Mann rolls out women’s allowance, pilot registrations from today; payments from July | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced the rollout of his govt’s much-awaited allowance for women, ‘Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna’, with registrations set to kick off on Wednesday and payments in July.The announcement came during a state-level function in Adampur, Jalandhar district, to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar. At…

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When Red Flags Stop Band, Baaja & Baraat | Pune News

Pune: The invitations were sent and the outfitsfinalised.Familyand close friends were there.The sangeet wasoverand the baraat was at her door, but a 31-year-old marketing professional from Pune did notflinchwhen she called off the wedding last Nov.Thesmall thingsstood out.“Myfiancé’sfamilydid nottreatmy parentsright. Therewere small, constant remarks about my weight and complexion, and helaughed along. At that moment,…

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She took exam, then bid mom goodbye | Surat News

Surat: In a rare display of resilience, 22-year-old BEd student Harshidhhi Patel appeared for her second-semester exam just hours after losing her mother, and later returned home to perform her last rites, balancing personal grief with unwavering resolve.The only child of her parents, Harshidhhi lit the funeral pyre of her mother, Gayatri, a police head…

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Reply to plea on lack of forest clearance for Amchang tree felling, HC tells state | Guwahati News

Guwahati: The Gauhati high court has directed the Assam govt to respond to a petition alleging that the forest department floated an e-tender to select a contractor for felling trees in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary for the Guwahati Ring Road project without obtaining mandatory forest clearance from the central govt.Petitioners Arkasish Chaliha and Mahesh Deka alleged…

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Evening news wrap: Centre vs opposition faceoff over delimitation; CBSE Class 10 result declared | India News

File photos India will send a trade delegation to Washington on April 20 after Modi-Trump talks reviewed bilateral economic ties. Chief minister MK Stalin has called a statewide black flag protest, accusing the Centre of weakening Tamil Nadu through delimitation changes. The Aam Aadmi Party faces fresh internal strain as leaders accuse Raghav Chadha of…

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FASTag verification drive: NHAI orders vehicle registration numbers validation by banks; mismatches may face blacklisting

The government on Wednesday has directed FASTag issuer banks to immediately verify vehicle registration numbers (VRNs) linked to tags to improve data accuracy in the tolling system.“In order to enhance the accuracy and reliability of data in the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has issued directions to all FASTag…

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