From dismissing movement to talks, assurances and proposed reforms: How Centre changed tack on CJP-led protest NEW DELHI: A series of announcements by the Centre over the last two days has marked a significant shift in the government’s handling of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led agitation over the NEET paper leak.These range from proposed fast-track…
Mumbai: After cracking down on the illegal sale of gutka, unhygienic restaurants and milk adulteration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has turned its attention to bakeries across Mumbai.During a special drive covering 34 bakeries, FDA officials found several establishments operating without mandatory registration or licences, besides detecting food safety and hygiene violations.The FDA issued…
KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar was suspended on July 13 over allegations that he facilitated the illegal selection of his two daughters as industrial extension officers. BENGALURU: A group of veterinary doctors has filed a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha Police, alleging large-scale irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment process.The issue pertains…
Students from Loyola College took out a procession in solidarity with Delhi protesters inside the college campus on Friday Chennai: Hundreds of students from city colleges, including Loyola College, Presidency College and School of Excellence in Law (SOEL), have boycotted their classes and protested in support of Delhi protesters. They also carried banners against the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Friday suggested mediation to resolve a batch of petitions filed by rice millers challenging the state govt’s notices seeking recovery of money for paddy supplied during the rabi 2022-23 season.Justice Surepally Nanda adjourned the matters to July 27 after the advocate general, A Sudarshan Reddy, sought time to place…
Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee will travel to New Delhi on July 27 to join the movement led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar against the NEET-UG paper leak.TMC sources said Banerjee was likely to reach the venue by Monday noon and address protesters. “Didi has been in direct touch with CJP founder…
The 1.18-km elevated corridor is expected to improve direct access to the prominent tourist destination of Sarnath Varanasi: Construction of the four-lane elevated road connecting Faridpur on the Outer Ring Road to Sarnath is progressing rapidly, marking a key step towards easing traffic congestion and improving direct access to the prominent tourist destination.The 1.18-km elevated…
CHANDIGARH: INLD national president Abhay Singh Chautala on Friday visited Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to extend the party’s support to students protesting over the alleged NEET paper leak.Meeting student representatives, he said Haryana had historically spearheaded movements for change and assured the protesting students of the party’s “full support” in their fight for a…
Pune: Questioning the “neutrality” of High Court-appointed Administrator, Justice (Retd) Gita Mittal, All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) interim president Chintan Parikh has termed her handling of the federation’s compliance process as “unacceptable”.An expert on Mittal’s panel responded by saying the interim committee wasted an opportunity to put across their views by refusing to meaningfully participate…
Dhubri: A 17-year-old student drowned in the Gadadhar River near Mela Maidam here on Friday morning after she reportedly slipped into the water and was swept away by strong currents.The deceased, identified as Aksara Gowala, was a first-year Higher Secondary student at Sishupathsala Higher Secondary School and a resident of Ward No. 1.Her body was…
