KOLKATA: Ten cops and CAPF men were injured, three of them seriously, at the Park Circus seven-point crossing when stones and bricks were hurled at them during a protest against “the bulldozer action in Tiljala” on Sunday afternoon.Police said 21 persons were arrested and 25 detained. Flag marches and raids continued across Park Circus till…
Panaji: On average, five candidates are competing for each govt primary school teacher post in Goa, with over 2,063 applicants for 390 vacancies advertised by the Goa staff selection commission (SSC).The SSC announced the recruitment of 390 govt primary school teachers, including Konkani and Marathi teachers. A total of 1,626 applications were received for Marathi…
Varanasi: Finally piped natural gas (PNG) supply line reached the kitchens of Annakshetras (food courts) run by Shri Annapurna Annakshetra Trust on Sunday. GAIL had earlier charged kitchen of the Annakshetra of the Kashi Vishwanath temple on Apr 17.Former UP minister and City South MLA Neelkanth Tiwari, GAIL’s executive director H K Garg and Annapurna…
The accused, Siddharth Sunil Kumar Patel AHMEDABAD: In an undercover operation in the US by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), a US-based tech professional of Gujarati origin has been arrested in Florida for allegedly attempting to exploit minors.The accused, Siddharth Sunil Kumar Patel, 41, a resident of Frisco, Texas, was taken into custody on…
Panchkula: Alleging that development has been hit and industrial growth blocked, the Shivalik Vikas Manch (SVM) has urged Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to remove Section 7A of the Haryana Urban Areas Development and Regulation Act, 1975, from 113 villages of Panchkula district and withdraw the Periphery Act, 1952, from 52 villages.In a statement…
Pune: In 2025-26, 971 women lost their lives while giving birth. Even though the number is less than 1,106 deaths in 2024-25 and 1,131 in 2023-24, the matter is of grave concern since it points to persisting underlying causes and delay in medical attention.Joint director of health services Dr Sandeep Sangale said, “District civil surgeons…
IIT Guwahati brings India’s astronomy community together for the 44th ASI Annual Meeting Guwahati: More than 600 astronomers, researchers, students and science communicators from across the country and abroad gathered at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), on Saturday to attend a five-day conference.IIT-G on Saturday inaugurated the 44th Astronomical Society of India (ASI) annual…
Lucknow: The Central Bar Association, Lucknow, on Sunday announced a three-day collective strike by lawyers across Lucknow district courts in protest against the alleged police lathicharge on advocates during a demolition-related clash earlier in the day.The decision was taken during an emergency general body meeting chaired by Central Bar Association president Akhilesh Jaiswal.According to the…
Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) will roll out a fully upgraded online application system for key civic services from Monday, marking a major shift in how files are processed, tracked and reviewed. The new mechanism is designed to improve transparency and reduce arbitrary delays by making it compulsory for officials to record valid reasons…
El Niño is a climate pattern of warming of the ocean surface in central and eastern tropical Pacific. NEW DELHI: With the shadow of El Niño looming large over India due to its potentially negative impact on monsoon, a study by a group of farm scientists from an ICAR institution shows that El Niño years…
