Mumbai: BMC commissioner and District Election Officer Ashwini Bhide on Saturday directed election officials to expedite the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the exercise had been affected by the recent spell of heavy rain and must now be completed within the stipulated timeline.Reviewing the progress of the exercise in the Mumbai North…
Bengaluru: Karnataka has recorded a sharp improvement in iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation among pregnant women, with nearly eight in 10 mothers consuming the supplements for at least 100 days during pregnancy, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6.The proportion of pregnant women who consumed IFA tablets for at least 100 days increased to…
Chennai/Trichy: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said the party did not depend on any individual and was not concerned about those who switched loyalties for power. He described AIADMK as a movement built on the trust of its loyal cadre and urged partymen to “teach betrayers a lesson”.Palaniswami was speaking at a…
HYDERABAD: Tension prevailed on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Saturday after farmers and local residents protesting against the fencing of 650 acres of land earmarked for a proposed high-speed train hub in Shamshabad allegedly threw stones and chilli powder at police personnel, including an IPS officer, officials said.Several protesters, including political activists, were detained as…
Wreckage of a school van after its collision with a train at the Karnasubarna railway crossing in Berhampore, Murshidabad district of Bengal, on Friday Behrampore: Railway authorities have suspended gateman Anup Karmakar and his superior, permanent way inspector (PWI) Koushik Mal, following Friday’s level-crossing accident near Karnasubarna. Police have taken Karmakar into seven days’ custody.The…
Dhubri: The Dhubri Medical College and Hospital’s Central Clinical Laboratory has received NABL accreditation.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the achievement on social media, calling it “another proud milestone for Assam’s healthcare sector” and congratulating the DMCH team. He said the biochemistry, pathology and microbiology departments under the Central Clinical Laboratory earned the accreditation.DMCH principal Dr…
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Saturday announced a series of development projects for Tilanesh village in Nagaur district Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Saturday announced a series of development projects for Tilanesh village in Nagaur district, including a library-cum-Atal Gyan Kendra, a Rs 1.18-crore bitumen road connecting Ramsari village to the Jobner-Butati State Highway,…
NEW DELHI: The Nirmohi Akhara has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for what it calls the “proper implementation” of a Constitution bench’s November 2019 Ayodhya judgment that led to the cobstruction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.In a miscellaneous application filed through its Sarpanch, Mahant Raja Ramchandracharya Ateet Guru Mahant Raghunath Dasji Maharaj, the…
Indian students protesting in front of their college in Calgary, Canada, after they were refused work permit by the government. Thousands of students, mostly Indians, who attended the business management diploma program offered through Portage College and the Canadian Institute of Osteopathic Therapy in Calgary, are in limbo as they are not getting a post-graduation…
Priyanka Chopra calls Nick Jonas ‘Babu’; actress says, ‘My hands don’t work when Nick is at home’ Global star Priyanka Chopra is celebrating her 44th birthday today. The occasion has also brought renewed attention to one of her recent appearances on the Jonas Brothers’ podcast, where she shared amusing details about her relationship with husband…
