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New Delhi: After various teachers’ organisations repeatedly raised concerns over large-scale deployment of teaching staff for election-related duties, a Delhi principals’ association has now joined the chorus, warning that the prolonged deputation is disrupting the functioning of schools.While no official govt figure has been released, teachers’ associations estimate that around 8,000 govt school teachers have been deployed for booth-level officer (BLO/eBLO) and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties in the city. Officials admit that of the total 13,000 BLOs, a majority are teachers from govt schools, including those under Delhi govt, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and other agencies.The principals’ association…

The high court ruled playing games is a fundamental right for children (Representative image) BENGALURU: Emphasising that playing games is a fundamental right of children, the high court directed an apartment owners’ association to reconsider its decision imposing restrictions on children playing in the designated play area.Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued the direction while observing that Esteem Gardenia Apartment Owners Association’s written statement did not clearly specify which games were permitted and which were prohibited in the play area.”Playing games is a fundamental right of children and prohibiting them from doing so affects their overall health and well-being. Therefore, the defendant…

Hyderabad: Reeling under rising airfares, passengers flying out of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) can at least stop fretting over a further jump in the User Development Fee (UDF), which is already the highest in the country at Rs 700 for domestic flyers and Rs 1,500 for international travellers.The relief comes as the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has proposed a new tariff framework that prevents the cost of major expansion projects from being passed on to passengers before the facilities become operational. The proposal assumes significance as RGIA is set to invest over Rs 9,000 crore in two…

Kerala home minister meets Vijay Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is likely to share the stage with Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in an anti-drug awareness event in Kerala.Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday called on Vijay and invited him to participate alongside Mohanlal in the event organised as part of Kerala’s anti-drug initiative ‘Operation Toofan’, which was launched 43 days ago. After the meeting, Chennithala told reporters that Vijay has agreed to join Mohanlal, the initiative’s brand ambassador, in the upcoming event, adding that the date is yet to be finalised. He also recalled that the duo…

Move is expected to speed up the disposal of govt files, accelerate implementation of policy decisions and help citizens get their work completed in less time Gandhinagar: To make administrative work faster and more efficient, the state govt has decided to raise the number of section officer posts in the secretariat cadre from the present 606 to 634.A notification issued by the general administration department said the Class-II officer posts will benefit 26 departments and is expected to speed up the disposal of govt files, accelerate implementation of policy decisions and help citizens get their work completed in less time.An…

Rajesh Kumar PandeyPrayagraj: The Allahabad high court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Uttar Pradesh govt over police negligence that delayed the disposal of a bail application by more than 10 days, holding that repeated failures by police officials to furnish information sought by the court hindered the proceedings.The amount is to be paid to the applicants, while the state govt has been given liberty to recover the cost from the erring officials after conducting an inquiry. The court also observed that it would be appropriate for the Bijnor superintendent of police to conduct an inquiry and…

Odia migrant workers after their arrival at the airport in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Bhubaneswar: Six more Odia migrant workers injured in the ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district returned to Odisha on Wednesday after being discharged from hospitals in Tiruvallur and Chennai where they were undergoing treatment.Officials of the labour and employees’ state insurance department said the recovered workers were brought back from Chennai in flight and after arriving at Bhubaneswar, they were sent to their native villages in Keonjhar district under the supervision of district labour authorities.With the latest batch returning…

GURGAON: A contractor has alleged that more than 30 men arrived at his work site in a convoy of around 20 vehicles, threatened to kill him, and demanded protection money in the name of jailed gangster Kaushal Chaudhary to allow him to continue his work. Police have launched an investigation after the victim lodged a complaint at Rajendra Park police station. The contractor has also sought security for himself and his family. According to the complaint, the men, led by Davinder alias Sukku, Dinesh Dahiya, and others, reached the site on Wednesday afternoon and told him he would have to…

Itanagar: Surface connectivity to the strategically vital border outpost of Damin-Huri in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh was restored on Wednesday, less than 48 hours after a flash flood washed away a key bridge, an official report said.The incident occurred on July 13, leaving the frontier area cut off and disrupting the movement of residents, essential supplies and security personnel.The Kurung Kumey district administration, led by Deputy Commissioner Cheechung Chukhu, launched an emergency restoration operation in coordination with the 85 Road Construction Company of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).Despite torrential rain, difficult terrain and adverse weather, engineering teams and…

Times News NetworkKanpur: Police arrested an absconding criminal after an encounter in the Chakeri police station area of the city late Tuesday night.Police said the miscreant opened fire but no one was injured. They said they cordoned off the area, arrested the accused and questioned him in custody.The accused was absconding and continuously evading the police. On Tuesday night, police traced his mobile location near Uttam ITI in Sanigawan, following which the Chakeri police team laid a cordon at the spot. When they tried to stop him, the accused attempted to flee at high speed on his Bullet bike, the…