Hyderabad: The Telangana high court turned down a petition against the demolition of a World War II memorial near Parade Grounds in Secunderabad, and directed the petitioner to first submit a detailed representation to authorities concerned regarding his grievance.The petitioner, J Rama Krishna, a former Secunderabad Cantonment Board member, had filed the petition as a…
During the visit, delegates studied the state’s use of technology and data in primary education through digital platforms used in classrooms and for monitoring Gurgaon: Govt schools in Haryana drew global attention as education experts and policymakers from eight countries visited the state under the ‘South-South Learning Symposium’ to study the implementation of the NIPUN…
Kolkata: The BJP’s decision to hold the oath-taking ceremony at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground on May 9 carries a political message rooted in history, symbolism and reflects on the change of guard in the state. The carefully chosen space is a symbol of political churning and transformation in Bengal for a century or more.The Brigade…
Man and his girlfriend arrested for murdering his father over property dispute in Loni Ghaziabad: Police have arrested a 33-year-old man and his girlfriend for killing his father over a property dispute in Loni.The man, Bilal, was arrested from Mumbai, while his girlfriend Khusboo, a resident of Delhi’s Patel Nagar, was arrested from Loni.The matter…
Panaji: Delta Pleasure Cruises, a subsidiary of Delta Corp, anchored its 112-metre off-shore casino vessel at Mormugao Port Authority’s (MPA) berth no. 4 on Wednesday. The vessel will remain docked at the port till it completes interior works, sea trials and obtains necessary certifications. Despite the arrival of the vessel, chief minister Pramod Sawant said…
Varanasi: A 25-year-old youth was allegedly beaten to death by unknown miscreants in Basantpur (Chakdulla) area under Sindhora police station area in Varanasi on Tuesday night.The deceased, Rohit Rajbhar, a resident of Chandwak area in Jaunpur was returning from a wedding ceremony when he was attacked.According to police, no specific motive has been identified in…
Ahmedabad: Online auctions of two commercial plots in Bodakdev have fetched the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Rs 365.8 crore. The civic body had announced online auctions of 19 residential and commercial plots earlier this year, following which five plots in Bodakdev, Thaltej, Motera and Shilaj went under the hammer on Tuesday. There were no takers…
Chandigarh: A political war erupted in Punjab after chief minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP of attempting to turn the state into a “laboratory of fear and violence” ahead of assembly elections early next year, alleging that the twin blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar were part of a “deliberate strategy” to destabilise the state following…
Surat: Egg supply from Navapur to Surat and other parts of South Gujarat has been halted after a bird flu outbreak that necessitated large-scale culling of poultry in the area.Around 10 lakh eggs were supplied daily from Navapur in Nandurbar district. The supply was stopped after laboratory tests confirmed H1N1 infection in poultry samples, prompting…
Guwahati: Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi on Wednesday attributed the opposition alliance’s defeat in the recent assembly elections to their unplanned and haphazard campaign, coupled with the lack of a coherent strategy, to counter BJP’s ‘error-free’ approach and ‘well-graphed strategies’.Akhil, who secured a second consecutive term from the Sivasagar constituency, said BJP’s organisational discipline and…
