Kolkata: The Bengal school education department is looking at the Odisha model of paying an additional amount to schools to buy eggs for midday meals if they choose to, in order to bypass the ongoing controversy.The state administration had last week decided to hand over the responsibility of providing midday meals in state-aided schools to…
Residents of Sector 105 demanded that overgrown bushes and trees on vacant plots be taken care of urgently Noida: Residents of Sector 105 have raised concerns over worsening sanitation services and unchecked growth of shrubs, grass and weeds across vacant plots in the area. They said the overgrowth has become a breeding ground for venomous…
Ponda: Plans for IIT Goa’s permanent campus were stalled at six different sites—mostly due to local protests—and it appeared the saga would finally end with the selection of Farmagudi. However, new protests erupted on Sunday as a large group of locals gathered near the Katamgal Dada shrine on the plateau to raise slogans against the…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat is steadily advancing toward becoming India’s leading centre for biotechnology and bio-manufacturing by 2030, stated a report by Gujarat Rajya Institution for Transformation (GRIT). This push is backed by a strategy focused on building skilled talent, specialised education and industry-oriented capabilities, govt said on Sunday.The report, titled ‘Gujarat Bio-Economy 2030: Strategic Skill Architecture…
Drizzle in Ludhiana has done little to soften heatwave Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave is continuing to grip northern India, with a brief weekend drizzle in this city failing to cool temperatures that remain nearly four degrees above seasonal normal.The state’s industrial hub recorded a maximum daytime temperature of 39.6°C on Sunday — 3.7°C higher than…
Rock Garden visitors found a refreshing escape from the scorching summer temperatures as they gathered around the cascading waterfall inside the premises Chandigarh: Chandigarh remained in the grip of intense heat on Sunday, with the maximum temperature rising to 41°C, up from 40.7°C a day earlier. The city recorded conditions nearly 5 degrees above normal,…
Pune: The Pune Rural police on Sunday recreated the crime scene in connection with the murder of Ketan Agarwal (25), who was allegedly pushed off a cliff by fiancée Siya Goyal (20) and her alleged boyfriend, Chetan Chaudhary, at Lohagad Fort on June 18.Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill, deputy superintendent of police…
Dibrugarh: The forest department on Saturday arrested three people in connection with the hunting of a protected hornbill in the Inthem area under the Margherita East Range of the Digboi Forest Division in Tinsukia district.The case came to light after a video was circulated on social media, purportedly showing a person posing with the dead…
SUNDAY FOR MONDAY. PICS MAILED.Lucknow: In the wake of the recent Aliganj fire that claimed 15 lives, a TOI reality check across key city markets found glaring fire safety lapses in most commercial hubs.Patrakarpuram, Bhootnath, Gadbad Jhala and Mohan market in Aminabad, Sarafa market in Chowk and Nazirabad market were found lacking basic fire safety…
Jaipur/Alwar: Union minister Bhupender Yadav announced Sunday a documentary film on the Sariska tiger reintroduction programme to be made by wildlife filmmaker Subbiah Nallamuthu’s production house, Nalla’s Ark, in collaboration with the Union and Rajasthan govts.The announcement was made at the National Workshop on Tiger Reintroduction in Sariska. The film, to be produced in association…
