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NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, under which eligible women in the national capital will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,500 per month.The scheme, one of the BJP’s key promises ahead of last year’s Delhi Assembly elections, is expected to benefit over 17 lakh women. According to the chief minister’s office, the government aims to release the first instalment on Raksha Bandhan (August 28).Women aged 21 to 60 years with an annual family income of up to Rs 2.5 lakh will be eligible for the scheme.The scheme will initially be implemented for three years,…
C Vijayakumar, CEO, HCLTech Bengaluru: A video clip from HCLTech’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Chennai has triggered a wider conversation on salaries and compensation in India’s IT sector. The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar taking the stage to address employees.As Vijayakumar greeted the audience with “Vanakkam, Chennai”, employees interrupted his opening remarks with chants of “We want a hike”. The incident took place during a celebratory event that also featured live performances and employee engagement activities.While many viewed the moment as a light-hearted expression of employee sentiment, it has reignited discussions on…
HC pulls up HYDRAA, orders removal of ownership board from Hayathnagar land Hyderabad: The Telangana high court, on Monday, observed that HYDRAA’s move to erect a board on a piece of land in Hayathnagar indicating that the land belongs to the agency was illegal and unsustainable and contrary to an earlier order of the court in a connected matter.Issuing interim directions, Justice B Vijaysen Reddy said: “The less you speak about HYDRAA, the better it is,” and directed the agency to remove the board from the land and not to interfere with the property without following due process of law.The…
Chennai: State government is considering a demand to serve chicken biryani as part of the noon-meal programme in schools, school education minister A Rajmohan said on Tuesday.The proposal was among several demands raised when the minister met representatives of more than 150 teachers’ and non-teaching staff associations in the city. Some associations sought the inclusion of chicken biryani in the menu at least once a week.Other demands included regularisation of part-time teachers, reduction of the qualifying marks for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), pay revision for secondary grade teachers and restoration of the old pension scheme.Rajmohan said the petitions submitted…
A man wades through a flooded road in front of a truck half submerged in rainwater, following heavy monsoon rainfall in Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: “When an exam paper leaks, the education minister is forced to resign. If Ahmedabad ‘leaks’, who should be held responsible?” asked Congress councillor Shehzad Khan Pathan, during a heated debate on waterlogging at the AMC general board meeting on Tuesday. He demanded that responsibility be fixed for recurring waterlogging despite the civic body spending crores of rupees. The remark led to a heated exchange with Dharamshi Desai, the chairperson of the water and sewage committee, who…
Guwahati: Assam produces just over 26 lakh eggs a day against a daily requirement of more than 57 lakh, prompting the state govt to set a production target of 60 lakh eggs to achieve self-reliance, animal husbandry and veterinary and fisheries minister Nilima Devi said in the assembly on Tuesday, while responding to MLA Abdur Rahim Ahmed’s question on egg production and rising prices.Devi said egg production in the state had increased by 51% over the past five years.“The govt has now set a target of producing 60 lakh eggs per day, with the objective of achieving complete self-reliance in…
The release from the Khadakwasla dam into the Mutha river was stopped completely in the afternoon and resumed late in the evening at 1,700 cusec Pune: Dam discharges were reduced on Tuesday with rainfall easing across the catchment areas. Officials, however, remained on high alert, saying flood warnings for low-lying areas along the Mutha, Mula and Pavana rivers would stay in effect for the next few days.The release from the Khadakwasla dam into the Mutha river was stopped completely in the afternoon and resumed late in the evening at 1,700 cusec. The release from the Pavana dam was halted, while…
Goa has so far received only 637.6mm of rainfall against the climatological mean of 1,119mm Panaji: Goa crossed the 50-inch rainfall mark on Tuesday, recording about 1,270mm of cumulative rainfall since the onset of the southwest monsoon on June 1. In comparison, the state had reached the same milestone much earlier last year, within 40 days of the monsoon’s onset. This year, it took 58 days.Despite reaching the milestone, the state continues to face rainfall deficit of 32% below the climatological average, compared to the Indian subcontinent’s overall deficit of only 16%.Meteorologist and former chief scientist at the National Institute…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh traffic police has announced traffic diversions and restrictions in parts of the city Wednesday from 9.30am onwards in view of the protest march by Waris Punjab De leaders, workers and supporters.According to the advisory, traffic will be diverted on key stretches between the Chandigarh-Mohali border near Burail Jail and Sector 50/51 Chowk, as well as on parts of Sarovar Path and Vikas Marg, including the Sector 43/44, Sector 44/45 and Sector 45/46 intersections.Interstate buses heading to ISBT-43 have also been advised to use alternate routes to minimise congestion.Police urged commuters to plan their journeys in advance, avoid…
Lucknow: Twenty-four-year-old Ravi Pandey from Ayodhya appeared for the main examination for Gram Panchayat Officer (GPO) on April 27, 2025. This April, he completed the process of document verification, yet his result remains pending.“I am shooting player, and played pre state last year. I qualified for the state but had no money to travel to Delhi for it. Shooting is an expensive sport, so I gave govt exam to fulfil my dream of playing for India,” said Pandey who comes from a humble background.Like Ravi, there are nearly 6,000 candidates who qualified the GPO exam and are waiting to begin…