Chennai: State govt appointed TVK spokesperson A Layola Mani as the chairman of the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation.According to the appointment order issued on July 9, the tenure of Mani will be three years from the date of issuing the order. Earlier, DMK functionary and orator Dindigul I Leoni served as the…
Kolkata: Several lakhs in cash, packed in multiple sacks, was recovered during a late-night raid by Bidhannagar Police’s Cyber Crime Police Station at a guest house in New Town on Monday in connection with a cyber fraud investigation. Two Jharkhand residents, accused in the case, were found staying at the guest house and are being…
Panaji: State govt has decided to develop a comprehensive digital inventory and geo-referenced database of traditional and heritage-linked occupations across Goa to improve inclusivity and enhance livelihood resilience.Govt will identify and map around 1.5 lakh individuals engaged in traditional and heritage occupations, and create a structured framework for identification and classification through primary data collection….
Unjha jeera and variyali get GI tag Ahmedabad: Jeera (cumin) and variyali (fennel) from Unjha have been awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tags under Class 30 (Spices), granting India’s largest spice trading hub a distinct global identity.Issued by the GI Registry in Chennai in the name of the Unjha Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), the registrations…
Panchkula: A Fast Track Special Court in Panchkula Monday convicted a 30-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, and making her pregnant.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict, which will…
Timely application of urea is vital for crops like soybean and pearl millet; farmers fear that any delay will stunt growth, slash yields, and drive up cultivation costs Pune: Chaos erupted in the villages of Shirur tehsil over the weekend as hundreds of farmers queued for hours to secure urea during the peak kharif sowing…
Lucknow: UP govt has approved a surface water grid project under the Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region (UPSCR) to supply drinking water to Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Sitapur and Hardoi by drawing water from the Ganga and Ghaghara rivers.LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar said the project would create a long-term drinking water system based on…
The Supreme Court building in Delhi Jaipur: The Supreme Court upheld the acquisition of 27 hectares in Sheopura village for the proposed metro car depot under Phase II of the Jaipur Metro Rail Project, dismissing appeals by landowners and clearing the way for the long-delayed project.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma,…
After conservative treatment in Iraq failed to provide relief to Ahmed Abdulmueen Kadhim over several years, he travelled to India seeking treatment. NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old Iraqi man weighing 162 kg has regained his ability to walk after undergoing a technically challenging total hip replacement at a private hospital, in what doctors describe as one…
Roger Federer built an entire reputation on staying calm when everyone around him expected him to crack. Off the court, raising four children including two sets of twins, he admitted the calm has limits. “I’m as patient a father as I am on the tennis court,” he said. “It takes a lot for me to…
