Hyderabad: A severe shortage of railway crew led to the cancellation of 27 passenger trains across the South Central Railway (SCR) zone in 2025, reveals data obtained through an RTI filed by TOI. The records also revealed that 297 trains were cancelled due to a shortage of rakes (train coaches).Overall, the zone witnessed more than…
Gurgaon: Private school bodies in Haryana have raised concerns over disparities in CBSE scores, questioning the fairness and transparency of evaluation.Haryana Progressive Schools Conference (HPSC) has written to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, seeking clarification on issues impacting students beyond the state. At the core of the concern is a gap in results, with pass…
Kolkata: There is no basis of linking cattle slaughter rules with Eid or religious practices like ‘qurbani’, said Bengal animal resources development minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday. He added that stricter norms being enforced by state govt are meant to prevent cattle smuggling and illegal slaughter.“There is no basis for linking cow slaughter with festivals…
Two flats were gutted at Disha Home apartment on Saturday Ghaziabad: Twelve people, including four minors and a senior citizen, remained stranded on the terrace of a residential building in Shalimar Garden Extension-1 for nearly an hour on Saturday evening after a major fire broke out in their flats on the third and fourth floors…
Panaji: Pre-monsoon showers brought relief from the scorching summer heat on Tuesday as the maximum temperature dropped by 2°C within a span of 24 hours. The temperature fell from 34.3°C on Monday to 32.4°C on Tuesday, leading to cooler conditions in the state capital.Panaji: Excavation along a 6km stretch of the Old Goa-Pilar road to…
Varanasi: As Kashi recorded maximum temperature at 42.4 degree Celsius on Tuesday, extreme heat took a toll on people’s health and energy level and arrangements were made to provide relief. SSPG Divisional Hospital has taken several measures for patients and their attendants to beat the heat. As many as 14 water coolers have been installed…
Union MoS (I/Charge) Jitendra Singh gets felicitated as he graces the inaugural session of the two-day National Workshop on ‘Grassroots Innovation Pathways’ at the Gujarat Science City, in Ahmedabad on Tuesday Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Science City on Tuesday hosted the inaugural ceremony of the National Workshop on Grassroots Innovation Pathway: From Local Resilience to National…
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday directed all deputy commissioners in the state to mandatorily review at least one major complaint received through the ‘Mhari Sadak App’ during public grievance and monthly review meetings to strengthen accountability and improve road maintenance.Chairing a review meeting on the functioning of the app, the chief…
Fraudsters morph photos and send them to their users contacts or relatives via messaging apps to pressure them into paying exorbitant amounts Police said fraudsters initially offered small loan amounts, ranging between Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000 Fraudsters morph photos and send them to their users contacts or relatives via messaging apps to pressure them…
Dibrugarh: A wild Asiatic bear created panic in the Doklongia Dekagaon area of Mariani in Jorhat district after straying into a residential area early Tuesday. The incident prompted a rescue operation by forest officials and wildlife experts that lasted nearly seven hours.Residents were alarmed when the male bear was spotted around 5.30am, hiding among bamboo…
