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Pune: There has been an unprecedented rise of 25,000 connections of piped natural gas across Pune district in April and May compared to 11,000 in March because of increasing demand and price hike of LPG cylinder and some shortage amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, coupled with the govt’s push to choose PNG.Senior officials of the Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) told TOI: “We are catering to the arising demand and ensuring that connections are provided to housing societies.”Officials said the sharp rise in demand followed the Centre and the state’s directives urging residents in areas with pipeline connectivity…
The Indian Coast Guard held a state-level maritime search and rescue meeting to review emergency protocols with key agenciesThe Indian Coast Guard held a state-level maritime search and rescue meeting to review emergency protocols with key agenciesThe Indian Coast Guard held a state-level maritime search and rescue meeting to review emergency protocols with key agenciesThe Indian Coast Guard held a state-level maritime search and rescue meeting to review emergency protocols with key agenciesThe Indian Coast Guard held a state-level maritime search and rescue meeting to review emergency protocols with key agencies Panaji: As Goa braces for monsoon swells that routinely…
Chandigarh: Mayor Saurabh Joshi Friday chaired a meeting with municipal commissioner Amit Kumar and senior officials to review key civic issues and the functioning of MC departments.Discussions focused on strengthening sanitation, with emphasis on scientific waste management, door-to-door garbage collection and implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Rules-2026. The mayor directed strict monitoring of sanitation services and timely redressal of public complaints, along with improved cleanliness across sectors, villages and colonies.The welfare of sanitation and other MC employees was also taken up, including job security, working conditions, availability of safety equipment and resolution of pending issues.The meeting reviewed the…
Lucknow: Making the NIPUN Bharat Mission more effective at the grassroot level, the department of basic education is set to hold a special training programme for district coordinators on June 1-2.Officials said the training is aimed at strengthening the effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms related to the NIPUN Bharat Mission and quality education enhancement activities.Instructions have been issued to all basic education officers to ensure district coordinators attend the training programme scheduled at the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Lucknow.The training will be organised in two batches, the first on June 1 that will include participants…
Patna: Three minor girls, including two sisters, were feared drowned after a country boat carrying family members and cattle capsized in the Gandak river near Dumariya Ghat in Sidhwalia block of Gopalganj district on Friday morning. Their grandmother and two boys were rescued by the boatman.The missing girls have been identified as Riya Kumari (9) and Kriti Kumari (7), daughters of Chandan Yadav of Tandasur village, and Ananya Kumari (8), daughter of Majister Yadav of Dumariya. Ananya was the maternal cousin of Riya and Kriti.According to villagers, Munni Devi left home around 7am with her granddaughters Riya, Kriti and Ananya,…
Udaipur: Seventy child labourers, belonging to Udaipur, were rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of Udaipur from Surat city in Gujarat Thursday.Acting on information, the Anti-Human Trafficking Team coordinated with Surat police and secured their release.Surat police also registered a case against the employer.Udaipur District Superintendent of Police Amrita Duhan visited the Kishori Sudhar Grih (Juvenile Correction Home) Friday to meet the children. The children will now be integrated into the mainstream. Their family members were also summoned, counselled and the children were handed over.After interacting with the children at Kishori Sudhar Grih, Duhan stated that all the rescued children…
Nagpur: In a politically important meeting nearly two years after a bitter public confrontation over his imprisonment, former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur and urged him to restore the upgradation of Narkhed’s rural hospital into a 50-bed sub-district hospital.The meeting assumes significance against the backdrop of sharp allegations levelled by Deshmukh against Fadnavis, who was then deputy CM in Eknath Shinde govt in July 2024, when the senior NCP functionary accused the Southwest Nagpur MLA of allegedly pressuring him to submit false affidavits against politicians of the then Maha Vikas Aghadi…
Daltonganj: A para teacher-cum-village quack was found murdered and his body abandoned near the junction of Chhaterpur and Paton roads in Palamu district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Uday Singh, 50, the local Chhaterpur police said. Singh was posted at a govt school in Chilho Khurd village.Officer in-charge of Chhaterpur police station Saurabh Choubey said the victim had multiple sharp wounds. “The deceased had multiple wounds in head and back of throat. We are probing and arrests will follow soon.” Source link
Varanasi: The Tzu Chi Mahayana Buddhist Practice Centre was formally inaugurated at the department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Banaras Hindu University, on Friday.This is the first ever Buddhist Centre in India sponsored by any foreign Buddhist organisation. The Tzu Chi Foundation also announced 10 fully-funded scholarships for the students of Pali and Buddhist Studies.The centre was jointly inaugurated by BHU vice-chancellor, Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, and vice-president of Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Pi Yu Lin, in the presence of dean, faculty of Arts, Prof Sushama Ghildiyal.Established under the aegis of the department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, the centre…
Kolkata: Bengal govt on Friday started disbursing pending dearness allowance (DA) dues to retired state govt employees, sources in the finance department said. The payments currently cover arrears accumulated between April 2008 and Dec 2015.Serving govt employees, however, have not yet started receiving the dues. Officials said the payments are presently being credited only to retired employees, while no timeline has been announced for serving staff.The development comes ahead of a crucial meeting scheduled on June 1 between CM Suvendu Adhikari and various govt employees’ organisations. During a hearing this week, the SC sought an update from the state govt…