New Delhi: Forced to flee political instability, violence and the fear of persecution in Myanmar, a student living in India as a UNHCR-recognised refugee has approached Delhi High Court after his application for an undergraduate course at Delhi University was deemed incomplete for want of a passport.At the heart of the case is the question…
Mumbai: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticised the implementation of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Laadki Bahin Yojana, saying it was marked by “significant deficiencies” in budget estimation, expenditure control and financial management.The CAG report released on Friday said state govt had spent over Rs 33,237.2 crore on the scheme, exceeding its budgetary provision by…
Bengaluru: A sessions court in the city has held a Ballari resident guilty of defaming the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, and sentenced him to six months of imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000.According to a Lokayukta press note, SG Shankar of Havinala Basanna compound complained to the Lokayukta in 2015, accusing the joint commissioner…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Friday floated a tender to prepare a detailed project report (DPR), worth ₹48 lakh, for an area development plan for chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s Perambur constituency. The proposal includes organised parking, cycling tracks, wider footpaths, cleaner drains, more parks, better drinking water supply and a flood resilience plan….
Hyderabad: Women constitute nearly 85% of Telangana’s agricultural workforce but continue to earn about 20% less than men for similar work, while 94% of construction workers remain in the informal sector, exposing deep-rooted inequalities in two of the state’s largest employment sectors despite recent labour reforms.The findings were presented by the Telangana labour department during…
The collapse created a 10-foot-long and 8-foot-wide crater, prompting traffic police to barricade the affected stretch and divert vehicles Gurgaon: Days after a section of Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway caved in near Narsingpur following heavy rain, another road collapsed on Friday. A portion of Jharsa Road caved in on Friday morning, leaving a truck partially trapped and…
Kolkata: Chingrighata Bridge will be closed for 60 hours, from 8 pm on Friday to 8 am on July 13, for Metro work. Kolkata traffic police will deploy extra personnel between Kadapara and Science City, especially on Saturday evening, to tackle heavy traffic that is expected due to rain, weddings and a working Saturday.Police are…
Noida: A 27-year-old man drowned on Thursday after he allegedly slipped into an open drain along a waterlogged road in Sector 58 while walking to his workplace, police said.Aryan, a native of Farrukhabad who lived at Chora village in Sector 22, worked at an iron manufacturing company. Police said an auto-rickshaw dropped him near his…
At Chennaiyin, Brison Fernandes, 25, will reunite with coach Clifford Miranda who managed him with the Goa developmental team Panaji: Chennaiyin FC have confirmed the signing of Brison Fernandes, who the former Indian Super League (ISL) champions hailed as “one of the country’s brightest attacking talents.”The star winger rose through the ranks at FC Goa…
Varanasi: Three youths riding a motorcycle were killed after a speeding trailer ran over them on the Varanasi–Shaktinagar highway near Madaiyaa village under Pipri police station limits in Sonbhadra late Thursday.According to police, the three youths were travelling on the same motorcycle towards Makara when it collided head-on with the trailer near Madaiyaa village. The…
