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A day in the life of overworked govt school teachers

MUMBAI, Jan. 29 -- M Ashish, a primary school teacher at a zilla parishad school in Wardha district, starts classes at 10am. Although classes end at 12.30pm, Ashish is not even halfway through his wor... Read More


7 hurt in LPG blast in Malad chawl

MUMBAI, Jan. 29 -- Seven persons including a two-year-old were injured after a gas cylinder leak triggered a powerful explosion and fire in a chawl in Malwani, in Malad west, early on Tuesday. The exp... Read More


HC seeks expert views on air pollution compliance

MUMBAI, Jan. 29 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said that while some steps have been taken to curb air pollution in the city in line with its earlier directions, these were "not sufficient", and s... Read More


35-km metro to link Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports

MUMBAI, Jan. 29 -- The state government has approved a 35-km-long metro line that will connect the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports. The proposed metro corridor, Line 8, will include a 9.25-km-long und... Read More


Varun Dhawan fined Rs.500 for pull-ups inside metro

Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan's brief 'exercise' with his fans - doing a few pull-ups using the grab handles inside a Mumbai Metro compartment on Saturday - has landed him in trouble... Read More


NGT flags role of forest dept in illegal mining

Jaipur, Jan. 29 -- The Central Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Bhopal, has sought a personal affidavit from the divisional forest officer (DFO), Alwar, while expressing serious concer... Read More


NGT orders probe into failed compensatory plantations

Jaipur, Jan. 29 -- The Central Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Bhopal, has taken serious note of the large-scale failure of compensatory tree plantations and alleged misappropriation ... Read More


'Upper caste' groups call for stir against UGC rules

Jaipur, Jan. 29 -- Several upper-caste outfits including that of Brahmins, Rajputs, Jains, and Baniyas in Rajasthan held a protest on Wednesday and called for a Bharat Bandh from February 1 over the r... Read More


raj signs mou to use AI to boost maternal health

Jaipur, Jan. 29 -- The National Health Mission (NHM), Rajasthan, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with development partner Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecol... Read More


Yamuna water DPR near final, Rs.8L-crore invested, says Guv

Jaipur, Jan. 29 -- The budget session of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly commenced on Wednesday with governor Haribhau Bagde's address, in which he outlined the state government's key priorities, i... Read More