Narendra Vasudev Gaonkar and Vedant Devidas Kavlekar scored a 21-15, 21-19 win against Andhra Pradesh in their second group-stage match at Miramar on Tuesday Panaji: With packed stands and VIPs in the gallery, the pressure on the young Goa boys was understandable.The 16-year-olds were playing in front of such a crowd for the first time,…
Varanasi: The magisterial probe into the case of killing of a BSc second-year student, Surya Pratap Singh, by his classmate on the college campus on March 20, was started by the Additional District Magistrate (Administration) on Tuesday.District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar ordered a magisterial inquiry into the case by designation ADM (Administration) as magistrate to conduct…
Ahmedabad: The state monitoring cell (SMC) conducted a prohibition raid in Aravalli district and seized Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 38.8 lakh, officials said.The raid was carried out on April 20-21 at the parking area of a hotel under the jurisdiction of Tintoi police station.Officials said a total of 6,312 bottles of IMFL…
Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has signed an agreement with a local firm to license its protection kit for stored pulses. Dr Ajmer Singh Dhatt, director of research, PAU, and Rajan Goel from the firm signed the memorandum on behalf of their organisations.The kit offers an eco-friendly and scientific method to safeguard stored pulses from…
Amritsar: Punjab public works minister Harbhajan Singh ETO laid the foundation stones of link road projects worth Rs 2.78 crore in various villages of the Jandiala Guru constituency here on Tuesday.The minister said the construction of these roads would prove to be a milestone in the overall development of these villages.He informed that in Saido…
Pune: The Chatushrungi police have registered a case against an event manager, a resident of Ahilyanagar, for allegedly cheating an IPS officer and his relatives of Rs 10 lakh by failing to execute decoration work for the officer’s wedding reception held on March 3 this year.The IPS officer’s sister (38), a resident of Aundh, lodged…
Guwahati: Even after 48 hours, several areas of the city remain waterlogged, bringing normal life to a complete standstill.According to the Disaster Reporting and Information Management System report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the worst-affected areas fall under Guwahati and Dispur revenue circles, where an estimated population of 5,000 — 2,500 men,…
Lucknow: Under the ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ that began on Apr 1, around 8.7 lakh students have secured admission in the state-run schools across Uttar Pradesh for the 2026–27 academic session, the education department said on Tuesday.Of the 8.7 lakh enrollment, the maximum number of admissions have been done in Class I and Class VI. In…
Kota: A contractual ECG technician at MBS Hospital in Kota was allegedly assaulted by relatives of a 60-year-old woman patient late Monday night after they accused him of sexually harassing her during an examination in the emergency ward.The technician, identified as Vishnu Prakash, denied the allegation and said a woman attendant was present in the…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance the Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability, the defence ministry on Tuesday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 975 crore for the procurement of critical equipment for T-72 and T-90 tanks.The contracts with defence PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Ltd are for…
