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'No new teachers in 15 yrs, MCD-run schools in decline'

NEW DELHI, July 3 -- As Ms. Begum, the in-charge of an MCD primary school in Kucha Pandit in Old Delhi, prepares for her retirement next month, her worry is palpable. "With the other teacher going on ... Read More


The last of Urdu schools: 'No new teachers in 15 yrs, crumbling infra' in MCD-run schools

NEW DELHI, July 3 -- As Ms. Begum, the in-charge of an MCD primary school in Kucha Pandit in Old Delhi, prepares for her retirement next month, her worry is palpable. "With the other teacher going on ... Read More


Use QR codes to know vendors' identity, devotees told

Meerut, July 3 -- As saffron-clad Shiva devotees pour into Uttar Pradesh for the annual Kanwar Yatra, a new identity-linked measure-encouraging QR code payments to trace the ownership of shops and eat... Read More


Pune: Man posing as delivery agent rapes techie at her home

Pune, July 3 -- An unidentified man allegedly raped a 22-year-old IT professional after gaining access to her apartment in Pune by posing as a courier delivery executive, police said on Thursday. The... Read More


Mandi cloudburst death toll rises to 13

Shimla, July 3 -- With the recovery of two more bodies, the death toll in the cloudburst and flash flood-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi has mounted to 13 while search is underway for 29... Read More


Punjab: Sanjeev Arora sworn-in as Cabinet minister

Chandigarh, July 3 -- Newly elected Ludhiana West MLA Sanjeev Arora was inducted as a Cabinet minister on Thursday while Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal was dropped after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ef... Read More


Urban local bodies the 'first school & nursery' of democracy: Haryana CM

Chandigarh, July 3 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday termed the urban local bodies the foundational institutions and the "first school and nursery" of democracy. "The deeper the... Read More


ITBP flags off all-women mountaineering expedition-2025 to Mt Nun in Ladakh

NEW DELHI, July 3 -- In a major demonstration of strength, resilience, and empowerment, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) flagged off an all-female mountaineering expedition to Mt. Nun (7,135 metres) ... Read More


MP: Indore rolls out nation's first-of-its-kind QR-based digital address platform

Bhopal, July 3 -- In a bid to transform public services and streamline urban property management, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has launched India's first city-wide QR code-based digital addr... Read More


NFR: Doubling of NFR's 20 km section sanctioned

Maligaon, July 3 -- The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned the important infrastructure work of doubling the railway line between Aluabari Road and Thakurganj, spanning a total length of 19.95 kilome... Read More