IMD has forecast a rise of 3-5 degrees Celsius in maximum temperatures during the next 5-6 days Gurgaon: After a brief spell of light rainfall on Friday evening, the city is set to get warmer again as IMD has forecast a rise of 3-5 degrees Celsius in maximum temperatures during the next 5-6 days.On Saturday,…
Kolkata: Calcutta University syndicate, the highest decision-making body, has approved a new postgraduate academic calendar—July to June—aligning it with the national academic schedule. The new schedule will be implemented from the upcoming session.CU has never had an academic calendar for PG courses, as a result of which there has been no structured beginning of an…
DM Medha Roopam at a meeting with health department officials and hospital representatives on Saturday Hospitals have been asked to deploy mobile medical vans in industrial clusters, conduct eye examinations, distribute spectacles to those in need, and facilitate treatment for conditions such as cataract DM Medha Roopam at a meeting with health department officials and…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has granted final approval for 20 land conversion proposals under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act, converting 31,718sqm of land to settlement zones.Simultaneously, the department has opened a second set of 10 proposals for public objections, revealing a continuous pipeline of land use change…
Ahmedabad: Between April 12 and 18, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s health department collected 250 food samples from units across the city for laboratory testing, including 60 samples of paneer and other dairy products. During inspections, officials found that 11 food units were using analogue paneer instead of milk paneer without informing customers. Legal action will…
Bathinda: Punjab’s crop residue burning count remains nearly 1,700 times lower than the state with the highest number of cases, even as two fresh incidents were reported on Saturday, taking its total to just 10 — a figure officials attribute to slower wheat harvesting in the state.Across five states, 1,311 cases were recorded on Saturday,…
Surat: Two girls who were allegedly made to drink poison by their mother in the Singanpor area are now out of danger, while police have registered an attempted murder case against the deceased woman as required by law.The accused in the case, Mittal Kharak (35), died after allegedly drinking the same poisoned drink on April…
Shillong: A multi-facility building is coming up at Dakopgre, Tura, headquarters of West Garo Hills, with chief minister Conrad K Sangma, unveiling its foundation stone plaque on Saturday. He underscored that it was a “long-cherished aspiration” of the local people.The CM, who is also the local MLA, said, “In the past eight years, I, together…
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Saturday directed Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi to file written submissions in a criminal revision petition alleging fraudulent inclusion of her name in electoral rolls prior to acquiring Indian citizenship, listing the matter for May 16. During the hearing, the counsel for…
A US lawmaker criticised the detention of Indian-origin court interpreter Meenu Batra, who was held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite living in the United States for around 35 years and working in the legal system.53-year-old Meenu Batra is described as the only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu court interpreter in Texas. She has…
