Varanasi: Varanasi witnessed a radiant celebration of Shri Krishna Janmashtami on Friday as temples, homes, schools, hostels and police establishments echoed with chants of “Jai Shri Krishna” and “Nand Ke Anand Bhayo, Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki.”At Reserve Police Lines, Commissionerate Varanasi, a grand religious and cultural programme was organised with devotion and enthusiasm. The premises…
Ahmedabad: For a long time, Modhera has been defined in the public imagination by the Sun Temple—its sculpted grandeur and the Surya Kund that anchors the complex. A new GIS-based study argues the monument is only the most visible layer of a far older and more complex settlement: a fortified, planned town in north Gujarat…
Mohali: Newly appointed Mohali SSP Varun Sharma Saturday directed police officers to intensify the crackdown on drug trafficking, making it clear that there would be no laxity in action against peddlers.Soon after assuming charge, Sharma chaired a crime review meeting with circle officers and station house officers, instructing them to maintain constant surveillance on drug…
Pune: MLAs sought allocations for key infrastructure and development projects in the district, including the proposed international airport in Purandar and redevelopment of the Bhimashankar temple area, ahead of the budget session of the assembly from next week.During a virtual interaction with the chief minister following last week’s District Planning and Development Council (DPDC) meeting,…
Meeting between traders and processors held over textile processing rate hike Surat: A meeting was held on Saturday between the Federation of Surat Trade and Textile Associations (FOSTTA) Forum and the South Gujarat Textile Processors Association (SGTPA) to discuss the recent 15% rate hike implemented by textile processors.During the meeting, FOSTTA presented complaints, suggestions and…
Guwahati: Guwahati: The Centre on Saturday formally deferred the house-listing operations for Census 2027 in Manipur, with the Registrar General of India’s (RGI) office under the Union ministry of home affairs issuing a gazette notification to this effect.The notification now gives formal effect to the Centre’s decision taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Union…
Lucknow: The Centre has brought forward Census 2027 population enumeration in Uttar Pradesh by more than two months, shifting the exercise from February to Dec 1, 2026-Jan 4, 2027, in a move that will ensure the statewide headcount is completed before the expected assembly election schedule gets underway.A five-day revisional round will follow from Jan…
Palanpur: The Banaskantha Local Crime Branch (LCB) arrested three men for allegedly honey-trapping a gov school teacher and extorting Rs 1.15 lakh from him by threatening to implicate him in a false rape case.According to police, the victim, who is currently teaching at a school in a village in the Danta, had earlier worked at…
The National Green Tribunal has directed the state govt to take a series of measures to improve air quality in Jaipur Jaipur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Rajasthan govt to take a series of measures to improve air quality in Jaipur and ensure that funds collected through Green Tax are utilised strictly for…
UN has declared Nov 27 as International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage NEW DELHI: In a significant development that brings the need to step up global action on Sustainable Development Goals 2030 into focus, UN has declared Nov 27 as International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced…
