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Kolkata: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision and ordered that Aniket Mahata be posted at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in two weeks. The state approached the SC against Calcutta High Court's order of posting Mahata at RG Kar instead of Raiganj Medical College.Mahata, a prominent face of the RG Kar agitation, moved the single bench of Justice Biswajit Basu,...

Mumbai: The state govt has issued detailed guidelines on activities that state board schools must conduct on Saturdays under the expanded ‘Ananddayi Shanivar' programme, aimed at promoting experiential and value-based learning.According to a circular issued by the school education department, Saturdays will be reserved for activities such as parent interaction meets, cultural programmes and...

KOLKATA: Suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Tuesday claimed he would emerge as a "kingmaker" in the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, asserting that no government could be formed without the support of his proposed new political outfit.Kabir predicted that neither the ruling TMC nor the BJP would secure a simple majority on their own, estimating that no party would cross the 148-seat...

PUDUCHERRY: TVK general secretary Bussy Anand on Tuesday said the party can form the govt in Puducherry in 2026 if the party functionaries and cadres work “intensely for the next four months.” Addressing a public meeting, he said just as party president Vijay is set to become Tamil Nadu chief minister in 2026, TVK will also form the govt in Puducherry.He said police had imposed 31 conditions for...

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin said the DMK will garner at least 2.5 crore votes in the upcoming assembly election due to the welfare measures rolled out by his govt across the state.Addressing the DMK district secretaries via video conference from Chennai, Stalin said the DMk govt's welfare programmes have directly benefitted 1.86 crore people, which would help the party improve its perfomence in...

MUMBAI: In a morale boost to Navratra revellers, the state government on Friday extended the deadline for the use of loudspeakers upto midnight to the three final days of Navratra. Permission had already been granted for Sunday October 22 (Ashtami) and Monday October 23 (Navami). On Friday the state allowed the extended use of loudspeakers for Saturday October 21 too. The day marks the important...

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that the Delhi government is prepared to introduce legislation to ensure social security benefits for gig workers within the city, should the need arise.Following a meeting with a delegation of gig workers, the chief minister conveyed that a distinct law for gig workers might not be necessary if the central government provides clarification...

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Tuesday gave three weeks to the Central Public Works Department to deconcretise trees in 15 government colonies under it. Justice Jasmeet Singh stated that failure to do so would mean the presence of the director general of CPWD before the court during the next hearing with an explanation.The court also turned its attention to tall claims made by CPWD and MCD in its...

NEW DELHI: Officials announced on Monday that the Delhi government has given its approval to a premium bus service scheme designed to curb the use of private vehicles within the city and contribute to pollution reduction.In August, the government posted the draft of the "Delhi Motor Vehicles Licensing of Aggregator (Premium Buses) Scheme, 2023" on its website, inviting public input.Through this...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has reiterated its demand for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to reconsider its recent decision to permit passengers to carry two liquor bottles each on Metro trains. The Excise department of the government sent a letter to the DMRC on October 6, urging them to take action regarding this matter, as confirmed by a senior Delhi government official. A similar request...