Kolkata: The newly sworn-in BJP govt in Bengal, led by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, raised the upper age limit for entry into state jobs from 40 to 45 years at its first cabinet meeting on Monday. The decision, announced from state secretariat Nabanna, aimed at addressing a decade of “recruitment deadlock” and followed an election…
The greenbelt is home to several shade-giving trees, including neem, peepal, Lagerstroemia, alongside flowering species such as jarul, gulmohar and kachnar, which are known to attract birds, as well as kaner, an evergreen shrub that blooms in red, pink and white. A pair of black ibis spotted by a resident at the greenbelt in Sector…
Ponda: The body of Imtiyaz Hussain, a 21-year-old student of IIT Goa at Farmagudi, who drowned in a rivulet at Okamb, Dharbandora, on Sunday evening, was recovered by divers on Monday afternoon.Ponda police said that Hussain, a native of Ladakh, had gone to the Okamb rivulet along with a group of eight friends for a…
Varanasi: The body of a 50-year-old man, who died after being hit by a Thar vehicle in the Fariha market area under Nizamabad police station of Azamgarh district, was exhumed on Sunday for postmortem.Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said on Monday that the victim, Shamshad alias Guddu, was initially buried without an autopsy, following a mutual…
If the number of applicants increases significantly, the exam may be held on Sep 5 as well Ahmedabad: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started the online registration process for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), a mandatory exam for candidates aspiring to become teachers in CBSE schools. According to the official notification,…
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab govt on Monday redistributed the portfolios held by arrested minister Sanjeev Arora among three of his cabinet colleagyes. Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on Saturday.Education minister Harjot Singh Bains has been given the additional portfolio of local govt. New and renewable…
History-sheeter, four aides booked for extorting Surat fruit trader Surat: A history-sheeter and his four aides have been booked for allegedly extorting money from a fruit trader in Udhna area of Surat.The prime accused, Shiva Zala, allegedly demanded protection money from the trader and threatened to kill him if he failed to make regular payments….
Agartala: Tripura Pradesh Congress accused BJP-led coalition govt of deliberately fostering ethnic divisions and creating an atmosphere of unrest across the state in the run-up to the elections for Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC).In a press conference, Tripura Congress spokesperson Prabir Chakraborty alleged that the two primary partners in the state’s ruling alliance…
Dharampal Singh during review meeting on Monday Lucknow: The state govt on Monday said that it has directed officials to accelerate the ongoing fodder collection campaign for cattle shelters across the state. It warned of strict action against officers failing to meet targets or showing negligence in implementation.Reviewing the ‘Bhusa Sangrahan Abhiyan’, launched on April…
Rajkot: Wildlife activists have strongly opposed a proposed mining lease for a cement company in the Babarkot reserve forest in Amreli district, warning that the project could severely damage wildlife habitat and the ecology of the Gir region.Wildlife photographer and former member of the State Board for Wildlife, Bhushan Pandya, has written to chief minister…
