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Mangaluru: Expert PU College, Valachil, in collaboration with Spices N Chefs, a unit of Spade Integrated Services, began its fourth consecutive Food Safety Week on June 7, in observance of World Food Safety Day.The week-long programme was inaugurated by principal Subramanya Udupa HC with the unveiling of a ceremonial banner. The principal said food safety is a shared responsibility and noted that sustained awareness initiatives help strengthen safe practices among food handlers and larger community. He also administered a food safety oath to the gathering.Rajesh ET, unit head, delivered the presidential address. The programme was hosted by MC Souparnika, quality…

The programme has been conceptualised under the direction of police commissioner Laxmi Singh (left) Noida: The Gautam Budh Nagar police commissionerate is preparing a database of children with special needs as part of its new initiative ‘Operation Invictus’, to ensure the vulnerable section gets regular protection and can avail medical assistance whenever required.The programme has been conceptualised under the direction of police commissioner Laxmi Singh and seeks to establish a robust support system for children with disabilities.Women beat officers at Mission Shakti Centres that have been established at all police stations have been given the responsibility to compile information about…

Census staff regroup in their area to take stock of their work in Pune on Tuesday Pune: Enumerators conducting house-listing operations across the state said the task is far more challenging than they anticipated. They have been battling summer temperatures above 40°C almost every day of May and high humidity in June and repeated visits to locked homes, uncooperative residents and the looming June 14 deadline have added to their work pressure.For Sakina Sheikh (name changed), the past three days have been particularly exhausting. Apart from enduring the humidity, she has often been met with suspicion and hostility from residents…

times news networkPanaji: While National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 implementation has started at the primary and the upper primary levels, the new study methodology and textbooks will come into force from Class IX to XII only later. Some components like the ten subject systems with school assessments subjects have been introduced in Class IX and X, but its implementation has been deferred as of now for Class XI, official sources said.“For one, NCERT is yet to roll out NEP-aligned textbooks for Class XI. Secondly, NEP now calls for a more multidisciplinary approach, which means that now there will not be…

Chandigarh: In a boost for public healthcare and education infrastructure, the Project Appraisal and Approval Committee headed by chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad approved three major development projects in Chandigarh.These include construction of a 50-bedded critical care hospital at the Sub-District Hospital, Manimajra, an Ayush health and wellness centre with administrative block in Sector 28, and an additional academic block at Govt Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 27-C.The 50-bedded critical care hospital will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).Financial assistance of Rs 16.6 crore has been sanctioned under PM-ABHIM for the project, which aims…

Lucknow: To ensure tangible support and social security to acid attack and triple talaq survivors, the Uttar Pradesh govt has decided to extend them housing and health benefits under various welfare schemes.Chief minister Yogi Adityanath issued directions in this regard during a meeting to review various schemes being implemented by the state women and child development department.“The CM upheld the need to support survivors in both the categories so that they can lead a dignified life,” an official said, adding that he directed the WCD department to take concrete steps to provide social, economic, and health empowerment of women.“To realise…

Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari Patna: Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari on Tuesday met Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi and apprised him of Bihar’s ongoing education reforms and upcoming initiatives aimed at strengthening the state’s education system.During the meeting, Mithilesh said that under the state govt’s 7 Nischay-3 programme and the vision of ‘Unnat Shiksha-Ujjawal Bhavishya’, Bihar has decided to develop 695 schools as Saraswati Vidya Niketan (Model Schools).The initiative covers all district schools, one higher secondary school in each block, taking the total to 540 institutions, along with the upgradation of 155 existing govt and govt-aided schools.Mithilesh said…

Six people were charred and one other sustained severe burn injury after a massive fire ripped through a fireworks warehouse operating in a densely populated residential area of Khoh Nagoriyan in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Tuesday morning (09 June 2026), triggering explosions, panic and a desperate rescue effort by local residents. Six people were charred and one other sustained severe burn injury after a massive fire ripped through a fireworks warehouse operating in a densely populated residential area of Khoh Nagoriyan in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Tuesday morning (09 June 2026), triggering explosions, panic and a desperate rescue effort by local residents.Eight…

Nagpur: State forest minister Ganesh Naik on Thursday said the statewide 300 crore tree plantation campaign envisioned by CM Devendra Fadnavis would make Maharashtra greener and environmentally more resilient. He was speaking at an event at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivali on the occasion of World Environment Day.Naik said large-scale plantation of fruit-bearing trees such as jamun, guava and jackfruit would be taken up inside SGNP to ensure wildlife gets sufficient food within forest boundaries. Naik said, “This will reduce incidents of wildlife venturing outside forests in search of food.” Priority was also being given to improving road…

Vadodara: A city-based chemical manufacturing company was allegedly duped of Rs 51.80 lakh in a sophisticated cyber fraud involving spoofed emails and altered bank account details.An official of Deepak Nitrite Ltd lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime police station on Monday, alleging that cybercriminals diverted a payment meant for a German company into a bank account in Portugal.According to the complaint, Deepak Nitrite had entered into an agreement with a German firm in 2024 for a product feasibility study. In Oct 2025, the company transferred Rs 51.80 lakh to a bank account in Portugal, believing it to be the…