Chennai: Ruling TVK is set to send its first member to the Rajya Sabha as the Election Commission announced the bypoll for the lone Tamil Nadu seat vacated by former AIADMK minister C Ve Shanmugam. TVK is expected to win the seat comfortably.C Ve Shanmugam resigned from the Rajya Sabha on May 7 after winning…
Retired IAS officer Akunuri Murali has resigned as chairperson of the Telangana Education Commission (TEC) four months before the end of his term. He had taken charge of TEC in Sept 2024. Hyderabad: Retired IAS officer Akunuri Murali has resigned as chairperson of the Telangana Education Commission (TEC) four months before the end of his…
According to the plea, CAQM issued a closure direction on Dec 12, 2025, ordering immediate disconnection of power supply at the site Gurgaon: A discom official is facing court contempt after a petition was filed against him before Punjab and Haryana high court.The petitioner — Gurgaon resident Ramdhan — has alleged that Dakshin Haryana Bijli…
Kolkata: State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar on Friday urged Bengal govt to consider amending the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, with the livelihood of hundreds of people involved with the cattle and milk trade at stake.“There are thousands of people in the villages who are involved in cattle-rearing and milk trade. They are…
Ghaziabad: Two elderly men who had spent years living away from their families were found dead in a rented flat in DLF Colony. The bodies of Nem Singh (60) and Rakesh Sharma (75) were discovered in separate rooms on Friday morning after neighbours, alarmed by a foul smell and no movement from the flat for…
Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday said the new 30-bedded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at GMC will be ready within the next 15 days.“We would get complaints from patients of unavailability of beds in the NICU. This was a long-pending demand. The ward was ready a long time back, but there were some…
Varanasi: A 26-day-old newborn, brought at the Community Health Centre (CHC) Cholapur in a critical condition on May 14 was successfully treated and discharged on Wednesday.The child was brought from a private clinic to the Pediatric OPD of Dr. Akanksha Singh at CHC Cholapur with severe jaundice and acute anaemia. During examination, yellowing was found…
Ahmedabad: The construction of Rs 70.7 crore Makarba Railway Overbridge (ROB) began on Sept 30, 2022, and it was originally slated for completion by Nov 30, 2024. However, the deadline has now been exceeded by nearly one-and-a-half years, and the project remains incomplete, causing inconvenience to local residents.An official from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC),…
Chandigarh: A highly successful medical volunteering initiative that slashed patient wait times at one of India’s premier medical institutes is being expanded to other major regional hospitals after winning central govt’s backing.The Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, will replicate the ‘Project Sarathi’ model that the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and…
Pune: Carpooling apps, ride-sharing platforms and shared autorickshaws would soon operate in the state, courtesy fuel price hike.“Carpooling services were not permitted in the state until now. But it has become important in the current situation and the government is positive about allowing it,” state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik told TOI on Friday.The minister said…
