The Biswa Bangla logo covered with a sticker at a store in Dakshinapan Kolkata: The state’s iconic souvenir outlets, Biswa Bangla stores, a flagship initiative of the erstwhile Trinamool Congress dispensation, is set for a rebranding under the BJP govt. The administration is planning to replace the words ‘Biswa Bangla’ with ‘Paschim Banga’ and a…
The inspection was prompted by a blaze at a coaching centre in Lucknow that claimed 15 lives on June 22 Noida: Thirteen coaching centres in the city face closure after education department officials found them operating without mandatory registration and flagged fire safety lapses and inadequate basic facilities. The action followed a month-long inspection drive…
Panaji: Fresh damage to horticultural farms in Pernem has been reported after Omkar, the sub-adult elephant that has repeatedly strayed into Goa from neighbouring Maharashtra since last year, entered the state again over the weekend.The elephant raided farms, fed on crops and felled young dwarf trees before moving towards Tamboxem, where Forest Department teams are…
A partially submerged ghat in Varanasi. Varanasi: The water level of the Ganga in Varanasi has begun receding at a rate of 2 cm per hour, bringing cautious relief to residents. According to the Central Water Commission, the river was flowing 1.59 metres below the warning mark on Monday.Local authorities are continuing to monitor the…
CWG work under way in Ahmedabad Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: As the city reshapes itself to host 2030 Commonwealth Games, AMC is planning an infrastructural leap by building the Koteshwar-Hansol river bridge to connect the airport and Narendra Modi Stadium directly.As Ahmedabad is also vying to host 2036 Olympic Games, AMC is focused on ensuring…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed the counselling for MBBS seats under the Scheduled Caste (SC) category in Chandigarh‘s Government Medical College and Hospital.The interim order was passed on Monday on a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the authorities to exclude certain candidates under the SC category by terming them…
Pune: Two women constables from Pimpri Chinchwad police, who have been in a relationship for three years, and planned to wed on Aug 30 in a ceremony in Alandi near Pune, called it off on Monday after the intense attention their decision drew.Two days ago, both the women in their 20s attached the same wedding…
The murder victim Nidhi Patel Police investigating the crime scene The murder victim Nidhi Patel Police investigating the crime scene The murder victim Nidhi Patel Surat: The body of a 22-year-old woman, Nidhi Patel, a computer engineering graduate, was found at her home in Godavadi village of Mandvi taluka in Surat district early on Monday,…
Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma assured the assembly on Monday that all those involved in the Aug 19 Shillong violence would be brought to justice.Making a suo motu statement on the first day of the autumn session, Sangma said Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) assured East Khasi Hills district administration that its black-flag bike rally…
Lucknow: UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana said on Monday that legislature is one of the most important institutions of democracy, and upholding its dignity is the collective responsibility of all public representatives.Addressing a workshop titled ‘Cyber Security: A Digital Security Briefing for Legislators’ in Lucknow, Mahana said that efforts were being made to reverse the…
