Thane: State agriculture department has intensified surveillance and enforcement measures across the Konkan region to curb alleged diversion and black marketing of subsidised urea meant for farmers, officials said on Friday. The move comes amid concerns that neem-coated urea, supplied at subsidised rates for agricultural use, is being diverted for industrial purposes due to a…
NEW DELHI: The city reeled under extreme heat for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, with the maximum temperature soaring to 41 degrees Celsius, the highest of the season, before an unexpected spell of rain cooled it down considerably. Strong thunderstorms, intense rain and gusty winds swept across Delhi-NCR in the evening, catching both residents…
Chennai: Election flying squad officials seized 2 lakh in cash and a voters’ list from an AIADMK functionary and 21,000 from a BJP functionary during vehicle checks in Kodambakkam. Cases were registered against the functionaries for violation of election norms.The seizures were made during a vehicle check held at the Trustpuram traffic junction in Kodambakkam…
In an effort to prepare for the monsoon season, the Patna Municipal Corporation has intensified its focus on sanitation and drainage management. Zonal inspectors are now under strict orders to maintain accountability for waste disposal efforts, which include utilizing an online portal to clear construction debris and conducting proactive night operations. Patna: The Patna Municipal…
NEW DELHI: Flight operations resumed at Pune airport after the repair work was completed on “war footing” following an incident involving Indian Air Force aircraft.In a social media post on X, Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said that runway repair work at Pune airport had been completed and the air traffic…
Kolkata: Just 72 hours to go before the Supreme Court’s first deadline to add voters cleared by SIR tribunals, Election Commission has yet to publish the name of a single person whose voting right has been reinstated and who can participate in the first phase of the Bengal polls on April 23.More than 27 lakh…
MUMBAI: Marathi instruction in schools is set to come under stricter scrutiny, with state govt warning of penalties of up to Rs 1 lakh for institutions that fail to comply with teaching requirements for the language.A government resolution (GR) issued on Friday flags that “in many schools, especially private English-medium institutions, Marathi is not being…
New Delhi: Ending the plight of a man booked under Pocso Act after the hospital where his underage wife delivered a child alerted police, Delhi High Court has quashed the criminal case.It allowed the joint plea of the accused husband and the now-adult wife to quash the case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
Chennai: Brushing aside talk of anti-incumbency, Velachery MLA Aassan Maulaana, who is seeking a re-election, asserts there is no anger against him on the ground. In an interaction with TOI during his campaign, the Congress candidate said he was confident of winning by a comfortable margin.You received backlash for saying in 2023 that floodwater will…
Patna: JD(U) may elect its legislature party leader next week, probably on April 20.The JD(U) legislature party meeting was scheduled for the very day party supremo Nitish Kumar resigned as the CM on April 14, but it was postponed. Later, Nitish “garlanded” BJP legislature party leader Samrat Choudhary as his successor at the NDA meeting…
