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Zoo to import rhino from Vietnam next year: Deputy CM - Times of India
PATNA: Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said on Sunday the state government is planning to get a two-horned rhinoceros from Vietnam under an animal exchange programme by next year.
CAG finds irregularity in setting up of Language Lab in colleges
BHUBANESWAR: Comptroller and Auditor General of India CAG ) found irregularities in setting up of language labs in 108 colleges in the state. It has pointed finger at the higher education department for showing undue favour to a firm for setting of the labs.The CAG report said the decision to award the work to a private firm on nomination basis was not in order.
Sensex loses 400 points, Nifty slips below 11,000 despite government's assurance on NBFCs - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The jitters in equity markets which saw a flash crash on the Street on Friday kept the investors nervy as Sensex and Nifty saw heavy losses on Monday.The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 83 points at the opening bell to start trading at 36,924.72.
Rs 50 lakh revamp on the cards for Udumalpet library - Times of India
TIRUPUR: Soon members of the Udumalpet government branch library will be able to browse and borrow books in a hassle-free way. Under the state government’s plan to modernize libraries, all the books in the library will be digitalized and sport bar codes. Besides, the library will have separate sections for children and differently-abled people.The government has announced in the state assembly that it will digitalize three libraries this year.
IIT Bhubaneswar plans to increase student strength
BHUBANESWAR: IIT Bhubaneswar is planning to increase its student strength from existing 1765 to 3000 within four years. Institute's director R V Rajakumar said this at the 7th annual convocation of the IIT Bhubaneswar organised at Argul on Saturday.The institute has 1101 B Tech, 266 M Tech, 142 M Sc and 256 PhD students.
Air India Kuwait-Goa flight gets ‘hot brake’ warning at 35,ooo feet - Times of India
GOA: Air India is probing a “hot brake” warning which its Kuwait-Goa flight got while cruising at 35,000 feet, where the temperature is way below freezing point. On getting this warning, the pilot descended 10,000 feet and flew at the lower altitude to reportedly cool the landing gear before ascending to the higher altitude.This episode took place on the midnight of September 14-15 when the Airbus A-320 flying as AI 976 had completed over an hour of its 4.5-hourlong journey.
Dilip Kumar discharged from hospital after 14 days - Times of India
Dilip has been discharged from the hospital and has finally returned home from what one can say was his longest stay in a hospital due to health compl
CJI Dipak Misra-led benches to deliver 8 key verdicts in 6 working days - Times of India
NEW DELHI: CJI Justice Dipak Misra will retire on October 2, a little over a week from now. In the last two decades, no CJI has headed as many constitution benches as CJI Misra and worked ceaselessly to decide intricate constitutional questions touching the political, personal, religious and economic life of the nation, its cultural mosaic and social beliefs.A CJI-led five-judge constitution bench has already delivered a landmark verdict decriminalising Section 377 of IPC to legalise gay sex.
15-year-old girl kidnapped in Vasco - Times of India
VASCO: The kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl was reported at Mormugao police station late Sunday evening. The South Goa police was roped in to carry out search operations in Verna, Cortalim, and Chicalim. Cars were stopped and thoroughly checked.A family at Sada approached the police and reported that their 15-year-old daughter had been kidnapped in a red car.
Bagri traders dread long haul, hope shelter is only temporary - Times of India
KOLKATA: Displaced Bagri Market traders have found refuge at the next-door Amartolla Lane market, but most of them are hoping it remains just a temporary shelter and not, in any way, an ominous indication of an uncertain future.Amartolla Lane market (popularly known as Lal Kothi) had suffered a fire accident on February 27 last year, eerily similar to the one at Bagri Market.
Battle of Haifa speaks volumes about our rich history, says Yaduveer - Times of India
Mysuru: “We should take pride in Mysore Lancers who fought valiantly to liberate Haifa in the battle despite insurmountable odds.
TCS to help poor students become job-ready - Times of India
Vadodara: M S University’s biggest faculty – the Faculty of Commerce – will enter into an agreement with software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) next week to train students from poor socio-economic backgrounds so that they become more employable.The terms and conditions have been finalized between the faculty and the IT major.“TCS trains will provide students training in personality development, spoken English, interview giving skills, soft skills and most importantly IT,” said dean of...
Ganesha idols immersed in artificial ponds for first time in city - Times of India
Surat: More than 55 ,779 Ganesha idols of the total 65,000 were immersed in artificial ponds in the city by 6pm on Sunday. Such a thing was happening for the first time in the city and bodes well for the future of Tapi river, which is grappling with the problem of pollution. Local authorities had recently banned immersions in the river on the direction of high court.Surat Municipal Corporation had filled the 20 artificial ponds that it built at various places with 214 litres of water.
Make NOC must for couples from abroad to adopt from India: Cara - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Central Adoption Resource Authority CARA ) — India’s only designated body for child adoption — has urged the Delhi high court to make a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the agency mandatory for any inter-country adoption.Recently, a division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao agreed to examine the concerns raised by CARA.In its plea, CARA has challenged a 2016 order by a single judge for setting a wrong precedent by holding that an NOC by CARA was not...
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Mumbai post mammoth 400, crush Railways by 173 runs - Times of India
BENGALURU: Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw hit blistering hundreds to help Mumbai pile on 400 for five in fifty overs and defeat Railways by 173 runs on Sunday to record a third successive win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.After opting to bat, it was a dominant show from Mumbai.
