Panaji: The directorate of women and child development will strike off the names of 50,000 beneficiaries of Griha Aadhar by the end of May, if they do not comply with notices issued to them to submit their life and income certificates. The department issued notices to those who did not submit life and income certificates…
Ahmedabad: The AMC’s April 4 notice making it mandatory for commercial complexes to earmark parking spaces for visitors seems to have been caught in a jam.On CG Road, Sindhu Bhavan Road, and other commercial corridors, visitors are still forced to park far from their destinations and walk long distances in 40+ degree heat. Many buildings…
Chandigarh: The average resident of Chandigarh enjoys a significantly higher standard of living than the national average, consuming more water, milk, calories, and electricity, while also recording higher income and more vehicle purchases. However, the UT grapples with greater bureaucratic hurdles and elevated crime rates, according to multiple official data sources.According to the latest NSSO…
Pune: A day after the long-awaited Mumbai–Pune Expressway “missing link” was opened to traffic, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) cautioned commuters on Saturday against stopping on the stretch, emphasising that the high-speed corridor is not a tourist or “picnic” spot.Senior MSRDC officials told that the entire 13.3km access-controlled stretch is under 24/7 surveillance…
Imphal: Family members on Saturday claimed the bodies of two children killed in a bomb attack at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai in Bishnupur district.The siblings were finally laid to rest after more than three weeks of waiting, mourning, and unanswered questions.The grieving family of five-year-old Oinam Tomthin and his five-month-old sister Oinam Yaisana, victims of a…
Lucknow: Key public figures have appealed to people to organise bhandaras (community feasts) on Bada Mangals in a clean, disciplined and environmentally responsible manner this year with emphasis on sanitation, plastic-free arrangements, controlled sound levels and segregation of wet and dry waste.The appeal was made at the event Mangal Mahotsav on Saturday, held as a…
Jaipur: A 30-year-old man was beaten to death with sticks and iron rods in Jaipur’s Sanganer area in an alleged revenge attack Friday night, police said.The victim, Chet Ram Gurjar, a resident of Nainwa in Bundi district, had come to Jaipur to attend a wedding. Police said he had a dispute about a month ago…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appointed noted lyricist and communications expert Prasoon Joshi as chairman of Prasar Bharati, filling a key vacancy at the public broadcaster that has been without a fulltime head since December.Joshi, who is currently chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, brings with him decades of experience across advertising,…
An aerial photo taken on Wednesday shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge, after it beached on a sandbank off the German coast in late March FRANKFURT: A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was released Saturday into the North Sea off Denmark, after being…
Dhanush’s ‘Kara’ witnessed a clear dip in collections on its third day. The film had shown a slight rise on Friday. However, it could not sustain that momentum on Saturday.The Day 3 collection stood at Rs 5.20 crore. This marks a 25.2% drop from the previous day’s Rs 6.95 crore as per Sacnilk website.‘Kara’s India…
