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Aasif Khan, known for his roles in popular shows like Panchayat and Paatal Lok, recently suffered a heart attack and was admitted at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. The news sent shockwaves among fans and the industry alike, but the actor is now stable and recovering, according to hospital sources. He's expected to be discharged in a couple of days. Sharing his ordeal, Aasif took to Instagram to post a photo from his hospital bed along with a deeply emotional message that read: "Realising after ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wan ...Read More >
BEAS PIND (JALANDHAR): Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathoner, will be cremated in his village, Beas, on Sunday noon. The 114-year-old was a global celebrity but after his death in a hit-and-run , the sense of loss is deepening in the village and among those who knew him personally. Former panchayat member Manjit Singh told TOI on Thursday that Fauja Singh would occasionally tell his family and friends, "Mera mull mere jaan ton baad pata laggna (you will realise my worth after my death)."Tha ...Read More >
Nearly four years after introducing digital attendance system for MNREGA workers and three years after making it mandatory, the government has discovered a whole range of ways the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) platform used for the purpose is being "misused" and has now added four layers of analog monitoring to plug the holes. On July 8, the Union Rural Development Ministry issued a 13-page note to the State governments on the issue. The right to work deleted As per the Ministry's ...Read More >
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Jul 16 (PTI) In a bid to manage weekend traffic congestion and mitigate environmental risks, the Chikkamagaluru district administration on Wednesday announced a new slot-based vehicular entry system to the hill station of Mullayanagiri, the highest peak in Karnataka. Deputy Commissioner C N Meena Nagaraj, addressing the media, said soon vehicles will be allowed uphill in two time slots daily-from 6 am to noon, and again from 1 pm to 6 pm-with a cap of 600 vehicles pe ...Read More >
Lucknow: A day after the Centre rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), which envisages measures to raise productivity and cropping intensity, the UP govt moved swiftly on Thursday to plan a blueprint for securing lion's share in the scheme.Sources said the state agriculture department reviewed all field details before sending an exhaustive proposal to the Centre. The scheme will be implemented in 100 districts across the country for a period of six years beginning in 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Motihari in Bihar Tomorrow on July 18 where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 7,200 crore. In a post on X, PM Modi said, 'Will be in Motihari, Bihar, tomorrow, 18th July. Development works worth Rs. 7200 crore will be dedicated to the nation or their foundation stones would be laid. These works cover Software Technology Parks, four new Amrit Bharat trains, road proje ...Read More >
Margao: A dispute between local and non-local cab operators in Cavelossim has intensified, with both sides approaching South Goa SP Tikam Singh Verma for action.The controversy erupted after Cavelossim sarpanch Dixon Vaz said non-local taxi operators cause conflicts with local cabbies, prompting the All Goa Drivers' Union (AGDU) to seek action for allegedly inciting locals against them. In its complaint, AGDU accused Vaz of making "false and misleading" statements on social media, claiming non-l ...Read More >
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a significant decision to provide compassionate financial assistance to panchayat representatives in the event of death or disability during their tenure. This initiative aims to support grassroots elected representatives who play a vital role in rural development. Under the new scheme, all panchayat representatives, from ward members to zilla parishad presidents, will be eligible for assistance. In the case of a representative's death dur ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced a compassionate assistance scheme for panchayat representatives, who face death or disability during their term of service. Under the new scheme, the next of kin of deceased panchayat representatives will receive Rs 2 lakh as financial assistance. The coverage extends to all elected members, from ward members to zilla parishad chairpersons working under the Panchayati Raj system.The scheme also provides compensation for disabilities: Rs 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's campaign at the World University Games in Germany got off to a mixed start on Thursday, with teenage swimmer Rohit Benedicton providing the day's standout performance by shattering a national record in the men's 50m butterfly, even as other Indian athletes struggled to make an impact across multiple disciplines. The 19-year-old swimmer clocked 24.00 seconds to finish 12th overall and qualify for the semifinals, eclipsing the seven-year-old national ma ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A 13-year-old Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School in Kollam was electrocuted on Thursday morning after coming into contact with a low-lying power line in the school compound.The incident happened around 9.15am. The deceased, identified as Mithun of Manu Bhavanam, Vilanthara, West Kallada, touched the power line while trying to retrieve a slipper that fell on the roof of a cycle shed adjacent to the school building during a football game. Mithun allegedly used ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Panchayati Raj Ministry on Thursday said it has brought together 19 partner institutes of planning and architecture to prepare spatial development plans for 36 gram panchayats across 14 states as a pilot project. A two-day workshop in this regard, titled 'Navingram --" Re-Imagining the Village', commenced in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. A Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plan (GPSDP) is a comprehensive plan that guid ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Panchayati Raj Ministry on Thursday said it has brought together 19 partner institutes of planning and architecture to prepare spatial development plans for 36 gram panchayats across 14 states as a pilot project. A two-day workshop in this regard, titled 'Navingram --? Re-Imagining the Village', commenced in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. Also Read | India Successfully