Gurgaon: The urban local bodies (ULB) department, Haryana, is planning to identify and rank the top three wards in each of the 11 municipal corporations in the state based on sanitation and cleanliness parameters, including the management of solid and construction and demolition (C&D) waste. According to the proposed initiative, the best-performing ward in each…
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on Oct 10 Kolkata: From stress management to handle academic pressure better to dealing with digital life, the CISCE has planned a three-tier engagement framework ahead of World Mental Health Day on Oct 10.The council issued a circular to 3,300 affiliated schools to hold discussions, based on four themes—mental…
A crowd outside a Haridwar tea stall where Srinder Koli was found dead on Friday New Delhi: For many prisoners, the hardest part of a sentence may begin after the gates open.Freedom brings them back to families, neighbourhoods and workplaces, but often without acceptance, a livelihood or even a place where they feel they belong….
Ponda: Uddhav Balasaheb Koli, 25, a resident of Pandharpur, Maharashtra, died on the spot at Kerye-Khandepar, about 4km from Ponda on the Goa-Karnataka national highway, on Friday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a broken-down container truck.Abhishek Bhimrao Dhavre, 25, also from Pandharpur, who was riding pillion, was critically injured and shifted to Goa Medical…
Varanasi: Sonbhadra Police on Friday solved Thursday’s robbery at a jeweller’s store in Jayant, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, with the arrest of one of the accused, Roshan Kumar of Shaktinagar, in a police encounter.In the joint action of cops of Anpara, Pipari police station and SOG, Roshan suffered a bullet injury in his leg during the…
Vehicles passing through submerged RTO Circle, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: The morning downpour disrupted classes and exams at several schools on Friday. Students who had reached campus before the rain intensified were caught in the sudden change in weather. Schools contacted parents, adjusted academic schedules and arranged early departures. The disruption was particularly difficult for children who…
Mohali: A Sector 86 resident was allegedly defrauded of ₹97,995 after his mobile phone was compromised, leading to six unauthorised UPI transactions from his bank account within 30 minutes on Thursday evening.The victim, Sajjan Singh, detected the cyber fraud after receiving SMS alerts on his phone. The unauthorised debits comprised one initial transfer of ₹48,000…
Pune: Unidentified thieves broke into a sari showroom off Bhandarkar Road and an eatery near Law College Road and made off with cash totalling Rs 1 lakh.The thefts happened in the early hours of Thursday. The owner of the sari showroom lodged a complaint with Deccan Gymkhana police.An officer from Deccan Gymkhana police said the…
The destruction was carried out at an open plot near the CETP plant Surat: Railway police here on Friday destroyed liquor worth Rs 23.60 lakh that had been seized in 858 prohibition cases, disposing of more than 20,000 bottles confiscated over the past nine months.According to police, 20,166 bottles of liquor seized between Nov 1,…
Lucknow: The historic Bengali Club & Youngmen’s Association, Lucknow, is preparing to host its 112th Shree Shree Durga Puja from Oct 16 to 20, with an expanded programme highlighting Bengali culture, music and community traditions.This year, organisers have announced a special cinematic theme: ‘100 years of the great Bengali actor Mahanayak Uttam Kumar’.The Puja pandal…
