Kolkata: Around 4,800 people have been pushed to Bangladesh and another 836 people are in holding centers, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday at a BJP programme. Saying that border security and illegal infiltrators were some of the biggest concerns for state govt, Adhikari said: “We have started the process of handing over land to…
Commercial operations are set to begin at the Noida International Airport from June 15 Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) will soon bring 35 officials on deputation, drawing retired officers and serving staff from various govt departments. The appointments will be made across planning, project, general administration and computer sections. The hiring comes as…
Panaji: The directorate of archives is conducting trial runs of an online platform that would allow users to search records, submit applications and eventually obtain digital certificates from their homes.A demonstration of the system is expected shortly, with officials expressing confidence that services could go live by next month.The first record series slated for online…
Varanasi: A 50-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours over an old dispute in Barji village under Phulpur police station limits on Saturday.According to police, the deceased, identified as Bhothu Yadav alias Om Prakash Yadav, was attacked by the family members of his neighbour, Nanhelal, while he was sitting near a pumping…
Gujarat’s IPS officers to review security in border villages Ahmedabad: Eight senior Gujarat IPS officers will spend two days in 16 villages along the Pakistan border next week, undertaking an extensive review of security arrangements and interacting with residents in frontier regions.The officers will visit villages in the Vav-Tharad border belt, Patan district and Kutch…
Rohtak: A research project submitted by Vinita Hooda, professor in the department of botany at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, has been approved for financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh by the Haryana State Council for Science, Innovation and Technology (HSCST), Panchkula.The three-year project, titled Mycorrhiza-Microbiome Synergy as a Sustainable Soil Management Strategy for Reducing…
Pune: A 23-year-old first-year MBBS student from a city medical college was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her flat in Vishrantwadi around 6am on Sunday.Vishrantwadi police said the student was in her bedroom, while her mother and brother were asleep in other rooms of the flat.Inspector Sampatrao Raut of Vishrantwadi police told TOI,…
Imphal: Several people were injured when Assam Rifles personnel resorted to tear gas shelling, blank firing and lathi charge to disperse protesters objecting to the setting up of an ‘unauthorised’ Assam Rifles outpost in the New Heaven area of Shokvao village in Ukhrul district on Sunday.According to local sources, around 20 people, mostly women, were…
Lucknow: Sunday morning brought a burst of energy and community spirit to the city as the World Environment Day edition of Happy Streets turned Sukoon by Pardos Okas into a people-first public space. With the stretch opened for residents instead of vehicles, families, young professionals, children and senior citizens stepped out in large numbers, filling…
PHED carrying out special campaign during peak season Jaipur: The Public Health Engineering Dept (PHED) has addressed nearly 20,000 drinking water-related issues across Rajasthan during the seventh round of its special statewide campaign conducted between April 5 and June.Officials said 19,072 water supply-related works were completed, including repairs to 3,766 hand pumps, fixing 2,236 pipeline…
