Presidency College, Chennai Chennai: Of the top five most preferred colleges in Tamil Nadu, four colleges are from Chennai. Presidency College came on top among 181 govt colleges, with the highest number of applications so far — 32,808 applications for 2,380 seats. The other four are Govt Arts College in Coimbatore, Dr Ambedkar Govt Arts…
Hyderabad: After years of driving Telangana’s paddy boom, policymakers are now preparing for a major course correction. In a significant policy shift, the Centre has asked the state to gradually reduce paddy cultivation and promote crop diversification, even as the Congress govt continues to encourage paddy farming through a Rs 500 bonus for cultivators.Under the…
Gurgaon: A 26-year-old grocery shop owner suffered severe head injuries after an unidentified speeding vehicle hit his moped near Sector 37 late on May 21 and fled the spot.The victim, Laxman Mandal, a native of Bihar who runs a grocery shop in Anjana Colony, has remained unconscious since the accident and is undergoing treatment at…
Kolkata: The engineers who drew up a river-training scheme for the lower Hooghly in 1981 — to keep the approach to Haldia port navigable for large cargo vessels — knew that part of their plan would intensify erosion along the shores of three islands downstream — two of them inhabited. So they included a protective…
Ghaziabad: Roads across 112 km of the city lie dug up, dust hangs in the air, but repairs are nowhere in sight as a global bitumen shortage, fuelled by the West Asia crisis, has stalled all work under the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation.Officials said around 20 contractors, awarded road repair work worth Rs 200 crore under…
Panaji: The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 31.2 lakh on a residential-cum-commercial project at Odxel in Taleigao for environmental violations.The project proponents had applied for environmental clearance in March 2023 before the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (Goa-SEAC). However, the committee did not recommend the proposal after…
Gorakhpur: Gorakhpur is all set to establish a Centre of Excellence of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for rowing near Ramgarh Tal on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.The proposed facility,to come up at the world-class Water Sports Complex, aims at providing international-standard training to rowing athletes.The move gained momentum after Ramgarh Tal…
Ahmedabad: Public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Tuesday said petrol, diesel and LPG supplies across Gujarat remain uninterrupted despite a seasonal rise in demand. According to PSU OMCs, petrol (MS) retail sales in Gujarat increased 28% year-on-year in May, while diesel (HSD) sales rose 41% during the same period.Officials attributed the sharp increase in…
The day when driving through Ludhiana’s Gurdev Nagar turned shockingly dangerous Ludhiana: Traffic gridlock gripped a major commuter hub in Gurdev Nagar for nearly 18 hours after a massive tree collapsed overnight, snapping power lines and dragging down a network of heavy electricity poles.The collapse blocked the busy three-way roundabout connecting Pakhowal, Sarabha, and Ferozepur…
The fraud surfaced in a Panchkula court Panchkula: Police have busted an alleged fake bail racket, arresting three persons for using forged documents and fabricated identities to mislead courts and manipulate judicial proceedings.The fraud surfaced in a Panchkula court after doubts were raised over documents submitted by a man posing as a surety in a…
