Nadeem, the middleman, was charging pregnant women between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 at Care Diagnostic Centre in Sardhana Gurgaon: A pregnant woman and marked currency notes helped the Gurgaon health department crack an interstate sex determination racket operating out of a diagnostic centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district. An ultrasound was allegedly conducted at…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt is likely to introduce a bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the Assembly on Monday. The Assembly’s Business Advisory Committee, chaired by Speaker Rathindra Bose, decided to email the draft UCC Bill to all MLAs and then table it for discussion on Monday.If passed, Bengal will join states like Gujarat,…
Noida: Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad has withdrawn recognition of seven self-financed schools in Ghaziabad and Noida for remaining non-functional, as part of a statewide crackdown that has seen 465 schools derecognised.Officials said these schools —five in Ghaziabad and two in Noida — neither conducted classes nor sent any students for board examinations during the…
Margao: South Western Railway (SWR) has rolled out a comprehensive monsoon preparedness plan across its network, covering infrastructure reinforcement, real-time monitoring, and emergency response protocols to ensure uninterrupted train operations through the rainy season.On the infrastructure front, Water Level Monitoring Instruments (WLMIs) have been installed at 15 critical bridge locations identified on the basis of…
Varanasi: The holy city on Thursday witnessed inauguration of the maiden hub-and-spoke flight of the country with Air India’s Easy Connect Flight, connecting Varanasi to the world via Delhi. Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu inaugurated the facility at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport. Now, travellers from Varanasi can complete international immigration formalities…
Different perspectivesShort Film Adda returns with an evening of independent cinema, featuring three award-winning Indian short films that explore childhood, identity, resilience and the emotional moments that shape everyday lives. The screening brings together Panha, The Pissing Tale and Gudgudi — each offering a distinct perspective through intimate storytelling. Panha follows a seven-year-old boy whose…
Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed an innovative seed delivery system to promote kitchen gardening and simplify vegetable cultivation for urban households. The technology features specially designed sowing packets for small-seeded crops—such as brinjal, tomato, and cauliflower—allowing users to plant seeds directly without manual handling.Director of research Dr Ajmer Singh Dhatt shared that the…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: The UT police have arrested a man for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin into the city from Ramdarbar on Wednesday. The police produced the accused before a local court that has sent him to judicial custody.The Sector 31 police said the accused was identified as Prince ,a resident of phase-1, Ramdarbar, Chandigarh.A…
A PMPML bus that broke down on FC Road recently is towed by a crane Pune: Two days of moderate rainfall in Pune exposed PMPML’s lack of monsoon preparedness as 264 bus breakdowns were reported across its fleet — 116 on Tuesday and 148 on Wednesday — leaving thousands of commuters inconvenienced.Official data said the…
Surat: A domestic dispute in Bhatha village turned fatal evening when a 31-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her husband with a potato peeler during a quarrel on Tuesday evening, leading to his death and her arrest by Ichhapore police.Police said Manisha Rathod and her husband, Raju Yadav, both 31, got into an argument after Yadav returned…
