Gurgaon: Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the state govt to take a final decision on the regularisation of contractual lecturers within six months. Failure to comply will invite a penalty of Rs 50,000 per petitioner, payable personally by the official concerned, the HC said in a recent order.The ruling is expected to impact…
Former sports minister Aroop Biswas Kolkata: Former state sports minister Aroop Biswas — now being probed for last December’s “Messigate” at Salt Lake stadium — wrote a letter six days ago to HDFC Bank, asking for the party’s account to be frozen.The letter, to the bank’s Central Plaza branch, sought a “freeze” till “competent authorities”…
Margao: South Goa district collector Egna Cleetus chaired a review meeting on Wednesday to assess preparedness for the upcoming June 21 NEET (UG) re-examination across South Goa.Sector magistrates have been appointed to assist SDMs during the exam. Members of the District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC) will serve as observers and will be issued identity cards…
Varanasi: In joint action, STF and Sidhari police arrested on Wednesday two undertrial prisoners who had fled of Azamgarh jail along with a third accomplice in 2016. To dodge police, they shifted to Punjab and worked as field labourers. Police announced cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on each of them.Azamgarh’s CO (city) Shubham Todi…
Ahmedabad: After enduring nearly two long months of an unforgiving, unrelenting summer, Amdavadis finally caught a break on Thursday night. From 10 pm onwards, a dramatic change in the weather swept across the city, bringing sudden thundershowers and rolling lightning.Within minutes, light but steady showers began washing over several urban pockets, including Navrangpura, Naranpura, Satellite,…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: In a bid to plug the gaps and ensure full collection of daily revenue from the paid parking lots, the municipal corporation, Chandigarh, has deployed engineering staff to keep vigil on the parking employees and their working. The move came following an internal assessment that parking lots are not generating full revenue…
Pune: Over six lakh teacher aspirants across the state will appear for the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (MahaTET) on June 28 under unprecedented security.To ensure a malpractice-free examination, the authorities will deploy a high-tech arsenal, including artificial intelligence (AI)-based CCTV monitoring, biometric verification, and facial recognition, officials from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE)…
Guwahati: Traffic in Guwahati came to an abrupt halt for a few hours on Thursday as hundreds of Zubeen Garg fans protested against the state govt’s move to erase a mural of the singer, which had been drawn on the pillar of a flyover, near the state capital complex.Interestingly, Zubeen’s mural sported a slogan, ‘Comrades…
Lucknow: As part of efforts to promote the city’s rich gastronomic heritage, Uttar Pradesh tourism dept on Thursday organised a Food Heritage Walk through the historic Chowk area to mark World Sustainable Gastronomy Day.Held under the state’s ‘Visit My State Uttar Pradesh’ campaign, the walk drew nearly 40 participants, including tourists, food enthusiasts, heritage lovers…
Pranav Dhoot AIR 7 in CA Final Jaipur’s Pranav Dhoot and Harshika Khandelwal ranked among the country’s top performers in the Chartered Accountancy Final Examination, with Dhoot securing AIR 7 and Khandelwal AIR 28, as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India announced the results on Thursday.Dhoot, 22, scored 457 out of 600 marks and…
