Surat: A private bank-appointed gold valuer and three customers have been booked for allegedly cheating a private bank by securing loans against fake gold jewellery using forged valuation certificates. The fraud, involving loans worth nearly Rs 10 lakh, came to light during an internal audit that found several pledged ornaments to be counterfeit. The complaint…
THANE: Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday said that Thane district will soon have an additional collectorate and two new tehsildar offices to improve administrative efficiency and strengthen property-related services for residents.Speaking at the ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Maharajswa Samadhan Shivir’, Bawankule said the state government’s revenue outreach campaign had benefited thousands of families in…
New Delhi: One Delhi govt teacher was appointed as a trained graduate teacher (TGT) over two decades ago but never entered a classroom. He has spent his entire career in administrative offices, eventually rising through the ranks without ever teaching a single class, according to a school official. This, he said, is not an isolated…
Nature’s tiny navigators, dung beetles, have astounded scientists by using the Milky Way as a celestial compass. These African insects, previously known to use the sun and moon, have now been observed rolling their dung balls in straight lines even on moonless nights, guided by the vast band of starlight. This groundbreaking discovery reveals an…
People tend to admire success from a safe distance, seeing the trophy without ever seeing the years that produced it. David Beckham summed up his own version of that gap plainly. “I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more,”…
Parents and teachers said the malpractice violated govt norms and endangered children’s health. NAMAKKAL: The school noon meal scheme in Namakkal district faced allegations of corruption after govt schoolchildren in Kumarapalayam were served bullet eggs that were rotten and infested with worms. Parents and teachers said the malpractice violated govt norms and endangered children’s health.Under…
Panaji: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), North Goa, is set for a major infrastructure upgrade that will transform the agricultural extension centre into a modern hub for farmers with smart classrooms, advanced farming technologies and diagnostic laboratories. To diversify farmers’ income opportunities, KVK will also establish a mushroom unit and a honey bee processing unit.A…
Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study reveals A major genetic study has found that koalas almost became extinct about 100,000 years ago because of major climate changes, long before the first humans reached Australia.By studying the DNA of hundreds of koalas, an international team of researchers found that every koala alive today…
CJP saw significant youth participation, unlike previous agitations. Observers note differences in issues and leadership compared to Anna Hazare’s movement. NEW DELHI: With the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) calling off its 37-day agitation following the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, comparisons have inevitably been drawn with Anna Hazare’s landmark anti-corruption movement of 2011.Political…
Pune: A 27-year-old medical postgraduate student, succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Friday following a road accident.The accident occurred late on Wednesday night on the Pune-Nashik highway near Chakan. The police identified the deceased as Prashant Dasarwar, a native of Nanded district. His colleague, Mahesh Awale, is undergoing treatment at a hospital.An officer from…
