Ahmedabad: Marking World Book Day, Gujarat Vidyapith Library has started ‘Gyan Sanchay Mahotsav-2026′, a one-day book donation drive aimed at expanding its collection through public participation. This special event, held on April 23, invites the community to contribute to the institution’s legendary archives.The campaign encourages individuals, institutions and readers to donate books from personal, family…
Ludhiana: The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has issued a show-cause notice to the municipal commissioner following a “seemingly intentional” failure to report on fatal accidents caused by the city’s crumbling roads.The commission’s intervention follows a complaint by activist Rohit Sabharwal, who has alleged that potholes have turned death traps and the recent death of…
Mohali: A gas agency employee was seriously injured after a consumer and his associates attacked him with sharp-edged weapons in Zirakpur, following the denial of a cylinder before the stipulated 35-day period. The incident has triggered strong reactions from gas distributors, who have threatened a statewide shutdown, if the accused are not arrested.According to information,…
Pune: A 64-year-old resident of Kalepadal lost Rs 18 lakh to cybercriminals in a digital arrest fraud between April 8 and 15 this year.The senior citizen lodged a complaint with Kalepadal police on Tuesday.An officer from the Kalepadal police said the elderly man received a video call from an unknown number on April 8. The…
Surat: Cybercrime police arrested three persons for allegedly obtaining point-of-sale (POS) machines using fake Udyam firms and supplying them to a Rajasthan-based gang involved in debit card cloning. The cloned cards were swiped on these POS machines, after which the money was withdrawn in Surat.A Surat resident complained that the credentials of his firm, Shidhi…
Guwahati: On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam tragedy, the family of Indian Air Force Corporal Tage Hailyang in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district says it has moved beyond mourning and is focused on seeing terrorism eliminated from the country.Hailyang’s elder brother Tage Laliang said the family wants the govt to set a deadline to…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the opposition parties do not want to give women the right to leadership.Addressing the Nari Shakti Vandan conference in Gorakhpur, he said, “The deeds of Congress and SP have been anti-women from the beginning. Congress has always worked to obstruct the rights of…
Education minister Madan Dilawar inspects school in Sriganganagar Wednesday Jaipur: Education minister Madan Dilawar Wednesday flagged low enrolment, absenteeism and basic academic gaps during surprise inspections of govt schools in Sriganganagar district.At a govt school in 3HH village, he found only 32 students enrolled despite six teachers being posted. School principal Girija Shankar was absent…
Buddha’s Piprahwa relics (X/@narendramodi) NEW DELHI: For the first time, sacred relics of Lord Buddha — preserved at the National Museum in Delhi — will be brought out for a public exposition in the country from May 1-15. The government sees this ‘Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of Tathagata’, to be held in Ladakh,…
Veteran Bollywood director David Dhawan, known for blockbusters with Govinda, Salman Khan, and Sanjay Dutt, has finally explained why he never made a film with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and the reason is simpler than fans might expect. Ahead of his film ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ release, the filmmaker recently opened up about…
