Kalyan: In a major decision aimed at ending a long-running dispute over the Buddhabhoomi land at Valdhuni in Kalyan, the Maharashtra government has decided to develop the site on the lines of the internationally renowned Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.The decision was taken during a three-hour high-level meeting chaired by Social Justice…
Bengaluru: Acting on a tip-off, the Cottonpet police conducted a raid on a lodge near Shantala Circle and arrested two youths from Tamil Nadu for possessing and attempting to sell a large quantity of psychotropic and intoxicating tablets.The arrested have been identified as Ranjit Kumar alias Ranjit Kannan, 25, and Karthi Nagaraj, 19. According to…
Portrait an unknown male doctor holding a stethoscope behind Chennai: Health minister K G Arunraj has said govt doctors, who also work in private hospitals or clinics, should not engage in private practice during govt hospital duty hours.During an inspection of Chengalpattu Government Hospital on Wednesday, Arunraj said govt hospitals must provide quality treatment and…
Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that the Medigadda barrage would be operational by June 2027. He said that the designs for the repairs and rehabilitation of all three barrages, Medigadda, Sundilla and Annaram, part of Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme, would ready by Sept 2026, and that the…
Association president Chandakant Sharma said preliminary assessments indicate no major structural damage Gurgaon: Weeks after a fire broke out at the district court complex, hundreds of lawyers have warned that they may resume sitting in halls 1, 2 and 3 due to the absence of any workspaces.Around 800-1,000 lawyers have warned that they will resume…
Trinamool Congress and Congress leaders met, denying any merger talks despite speculation. KOLKATA: Congress and Trinamool Congress on Wednesday denied there was any proposal or discussion about the Mamata Banerjee-headed party merging with Congress even as TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for 90 minutes at 10,…
Panaji: Continuing its drive against illegal coastal structures, the tourism department demolished 21 encroachments at Khobrawaddo in Calangute over two days, clearing more than 5,400 sq m along the popular beach stretch.The action was carried out jointly with revenue department officials as part of an ongoing high court-monitored process linked to a writ petition.Deputy director…
GIFT City A general view of office buildings at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) at Gandhinagar, India, December 8, 2023.REUTERS/Amit Dave Ahmedabad: The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) launched the second cohort of its Fintech Residential Programme to support early-stage startups that are building solutions across cross-border finance, security, risk and compliance, Web3…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved free bus travel for NEET aspirants and one attendant, recruitment of 1,013 lecturers and 156 junior engineers, and a series of measures relating to waste management, industrial growth and civil services reforms.An official said students appearing for the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 will be allowed free travel…
Pune: The Bibvewadi police have arrested two unemployed youngsters from Upper Indiranagar for allegedly robbing a food delivery executive of his mobile phone and cash after luring him to an isolated location under the pretext of placing a food order late on Monday night at Upper Indiranagar.The complainant, Aniket Lohar (24), a resident of Katraj…
