KOLKATA: With the Durga Puja fervor in full swing, West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose is out on the streets of Kolkata to capture the festivity. While doing so, he provided shelter to a destitute individual and also offered him a job on Monday, proving himself a good samaritan.For the past three days, Bose has been trying to help people.The governor visited the All Bengal Women's Union home on Saturday...
TIRUVANNAMALAI: Several people were feared dead following a collision between a car and a state government bus on Monday night on the Sangam-Krishnagiri Highways in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district.A video of the accident emerged on social media, showing policemen and locals attempting to rescue the victims.Those injured have been rushed to the hospital.The reason behind the accident is yet to be...
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has said that commercial courts can permit recording of cross-examination of overseas or outstation witnesses, who cannot travel due to any reason, through videoconferencing after following the prescribed procedure, if the reason is found to be genuine.The single judge bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh stated that "this will ensure that cross-examination of witnesses is not...
MUMBAI: A retired ACP, Pradeep Temkar, allegedly jumped to his death from his seventh floor flat in a Matunga building on Monday. Police said Temkar (70) had been undergoing psychiatric treatment for some mental health issue. They said he retired in 2014 as ACP in the traffic police department.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if...
Work for your passion“Whatever you want to do, do it with full passion and work really hard towards it. Do not look anywhere else. There will be a few distractions, but if you can be true to yourself, you will be successful for sure,” Kohli once said. Source link...
In any assessment of a nation's socio-economic progress, the health and well-being of its women and children is paramount. Undernutrition is not merely a health concern, it is fundamentally an economic and human capital issue with profound implications for a country's development and future.Milk bank in Melghat saving infants from malnutritionRecognising this, the Indian government is implementing the...
NEW DELHI: Intensifying its enforcement drive against people causing pollution to ensure environmental compliance, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued 24 challans amounting to Rs 8.2 lakh from October 6 to 21.Officials said that the challans were imposed on sites for violating construction and demolition (C&D) guidelines. MCD has formed 511 surveillance teams, comprising 1,064 officials,...
MUMBAI: Measures adopted by the BMC to curb air pollution leave much to be desired, according to climate experts.Those measuring air quality have seen a "phenomenal jump" in particulate matter and other pollutants over Mumbai between October 2022 and 2023. In fact, the average concentration of particulate matter over the city of Mumbai has increased by 100%. Terming the situation as "grave" and...
NEW DELHI: In rampant malpractice, most IAS coaching institutes claim their “success rate” in UPSC examination by showcasing in their advertisements students who only took mock interviews at their centres and not the full course, the Central Consumer Protection Authority has found.The magnitude of inflated claims by institutes is huge considering that while 933 candidates were selected in UPSC 2022,...
Delhiites had a dandiya outing with Harshdeep Kaur over the weekend as the singer performed in the city for a dandiya festival. Though it was not Harshdeep’s first time performing at a garba festival, she told us she was excited to perform with her band. “I had created a special set list for this occasion. It was a mix of my popular Bollywood songs, some traditional folk songs, and fusion music. But...
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