NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Wednesday directed that all 62 major airports in the country, including 21 under development and 41 prioritised for development, based on passenger traffic, be brought in line within two years, with standards prescribed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), with the objective of enhancing passenger convenience while…
Kolkata: With football fever soaring in the city, several schools are embracing their students’ sporting spirit by making adjustments to their academic schedules.South Point School issued a notice to parents and students of classes 6-12 announcing the postponement of periodic assessment I, pre-midterm tests and unit test I, which were scheduled for July 20 and…
DCM Eknath Shinde greets Sharad Pawar at his office Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar visited deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde’s office in Vidhan Bhavan on Wednesday, creating a stir in Mumbai’s political circles.Shinde was said to have left the state cabinet meeting early to meet Pawar. He greeted Pawar in his office, and the…
New Delhi: After years of delays caused by poor coordination between govt departments, several long-pending land allotment issues in the city have been resolved, paving the way for the implementation of key public infrastructure, security, education and community welfare projects.The breakthrough follows a review by lieutenant governor TS Sandhu, who directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA)…
Gangapriya Chakraverti, MD, Ford Business Solutions, with State industries minister Keerthana Sampath at the Coimbatore facility Chennai: Ford Business Solutions (FBS) India, Ford Motor’s global capability center, opened a new office in Coimbatore. Spread over 82,000 sqft, with seating for about 800 team members, it is the third location in the country, after its technology…
Buxar: A 47-year-old trailer driver was killed in a head-on collision between two trailers on NH-922 (Patna–Buxar four-lane) near Churamanpur under the Industrial police station area in Bhojpur district on Wednesday. The impact was so severe that the driver’s body remained trapped inside the mangled cabin for nearly four hours before rescuers managed to extricate…
Jamshedpur: With the monsoon turning active and rainfall intensifying across the state, the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) has stepped up preparations for rescue-and-relief operations in anticipation of possible flash floods.The areas under civic body have been divided into nine sectors and teams deployed in each sector. Several relief camps have also been identified to…
Binita Kumari teaches Preeti and Arjun at the Rajkiyakrit Prathamik Vidyalaya Ranchi: In the heart of the city, where most schools begin their mornings with the familiar chorus of children reciting lessons and playground chatter, Rajkiyakrit Prathamik Vidyalaya in Tharpakhna presents a starkly different picture.At first glance, the govt primary school appears almost abandoned. Knee-high…
Deaths from snake bites may be much rarer than earlier estimated, according to an 11-state survey funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). The survey also shows that 43% of such deaths occurred outside hospital settings or in transit and that snakebite envenomation (SBE) was a disease of impoverishment with 53% of victims…
Kolkata: It was a mighty scare that left Argentina fans with their hearts in their mouths on Tuesday night. It ended in fairy-tale fashion, though, with the God of football coming to the rescue when it mattered the most – scoring the equalizer himself to make it 2-2 after trailing Egypt 0-2 for 67 minutes….
