Kolkata: The Union rural development ministry will conduct a four-day training programme for Bengal govt officials this week to accelerate the implementation of the VB-G RAM G scheme. According to officials, the programme will be held from Tuesday to Friday at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town. Senior officials from the Union ministry…
The first registration of BHMS-CCMP practitioners in the MMC register was confirmed late on Tuesday evening. The first homeopathy practitioner received her registration certificate online Pune: Despite opposition from medical experts, Maharashtra has become the first state in the country where a homeopath has been allowed to prescribe modern medicines by state medical council based…
Police arrested three individuals for running a fake government job racket (AI image used for representational purpose only). NEW DELHI: Police have arrested three people, including a former Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) employee of the Income Tax Department, for running a fake government job recruitment racket that duped unemployed aspirants by promising them MTS posts in…
Quote of the day by Alice Walker Alice Walker is an acclaimed American novelist, poet, essayist and social activist whose work has influenced generations of readers around the world. Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple, Walker’s writings often explore themes of humanity, resilience, spirituality, self-discovery and social justice.Throughout her career, she…
Case files and travel documents were submitted to a Mumbai consumer commission after an agency allegedly altered a promised ladies only Thailand trip. (AI-generated image) MUMBAI: A consumer disputes redressal commission in Mumbai has directed Bengaluru-based travel company East Wing Travel and Tourism Private Limited to pay Rs 60,000 in compensation and litigation costs to…
Filmmaker Anees Bazmee has revisited one of the most heartbreaking chapters of his career—having to rewrite and reshoot Laadla following the untimely death of actor Divya Bharti. Speaking in a recent interview, Bazmee reflected on the emotional toll the tragedy took on the team, why nearly the entire film had to be remade, how Sridevi…
Schools remained closed in four districts of Odisha on Monday as heavy rainfall triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal disrupted normal life, briefly affected train services and prompted the state government to place its field machinery on high alert.The precautionary closure comes after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy to…
Neelam Gorhe said sections of MCOCA should be invoked against those responsible for the deaths of 22 people Pune: Members of the legislative council have demanded that the state govt invoke provisions of the MCOCA against the accused arrested in the recent hooch tragedy that claimed 22 lives in Pune, last month.The issue was raised…
An AI-generated illustration of satellite imaging technology mapping horticulture orchards Pune: The state agriculture department has decided to deploy remote sensing technology and digital crop surveys to verify orchards under its horticulture crop insurance plan.The decision follows repeated complaints and enquiries into irregularities in the state’s fruit crop insurance programme, where claims were allegedly made…
Sunny Leone has steadily built a career in Hindi cinema over the years, and her recent performance in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ earned her widespread appreciation. However, her entry into Bollywood was surrounded by intense debate due to her background as an adult film star. She made her acting debut in Hindi films with Pooja Bhatt’s…
