Panaji: The state cabinet on Thursday approved the appointment of Goa Livelihood Forum (GLF) as the implementing agency for the operation, management, maintenance and sustainable development of GoVan multi-product processing centres (MPCs), along with a hefty financial sanction of Rs 1 crore.The Goa state biodiversity board (GSBB) launched the GoVan initiative, to promote conservation of…
Varanasi: Launching an awareness drive to mobilise litigants for taking benefits of the National Lok Adalat, to be held on Saturday, , district Judge and DLSA Varanasi chairman Sanjeev Shukla on Thursday flagged off two publicity vehicles at a ceremony at the district court premises.District Legal Services Authority ( DLSA) secretary Rajeev Mukul Pandey said…
Ahmedabad: After the Airport Environment Committee’s order on measures to prevent potential bird strikes on flights taking off and landing at Ahmedabad airport, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has banned the sale of non-vegetarian food at the Chamanpura fish market and in the Holi Chakla area of Asarwa ward. On Thursday, AMC put up boards announcing…
TNNLudhiana: Panic gripped Samrala Chowk area after the body of an unidentified man was found in a park beneath a flyover on Thursday. Police said passersby noticed the man on a bench and alerted authorities. By the time police reached the spot, the man was dead.Area resident Dr Sahil said he received information about the…
Jalandhar: A dozen schools in Jalandhar received threatening emails on Thursday morning, two days after the blast outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters in the city.The email also allegedly contained threats against Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu.Following the emails, police teams carried out checks at the schools. One of…
Guwahati: Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Thursday ruled out joining BJP to contest the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket, saying he remains with Congress despite shifting political equations.The Nagaon seat fell vacant after Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned to contest the assembly election from Dispur, which he won.Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier…
DYCM Pathak interacting with an exhibitor at the UP Energy Expo Lucknow: Acknowledging UP’s rising potential in renewable energy, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday said energy-reliance would ensure UP’s progress.Inaugurating the UP Energy Expo 2026, he said state govt was aware of its potential in the area. “In Apr, over 52,000 solar plants…
Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded the highest number of rape cases in the country in 2024, marking the sixth consecutive year the state has led the national tally, according to the NCRB’s Crime in India 2024 report.The state registered 4,871 rape cases in 2024, ahead of Uttar Pradesh with 3,209, Maharashtra with 3,091 and Madhya Pradesh with…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that Iran and the United States would be returning to negotiating table after weeks of deadlock to try and end the war, which has hit transit of ships through Strait of Hormuz, officials said an early resolution of conflict would come as a huge relief for more than 40 India-bound vessels…
NEW DELHI: The Strait of Hormuz remains technically open, but commercial shipping is far from normal, according to Anil Devli, chief executive of the Mumbai-based Indian National Shipowners’ Association. With 14 Indian vessels trapped in this chokepoint and with Indian ships earlier hit by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , Devli said, there is bound…
