Kolkata: The school education department has introduced a plan to provide eggs to children twice a week. A meeting in this regard was conducted on Wednesday with local self-help groups (SHGs).At the meeting, the SHGs were asked to procure eggs from the local markets, boil those at existing community kitchens and distribute the same among…
A hospital was penalised for detaining a newborn over a billing dispute (AI image used for representational purpose only) Mumbai: Ruling that a hospital cannot detain a patient over a billing dispute, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has penalised Bhatia Hospital in Tardeo, for withholding the discharge of a two-day-old newborn nine years…
The announcement followed a two-day meeting of the CJP core team, where the party also named chief spokesperson Saurav Das and spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka as co-conveners NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced its National Working Committee as part of efforts to strengthen its organisational framework, with founder Abhijeet Dipke appointed as the…
Chennai: IIT Madras-incubated robotics startup Solinas Integrity has closed $5.5 million in funding. Founded by Divanshu Kumar and Moinak Banerjee, Solinas builds robotics and AI systems to inspect, clean and manage underground water and wastewater infrastructure. It plans to use the capital to deepen its presence in existing markets while expanding into new states and…
Patna: The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday arrested a junior engineer and two technician grade-III employees of the electricity department in Purnia for allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe for providing a domestic power connection.The accused were identified as junior engineer Bharat Malik and technicians Pankaj Kumar Mehta and Ashutosh Kumar Pandey.According to ADG…
Passenger vehicle retail sales increased 19% year-on-year to 4.1 lakh units, crossing the four-lakh mark for the first time in July NEW DELHI: Alternative-fuel passenger vehicles are on the verge of overtaking petrol-powered models in India, with CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles accounting for 40.6% of passenger vehicle retail sales in July, just behind petrol’s…
Kolkata: Computer instructors across govt-aided schools have demanded job security, an issue they have been fighting for decades. Following a press meet on Monday, they raised concerns and demanded that the govt take steps to ensure their job security.The ICT United Platform (6th and 7th phase) held a press meet highlighting that its members are…
Protest is a way of dialogue, says RSS chief on Gen Z stir MUMBAI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s interaction and comments over the recent student agitation, at the 15th anniversary of India’s International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN), a youth body, was seen as the first of Sangh’s outreach programmes aimed at Gen Z. “Protest…
Delhi government is preparing to table a Private Universities Bill soon (Image used for representational purpose only). NEW DELHI: Delhi may soon join the list of states that permit private universities, with govt preparing to table Private Universities Bill during the upcoming assembly session.The proposed legislation seeks to establish a statutory framework for private universities…
Chennai: Kattaikkuttu, a traditional form of theatre, relies on stories from epics such as the Mahabharata and the Puranas. Thilagavathi Palani, a folk artist who upended the status quo of this male-dominated storytelling format, is using the stage to spread the word about climate change. She is the founder of the troupe Sri Thilagam Kattaikkuttu…
