Author: Indmedia
Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), Prayagraj, has completed the document verification process for candidates shortlisted in the Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) recruitment, paving way for declaration of the final result in the next few days. The verification exercise, which began on July 9, concluded on Friday, marking the completion of all stages of the recruitment process for 3,539 teaching posts in aided secondary schools across the state.According to the commission, 7,359 candidates were called for document verification over seven days, of whom 7,146 appeared while 213 remained absent. With the completion of document scrutiny, the commission…
The crater-ridden stretch in Kalyan Nagar Cuttack: Commuters and residents travelling along the stretch connecting Rajendra Nagar (opposite Samrat Talkies) to the Kalyan Nagar entry point adjacent to NH-16 are having a harrowing time, as the road has turned into a maze of potholes and craters.The miserable condition of the road has worsened with the rains, leaving the entire stretch muddy and waterlogged. It becomes a nightmare. The road, which witnesses regular movement of vehicles and connects residential areas with the national highway, has become a major concern. Large potholes filled with rainwater make it difficult for motorists to judge…
Gurgaon: The city is likely to witness an increase in rainfall from Sunday, with heavy showers expected on Monday and Tuesday, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather office has issued a yellow alert for the city, while heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast at isolated places in Haryana.According to IMD, the rainfall is set to intensify significantly over Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh over the next six to seven days due to active monsoon conditions over northwest India.An upper air cyclonic circulation persists over north Haryana and adjoining areas as the western end of the monsoon trough remains…
18-year-old Bishu Limbu (right) with his mother Om Kumari Guwahati: In a village where evenings still fall without electricity and phone signals come only after a walk to the roadside, 18-year-old Bishu Limbu kept chasing a dream far bigger than his circumstances — to become a doctor.Bishu, from No. 2 Nakong Pathar village in Tinsukia district near the Arunachal Pradesh border, scored 610 in NEET and secured an all-India rank of 7,320, brightening his chances of admission to a govt medical college in Assam.His father, Foude Limbu, is a farmer with less than a bigha of agricultural land and sells…
Kanpur: A 23-year-old BTech gold medallist, who had unsuccessfully attempted to secure a govt job around 50 times, allegedly died by suicide at his rented house in Gujaini under Govind Nagar police station limits on Friday. In a heartbreaking suicide note, he repeatedly apologised to his father, writing, “Sorry Papa, I tried for a govt job 50 times, but I could not succeed. Please forgive me.”The incident came to light when the family’s domestic help arrived at the house, but found the door locked from inside. After receiving no response, she informed the family and the Govind Nagar police. Police…
Pune: The long-pending recruitment of teachers at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is expected to be completed by Dec this year, while over 200 law colleges across Maharashtra will be given a six-month window to obtain mandatory recognition from the Bar Council of India (BCI), higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil said on Friday night.Addressing reporters, Patil also announced plans to strengthen financial transparency in higher education institutions by creating a portal where the financial details of more than 1,200 aided colleges will be uploaded for scrutiny. He said the state govt has amended the Maharashtra Public Universities Act,…
TOI report of July 17, 2026 Panaji: In Rs 35,000 crore illegal mining case, The Bombay high court has castigated state govt for registering an FIR in the Rs 35,000 crore illegal mining case in contravention of Supreme Court directions.On March 22, 2013, the high court directed state govt to file an FIR, which was stayed by the Supreme Court on April 30, 2013.While quashing the FIR filed by Goa police’s crime branch based on the Justice M B Shah commission’s findings, Justice Amit Jamsandekar observed that the FIR was registered on the basis of directions issued by the division…
Mohali: A youth was killed and another critically injured after a speeding Thar SUV rammed into a road divider pillar near Kumbra light point late Friday night. The injured youth was rushed to a private hospital for treatment. Eyewitnesses said the SUV was travelling at very high speed when the driver lost control. The vehicle crashed straight into the divider pillar. The impact mangled its front portion. Local residents rushed to the spot, pulled the occupants out, and alerted the police. A police team arrived soon after and, with the help of a crane, removed the damaged vehicle from the…
Lucknow: A chemical commonly found in everyday plastic items — from water bottles to tiffin boxes — may be quietly harming the brain’s ability to learn and remember, according to a new study conducted in the city.Researchers have found that bisphenol-A (BPA), widely used in food containers and packaging, can interfere with how brain cells produce and use energy. They warn that even tiny amounts of the chemical can leach into food — especially when plastic is exposed to heat or acidic conditions — and enter the body over time.The study, published in the Journal of Biochemistry in March, was…
Engineers inspect EVMs at a warehouse in Phulwarisharif ahead of the Bankipur byelection, in Patna on Saturday Patna: First-level checking of electronic voting machines for the Bankipur assembly bypoll is underway at the EVM warehouse in Phulwarisharif, district officials said on Saturday. Engineers of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd are carrying out the exercise in the presence of candidates and representatives of political parties.The district administration has also stepped up voter awareness activities to encourage maximum participation in the bypoll. Booth-level officers, JEEViKA workers and Anganwadi workers are visiting households to distribute voter slips and urge people to cast their…