Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: The 2011 Census, for the first time, pointed to Goa’s fertility rate dropping to below replacement rate at 1.7 children per woman in the reproductive age group. The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 6 showed that Goa’s fertility rate has fallen to the second lowest in the country, 1.6.Now, the directorate of education’s…
Gorakhpur: A 13-year-old girl who had come to visit her uncle’s family was killed after a bullet allegedly fired from a licensed pistol struck her in the head under mysterious circumstances late Tuesday in Deoria district.The deceased, Gopi Barnwal, a resident of Sadat in Ghazipur district, had arrived at her uncle Sushil Barnwal’s house on…
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday presided over an orientation session of govt officials ahead of Praveshotsav, the annual school enrolment drive of the state govt which will be held across the state later this month.The CM also launched State Curriculum Framework and School Quality Assessment and Assurance Framework…
Ludhiana: A police constable and his friend were thrashed severely by a group of men following a cricket match at Ladian village.Sooraj, a constable posted with the vigilance bureau, reported that his friend, Joban, and he had been packing their gear on June 14 when an argument had erupted between Joban and a local resident,…
Municipal health teams will conduct door-to-door inspections of coolers, flowerpots, overhead tanks, and pools while simultaneously running awareness programmes on mosquito eradication. Panchkula: The Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) will launch a ward-by-ward fogging campaign on Thursday to neutralise the heightened risk of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria ahead of the monsoon arrival expected around…
Ameya Joshi of Kothrud said residents were being made to endure water cuts on the grounds of scarcity while developers and others were allowed to use water freely for commercial activities Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation’s mandate to use treated sewage water at construction sites has collapsed under weak enforcement and logistical challenges, allowing builders…
A sadhu at Kamakhya Temple ahead of the Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati on Wednesday Guwahati: Three camps have been set up at different locations for pilgrims arriving for the Ambubachi Mela at the Shakti Peeth Kamakhya Temple, as well as for police personnel, said tourism minister Ajanta Neog on Wednesday.Ambubachi is the biggest religious congregation…
Lucknow: Around 4,800 establishments across six districts of the Lucknow EPFO region have registered under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY), with nearly 1.9 lakh workers benefiting from the employment-linked scheme since its rollout in Aug 2025.According to EPFO, the Lucknow region, which covers Lucknow, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Barabanki and Rae Bareli,…
The deceased Santosh Bai (65) and her daughter-in-law Manju Prajapat (35) Bhilwara: A woman and her mother-in-law died after getting electrocuted by a snapped high-tension power line near their field hut in Chittorgarh district’s Dhanora village early Wednesday, police said.Police identified the deceased as Manju Prajapat (35) and her mother-in-law, Santosh Bai (65).According to police,…
KOLKATA: On a day Lionel Messi became the joint highest goal-scorer in World Cup history and scored his first World Cup hat-trick, Kolkata was reminded of the Salt Lake stadium fiasco, with the football legend’s chief adviser and consultant to last year’s GOAT India Tour reportedly emailing Bidhannagar police commissioner Wednesday, flagging former sports minister…
