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Ahmedabad: AMC on Saturday sealed the controversial Manpasand Gymkhana building in Dariapur for alleged unauthorised use of the premises. According to AMC officials, the building was sanctioned in 1962 with permission for commercial use on the ground floor, residential use on the first and second floors, and partial approval for the third floor. However, unauthorised construction was later carried out on the third floor.AMC had demolished the illegal portion of the third floor on March 20, 2025. Despite the action, the premises continued to be used for purposes other than those approved under the original building plan, officials said.The premises…
Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi at the Road Safety Committee meeting on Friday Pune: The district administration has set Oct 10 as the deadline to eliminate 43 black spots through necessary road-safety measures, moving the exercise into the implementation phase after agencies were earlier directed to inspect accident-prone locations and submit their findings, senior officials told TOI on Saturday.The administration has also ordered agencies to make all roads in the district pothole-free by Aug 31. District collector Jitendra Dudi chaired a meeting of the District Road Safety Committee on Friday. He directed concerned officials to complete improvements of accident-prone junctions…
Five-time champions Dempo SC re-entered the national stage only two seasons ago, on sporting merit, after winning I-League 2 Panaji: Dempo Sports Club have told the All India Football Federation (AIFF) they could be “forced to reconsider future participation in the Indian Football League” if there’s no rethink on the substantial increase in the financial contribution of each club.The five-time national champions are working their way up from the second division I-League but, unlike in the past, don’t want to spend senselessly. In a recent email to the AIFF deputy secretary general M Satyanarayan and all participating clubs, club president…
AICC in charge for Haryana Bhupesh Bhagel Malerkotla: A minor scuffle and high drama unfolded during the Congress party’s Har Booth, Congress Mazboot programme in Malerkotla on Saturday after organisers allegedly prevented former MLA Jassi Khangura from sharing the dais with senior leaders, prompting Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring to step off the stage and sit among party workers.The disruption occurred during the rally organised under the leadership of District Congress president Nishat Akhtar. Party sources said a section of local leaders and workers opposed Khangura’s presence on the stage, alleging he had earlier made derogatory remarks against…
Three unidentified men riding a motorcycle allegedly attacked Tiwari and damaged his vehicle. AMETHI: BSP leader Shashikant Tiwari filed a police complaint alleging that unidentified men attacked him and vandalised his vehicle in Gauriganj.He suspected local MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh of orchestrating the attack following a dispute on Facebook over Singh’s alleged remarks about Brahmins.According to news agency PTI, the Gauriganj MLA declined to comment on the allegations. He said the police should conduct an impartial investigation and take strict action against anyone found responsible.According to the complaint filed at Gauriganj Police Station, the incident took place on the evening…
Jaipur: Rajasthan is considering a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model to improve access to quality healthcare in underserved cities, with a phased rollout likely to be assessed based on local needs, service gaps and infrastructure priorities.The Centre has offered financial support to the state under PPP-related schemes of the department of economic affairs, ministry of finance, including the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme and the India Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF), which are aimed at making infrastructure projects financially viable.A presentation-cum-review meeting on the proposed PPP implementation in Rajasthan’s health sector was held in New Delhi Friday under Vijay Nehra, additional…
Kolkata: The health department will summon doctors, interns and staff who were present in the chest medicine department of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital on the intervening night of Aug 8 and 9, 2024, when a female PG trainee doctor was raped and murdered. Her body was found in the third-floor seminar hall of the Emergency Building. Health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee said on Monday that everyone present in the building that night, particularly those who were with the victim, would be questioned by health department officials.“The victim was a part of the health department. She was raped and murdered…
The concept of “life” under Article 21 has expanded to encompass not just biological existence but a life with dignity, including rights to livelihood, shelter, health, legal aid, humane prison conditions, and environmental protection, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of their status, are protected Source link
Jeff Dean’s final act as a Google employee was a photograph. On Friday, the man who joined the company as employee number 30 in 1999 posted a picture of the two things he surrendered on his way out the door: a scuffed black Google laptop, and the plastic-sleeved badge with his face on it, still marked FTE. The caption ran to three words.The post has since crossed 2.8 million views, which tells you something about how closely the industry has been watching this particular exit. It comes days after Google announced a sweeping AI leadership reshuffle that moved Demis Hassabis…
Around 90% of the 164 unauthorised schools have the word “English” in their names, reflecting the aspiration for English-medium education in slum pockets (AI Image) MUMBAI: In Baiganwadi, Govandi, the morning rush begins before the school bell. Traffic chokes the narrow roads as autorickshaws, two-wheelers and pedestrians jostle for space. Students in uniforms stream into the lanes, while inside one of the neighbourhood schools, a teacher wipes the blackboard clean before the day’s first lesson.For the children, it’s an ordinary school morning. For their schools, however, the future is far less certain.Top hotspots for unauthorised schoolsM-East Ward, covering Govandi, Mankhurd…