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This initiative aligns with the Union Budget 2026–27 Kolkata: Digital content creator labs will soon be introduced in state-run schools, aiming to train one lakh students annually over the next five years. The dept of school education has sought details from affiliated schools regarding their existing computer lab infrastructure.The dept sent a Google Form to school heads, asking them to fill it out by July 22. Additionally, the dept of information technology and electronics has requested comprehensive information about the existing infrastructure and human resources available for these labs. Students of classes 9 to 12 will receive this training. The…

Awantipora, Jul 16: Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), through its Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (CIED) and the Centre for Good Governance & Policy Analysis (CGG&PA), in collaboration with Pi Jam Foundation and the Department of School Education, Jammu & Kashmir, organised Project Conclave “Raah: Strengthening Pathways for Student Innovators” at its Innovation Campus, Awantipora.The conclave brought together student innovators, educators, government officials, innovation ecosystem partners, and academic leaders to promote innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship among school students by connecting them with experts, institutions, and ecosystem stakeholders.Prof. Shamim Ahmad Shah, Registrar, IUST, who was the Chief Guest,…

As night falls on day 18 of his hunger strike, the lack of any sustenance except water shows. It is 7pm and Sonam Wangchuk looks weak. A physiotherapist sits beside him on the stage massaging his arms to soothe his aching joints. Propped up against pillows and bolsters, Wangchuk whispers: “I’m sorry, but I’m unable to speak.”The activist and engineer has lost close to 9kg from a body that was spare and lean to begin with. Doctors say it is around this stage of a hunger strike that the body enters a state of severe starvation, breaking down fat and…

The incident occurred on the 8.33 am 15-coach Central Railway fast local from Kalyan to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). (AI Images) MUMBAI: A dispute over seats in the first-class ladies’ coach of a Kalyan-CSMT fast local train escalated into a scuffle after a woman allegedly used pepper spray on fellow passengers during the morning rush hour on Thursday, triggering panic inside the compartment.The incident occurred on the 8.33 am 15-coach Central Railway fast local from Kalyan to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). According to railway officials, four women passengers boarded the first-class ladies’ coach at Dombivli before the train…

New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police, in coordination with MCD, NHAI, and DMRC, carried out a special encroachment removal drive along the 800 metre stretch of Dehradun Expressway to clear illegal roadside vendors that had been disrupting traffic and compromising road safety.One of the key stretches covered during the drive was opposite Akshardham, where TOI had recently reported that illegal encroachments were prompting commuters and cab drivers to stop on the carriageway, blocking a traffic lane and worsening congestion.Videos released by Delhi Traffic Police showed cranes lifting rehris and roadside stalls and loading them onto trucks during the operation.According to officials,…

Vaishnavi Das of Sri Chaithanya Techno School, JP Nagar Bengaluru: Around 11.2 lakh candidates qualified in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), the results of which were announced Thursday night.From Karnataka, Vaishnavi Das of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, JP Nagar, secured all-India rank (AIR) 20 with 695 marks. A resident of Gottigere, Vaishnavi said she had dreamt of becoming a doctor since the age of nine. “My aunt is a doctor, and her life in Odisha, where we hail from, inspired me. I’m service-oriented and want a career where I can serve society,” she said.Referring to the uncertainty surrounding the two…

HYDERABAD: A 40-year-old information technology professional with an IT major in Raidurgam died by suicide by jumping from the terrace of a five-storied building near his office on Tuesday night. Though the exact reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained, police suspect that loss of Rs 2 lakh in a cyber fraud could be the trigger for the extreme step.According to Raidurgam police, the deceased was identified as Thiruveedi V Avinash, a resident of Kukatpally. Avinash worked in Bengaluru for several years. Two months ago, he along with his wife and their two children shifted to Hyderabad after…

Then chief minister M K Stalin burned a copy of the delimitation bill Chennai: DMK organizational secretary R S Bharathi said on Wednesday that DMK will take a call on the delimitation issue after seeing the revised draft the proposed bill, which is likely to be tabled by BJP govt in the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament, set to being on July 20.“We defeated the delimitation bill once. We will look at the content of the bill when it is tabled. If it is against the interests of TN and southern states, DMK will oppose it. If BJP govt…

|| Girl power on displayA young performer displaying her skills with a chakkarGirls and women have been gradually making inroads into the traditionally male-dominated akhadas over the last couple of rath yatras, but this year their presence was unmistakable. Two akhadas featured girls prominently. One truck showcased a girl performing aerial yoga and malkhamb routines, while another had a young performer displaying her skills with a chakkar (a heavy wheel with long ropes and wooden balls at the ends). Participants said such displays inspire the thousands of girls who throng the route to watch the procession.|| From Hormuz to world…

Naresh Chandra PattanayakKeonjhar: More than 50,000 devotees on Thursday witnessed Rath Yatra of Lord Sri Sri Baladevjew, one of the oldest car festivals in Odisha. They pulled the 72-foot-tall chariot, Nandighosha, carrying Lord Baladevjew, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, along the 1-km-long Bada Danda from Sri Baladevjew Temple to Sri Gundicha Temple.Grand Road turned into a sea of humanity as devotees thronged the route for a glimpse of the deities. The festival also offered a rare sight of Devi Subhadra, whose idol is red in Keonjhar, unlike the yellow-coloured deity worshipped in Puri and most other places.Earlier in the day,…