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Kidney recipient’s kin donate eyes after death - Times of India
KOLKATA: The 23-year-old kidney recipient, who had undergone a transplant surgery on November 18, died on Monday. The youth from Haringhata in Nadia had got a deceased donor kidney. In a heart-wrenching gesture, his family donated his corneas to Sankara Nethralaya. “We have no complaint against the doctors. The medical team tried their best. My nephew got the best possible care from the doctors and nurses. In fact, Dr Rajendra Pandey visited him often. May be it is all fate.
India looking to protect market from Chinese goods
New Delhi: The government is seeking to lower import duties on fewer Chinese goods or do away with customs duty over a longer period as it seeks to contain a possible surge in imports from across the border after the two Asian economies joined the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ( RCEP ) agreement, pitched to create the world's largest free-trade bloc.
Maldives' top court cancels jail sentence of former president Mohamed Nasheed
COLOMBO: The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday canceled former president Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year jail sentence after a review of the controversial terrorism conviction.The top court said the island nation's first democratically elected leader was wrongfully charged and the criminal court should not have proceeded to trial.Under former leader Abdulla Yameen 's administration, which jailed a number of opposition leaders on various charges, the Supreme Court previously upheld the conviction in...
Varanasi-based NGO provides education to kids working in brick kiln - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A Varanasi-based organisation is providing education to thousands of kids working in brick kiln in UP.The organisation has been engaged in shaping the future of these kids for the last four years.It has taken the initiative to teach such children. Every day, the kids are given coaching for three to four hours in the evening.
Can revitalising research and academic infrastructure help in brain gain
NEW DELHI: When HRD minister Prakash Javadekar announced the cabinet decision to approve the proposal for enlarging the scope of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) by expanding its capital base to Rs 10,000 crore and tasking it to mobilise Rs 1,00,000 crore for revitalising infrastructure and systems in education (RISE by 2022), his intention was to boost the education sector.
'Texila academy to offer free training to MBBS aspirants'
Texila American University's Coimbatore-based founder Saju Bhaskar talks to Education Times about his plans to help medical aspirants in the country Texila American University (TAU), a medical education provider based out of Caribbean, Africa and UAE, recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and other global institutions was started in 2012 in Guyana. Brainchild of Coimbatore-based Saju Bhaskar, the university aims at providing advanced medical education with a reasonable fee structure.
Mumbai: Boy abducted by kin traced within 7 hours - Times of India
MUMBAI: A seven-year-old boy from Nalasopara who was kidnapped on Saturday, allegedly by a relative, was rescued from Manmad railway station in Nashik within seven hours and reunited with his parents.The accused, Mahendra Yadav (45), had abducted the boy from school around 2.30 pm. Yadav had loaned Rs 1 lakh to the boy's father who had failed to repay it. Fearing that the money would not be repaid, Yadav picked up the boy from school.
Odisha university teachers stage rally demanding increase in retirement age
BHUBANESWAR: State university teachers on Saturday staged a rally started from OUAT campus to Governor 's House here demanding increase in their retirement age from 60 to 65 like their central university counterparts. Hundreds of teachers have started their stir since November 1 under the aegis of Federation of University Teachers Association (FOUTA). "We wore black badges and resorted to riley dharna in our university as a mark of protest, but the state government did not pay heed to our demands.
Cloudy conditions to clear soon, expect cooler & dry days ahead in Pune - Times of India
PUNE: While the city continued to witness cloudy conditions throughout Sunday, the following days are likely to see increasingly dry weather as well as a fall in temperature.Officials of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) shared that the weather conditions in the sea have led to an increase in moisture in the atmosphere. “It may continue for around 48 hours. After that clear skies are likely to prevail.
Parents protest against ‘unfair’ clauses in Fee Regulation Act - Times of India
Nagpur: A group of parents from Nagpur and Chandrapur gathered at Samvidhan Chowk on Sunday to protest against ‘unfair’ terms in the amended Fee Regulation Act. Coming under the banner of Parents for Children Education (PACE), the group said the government needs to consider the position of parents before such changes are made. The group expressed concern about need for at least 25% of the parents’ signatures on a complaint before it could be considered by the management.
