MUMBAI: A yoga session was organised by the Mumbai BJP Minority Morcha at Minara Masjid in Mumbai on Saturday, a day before the International Day of Yoga.The programme was held as part of activities being conducted across the country ahead of the annual observance of International Yoga Day on June 21.Participants gathered at the venue…
NEW DELHI: Several candidates were denied entry for arriving late at NEET-UG re-examination centres on Sunday, with traffic jams, documentation issues and entry-related disputes reported from different parts of the states.In Delhi, a student who missed the re-examination alleged that she reached the venue on time but was still not allowed to enter.The student said,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu is set to outsource solid waste collection and transportation services in 12 municipal corporations across the state by roping in private companies. The cities include Avadi, Tambaram, Vellore, Hosur, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Tiruppur, Trichy, Madurai, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli. Tenders to appoint consultancy firms for preparing detailed feasibility reports and transaction advisory plans…
Patna: Bihar’s women-led agri-entrepreneur network has emerged as a major rural enterprise ecosystem, with more than 4,600 active entrepreneurs collectively serving over 12 lakh farmers across the state, according to data reviewed during a two-day workshop and review meeting organised by JEEViKA in Patna.The Agri-Entrepreneur (AE) programme has trained 5,573 agri-entrepreneurs across all 38 districts….
Daltonganj: A 13-year-old boy was killed in lightning strike at a mango orchard in Akouni village in Palamu on Saturday. A doctor of the Hussainabad sub-divisional hospital, Dr S K Ravi, said the post-mortem of the child was done and the body handed over to the family. A total of 10 others were discharged after…
Chatra: Unidentified criminals set an SUV on fire at Gendra village of Margadda panchayat under the Kunda police station limits on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. It belonged to one Safendra Ganjhu and was parked outside his house. Police on Sunday said that they have started a probe to identify and arrest the…
Indian forces take part in yoga sessions pan-India NEW DELHI: From high-altitude mountains to parade grounds in the plains to the high seas, a large number of armed forces personnel took part in yoga sessions across the country and in Indian waters to mark the 12th International Day of Yoga on Sunday. All military commands…
Following the recent vandalism in Falta, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari had indicated that his government was working on a stringent legal framework to prevent such incidents. KOLKATA: The West Bengal government is set to introduce two bills in the Assembly aimed at dealing strictly with public disorder, vandalism and attacks on police personnel and public…
Mumbai woke up to a delightful change on Sunday as light showers swept across the city, easing the oppressive heat and humidity (Representative image) MUMBAI: Mumbai saw light rainfall across different parts of the city on Sunday morning.Between 6am and 7am, rain recorded in Ghatkopar was 24 mm, Chembur 20 mm, Mankhurd 16 mm, Worli…
NEW DELHI: For 25 years, Bhola Mehto, 45, has been earning a modest living at New Krishna Market. Last Tuesday, he says, his life was turned upside down when he was allegedly subjected to hours of torture, first in a police post and later in a police station, on suspicion of stealing a purse. Mehto…
