Gandhinagar: Two state govt undertakings, Gujarat Energy Ltd (GEL) and GSPL Transmission Ltd (GTL), have paid a record dividend of Rs 384.7 crore to Gujarat govt for 2025-26, marking the highest-ever single-year payout by state-controlled companies.Chief minister Bhupendra Patel received the dividend cheques from GEL managing director and GTL vice-chairperson Avantika Singh in Gandhinagar on…
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at Kaza in Lahaul-Spiti on Wednesday Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday that moral education would be introduced in Himachal Pradesh schools from the next academic session.During an interaction with students of a CBSE school in Kaza, Sukhu said the syllabus was being prepared for the…
Pune: Traffic police have requested people to use public transport as much as possible with heavy vehicular rush being expected on both Pune-Mumbai expressway and the old highway this weekend through Tuesday.The district administration has already ordered the diversion of heavy and large vehicles from the old highway to alternative routes from Thursday to prevent…
Surat: Umra police have registered a case against a 17-year-old boy for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl he met on Instagram. The two had been communicating on the social media platform for a couple of months before deciding to meet in person. The meeting allegedly ended in sexual assault, police said.According to the FIR, the…
The meeting between Samagra Shiksha-Assam (SSA) officials and the teachers’ union Guwahati: The Assam State Primary Teachers’ Association has urged the Samagra Shiksha-Assam to stop teachers from using personal smartphones to mark attendance on the Shiksha Setu portal, saying the practice could allow them to register attendance without entering school campuses and potentially skip classes.At…
LUACTA members with CM Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: The Lucknow University Associated Colleges Teachers’ Association (LUACTA) has urged chief minister Yogi Adityanath to address 20 pending demands of higher education teachers in Uttar Pradesh, including restoration of the old pension scheme and an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 65 years. LUACTA president Manoj…
Rajkot: A delivery executive allegedly decamped with 94 undelivered parcels of an online retailer from the Satyasha LDP branch located in Munjka village under the Gandhigram-2 (University) police station limits.The incident took place on Oct 11 and the FIR names Mihir Vaghela for stealing parcels valued at over Rs 12.53 lakh, according to the FIR…
Jaipur: A fake investment portal used fictitious profits, a trial withdrawal and a purported IPO allotment to dupe a complainant of Rs 61.77 lakh, Rajasthan Police said Wednesday.A man whose bank account allegedly received Rs 5 lakh of the defrauded money has been arrested in the case.The complainant approached State Cyber Crime Police Station on…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said some Indians who were discharged from the Russian army after persistent efforts by govt and the Indian embassy and repatriated had rejoined the force and become untraceable.Placing a status report from the ministry of external affairs before an SC bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi,…
In the autumn of 1930, Leo Scanlon, a plumber from Pittsburgh, solved a problem in his backyard that would leave a lasting mark on amateur astronomy. Scanlon was building a private observatory behind his home in the Summer Hill neighbourhood on Pittsburgh’s North Side. He needed a lightweight, weather-resistant dome to protect a homemade telescope….