'Why drag my dead father into politics': PM Modi hits out at Congress - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Just days after Raj Babbar + and CP Joshi + embarrassed Congress by making personal remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s family, another of its senior member, Vilas Muttemwar , courted controversy by saying on Saturday night that nobody knew the name of Modi’s father. Modi retorted on Sunday by tearing into Congress for dragging his parents into the election campaign and alleged that its president Rahul Gandhi was encouraging this tactic.
Lucknow University wants Uttar Pradesh government to bear its full salary - Times of India
LUCKNOW: Lucknow University officials will request the state government to either bear the full salary expenditure or get it central status so that the university can use its revenues for development projects on the campus.The decision was taken in Lucknow University Alumni Foundation meeting presided by vice-chancellor SP Singh on Saturday. A proposal in this regard will be sent to the state government. At present, state government bears 50% of the salary burden of LU .
Telangana assembly elections 2018: Netas break traffic rules, challans pending and no mention in affidavits - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Affidavits of contesting candidates show Congress leader and former minister D K Aruna and her husband own the biggest fleet of 75 vehicles, according to the affidavit. Her husband, Bharat Simha Reddy’s car (TS 33A 6666) has Rs 1,035 worth pending challans. Cars owned by wives and family members of these leaders also have not paid up fines, some pending since 2011. Congress top gun and TPCC working president A Revanth Reddy has a pending challan of Rs 2,505 on his car (AP 28 AD 0009).
Artificial blood creation goes into cold storage - Times of India
CHENNAI: More than five years after scientists at IIT Madras created artificial blood for people who needed transfusion, the study got scientific validity following publication of the results in a science journal. But it has not been a smooth flow for the team, which is mulling dropping the research because of lack of funds. After the seminal creation of red blood cells from umbilical cord blood cells in the lab , the study’s principal investigator Dr Soma Guhathakurta said.
PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat: Highlights - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the monthly radio programme ' Mann Ki Baat ' and shared how the idea of the programme came into being. Today's broadcast was all the more special as it is the 50th episode of the monthly programme by PM Modi that started in October 2014. Here are the main highlights: * When Mann Ki Baat started, I decided that politics will not be a part of it, it’ll neither have the praises of the government, nor my name.
Els expects Tiger to be Presidents Cup playing captain - Times of India
MELBOURNE: Internationals captain Ernie Els is preparing his team for a battle with Tiger Woods on and off the course at next year's Presidents Cup , expecting the 14-time major champion to be a playing skipper at Royal Melbourne. Woods, who has a tournament record of 24-15-1 in eight previous appearances, was one of Steve Stricker 's non-playing assistants at the 2017 edition, which was won by the United States in New Jersey.
Bus sold by Mangaluru owner as it was unfit to ply in DK - Times of India
MANGALURU/MANDYA: The ill-fated bus that plunged into Visvesvaraya Canal on Saturday was deemed ‘unfit’ to ply on the roads of Dakshina Kannada district. The bus, which was registered on June 1, 2001, was sold by the transport company in Mangaluru after it completed 15 years. It changed eights hands before Srinivas, the present owner, bought it.
Selfie bug has eaten into their income, but the India Gate lensmen say cheese with a smile - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Bijnesh Kumar has clicked 80,000 photographs in a career of three years. There are no holidays for him, and he comes to his studio — the expanse around India Gate — every day, rain or sun. The 18-year-old migrant from Uttar Pradesh’s Kashipur came to Delhi in search of a job four years ago, and became one of the 400 photographers who scan the war memorial area for visitors wishing to take home photographic mementoes.
Noida: Missing cabbie found murdered in Kasna - Times of India
NOIDA/GREATER NOIDA: The body of a cab driver, who was allegedly assaulted and looted by two assailants in Noida on Thursday, was found near Greater Noida’s Kasna area on Friday evening. The victim, Manoj Kumar, was allegedly strangled by the assailants and his body was found with injury marks on his neck around 1.30 pm on Friday. His belongings including cash of nearly Rs 5,000-6000, mobile phone and other documents were found missing.
Ahmedabad: Two members of Chiklikar gang held - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Crime branch sleuths on Saturday arrested two members of the Chiklikar gang , Dhannusingh Tank 23, and Sunnysingh Juni 20 — both residents of Himmatnagar — for allegedly being involved in more than 16 house break-ins in the city alone. A crime branch source said that police have recovered a stolen bike, silver bangles, and instruments used for burglary .
