New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta and lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday completed their self-enumeration, marking the launch of the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 across 250 municipal wards of the city.Senior officials overseeing census operations visited the residences of the CM and the LG as they filled in their details.“Today, I entered…
Thane: In an initiative to promote interest in science and space research among rural students, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde recently flagged off ‘Mission Bharari’, sending 59 Zilla Parishad school students on a five-day visit to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).Launched on Jan 26, the programme, an initiative of the Thane district administration, drew…
Bengaluru: The issue of mobile phone use inside the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara has resurfaced once again after a video showing an undertrial prisoner making a video call from inside his cell went viral on social media.Akbar, 24, was allegedly seen sitting inside the prison and making the video call to his wife, bypassing…
Chennai: Speculations of a leadership change in Tamil Nadu Congress have once again gained ground in the wake of reports that the party high command is unhappy with TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai.A similar talk of change had emerged a year ago, when 18 district presidents complained to party leader Rahul Gandhi seeking action against Selvaperunthagai….
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has launched two new artificial intelligence-based passenger help systems, ‘Bholu Mini’ and ‘Bholu Max’, in a step towards modernising railway enquiry services. The smart assistants were officially demonstrated on Friday at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad, in the presence of SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Hyderabad divisional railway manager Santosh…
The city’s maximum temperature settled at 34.3 degrees Celsius on Friday Gurgaon: After days of rising heat, the city’s day and night readings dropped sharply on Friday as changing weather systems signalled relief ahead of a spell of thunderstorms, gusty winds and light rain across the state next week.According to IMD, the city’s maximum temperature…
Margao: A 130-bedded working women’s hostel being built at the Cuncolim industrial estate under a central govt scheme faces an uncertain future after the Goa Industrial Development Corporation’s (GIDC) board flagged a sharp cost escalation and asked state govt to consider either scrapping the project or shifting it to an alternative location.The project, funded under…
Ahmedabad: The revision in prices of commercial LPG cylinders on Friday — the third consecutive monthly hike — has sharply raised operating costs for restaurants, hotels and street food vendors, many of whom depend heavily on LPG for daily cooking.As global energy prices continue to rise amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, a 19-kg commercial…
Bathinda: The first FIR under Punjab’s amended anti-sacrilege act was filed at Malout City police station in Muktsar district on Friday after the recovery of torn pages from Gutka Sahib of Sukhmani Sahib.The case was registered against unidentified person/s under Section 5 of Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act and BNS Section…
Churachandpur: All shops remained closed, markets were deserted and schools and other learning institutions shut during an 11-hour shutdown enforced by the Kuki Women Union (KWU) in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district from 5am to 4pm on Friday, bringing normal life and activities to a standstill.The shutdown was called to protest the arrest of Otkhothang Baite @…