Mulayam shares stage with son Akhilesh at SP rally - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday appeared on the same platform as party president Akhilesh Yadav during a rally here, in an apparent setback to brother Shivpal Yadav who has floated his own outfit.After forming the Samajwadi Secular Morcha , Shivpal Yadav had claimed that he has the blessings of Mulayam Singh Yadav.Attending the concluding event of a cycle rally at Jantar Mantar here, the SP patriarch told party workers to make sure that the Samajwadi Party...
2 cousins killed in truck-bike collision - Times of India
LUDHIANA: Two cousins were killed after a speeding truck ran into their motorcycle in Transport Nagar late on Friday night.Teerath Singh, 36, a resident of Raseela Nagar, along with his cousin Sukhbir Singh, 40, of Satguru Nagar, was on way home when the truck hit his bike around 11.45pm.Passersby called up the police, who took the two to civil hospital, where they were declared brought dead.An eyewitness said, “The speeding truck first hit the bike and when its riders fell on the ground, it...
World leaders at UN look for progress on North Korea, brace for Trump
UNITED STATES: North Korea and Iran will dominate this week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations , where president Donald Trump will be firmly in the spotlight as he continues to upend global diplomacy.After warming up to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and ditching the Iran nuclear deal, the unpredictable Trump takes the podium on Tuesday to face foes and increasingly uneasy allies at the UN General Assembly.On Wednesday, he will for the first time chair a Security Council...
Probe team brings Bishop Mulakkal to Kuravilangad convent - Times of India
KOTTAYAM: Bishop Franco Mulakkal was brought to the convent in Kuravilangad as part of evidence collection on Sunday morning.He was taken to the room no 20 in the convent by the investigation team.The bishop who was arrested by the probe team after a three-day interrogation on Friday evening is accused of raping the senior nun in this room several times during the period 2014-16.The other nuns in the convent including the victim were asked by the probe team to remain in their rooms.
Collector’s ‘rain plan’ is unscientific, say experts - Times of India
PUNE: The Solapur district collector was forced to withdraw his directive on making artificial rain — by burning rubber tyres along with twigs from latex-producing trees and salt — just a day after it was issued following an outcry from scientists and environmentalists.Burning of tyres releases noxious gases like cyanide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and has been banned by the National Green Tribunal. The environmentalists had to point this out to Rajendra Bhosale, the collector.
Tight security for Ganesha immersion - Times of India
Surat: Tight police security has been made in the city to ensure peaceful immersion of idols of Lord Ganesha which marks the conclusion of the 10-day long festival on Sunday.
Tax audit: CAs say frequent change in format delaying compliance - Times of India
Nagpur: Frequent changes in the software through which tax returns and audit reports have to be filed have left the chartered accountants miffed. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had extended the deadline for assessees not covered under tax audit from July 31 to August 31.
Minor finds she’s pregnant during dengue test, files rape plaint - Times of India
Nagpur: A 17-year-old girl has filed a rape complaint against an unidentified man after she was tested seven months pregnant.In her complaint, the survivor claimed before cops that on March 6 this year, when she was returning home from a friend’s place, between Gondwana Square and Empress Villa, an unidentified man grabbed her from behind and put a handkerchief on her mouth. The survivor fell unconscious.
Rafale makers, French govt rebut ex-president Hollande - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The makers of Rafale fighter jets Dassault Aviation and the French government on Saturday rebutted former French president François Hollande’s claim that the Indian government had thrust industrialist Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as an offsets partner in the defence contract.The Centre also denied it had any role in the selection of Reliance Defence even as Hollande himself seemed more circumspect a day after his remarks set off a political storm.
BJP hopes to capitalise on 'dissidence' in coalition to win MLC polls - Times of India
BENGALURU: While stoking the fire of dissidence in the ruling coalition of Congress and JD(S), the BJP in the bargain is looking to win the three MLC seats which are going to elections on October 4.The BJP is resolute on fielding candidates for all three seats, if it finds “suitable” candidates.With the resignation of V Somanna and K S Eshwarappa (BJP) and DyCM G Parameshwara (Congress), elections to the three council seats were necessitated soon after the May 2018 state elections.
Kumaraswamy will inaugurate Mangaluru Dasara: Poojary - Times of India
MANGALURU: Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will inaugurate the Mangaluru Dasara festival at Kudroli Sri Kshetra Gokarnanateshwara Temple, said former Union minister B Janardhana Poojary Poojary, who is the architect of the temple and former KPCC president, said the festival will be held at the temple from October 10 to 19. “The ten-day Navaratri and Mangaluru Dasara festival will be celebrated at the temple with pomp and gaiety.
Jharkhand man held in Mumbai for mobile phone thefts - Times of India
MUMBAI: A 19-year-old Jharkhand resident has been arrested for allegedly stealing mobile phones during the ongoing Ganesh festival and Mount Merry fair in the city, police said Saturday.As many as 51 stolen mobile phones worth Rs 10.44 lakh were seized from Vishalkumar Mahto who was held Friday, said an official of Kasturba Marg police station in suburban Borivali.Mahto, a resident of Jharkhand, had come to Mumbai only to steal mobile phones from crowded places during the festival season, the...
Ambala gangrape case: 3-day police remand for two accused - Times of India
AMBALA: In connection with a case of gangrape after kidnapping a couple from their house in Ambala Cantonment, the district police so far have managed to arrest three accused. One of the accused was arrested on Thursday who is already undergoing a three-day police remand since Friday. Two more accused were arrested on Friday.
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