The seven executive engineers posted at the HSPCB head office have also been assigned additional charge as regional officers in different parts of Haryana Gurgaon: Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is functioning with 27 sanctioned posts lying vacant and 41 officials on deputation, while seven officers have been assigned additional charge alongside their regular…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has begun preparations for Durga Puja with officers-in-charge of all police stations being directed to prepare detailed lists of big-ticket pujas, including their themes and pandal layouts, and draw up crowd-flow plans to prevent overcrowding and accidents during the festive season.The directives were issued at a virtual meeting between police commissioner Ajay…
Kids playing in the sand at a construction site Noida: The district administration has given the labour department 10 days to visit construction sites and submit a compliance report on crèche facilities.On Aug 18, the administration directed all construction sites employing 50 or more workers to set up crèches, as mandated under Section 24(3) of…
Existing beneficiaries of the Griha Aadhaar scheme and female beneficiaries of DSSS are also eligible to apply for the scheme Panaji: Almost four and a half years after BJP promised in its manifesto to provide every household with three free LPG cylinders annually, Goa govt on Saturday launched Goa Ujjwala Yojana to provide three free…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated Janmashtami with traditional rituals at Gorakhnath Temple on Friday night, leading the birth celebrations of Lord Krishna at Gorakshpeeth.At midnight, Yogi, the Gorakshpeethadhishwar, performed the Krishna Janmotsav rituals inside the temple sanctum. As hymns and celebratory songs echoed across the premises, he carried the idol of Laddu Gopal (infant…
Ahmedabad buys an estimated 60-70 tonnes of paneer a day, according to dairy industry players Until recently, Sonal Modi bought the paneer she needed from dairies. Not anymore. These days, the roughly 300 grams of paneer the family consumes every day is made at home. “In the past year, we have read about raids on…
Sukhna bridge work could hit Madhya Marg Chandigarh: A much-needed high-level bridge over Sukhna Choe may finally fix a long-standing connectivity problem — but getting there could come at the cost of traffic disruption.The bridge could turn Madhya Marg into Chandigarh’s biggest traffic pain point for the next year, as closure of the Manimajra-Sector 26…
Autorickshaws stand in queue for passengers at Narayan Peth Auto Rickshaw stand in queue waiting for passengers at Narayan Peth. TOI photo by Ashish Gupta Pune. 01-07-2020 Pune: Commuters, especially the Metro users, are facing difficulties in the last-mile connectivity as autorickshaw drivers are either overcharging them or denying rides because most of them have…
Naresh Mehta coaching drop out girl students Surat: For some girls, leaving school is not the end of their education but a pause dictated by circumstances. Financial difficulties, responsibilities at home or family decisions can force them out of classrooms long before they are ready to give up on studies. Years later, some are finding…
Agartala: The road blockade imposed by former extremists seeking a rehabilitation package was called off on Saturday night following an assurance from the state govt that it will look into their demands.Earlier in the day, tension prevailed at Baramura Hills in Tripura on Saturday, the second day of a road blockade.The blockade left a large…
