Panaji: The public works department (PWD) has said that the right-hand side of NH-66 from near Hotel Neo Majestic in Porvorim towards Gauri petrol pump will remain shut till June 16 to carry out the final leg of superstructure work on the six-lane elevated corridor under construction at Porvorim. The stretch was earlier scheduled to…
Gorakhpur: Prof Anupama Kaushik Sharma on Tuesday assumed charge as the fifth vice-chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT), becoming the first woman to head the institution since its inception as Madan MohanMalaviya Engineering College.Her appointment is also being seen as a landmark moment for technical education in Uttar Pradesh, as no woman…
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) supplementary exams will be held from June 11 to June 20 Ahmedabad: Over 13,000 students who already cleared their board exams will reappear for the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) supplementary exams from June 11 to June 20 to boost their scores under…
Civic elections on a hot day in Raikot town of Punjab’s Ludhiana district Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave across Punjab severely depressed voter turnout for Tuesday’s municipal elections, with participation tumbling nearly 10 percentage points from the last local polls.Final data reveals that only 64.82% of eligible voters cast ballots across the six contested municipal councils…
Chandigarh: Three persons were arrested for allegedly attempting to rob a man at knifepoint near Sector 55.According to police, complainant Kuldeep Chand Bhardwaj, a resident of Badheri (Sector 41-A), alleged that Abhay alias Abu, Abhishek and Ashok — all residents of Badheri — tried to snatch his mobile phone.The accused were reportedly riding an Activa…
The student, whose phone number was reportedly saved as “God” by other accused in the case, was produced before special CBI judge RR Mende later in the night Pune: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday evening arrested a student, who allegedly received physics questions from Pune school headmistress Manisha Havaldar, in connection with…
Shillong: Ri-Bhoi Police arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly creating fake social media accounts using the identity of a senior Meghalaya Police officer to cheat people online and receive money.The accused was identified as Jahul Ali, son of Farukh Khan from Kakrali Meo village of Alwar district of Rajasthan. He was arrested from Jaipur…
Lucknow: A woman and her lover were arrested in Siddharthnagar district for allegedly tying her husband to a bed and setting him on fire after a domestic confrontation over their affair, police said.The incident took place in Rehra village under the limits of Dumariyaganj Police and left the victim, identified as Lalji Gautam (28), critically…
Jaipur: A protest over lack of cold drinking water at Rajasthan University’s Central Library intensified Tuesday when student leader Shubham Rewar shifted a refrigerator from a head of department’s office to a common area of the library.Rewar said the step was taken after repeated requests to the university administration failed to yield any action. “Students…
NEW DELHI: In what is being seen as a shift in stance from that conveyed by its strongly worded letter to Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) to “hand over peaceful possession” of its premises on June 5, Centre on Tuesday seemed more restrained in Delhi High Court, saying that it had given the date as an…
