The curious business of food dehydration and freeze-drying has gone up in direct proportion to the number of Indian students filling college campuses across the world – 14 lakh and rising, according to government reports. Concerned that their offspring might abandon their eggless upbringing, anxious mothers now routinely send food to these little factories –…
Bengaluru: In a recent circular to parents from Vidyashilp School, Banashankari, the school management announced it will ban the practice of permitting food delivery through platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato and other apps on campus. Vidyashilp is not the only one. Several schools in the city have banned food delivery apps over the past few…
Chennai: Commuters taking the South Usman Road via CIT Nagar to reach Nandanam pass through a 10-minute ordeal every day during peak hours at one specific intersection.Buses, autorickshaws and motorists come from all sides, leaving the intersection at South West Boag road under the T Nagar steel flyover chaotic and dangerous spot for motorists and…
Hyderabad: As schools reopen for the new academic year, parents in Hyderabad remain distressed over exorbitant hikes in school fees, with some reporting increases of over 60% compared to last year. Parent associations claim that they have received complaints from several parents and maintained that the issue is likely to persist in the absence of…
Jahangir khan’s wife sarika after her arrest Sarika Bibi (wife of Jahangir Khan) during production at Diamond Harbour court on Saturday after arrest Kolkata: Sarika Khan alias Zerina, wife of Trinamool Congress neta Jahangir Khan, was arrested by Diamond Harbour district police on Saturday morning in connection with the attack on Falta police station recently….
Panaji: With the tourism department nominating Mandrem and Galgibaga beaches under the internationally recognised Blue Flag certification programme, the department has asked the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to monitor the beach water quality till Oct.While the GSPCB has already collected 36 water samples since May, more samples will be collected in July during…
Ahmedabad: A petty clash over the key of a ‘Bullet’ motorcycle ended in murder in Vautha village of Dholka taluka on Friday.The sleepy village was rocked by violence when a furious row erupted between 48-year-old Ganpat Vaghela, a resident of Vejalpur, and 29-year-old Pratap Purbhiya, a native of the village currently residing in Sarkhej. What…
Amritsar: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday began his maiden three-day visit to Punjab from Amritsar, signalling the party’s intent to strengthen its organisational network and energise the cadre ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, which it plans to contest on its own.Soon after arriving in Amritsar, Nabin, accompanied by Punjab BJP president Kewal…
Pune: The state education commissioner has made school visit compulsory for all education officers, after only 11,532 institutions out of over one lakh were inspected last year.Education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh issued a circular earlier this week, giving officers a checklist of parameters to be inspected. It directed the officers to upload the inspection report…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused BJP govt of presiding over a steady deterioration of river health in the state, alleging that “corrupt policies” and poor implementation have led to rising pollution and shrinking water flow.In a statement, Akhilesh claimed that major rivers, including the Ganga, Yamuna and Gomti, were facing severe…
