New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Monday said that the nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) will close on July 31. The Government of India has started the nomination process for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2026. The award is one of the…
Mumbai: Messages on social media about a promotional offer by a clothing retail outlet at Infiniti Mall in Malad West triggered a massive crowd at the mall premises on Saturday. Police had to intervene and announce that there was no such offer after which the crowd dispersed. Nothing untoward was reported.Sources said messages went viral…
New Delhi: Railway Protection Force (RPF)’s decision to deploy drones along tracks in the city seems to have succeeded in reducing stone-pelting incidents targeting trains over a year.Senior divisional security commissioner (RPF) Ashutosh Pandey said two drones were currently being used to monitor vulnerable stretches. The surveillance has emerged as one of the key factors…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will develop two eco bloc-based sponge parks at existing playgrounds at Thiruvottiyur’s Burma Nagar (ward 16) and Jothi Nagar (ward 4), for nearly ₹10 crore. The parks will be developed under GCC’s capital fund to address waterlogging and improve rainwater storage in the zones. The timeline to appoint contractors and…
Gandhinagar: Giving shape to its ambitious push towards making Gujarat a global hub for research and innovation, the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is planning to establish a dedicated research and development (R&D) and innovation park to attract domestic and international companies, startups and technology-driven enterprises.While the location of the proposed facility is yet to…
Kolkata: A 39-year-old resident of Hooghly’s Rishra allegedly killed his 31-year-old wife at their rented home on Saturday morning, travelled 20km to Kolkata, and died by suicide hours later by jumping in front of a metro train at Belgachhia station around 3pm. The suicide disrupted services on the Blue Line for 50 minutes.Late on Friday,…
Pune: Investigation into the murder of 25-year-old realtor Ketan Agrawal on Saturday revealed that the accused, Siya Goyal (20) and Chetan Chaudhary (22), searched online for methods to kill him, including poisoning, and even identified a spot on Lohagad Fort from where pushing him into a gorge would appear accidental.The Pune Rural police said they…
Panaji: State govt on Saturday beat a hasty retreat on its proposal to designate 56 villages across Goa as urban areas, withdrawing the circular with immediate effect. It is the second time in a fortnight that BJP administration has reversed a decision under sustained public pressure, and the second time in six years it has…
Surat: As traffic snarls and roadworks choke Surat’s expanding roads, residents are pinning hopes on the upcoming metro, with two corridors under construction, even as the city’s heavy reliance on private vehicles exposes gaps in its public transport network while calls to save on fuel are sounded.With no rail-based transit yet operational, the city bus…
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper looks on during a game against the Green Bay Packers. (Image via Getty and Twitter/X) Fred Smoot had one piece of advice for anyone who ever stepped foot on that boat: “If you ever get on this boat, please don’t turn on the black light. Please.”That line, delivered to Barstool…
