Navi Mumbai: Moving a step forward in expanding its wing of promoting competitive sports among the economically backward strata while giving opportunity to civic school students, the Sports and Cultural Department of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation kicked off technical swimming training to students in its schools to help them develop skills and achieve excellence…
Bengaluru: As chief minister Siddaramaiah nears three years in office on May 10, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh have stepped up lobbying in New Delhi, meeting senior Congress functionaries and fuelling speculation over a possible CM change in Karnataka.The two met AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge, senior functionaries KC Venugopal and…
Done: arunHyderabad: Telangana Congress leaders on Saturday cast doubts on the credibility of Kavitha’s newly-launched Telangana Rashtra Sena, arguing that the timing of her move undermines her claim of sincerity. TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud and Bhuvanagiri MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy said the people might have trusted Kavitha had she floated the party…
Kolkata: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi went after Trinamool while campaigning in Bengal on Saturday, asking why the ED had summoned him for 55 hours of questioning while CM Mamata Banerjee — in whose state numerous alleged scams had surfaced — had faced no such scrutiny. Trinamool hit back hard, calling Gandhi’s remarks “irresponsible” and pointedly noting…
Panaji: State govt plans to sharply cut the deposit on DRS-covered products following concerns raised by traders and distributors over the deposit refund system (DRS). It has proposed to reduce the deposit on non-liquor items to Rs 1–2 from the existing Rs 5–10.However, on liquor products it will be between Rs 2 and Rs 10….
Ahmedabad: A 55-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of an elderly Dariapur resident who died after allegedly being drugged and robbed in his own home. Lata Chauhan, a resident of Shahpur, has been booked for culpable homicide after Abdul Sipai, 81, succumbed to complications following the incident.According to police, Chauhan gained…
Ludhiana: Drone pilot training at Punjab Agricultural University is set for a major boost after the university nearly halved its course fee from Rs 35,000 to Rs 18,000. The price cut has already attracted over 80 new applications, a steep jump considering only 10 candidates had completed the training since it launched in April last…
Hisar: A Punjab excise department inspector was found dead inside a parked car on Amritsar-Jamnagar Bharatmala Road in Haryana’s Sirsa district late Friday. A pistol lay inside the vehicle but there was no apparent gunshot wound.Karamjit Singh, 45, was a native of Cheema village in Ludhiana, and was posted in Punjab’s Moga district. His body…
Pune: PMRDA commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari on Saturday directed officials to fast-track pre-monsoon works across Hinjewadi and its surrounding areas.The directives focus on desilting drains, removing encroachments from natural water channels, and completing urgent road repairs to prevent flooding and traffic congestion.Chaudhari conducted a detailed site inspection of Hinjewadi, Maan, and Marunji, accompanied by Bhor-Rajgad-Mulshi MLA…
SURAT: A female doctor was allegedly murdered by her husband in Gujarat’s Surat, with her body later found stuffed inside a wooden box at his old residence, police said on Sunday.According to police, the accused Vishal Salvi killed his wife Dr. Shilpa Salvi on April 20 and transported the body to an old house in…
