The opposition parties in the BMC demanded that the proposal be sent back to the administration for reconsideration Mumbai: The BMC removed 38 unauthorized stalls in the Andheri (West) area as part of its ongoing ‘Pedestrian First’ campaign.The action was carried out at Andheri (West) railway station, Vile Parle (West) railway station, Jogeshwari (West) railway…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Association of Unaided School Managements (KAMS) has urged the state govt to resolve technical issues plaguing the Student Achievement Tracking System (SATS) within seven days and immediately stop what it termed “pressure, intimidation and harassment” of school staff over pending online work.In a representation to the school education department, KAMS said teachers,…
Rural development and water resources minister N Anand on Wednesday chaired a review meeting with officials at the Perambalur district collectorate to assess the progress of key irrigation and rural development projects across the region. Chennai: Former professor of Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University G Palanithurai has been appointed as an adviser for capacity building of…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao on Friday questioned what he described as selective action by chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s govt, asking why action was taken against minister Konda Surekha while no action had been initiated against revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy over prohibited land parcels.Addressing a BRS protest at the Koutala mandal centre…
Kolkata: Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim and BJP MLA from Panihati, on Friday demanded the arrest and questioning of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who was also the health minister, and state health principal secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam as part of the probe into her daughter’s death.“My daughter was raped and…
Ghaziabad: Allahabad high court has directed the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to file an affidavit by Sept 7 clarifying which authority is competent to ensure compliance with the Uttar Pradesh Apartment (Promotion of Construction, Ownership and Maintenance) Act, 2010.The directive came during the hearing of a petition filed by the Gulmohar Greens Residential Society, which…
Panaji: Supreme Court has issued notice to state govt and others on a petition filed by Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) challenging Bhutani Infra’s project in Sancoale.A bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohan condoned the delay and granted GBA leave to file a special leave petition.In Nov 2024, the…
Pune: A racket involving fake participation certificates in Kurash competitions, allegedly used by aspirants to claim seats under the sports quota in recruitment examinations, was unearthed by Pune police. Kurash is an ancient form of upright jacket wrestling played in Maharashtra under the state Kurash Association since 2012.The probe revealed that several candidates across Maharashtra…
Champhai: In a border town in Mizoram, the fear of ‘666’ — the biblical “Number of the Beast”— has kept an entire community away from the state’s systems of identity. For them, voter registration, Aadhaar cards, bank accounts and other official documents are not routine paperwork; they risk being seen with a mark forbidden by…
Jaipur: The Directorate of Elementary Education has reversed the cancellation of district allocations for 75 teachers from TSP (Tribal Sub-Plan) areas and directed their immediate reinstatement to their earlier posts.The teachers were initially removed from their posts in Aug 2025, despite having served for nearly a year. They were selected through direct recruitment for primary…
