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Hyderabad: Telangana is set to open a new avenue for families to earn from tourism, with the state govt preparing to launch a dedicated homestay scheme that will allow homeowners to host tourists in their residences.The tourism department will soon invite applications from eligible homeowners across the state for registration and classification of homestays. The guidelines, issued a year after the Telangana Tourism Policy was announced, seek to take tourism beyond major cities and hotels by enabling households to become micro-entrepreneurs.Officials said applications will be disposed of within 30 working days, while registration will remain valid for two years. The…

Chennai: The Union govt on Monday told the Madras high court that its latest notification on singing Vande Mataram at govt functions does not mandate that the Tamil Thai Vaazhthu should be sung at the end of such events.Additional solicitor-general A R L Sundaresan, appearing for the Centre, made the submission before the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan while hearing a PIL filed by Chennai-based Ananya Radhakrishnan.The petitioner had sought directions to the authorities to ensure that govt functions in Tamil Nadu begin with the Tamil Thai Vaazhthu.According to the petition, it…

The anti-encroachment drive at SBR Ahmedabad: AMC’s North-West Zone estate department and Ahmedabad city police ‘M’ Division traffic department jointly carried out an intensive night drive against traffic-obstructing encroachments in Bodakdev and Thaltej wards and on Sindhu Bhavan Road.Action was taken against street vendors who were found selling goods from vehicles parked on Sindhu Bhavan Road. During the drive, officials locked 15 such vehicles and collected an administrative penalty of Rs 23,500. Officials also seized 13 miscellaneous items that were obstructing traffic.AMC officials said some vendors were found disrupting public order and traffic movement. When the vehicles were being clamped,…

Prayagraj: Around 2,000 women associated with over 200 Self Help Group (SHGs) in all 23 blocks of the Prayagraj district have been assigned to make more than 5 lakh tricolours under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign from August 9-17 across the Sangam city.For that, a special training session to make tricolour flags was held in the district wherein women were imparted training in separate batches. Over 5 lakh tricolours will be stitched in khadi (cotton) cloths.Shama Singh, Deputy Commissioner (Livelihood Mission- Prayagraj), says that Har Ghar tiranga campaign is providing employment opportunities to women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs).The district…

Bhubaneswar: With nearly 65% of vehicles in Odisha operating without valid insurance, the state govt on Monday announced that habitual offenders could face cancellation of registration certificates and seizure of vehicles.A govt statement stated that violators would be identified through an automated e-detection system at toll plazas, in line with recent Supreme Court directions aimed at improving compliance with mandatory third-party motor insurance.Under the new enforcement mechanism, vehicles passing through toll gates across the state will be digitally screened for valid insurance besides for fitness certificates, pollution under control (PUC) certificates and other mandatory documents. Vehicles found without valid documents…

The plant nearly six-foot high was seized Coimbatore: The prohibition enforcement wing (PEW) in Coimbatore district arrested a migrant worker from West Bengal on Monday, for growing a cannabis plant at his residence near Pollachi.The arrested has been identified as Almo Gir Molla, 31, from West Bengal. He was working at a poultry farm in Pollachi. He was arrested after a PEW team led by inspector A Venkatesh searched his residence at Kasipattinam near Pollachi, following a tip off.Police seized the fully grown cannabis plant which was around six feet high. “During questioning, he admitted that he had brought cannabis…

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Imphal: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday chaired a Combined Headquarters (Unified Command) security meeting at the CM Secretariat in Imphal to review the law-and-order situation across the state.The security situation along the state’s national highways was also discussed at the meeting, which was attended by chief secretary Puneet Kumar Goel, security adviser Kuldiep Singh, Manipur DGP Mukesh Singh and other security officials.The CM also chaired a high-level meeting with the same top security officials and representatives of transporters to discuss the resumption of the Imphal-Guwahati and Imphal-Dimapur bus services soon.The decision to resume Imphal-Guwahati and Imphal-Dimapur bus…

Times News NetworkKanpur: Delhi-based woman wrestler Poonam defeated male wrestler Jai Singh of Banda in a three-minute bout to win the top prize of Rs 11,000 at the 309th edition of the traditional wrestling championship held at the three-century-old Jageshwar Dham wrestling arena on Monday. The wrestling event was organized on the occasion of the second Monday of Sawan as per tradition and custom.The closely contested bout remained evenly matched for nearly two-and-a-half minutes. However, Poonam turned the tables in the final 15 seconds, throwing Jai Singh to the ground three times in quick succession to secure victory.Impressed by her…

Members of Forum of Central Trade Unions, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, and various public welfare forums, as part of a nationwide ‘Jail Bharo’ movement demanding the fulfillment of various farmer and worker rights alongside issues facing the general public protesting near the Clock Tower in Mangaluru on Monday. Mangaluru: Farmers, workers, and activists staged a protest near the Clock Tower on Monday as part of the nationwide Jail Bharo movement, pressing for the fulfilment of various demands related to labour rights, agrarian concerns, and public welfare. The demonstration was jointly organised by the Forum of Central Trade Unions, the Samyukta…