MUMBAI: "Mission 500 Crore Litre Water Storage”, a farmers' movement that works on a basic principle -- "of the people, by the people, for the people" -- in Maharashtra received an honour of being part of the United Nations Water Conference 2023 at New York. Movement that has simple creative idea "Put the diesel and use the machine" at the centre for constructing small check dams and water bodies, was...
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday gave a stern warning to pro-Khalistani elements, saying that India will not tolerate any disrespect towards its national flag."The days when India would have taken this lightly are behind us and this is not the India which will accept its national flag being pulled down by somebody," Jaishankar said at an event in Bengaluru.The remarks come in...
THANE: Maharashtra chief minister Ekanth Shinde on Sunday condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for ‘insulting’ VD Savarkar during the yatra, he organised to honour Savarkar.In his address to the participants at the end of the yatra in Thane, Shinde came down heavily on Congress leader and said, "I condemn Rahul Gandhi and others who share similar opinions regarding Savarkar".Shinde questioned,...
DIMAPUR: The Nagaland Board of School Education has revised its existing rules to align with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations by incorporating new provisions in the conduct of examinations.The board said to facilitate students to improve their grades or marks to pursue higher education with their choice of subjects, provision is given to qualified/passed candidates to appear in...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday said the AIADMK was still part of their alliance and he had never said otherwise.On his meeting with Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, Annamalai said it would not be appropriate to divulge details.Speaking on the sidelines of an educational event in Chennai, Annamalai said the AIADMK was still part of the BJP-led alliance. “I...
NEW DELHI: Despite it being a weekend, the traffic from IIT-Delhi to Nehru Place via the Chirag Dilli flyover was very slow on Saturday. Vehicles going from Hauz Khas to Chirag Dilli too ran into jams in the afternoon. The carriageway on the flyover taking traffic from IIT towards Nehru Place was shut for repair work on Friday, though with one of the lanes left open for use by motorists. On the second...
BJP MLA from Andheri West Ameet Satam, in-charge of the yatra for Mumbai suburbs, said it will be held in Andheri (W), Goregaon, Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar (W), Vile Parle, Chandivli and Bandra (W); in the island city it will be held at Mahim and Mumbadevi on Sunday.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {}; const { TimesApps } = window;...
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi is expected to file an appeal on Monday against his conviction in a criminal defamation case at the Surat court. According to sources, the legal team has completed all necessary preparations for this appeal.On March 23, Gandhi was convicted in the defamation case, resulting in a two-year sentence and disqualification from the Lok Sabha.Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on...
THANE: Yeour villagers and activists have questioned the sudden freeze on action against illegal structures in the area alleging that nightlife in this stretch bordering the SGNP has resumed causing inconvenience to the residents and the wildlife.It may be noted that the corporation had taken action against a hotel in the area after local activists and villagers had threatened to stage a protest....
KOLKATA: The city this February witnessed an 83% jump in residential apartment registrations over that of last February, with apartments in the 501-1,000-sq-ft size accounting for half the number.In all, 2,922 homes were registered in February 2023 in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA). Though the figure was down 30% against the previous month, when 4,178 homes were registered, the number is much...
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