Chaitanya.MarpakwarMumbai: Days after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange ended his ninth hunger strike, the state govt on Friday extended educational benefits available to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to the Maratha community. The benefits of eight welfare and scholarship schemes will be given to the Maratha community from the current academic year.Officials said the schemes, which…
As Bengaluru Development minister, Krishna Byre Gowda will manage Bengaluru Metro, Greater Bengaluru Authority and Bengaluru water supply departments. BEGALURU: In a redistribution of responsibilities related to Bengaluru’s development, chief minister DK Shivakumar has assigned charge of Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)…
Chennai: Two men have been arrested so far in connection with the sensational theft of hard disks from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) headquarters and a total of 34 hard disks have been recovered from them, police said on Friday. The arrests and recoveries come two days after the TOI expose on the theft…
After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in New Delhi or expected to reach there by next week. KOLKATA: After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in…
From an average of about 35 such days annually in 1991-2000, the figure has risen to 53, concentrated largely between mid-March and mid-June Ahmedabad: Even in the first week of June, with the monsoon nearing, Ahmedabad remains in the grip of extreme heat. The city’s maximum temperature on Friday was 41.3°C. IMD data indicates that…
Chandigarh: The body of 64-year-old retired government employee Kulwant Kaur was found Friday evening in a forested area near a Sector 56 hospital. Kaur had vanished on June 3 after her son left her briefly to park his motorcycle.Maloya police and forensic experts found her intact jewelry, ruling out robbery. Although blood was coming from…
Pune: The Ghodegaon police on Friday arrested a 19-year-old student from the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) on the charge of bludgeoning another student to death.The incident happened in the early hours of Friday on the terrace of the college hostel. The police have identified the deceased student as Saurav Sakhare (23), who hailed from Beed…
The train struck the vehicle with enormous force, dragging it for nearly 400 metres along the track Dibrugarh: A woman from Arunachal Pradesh lost her life, and another person sustained critical injuries on Friday afternoon, when a passenger train collided with a four-wheeler at an unmanned railway crossing at Dekapam, Jonai in Dhemaji district.The incident…
Lucknow: The UP BJP on Friday launched a series of programmes, including a tree plantation drive, as a prelude to a statewide drive to mark completion of 12 years of the Narendra Modi govt at the Centre.The campaign, themed ‘12 years of trust, development, and public welfare’, starts on June 8. The Friday programme coincided…
Victim of Bhiwadi factory fire passes away. Alwar: Harpal Yadav (31), brother of Ramco Metal factory owner Devendra Yadav, died during treatment at a Delhi hospital on Friday, a day after suffering severe burn injuries in a fire that broke out at two factories in Bhiwadi’s UIT industrial area.Five people, including Devendra Yadav and Harpal,…
