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This new curricular is making Delhi govt schools 'happy'
Happiness curriculum to focus on value-based education, for which 18000 teachers will be trainedAs part of the newly introduced 'happiness curriculum', every day one teaching period will be allotted for happiness classes from nursery to class VIII.Mindfulness will be practiced on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be based on value-based stories; activities will be conducted on Thursdays and Fridays to enhance children's critical thinking skills and reflective practices.
ED carries out searches at 16 premises of alleged hawala operators - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate ED ) has carried out searches at 16 premises of alleged hawala operators in Delhi and adjoining areas and recovered Rs 3.65 crore, including foreign currency worth Rs 46 lakh, officials said on Thursday.During the searches, which were carried out on the business premises, offices and residences, the ED seized Indian currency amounting to Rs 3.19 crore and foreign currencies amounting to about Rs 46 lakh, thus making a total seizure of worth about Rs 3.65...
Don't understand Shashi Tharoor's foreign accent: Piyush Goyal - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday took a dig at Shashi Tharoor , saying he did not understand the Congress leader's "foreign accent".While participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, Tharoor had attacked the government saying there was a "significant gap" between the government's rhetoric and action.He had launched a scathing attack on the Modi government saying Nirav Modi , who had fled the country after allegedly duping state-run...
2 nabbed for abduction of two friends - Times of India
BATHINDA: Muktsar dstrict police on Wednesday managed to find 23-year-old Sandeep Singh of Panjawa village and his friend Sukhpreet Singh, who had been kidnapped for ransom. The police located both from Gobindpura village in Mansa district and nabbed two of their abductors.Sandeep’s brother Mandeep Singh said on Tuesday evening that Sandeep had gone out saying that he would come late but did not return till Wednesday morning.
Human greed may wipe out Meghalaya’s caves - Times of India
SHILLONG: The mists and mountains aside, Meghalaya’s uniqueness lies in the mystery of its caves. Some of them have been explored and mapped. The natural sandstone cave system is the longest in the world and dates back to at least 70 million years. But what is of concern to environmentalists is saving this heritage.
From October 2, govt to free many jailed for non-heinous crimes - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government has decided to release a large number of convicts serving time for non-heinous crimes in three phases, with senior citizens, women, transgenders, physically challenged and terminally ill inmates who have completed at least half their terms being eligible. The first batch will be freed on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti The decision was taken by the Cabinet on Wednesday. The final batch of prisoners will be released on October 2 next year.
Indian-Americans donate $1 bn a year, one-third of their giving potential: Survey
WASHINGTON: Indian-Americans, who are among the ethnic groups with highest per capita income, donate about $1 billion per year, far less than their potential of $3 billion philanthropy in the US, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind survey.The survey, which assessed the giving habits of Indian-Americans, concluded that the community donates in the range of 1.5 per cent of their income per year, compared to the average American donation rate of four per cent per year.With a strong...
Matos decides to step down due to personal reasons - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Former Portuguese footballer Luis Norton de Matos on Wednesday stepped down from his position as head coach of Indian Arrows , the developmental team of All India Football Federation AIFF ), citing personal reasons.In a letter to AIFF, Matos, who had coached India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup , expressed his inability to continue owing to a combination of exigencies on the personal front and an aggravated knee injury that necessitated Matos' family to stay together in Portugal.Matos...
Remand prisoner commits suicide in Palayamkottai Central Prison - Times of India
MADURAI: A 53-year-old remand prisoner allegedly committed suicide in Palayamkottai Central Prison in the early hours of Wednesday.Police identified the prisoner as P Karuppaiah, 53, from a village near Sivagiri in Tirunelveli district. He had been in the jail since July 4 after being arrested in connection with an attempt to murder case.Police said the man had appeared depressed after his arrest.
City to have a cleaner, healthier street food culture - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: If all goes as per the plan of the food safety department, the city will soon have a ‘safe street food zone’. With the department also planning to introduce apps to rate all street food shops in the city, the concerns regarding the quality and hygiene of street food will also be addressed.
Deadline for installing solar plants extended - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: The UT administration has extended the deadline for installing solar photovoltaic rooftop power plant Chandigarh Renewal Energy , Science and Technology Promotion Society ( CREST ) in 2016 had set May 6, 2018, as the deadline for installing solar plants at residential and industrial buildings, which now has been extended to November 17.For buildings measuring between 500 square yards and 999 square yards, installing SPV of 1 kwp capacity has been made mandatory, while owners of...
Delhi: Transport department to issue e-challans from August 1 - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Taking a cue from Delhi Traffic Police , the enforcement wing of Delhi government’s transport department will start issuing e-challans instead of manual challans from August 1 . The department has already procured 60 handheld devices to issue the e-challans, which, they claim are better than what the traffic cops have.The enforcement wing has about 200 personnel and these devices will be provided to each of the 60 teams in which the wing’s manpower is divided.
103-year-old on mend after getting new hip - Times of India
CHENNAI: When 103-year-old Srinivasan was wheeled in with a broken hip at the Kauvery Hospital, orthopaedic surgeons knew only a surgery could help the retired stationmaster get back on his feet. Nearly a week after going under the knife, Srinivasan walked out of the hospital promising to be "an example for all those who wish to follow him."Srinivasan, who did most of the household chores on his own, slipped in the bathroom on July 11 and was brought in an unconscious state to the hospital.
Loan waiver temporary solution to agrarian crisis in K’taka: Nadagouda - Times of India
Mangaluru: The ₹42,000-crore farm loan waiver announced by the H D Kumaraswamy-led government is a temporary solution to agrarian crisis in the state, said Venkatrao Nadagouda , minister for animal husbandry and fisheries, here on Tuesday.The government is instead focussing on permanent scientific solutions, including ensuring that farmers get remunerative price for their agriculture produce as a permanent long-term measure, he added.Inaugurating the Centre for Applied Research on Problematic...
Both originals hold key to vehicle insurance?
NEW DELHI: Is it necessary to produce two original keys to an insurance company to get compensation if a vehicle is stolen?
Jilted girlfriend slashes minor’s face with blade - Times of India
Nagpur: A 17-year-old college student slashed her minor boyfriend’s face four times with a shaving blade to avenge his aloofness towards her at Hanuman Nagar in the early hours of Tuesday. She further aggravated the problem by trying to end her life by severing veins of her hands when cops summoned her to the police station.Police said mothers of the two minors in love-turned-sour saga were friends.
We'll strike down any law that violates rights, says SC - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Reserving its verdict on pleas seeking decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC to protect sexual orientation of LGBTs, the Supreme Court refused to leave the matter to Parliament and asserted its right on Tuesday to overturn and change laws enacted by a majority government if they were violative of fundamental rights.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra refused to entertain concerted requests from...
Andhra Pradesh: BJP demands white paper on 1500 days of TDP rule - Times of India
VIJAYAWADA: The BJP Andhra Pradesh unit here on Tuesday asked the state government to release white paper on his achievements during the last 1500 days in office.Speaking to media persons, BJP state president Kanna Lakshminarayana pooh-poohed the claims of chief minister Chandrababu Naidu about his government’s achievements during the last 1500 days in office.
Turned away from police station, disabled UP couple crawl their way to SSP's office - Times of India
MEERUT: Paralysed from the waist down, Dalit couple Sanjeev Kumar and his wife Savitri can’t walk. They crawl.On Monday, they crawled their way to the office of the senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Meerut in tears and threatened to end their lives after all their hard-earned money was allegedly stolen.
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