The accused kept changing his name after he fled to Karnataka and later relocated to Goa in 2020 Mumbai: The MIDC police arrested a man from Goa who was wanted in the murder of a scrap dealer in Andheri nine years ago. Six other accused in the case are already out on bail. The police…
New Delhi: The newly reconstituted Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB), which met for the first time on June 29, has approved a four-year eco-restoration plan for the ridge forests over an area of 6,303.6 hectares.t also gave a nod to the creation of theme-based forests, and constituted its standing committee, which will first scrutinise the…
TN BUDGET: ‘Super clean’ campuses, modernisation among focus in ₹44,527crore-school education budget Chennai: The school education department was allocated ₹44,527 crore for 2026-27, which will go towards clean campuses, modernisation of govt residential schools, and a revamped curriculum focusing on AI & robotics, and anti-drug clubs.Finance minister Marie Wilson said the focus was to ensure…
Ahmedabad: A 31-year-old migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh was killed on the spot after an electricity pole fell on him during a crane operation near Hirapura village in Sanand GIDC on Tuesday morning. Manoj Kumar Shakya, the victim, had been employed with a contractor at the industrial estate since March 11.The accident occurred at around…
Kolkata: On Bengal police’s instruction, at least 1,279 loudspeakers have been removed from mosques and 199 from temples over the past two days for violating prescribed noise limits. The majority of dismantling has happened in North Bengal, where 1,238 loudspeakers have been taken down from mosques and 117 from temples.Senior police officers confirmed the ongoing…
Bharati Vidyapeeth police personnel allegedly paraded three minors after detention Pune: Officials of State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Wednesday morning reached the Bharati Vidyapeeth police station to start probing the alleged parade of three minor detainees on July 21.The three minors had been detained for hacking a 17-year-old boy to death on the night…
DRS demonstration in Fatorda Panaji: The Goa Deposit Refund Scheme (GDRS) Authority has pushed the rollout of the Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS) for liquor and liquor-based products by seven months to April 1.Under the revised notification, phase I of the DRS will now be implemented from April 1 and all producers, importers and brand owners…
Surat:The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has urged chief minister Bhupendra Patel to address a range of infrastructure, power, taxation and policy issues affecting Surat and South Gujarat’s industrial sector.A detailed representation was submitted to the chief minister by SGCCI vice-president Ravi Raj Desai and secretary Paresh Lathiya. The chamber said South…
Centre introduces Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, proposes fresh tax exemptions, investment-friendly reforms NEW DELHI: FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday moved the Taxational and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, proposing fresh steps to woo overseas investors and fund managers into the country, while offering predictability to electronics goods makers and component suppliers.The…
Dipa Karmakar (TOI Photo) KOLKATA: “Didi, my best friend is not talking with me,” a budding gymnast ran up to her coach seeking intervention. The coach was all ears and promised to look into the matter.This has been a new journey for coach Dipa Karmakar, who almost single-handedly put Indian gymnastics on the world map….
