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NEW DELHI: The Delhi State School Games was started on Thursday at Chhatrasaal Stadium to nurture emerging sports talent in schools and offer students an opportunity to exhibit their skills.In all, 3,545 government, government-aided and private recognised schools from 29 zones in 16 districts under the directorate of education participated in zonal sports competitions that had 32 games in three age...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra ST Karmachari Congress general secretary Shrirang Barge on Sunday demanded that the state transport buses should be exempted from toll rates as the charges were hefty after the hikes from October 1.The burden of the toll hike will be on commuters and the government should consider MSRTC as public service and waive toll at all check posts, he said.He said that the MSRTC pays around Rs...

CHENNAI: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland has bagged an order from Tamil Nadu state transport undertakings for 1,666 buses. This is the single largest BSVI order received from the state transport undertakings. It “will further contribute to strengthening Ashok Leyland's dominant position in the bus industry,” the company said in a statement. These buses will be equipped with the iGen6 BS VI...

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday told the state government it cannot escape its responsibility by citing the burden of patients coming to its hospitals while hearing a suo motu PIL following deaths in two state-run hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar."You can't escape by saying there is a burden of patients coming in. You are the State. You can't shift responsibility to private...

Oct 06, 2023, 04:34PM ISTSource: ANIFounder and CEO of Paytm VS Sharma held a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in New Delhi. Paytm expressed readiness to undertake the project of connectivity. He also expressed his desire to contribute through his operations to the Gift City. becoming a global finance hub. Speaking on Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's one-to-one meeting with business...

CHENNAI: Candidates, who have appeared for Tamil Nadu State Board classes X, XI and XII supplementary exams, can get their original marksheets from their respective exam centres starting October 5.The directorate of government examinations conducted the exams in June and July. Around one lakh candidates from these three classes have appeared for these exams.For details, visit...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu won the second best state award for the best Smart City projects in the country, with Madhya Pradesh winning the first prize. D Karthikeyan, secretary for municipal administration and water supply department, received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at the Smart Cities Conclave organised by the Union government in Indore on Wednesday. The Greater Chennai Corporation displayed...

KOLKATA: West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Monday cancelled his scheduled USA trip to attend the World Culture Festival as he felt that it would not be appropriate to accept foreign hospitality when the state is facing financial difficulties and dengue deaths, officials said on Monday. The governor's decision came less than 24 hours ahead of his scheduled departure. "(The) governor had initially...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Manipur government to take steps to ensure that Aadhaar cards are provided to people displaced due to the bloody ethnic conflict in the state whose records are already available with the UIDAI.Observing that it does not propose to run the administration in Manipur, the apex court said necessary...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is setting up a 100 crore 'co-creation fund' to support the emergence of more venture capital funds in the state to improve investments for regional startups, women-led ventures and those innovating in rural impact and climate action. While the fund will be managed by professionals, the government will pool in a predetermined percentage based on the fund's target theme. This proposal...