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glimpses of sectoral dialogue organised as part of UP Japan Investor Meet 2026glimpses of sectoral dialogue organised as part of UP Japan Investor Meet 2026glimpses of sectoral dialogue organised as part of UP Japan Investor Meet 2026glimpses of sectoral dialogue organised as part of UP Japan Investor Meet 2026glimpses of sectoral dialogue organised as part of UP Japan Investor Meet 2026glimpses of sectoral dialogue organised as part of UP Japan Investor Meet 2026glimpses of sectoral dialogue organised as part of UP Japan Investor Meet 2026 New Delhi: Sectoral sessions organised on the sidelines of the UP-Japan Investment Meet-2026 in New…

Patna: The state govt will shift the focus of gender budgeting from earmarking funds for women to measuring how effectively govt schemes improve the lives of women and girls, senior officials said at a state-level workshop in Patna on Wednesday.The Women and Child Development Corporation under the social welfare department organised a review-cum-sensitisation workshop on gender-responsive budgeting in Patna on Wednesday, where officials stressed the need to integrate a gender perspective at every stage, from scheme formulation and budget allocation to implementation and outcome assessment.Presiding over the workshop, planning and development department additional chief secretary N Vijayalakshmi said gender budgeting…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) board has cleared a proposal to lease out four tourism properties on a pilot basis. The decision was taken at the board meeting held on July 29.Of the four properties selected, three are currently operational — Hotel Meenal in Alwar, Vinayak in Sawai Madhopur and Hotel Haveli in Fatehpur. Hotel Vrindawati in Bundi, the fourth property, has remained closed for a long time.Sources in RTDC said feasibility studies would now be conducted for all four properties, including assessments and valuations to determine the lease terms. “The reports will be submitted to the govt for…

Nagpur: A day after several schools received emails threatening bomb attacks, the city police directed them to ramp up anti-sabotage measures, keep security guards on high alert and train staff in handling threats. School authorities have been advised to accord top priority to safety of students.This is the first time police have formally instructed schools in Nagpur commissionerate area to build in-house expertise in anti-sabotage protocols with a standard operating procedure (SOP) in place.The CP’s office has directed continuous monitoring and enhanced patrolling around educational institutions. Sources said the police communication stresses the need for schools to treat security as…

Dhanbad: Dhanbad police intensified efforts to curb cybercrime by strengthening bank coordination and vigilance on accounts used by fraud networks. During the cyber safety awareness week, bank managers met police at the Dhanbad Collectorate auditorium on Wednesday.Attended by Rural SP S Mohammad Yakub and officials from Sindri subdivision, the meeting focused on misuse of mule bank accounts, fake SIM cards and stolen mobile phones in cyber fraud. Police urged periodic physical verification of newly opened savings accounts and immediate sharing of suspicious account details with law-enforcement agencies.Yakub said stolen phones, fake SIM cards issued in others’ names and mule accounts…

Police suspect the attack was linked to an attempted robbery. Gorakhpur: A 26-year-old watchman working at a blanket factory was injured critically after being shot in the chest by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants in Gorakhpur’s Khajni area late Tuesday night. Police suspect the attack was linked to an attempted robbery.Resident of Manas Vihar Colony in Padri Bazar under Shahpur police station limits, Rohan Singh was returning home after completing his duty as watchman at a blanket factory in Khajni. According to the FIR lodged by his father, Buddh Bhagwan Singh, Rohan left the factory around 9.30 pm on his motorcycle.Police said…

Thiruvananthapuram: The prosecution has submitted additional evidence against former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president P S Prasanth and former board member A Aji Kumar in the Sabarimala gold theft case, with both accused remanded in judicial custody till Sept 1.The vigilance court will continue hearing their bail pleas. The prosecution presented call detail records (CDRs), WhatsApp communications and other documents to substantiate the alleged links between the two and Unnikrishnan Potti, the key accused in the case.According to the prosecution, Prasanth and others spoke to Potti on the phone on the day TDB decided to permit Smart Creations to undertake…

a suspected short circuit triggered a blaze on the second-floor terrace of the Air Traffic Management complex at Kolkata airport in the early hours of Tuesday Kolkata: Evacuating a building is standard protocol in the event of a fire. But when a suspected short circuit triggered a blaze on the second-floor terrace of the Air Traffic Management complex at Kolkata airport in the early hours of Tuesday, controllers had to remain at their posts inside the third-floor area control centre and the eighth-floor tower, managing flights in the sky.Although the fire was doused within a couple of hours and no…

President Donald Trump has announced the US will inflict “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences” on any country that helps or does business with Iran.He wrote in all capital letters on Truth Social he was launching “the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country!” He gave no further details, and did not name any other nation. It comes after a 60-day ceasefire with Iran expired on Monday, with no sign of a diplomatic or military off-ramp to the conflict that the US and Israel began at the end of February.Trump’s latest move appears to extend the pressure campaign of Operation Economic…

Moving from daily injections to a weekly jab is most likely to benefit those who need help with their injections.That might include frailer people and those with sight loss, limited hand movement and learning disabilities.People who have difficulty following the steps involved in a daily injection or those who struggle to stick to their treatment regime are also likely to be helped by the new drug.Douglas Twenefour, head of clinical at Diabetes UK, said: “For some, especially those with additional care needs, moving from daily insulin injections to a once-weekly option could help manage their diabetes more easily, improving their…