Jojari River near Jodhpur Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has decided to collect and test water samples from the flow areas of the Bandi, Jojari and Luni rivers, while accumulated sludge in the Jojari River will be scientifically disposed off as part of measures to address pollution concerns.The decision was taken during…
NEW DELHI: The tendering process behind CBSE’s massive on-screen marking (OSM) project has come under sharper scrutiny after procurement records showed that Hyderabad-based Coempt Eduteck Pvt Ltd narrowly edged past Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in the technical evaluation before securing a decisive advantage through a sharply lower financial bid.The scoring pattern has triggered questions among…
NEW DELHI: Nearly two decades after a working group was formed to compile producer price index (PPI), govt Tuesday finally laid out a road map for its introduction. On June 15, govt will unveil the revised wholesale price index, with 2022-23 base, and along with it will come PPI.In five years, govt intends to phase…
The Ayushmann Khurrana-led film ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ started its downward box office trend after enjoying a decent first weekend in theatres. The movie, with Sara Ali Khan, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Rakul Preet Singh as its female leads, has been directed by Mudassar Aziz. The film maintained low yet steady collections at the box…
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New Delhi: LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu has notified the establishment of Delhi’s first all-women police station.A cell dealing with crime against women and located within the Subzi Mandi Police Station complex has been designated as the all-women police station covering North district. More such stations may be created in the future, sources said.TOI reported on…
Congress called for an independent environmental assessment to evaluate the project’s impact on mangroves, biodiversity and natural watercourses Thane: Alleging large-scale land reclamation and displacement of mangroves and natural water channels in the Balkum-Thane creek area to facilitate construction of the Coastal Road extension project, Congress’s Thane unit warned of potential flooding during the monsoon.In…
Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru Bengaluru: For DK Shivakumar, the journey to the chief minister’s office has been long and arduous. After decades of building influence within Congress and emerging as one of the party’s most resourceful functionaries, he finally secured the state’s top post.Yet, bigger challenges…
The sector is better positioned to withstand weather-related disruptions than in the past Chennai: The tractor industry remains cautiously optimistic about demand in the current fiscal year after posting a record performance in FY26, despite concerns that a potentially deficient monsoon could dampen rural sentiment and farm incomes. The industry has projected single-digit growth for…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the Congress came to power by running a smear campaign against the BRS. He claimed that the Congress made false promises and issue fake declarations during the 2023 assembly elections, and that its ‘poisonous propaganda’ led to the BRS’ defeat. The Congress, which came through the…