4 Chinese among 6 held with Rs 3 crore backpack gold zips in Mumbai - Times of India
MUMBAI: Customs officials on Friday arrested six people, including four Chinese and two Indians, for smuggling gold through courier and recovered 9kg gold worth Rs 3.3 crore. Those arrested were Chen Chi-Yu, Chiu Hao-Shen, Huang Guocheng, Zeng Feibiao, Vijay Yadav and his brother Ajay. Vijay and Ajay are directors of GWS Suppliers Pvt Ltd, having its office at Jogeshwari.
TNAU to conduct 3-day meeting on organic farming - Times of India
Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), along with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Centre of Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (IIFSR), Modipuram, Uttar Pradesh, is all set to organize a three-day meeting on organic farming on its campus from November 28. The national-level meeting will be attended by around 50 researchers and scientists, who work under a network programme on organic farming.
Karnataka HC to bar owners: Ensure safety and security of women employees - Times of India
BENGALURU: Don’t interfere with lawful businesses or issue oral directions to owners of bar and restaurants, the Karnataka high court on Friday directed Bengaluru city police as it disposed of a batch of petitions filed by Karnataka Hotels Bar & Restaurants Owners & Working Women Welfare Association and 27 bars and restaurants.The petitioners had said police were orally ordering bars and restaurants not to employ women in violation of court rulings.
Petrol, diesel prices cut for third straight day on easing crude - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Fuel prices on Saturday continued the downward trend for the third straight day with petrol rates cut by 32 paise and diesel by 40 paise. In the national capital, a litre of petrol now cost Rs 75.25 from Rs 75.57 earlier, while diesel is sold at Rs 70.16. In Kolkata and Mumbai, petrol rates are slashed by 31 paise, whereas in Chennai, the fuel is now 34 paise cheaper. Diesel now costs 40 paise, 43 paise and 42 paise less in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai respectively.
2 kinnow thieves caught at Badals’ Sirsa farmhouse - Times of India
HISAR: The Haryana police have arrested two men, identified as Amarjeet Singh and Rakesh, for allegedly stealing 50 boxes of kinnows from former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal’s farmhouse at Balasar village of Sirsa late on Thursday night.Fifty boxes of kinnow and a small vehicle were recovered from the two men. The court on Friday sent Amarjeet to one-day police custody and Rakesh to judicial custody.
Worker masturbates in front of student, management blames clothes - Times of India
The students of SRM University , Kattankulathur , protested and raged outside the college on Thursday night, alleging that instead of reporting the student’s complaint of sexual harassment on campus to the police, and having the offender arrested, the university authorities asked her not to publicise the matter, and blamed the girl’s outfit 'We want justice' “This shameful incident happened today, in our college, SRM University, Kattankulathur campus.
15-20% rise in private AC bus fares, school transport to get costlier - Times of India
PUNE: Gear up to spend up to Rs900 for a journey to Mumbai or about Rs2,300 to Bengaluru in a private air conditioned bus with the vehicle operators deciding to increase the rates by 15-20% with immediate effect. The operators said the rates charged for school buses would also go up. They cited the rising fuel prices as the main factor leading to the revision in the fares.
India protests high commission officials’ harassment in Pak - Times of India
NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly protested the harassment and denial of access to Indian high commission officials and attempts at “hostile propaganda” during the visit of Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan , saying Islamabad’s actions were not in consonance with its stated intention of facilitating the visit.India had on Thursday announced its decision to build a corridor, on its side of the border, to Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan and urged Islamabad to do the same on its side.The government was...
Survey of Jewar land owners starts amid threats to halt work - Times of India
JEWAR: The district administration has started a door-to-door survey in Jewar to decide on the compensation to be given to land owners even as a group of 50 farmers are sitting on a dharna seeking four times compensation for land acquired for the airport. The survey, expected to be completed in a month, will cover 5,926 households in six villages.
Oceans heating faster than previously thought: study
PARIS: The world's oceans have absorbed more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said Thursday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change. Oceans cover more than two thirds of the planet's surface and play a vital role in sustaining life on Earth.
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