Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Thursday directed the state authorities to allow some 750-odd candidates, who narrowly failed the last Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) by a couple of marks, to participate in the ongoing recruitment process for 11,000 primary teachers on certain conditions and giving an undertaking.Justice Nirzar Desai ordered the director of primary…
Patiala: The Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) has added 250 new buses in April to improve service across Punjab, thus recovering 33,000 kilometres of the 44,500 kilometres it earlier missed daily because of a severe shortage of buses, officials said in Patiala. Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had flagged off 250 new buses on April…
Pune: The Deccan Gymkhana police on Wednesday arrested a man (34) from Dattawadi and detained his minor accomplice in connection with the murder of 32-year-old Krushal Kasbe of Dhankawdi, former security guard of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).“The murder was the fallout of a dispute between Kasbe and the accused, Omkar Kamble of Dattawadi, over…
Surat: Ahead of the Surat Municipal Corporation elections, the Diamond Worker Union Gujarat (DWUG) demanded that diamond workers be exempted from professional tax. The union launched a campaign against the levy and sought support from parties, asking them to include this in their election manifestos.The Surat Congress committee reportedly gave a written assurance that it…
Guwahati: Thousands of BJP workers and supporters on Thursday took to the streets of Guwahati and other parts of Assam, slamming Congress-led INDI alliance for opposing the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’.Addressing the protest rally, ‘Mahila Akrosh’, in Guwahati, BJP state president Dilip Saikia said Congress’s opposition to the bill was an injustice and an insult…
Springing back to life, again Lucknow: The devastating fire in Vikas Nagar, which rendered 1,000 people homeless and gutted 280 shanties, was triggered by an electrical short circuit and it intensified rapidly because of multiple LPG cylinders kept in cramped spaces, says fire department’s detailed assessment of the incident.Officials said the blaze originated from an…
Rajkot: The bodies of two minors who had gone missing on Wednesday were recovered from Lakhota Lake on Thursday, police said.The deceased were identified as Jenish Nanda (13) and Harshil Dangar (11), residents of the Kisan Chowk area. According to police, the two friends had left their homes around 1pm on Wednesday to play but…
Ajmer: Designated special ST and SC court Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife.The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 on the man identified as Rizwan, resident of Allahabad for killing his wife Shahina. The court found that the accused harassed his wife for dowry and killed her.Govt prosecutor…
NEW DELHI: Congress functionary TN Prathapan has approached the Supreme Court, alleging violation of the model code of conduct due to the broadcast of PM Modi’s April 18 speech by state-run channels Doordarshan and Sansad TV.The petition, which lies in defect as per its status on the SC website, claimed the PM’s speech, blaming opposition…
Marking St George’s Day, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a strong message against what he termed “plastic patriotism”, accusing some groups of misusing the St George’s Cross to spread hate and division.In a statement, Starmer said that the flag belongs to the “vast majority” who believe in unity, respect and shared values, rather than…
