panchkula on Thursday. (@NayabSainiBJP/ANI Photo) Panchkula: Booth-wise voting in the Panchkula municipal corporation mayoral election reflected a sharply divided electoral landscape, with BJP candidate Sham…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has increased the number of its zonal (ward) offices from the existing eight to 10, nearly four months after local BJP MLA Shankar Jagtap raised the demand citing the city’s growing population and rapid urban expansion.In an official notification issued on Wednesday, the civic body stated that the revised…
