Mapusa: In a major push to heritage tourism, state govt is drafting an ambitious plan to connect all historical forts across the state through a marine waterway network. Announcing the project on Saturday, chief minister Pramod Sawant said that the initiative will be rolled out on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, with the formal blueprint…
Ahmedabad: A 43-year-old Indian Coast Guard jawan allegedly attempted suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at the Coast Guard Officers’ Mess near Gayatri Temple in Sector 1, Gandhinagar, on Sunday morning. He sustained a gunshot injury in the neck and his condition is critical.The jawan, Hasmukh Prajapati, a native of Lekawada village, was…
Jalandhar: What began as a demand for justice in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases has turned into a confrontation between the state’s legislature and the Akal Takht, with Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Sikh AAP ministers and MLAs set to appear before the Akal Takht secretariat on Monday over objections to the Jaagat Jot…
Flyers on SpiceJet’s Delhi-Pune flight Pune: More than 200 passengers on two SpiceJet flights — one from Delhi to Pune and another from Pune to Dubai — endured hours of delays, confusion and discomfort over the weekend, with flyers alleging poor communication, inadequate facilities and a lack of timely assistance from the airline.Passengers on the…
Silchar: Assam minister Kaushik Rai on Sunday said the govt will soon launch a major eviction drive to clear drains and water channels to curb chronic urban flooding.At an interaction with prominent citizens organised by the Barak Valley development department, Rai said key drainage channels, including Rangirkhal, Singirkhal, Bachaikhal and Longaikhal, have been extensively encroached…
Lucknow: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Ayodhya, has awarded ₹99.21 lakh in compensation to the family of a schoolteacher who died in a road accident in Ambedkar Nagar in 2019. The tribunal held the motorcycle rider responsible for the crash and directed the insurer to deposit the amount with 7% annual interest from the…
Jaipur: Labour, excise and administrative reforms depts have emerged as key bottlenecks in the state govt’s race to complete Centre-monitored business deregulation reforms by the June 30 deadline.The reforms fall under the Centre’s Compliance Reduction and Deregulation Phase-II programme, covering 28 priority areas to cut regulatory burden and improve ease of doing business.The latest review…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: Newborns and young children identified as being at high health risk will receive more intensive homebased care, including additional follow-up visits by frontline health workers, under a new national programme that the Centre will launch Monday to strengthen care during the first three years of life. Health minister JP Nadda…
BENGALURU: The story of Nagarro cofounder Manas Human spans an unlikely arc — from the tea town of Dibrugarh in Assam and the classrooms of Delhi to the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, where he helped build one of the world’s largest digital engineering companies. Born in Dibrugarh, Human spent part of his…
There’s a satisfying tone to the day, as if pieces begin falling into place. The Moon helps you achieve your goals and Jupiter is your ruler. It provides confidence, without making excessive sound. You’ll notice that your work will be noticed, and that can make a huge change in your mood.This is also a day…
