Gurgaon: To ensure timely admissions under the RTE quota in private schools, officials of the education department have been tasked with personally calling parents and informing them about necessary action and due procedure. Gurgaon deputy commissioner Uttam Singh on Thursday directed the department to ensure transparent and smooth admissions under the RTE Act, which mandates…
Kolkata: As preparations gather pace for the BJP cabinet’s swearing-in on Saturday, lotus and jhalmuri—the first, the party symbol and the latter turned into a prominent motif during the campaign—witness an unexpected sales rise.Traders and vendors said demand had risen sharply amid victory rallies, celebrations and preparations for swearing-in. While saffron flags, caps and stoles…
Noida: A fire broke out on the first floor of a house in Greater Noida’s Beta 2 after an air-conditioner exploded on Wednesday night. Fire officials said there were no injuries or casualties and the blaze was brought under control within 30 minutes.According to a senior fire officer at Knowledge Park, the incident occurred at…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Thursday granted approval for Goa (Rules for Admission to Postgraduate Degree Course of the Goa University at the Goa Medical College) Rules, 2026, for reservation of PG seats in GMC, which include 2% for SC, 12% for ST, 27% OBC, 5% for persons with disability (PwD) and 10% for economically…
Gorakhpur: The 165th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated with literary and cultural enthusiasm by Baat Chakra Literary Club in the city on Wednesday. Writers, educationists, students and literature enthusiasts participated in the programme and paid tributes to the Nobel laureate poet, philosopher and educationist.The programme began with floral tributes being offered to Tagore’s…
Ahmedabad: A 27-year-old man from Danilimda has been arrested with seized mephedrone or MD drug worth over Rs 14 lakh during a raid conducted by the city crime branch on Tuesday evening.Acting on a tip-off, police raided a rented flat in Al-Falah Apartment near Barrel Market in Danilimda and allegedly caught Noman Sheikh selling narcotics.During…
Bathinda: Punjab on Thursday recorded 978 crop residue burning cases, the highest single-day count so far in the ongoing wheat harvesting season, after a brief lull in incidents. The state also reported the highest number of farm fires among the five states being monitored for stubble burning.With the latest spike, Punjab’s total farm fire count…
Pune: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2024 has revealed that the city recorded 973 cases of sexual assault on minor girls in the said year, even as Pune police said the number decreased to 596 in 2025.According to NCRB data, two or more girls reported sexual assault to the police every day….
Surat: Around 1,500 cusecs of water is being released into the Tapi from Ukai dam to maintain the level of water in the weir-cum-causeway, the major source of drinking water for the city. In the second half of April, around 2,200 cusecs of water was being released due to high demand. Every summer, water demand…
Agartala: A two-day state committee meeting of Tripura CPM to discuss the party’s defeat in the Dharmanagar bypoll and elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) concluded on Thursday.State secretary Jitendra Chaudhury said the discussion concentrated on developing a revival strategy for the party. Chaudhury said the party seeks to reshape its…
