New Delhi: The registration for the much-awaited Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, which promises Rs 2,500 in monthly financial assistance to eligible women, opened Saturday with chief minister Rekha Gupta launching the portal, www.dly.delhi.gov.in.The scheme “aims at strengthening women’s dignity, financial security, the culture of savings”, Gupta said at a programme in east Delhi. In a cabinet…
Belagavi: DC Mohammad Roshan said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway across all 18 assembly constituencies in Belagavi district, with 80.6% of voters being digitised so far. He urged the voters to fill and submit the prescribed forms before the Aug 8 deadline. Voters who fail to submit the required…
Ludhiana: The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is grappling with a major operational crisis in its Central Zone, with nearly 70% of its workforce on strike. This has severely affected the ability of the utility to respond to consumer complaints and maintain services.According to official attendance records for July 23, out of a sanctioned…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police cybercrime units carried out two raids, leading to the arrest of four persons from Bihar and Kolkata. The accused were involved in separate financial and digital fraud rackets, worth over Rs 2 crore, police said.While one operation neutralized an interstate APK online invest fraud network, the other busted an illegal call…
Ahmedabad: At the end of the first round of degree engineering admissions in Gujarat, 33,993 candidates were allotted seats out of the 61,316 available. While 41,688 students participated, 7,687 candidates missed out on allotments due to insufficient or inappropriate choice filling.Students who were allotted seats must confirm their admission by paying their fees through the…
Kanpur: Etawah police early Tuesday morning conducted an encounter operation and arrested two suspects allegedly involved in a bag-snatching case that took place on Monday afternoon.According to police, the suspects, identified as Sunny alias Ballu, 21 and Vikas, 21, allegedly fired at police personnel and attempted to flee. In retaliatory firing, both were shot in…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh recorded a peak electricity demand of 30,760 MW on Tuesday as intense summer temperatures drove up power consumption across the state.According to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), demand remained above 29,500 MW on June 14 and 15, making Uttar Pradesh one of the country’s highest power-consuming states during the current heatwave….
The appointments are against a shortage of 33,708 teachers for the 2026–27 academic year Koppal: The department of school education and literacy has approved the recruitment of 30,337 guest teachers in the first phase for govt lower primary schools across Karnataka, against a shortage of 33,708 teachers for the 2026–27 academic year.In the seven Kalyana…
First merit list released Mumbai: The first merit list for first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions in the city, released on Friday, reflected a marginal decline of up to 2% in cut-offs across colleges. With the FYJC admission schedule advanced by nearly a month compared to last year, several students may have missed the initial application…
Mumbai: The BMC has shut down its internal SAP-based birth and death registration system after an internal probe found massive “irregularities” in birth certificate enrolment. It has now shifted to the central government’s Civil Registration System (CRS) portal for new birth and death registrations and corrections in existing certificates.The SAP-based system, which was in use…
