Hyderabad: Members of the United Teachers Federation (UTF) said the state must first provide basic facilities in all govt schools and regulate fees in private schools to improve enrolment. They said merely bringing Intermediate education under the school education department would not automatically lead to an increase in student enrolment.“We welcome the move to bring…
(AI-IMAGE)In Gurgaon, a 22-year-old man filmed himself brandishing a gun and posted the video online GURGAON: Sitting in his father’s jewellery shop last month, the young, reclusive man behind the counter transformed as he found himself alone, attached his camera to a selfie stand and turned on video recording. The 22-year-old picked up a gun,…
Kolkata: More than nine out of every 10 epidemiological studies conducted in India over the past five decades have established an association between air pollution and adverse health outcomes, according to a comprehensive scientific review released on Friday. Bengal, with 10 studies, ranks fifth among states and Union Territories in the geographical distribution of research,…
Ponda: Thieves decamped with gold worth around Rs 15 lakh in a burglary at Vasudev Naik’s house in Narlakond-Khandepar, Ponda, on Thursday. The house was locked as family members were away. This is the second burglary in the neighbourhood within a fortnight, triggering panic among residents.The incident came to light when the house owner, Vasudev,…
CCTV of a brawl between a woman PSI and a corporator Ahmedabad: CCTV footage of an altercation involving a woman police sub-inspector (PSI), a BJP councillor and residents of a New Vadaj housing society went viral on Thursday, days after a dispute over damage to a car during Diwali escalated into a confrontation.The incident occurred…
Chandigarh: Defending the Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to drop several sitting MLAs, including agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, from its second list of candidates, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said not every leader could be accommodated with an election ticket and that some leaders were assigned responsibilities within the party organisation and worked…
A cockroach can be seen crawling around food items Pune: Airport authorities have temporarily closed a food outlet inside the terminal after a video of a cockroach crawling among food items on display surfaced on social media.Santosh Dhoke, director of Pune Airport, told TOI that a popular cafe was temporarily closed by Balaji Caterers, the…
Assam cabinet Minister Atul Bora and others at the accident site Guwahati: The driver of the container trailer involved in Friday’s crash said the minibus appeared to have crossed into his lane at high speed.The trailer driver, who sustained minor injuries, said the mini-bus was travelling from Golaghat towards Nagaon when it swerved into the…
Lucknow: The state govt will begin distribution of 25 lakh tablets to youth under the Swami Vivekananda Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana from Sunday.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is expected to initiate the distribution at a ceremony to be organised at the Rashtra Prerna Sthal on Nov 15. Sources in the govt said that over 50,000 students from…
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday directed 50 per cent of the workforce in his departments to work from home amid worsening air quality in the nation capital, news agency PTI reported citing official sourcesUnder the Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, the Commission for Air Quality Management has…
