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Two minor girls raped in separate cases, two arrested - Times of India
JAIPUR: Crime against minors continue to paint a sorry picture of the state. Two separate rape cases of minor girls in Jhunjhunu and Dausa districts of Rajasthan have been reported.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launches Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana - Times of India
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday launched one of the most ambitious schemes of his government — the Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana (MKUY)- at a programme held at the Adhiveshan Bhawan here.Over 3.12 lakh girls will be covered under the scheme in the current financial year.
India A captain backs Yuzvendra Chahal to come good against South Africa A - Times of India
BENGALURU: India A captain Shreyas Iyer feels the return of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to red-ball cricket will help his team in the first unofficial Test against South Africa A here."He (Chahal) will be playing red-ball cricket after a long time.
Details from Antigua expose complicity of Modi govt in escape of Mehul Choksi: Congress - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday alleged that "shocking details" emerging from Antigua have "exposed the complicity and connivance" of the Modi gvernment in the escape of fugitive billionaire Mehul Choksi to the Caribbean country.Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala was reacting to media reports quoting Antiguan authorities as saying that Indian agencies had no adverse information against Choksi when the Caribbean country conducted a background check on the PNB scam accused before...
Maharashtra civic polls: BJP takes lead in Jalgaon, Sangli - Times of India
MUMBAI: The results for the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC) in western Maharashtra and Jalgaon Municipal Corporation (JMC) in the north of the state have started tricking.The BJP has taken a clear lead in Jalgaon (75 wards), miles ahead of the nearest rival Shiv Sena with 57-14 votes respectively, as per initial trends, it was leading in Sangli (78 wards) with 8 votes, with NCP and INC closing in.In Jalgaon, around 55 per cent voters had exercised their franchise on...
Isro’s Astrosat captures colour image of merging galaxy
CHENNAI: Astrosat , India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory, has captured an image of a merging galaxy with stars as old as 400 million years for the second time - this time in colour! The galaxy lies at 220 million light years away.The ultra-violet imaging telescope (UVIT), one of the five payloads of the observatory, has zoomed in to the central part of the merging galaxy named NGC 7252.A team of scientists from different research labs across the country, who observed the...
As locals protest, BJP to look at new office site? - Times of India
GURUGRAM: Residents of Silokhera village in Sector 41, where the BJP plans to construct its new office , have been protesting against it for 24 days now.A portion of the land in the village was acquired by Huda in 2011 and from that, around an acre near Signature Towers was allotted to the ruling party in October 2016.
Orissa high court issues notice on amnesty scheme - Times of India
CUTTACK: The Orissa high court on Thursday issued notices to the state government, housing and urban development department and different civic bodies in the state asking them to file reply to a petition alleging illegality of the amnesty scheme launched by state government on June 20 to regularise unauthorised residential as well as non-residential constructions in areas under civic bodies.The court has directed the parties to file their replies within four weeks.
Indira Canteen contractors scamming government: BJP MLA - Times of India
BENGALURU: Alleging large scale corruption and financial irregularities in setting up and running of Indira Canteens, BJP MLA, S A Ramdas on Friday threatened to approach the high court seeking an inquiry into the matter.Speaking to reporters after he was denied permission to raise the issue in the assembly, Ramdas said he was left with no option but to go to court as public money was allegedly being plundered in the name of feeding the poor.
Mumbai FYJC Admissions 2018: Revised vacancy list for 3rd round to be out on July 31 @ mumbai.11thadmission.net
MUMBAI: With the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court slated to next hear the First Year Junior College (FYJC) case only on August 8, vacant minority seats will most likely be left out of the centralised admission process (CAP) this year.After the HC's directive to allow minority junior colleges to surrender vacant in-house quota seats for CAP rounds, the education department delayed the announcement of the third merit list, which was slated for Thursday.The list will now be announced on July 31...
Telangana: Health, Medical and Family Welfare department approves new paramedic courses
HYDERABAD: State Health, Medical and Family Welfare department, Telangana on Thursday announced enhancing a total of 971 seats in paramedical courses including newly announced courses.Meanwhile diploma in paramedics will be offered for new courses including Dental Hygienist, Dental Technician, Dialysis technician, Respiratory Therapy Technician, Medical Lab Technician, Medical Sterilization Technician, Emergency paramedical technician, Micro Surgery Technician, AudioMetre Technician, Hearing...
Underpass at SMS hospital to help patients: CM Vasundhara Raje - Times of India
JAIPUR: Finally, a 34-metre-long and 22-metre wide underpass connecting Sawai Man Singh Hospital’s main building with its Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (ITO) was inaugurated on Thursday.Chief minister Vasundhara Raje , who inaugurated it, said, “The underpass will help seamless transportation of patient.”ITO and SMS Hospital is situated on Tonk Road but they are on the opposite side of the road.
MLAs want mining operations resumed - Times of India
PORVORIM: Members of the state assembly were unanimous that mining operations had to resume at the earliest but differed on an appropriate solution the state government could adopt to restart iron ore mining.MLAs across party lines pointed out that illegal mining activity and the closure of mining operations had affected the state’s environment and economy respectively.While legislators said the closure of mining activity had put mining-dependant families under financial stress, they also...
Water released from Thirumurthy reservoir - Times of India
Tirupur: Water was released from Thirumurthy reservoir on Wednesday for Zone I under Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) irrigation scheme in Udumalpet taluk.The public works department will release 1,900mcft water for 21 days. It is expected to benefit 94,521 acres of agricultural lands in Udumalpet, Madathukulam, Dharapuram, Palladam, Tirupur and Kangeyam circles in the district, and Pollachi and Sulur circles in Coimbatore district, a press release said.TNN
Cryptocurrency is junk: Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga - Times of India
NEW YORK: Terming crypto-currency as "junk", Mastercard President and CEO Ajay Banga has said an "anonymised" currency that can fluctuate "wildly" does not deserve to be considered as a medium of exchange.The India-born head of the American multinational financial services corporation voiced concern that 95 per cent of all illegal transactions on the dark web, including child prostitution, drugs, credit card and social security fraud, are paid for using cryptocurrency A cryptocurrency is a...
Live updates: Traffic jams across Delhi-NCR after heavy rains - The Times of India
Moderate to heavy rain lashed several parts of the national capital and adjoining cities affecting traffic during the morning rush hour on Thursday. Stay tuned with TOI for the latest updates.
UP nod to 150 more Roadways buses for Noida & Greater Noida - Times of India
Noida: Gautam Budh Nagar district will be getting 150 more Roadways buses soon.
Congress privilege motion under Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's lens - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday formally moved a privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the statements they made on the Rafale deal during the debate on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha on July 20.Admitting the two motions, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the notices were under her consideration.
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