Test-Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Prithvi-II ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar BJP launched its official election song -- 'Aage badhta rahe Bihar, phir se NDA sarkar (Bihar may develop with the comeback of NDA govt) -- on Thursday, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 53rd visit to the state in the last 11 years. The state assembly elections are scheduled in Oct-Nov.The BJP's 3.5-minute election campaign song, showing chief minister Nitish Kumar with Prime Minister Modi, BJP leaders, deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha and state BJP presid ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 17 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced compassionate financial assistance for elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state in case of death or disability during their tenures. According to a statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO), all panchayat representatives, from ward members to zilla parishad presidents, will be eligible for the assistance. In case of death, loss of both eyes, hands or legs durin ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 17 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced compassionate financial assistance for elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state in case of death or disability during their tenures. According to a statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO), all panchayat representatives, from ward members to zilla parishad presidents, will be eligible for the assistance. Also Read | India Successfully Test-Fires Short-Range Ba ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The third season of the Oriental Cup, a school football tournament in the national capital, will be held from July 21-29, the organisers said on Thursday. Started by student-athlete Fareed Bakshi, the tournament will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium, bringing together 36 teams from schools across Delhi. Also Read | Which Team Ben Stokes Is Part of in The Hundred 2025? Here's the Franchise England Test Captain Will Play For in 100-Ball Competition. There will be 24 te ...Read More >
Margao: A dispute between local and outside taxi operators in Cavelossim has intensified, with both sides approaching South Goa SP Tikam Singh Verma seeking action.The controversy erupted after Cavelossim sarpanch Dixon Vaz said outside taxi operators cause conflicts with local cabbies, prompting the All Goa Drivers' Union (AGDU) to seek action from SP Verma for allegedly inciting locals against them.In their complaint, AGDU accused Vaz of making "false and misleading" statements on social media ...Read More >
Ballia (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday backed the ongoing voter list revision in Bihar, alleging the opposition intends to form a government there with the help of illegal immigrants and unauthorised voters. Rajbhar, a key ally in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Uttar Pradesh, also announced that his party will contest the Bihar Assembly elections on the seats allotted by the BJP. ...Read More >
Kollam: Mithun, the 13-year-old who died after being electrocuted at Thevalakkara Boys Higher Secondary School, had joined the school only a month ago. He had transferred from Pattakadavu School as part of his high school admission this academic year. According to school authorities, the incident occurred during playtime. Mithun reportedly used a classroom bench to climb onto the rooftop of the school's cycle shed to retrieve a sandal. He lost his balance and came in contact with a live wire, s ...Read More >
Kollam: A 13-year-old student of Class 8 died of electrocution at Thevalakkara Boys' School while playing on the school grounds on Thursday morning in the Kollam district of Kerala. The deceased, Midhun, came in contact with a live electrical wire in the cycle shed of the school. According to initial reports, another student threw Midhun's slipper onto the shed's roof. While attempting to retrieve his slipper by climbing over a wall to reach the shed, he reportedly touched the live wire of Kera ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) The Congress today attacked the Modi Government accusing it of pushing ahead with the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app in MGNREGA without adequately assessing its implications for rural workers. Taking aim at the government's approach, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh in a statement said, "FAST is the self-declared motto of the Modi Govt. It actually stands for First Announce Second Think." "In May 2022, the Modi Govt introduced the National Mobile ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India has urged parents to update the Aadhaar biometrics of children between five and seven years."Timely completion of mandatory biometric update is an essential requirement for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children. If the MBU is not completed even after seven years of age, the Aadhaar number may be deactivated, as per the existing rules," the agency said in a statement.This is required to ensure seamless access ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: Inaugurating the 'Ungaludan Stalin' scheme in Tiruchy, School Education Minister and DMK leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Tuesday said that the Dravidian Model Government has allotted projects worth Rs 26,066 crore to the district alone in the past four years, as Chief Minister MK Stalin has special care for the people from the district. The camps would be held in as many in 351 places, including 243 in the panchayat union areas in Tiruchy, the minister said. "Apart from these service ...Read More >
Hyderabad: SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and senior officials inspected development work at the Hyderabad station which has been taken up under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. He also reviewed passenger amenities and facilities and inspected the booking counter, waiting room, station master's office and circulating area of the station. Earlier, GM Srivastava conducted a detailed inspection of Charlapalli station, interacted with staff and inquired about the duty hours, working en ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Actor Aasif Khan of "Panchayat" and "Pataal Lok" fame is on the road to recovery after suffering a heart attack, a source said. The actor is currently recuperating at Kokilaben Hospital Mumbai. Also Read | Gemini AI Pro Free for Indian Students: Google Offering Its Most Advanced AI Tools for Full Year, Know Benefits and Steps To Apply. "He suffered a heart attack. He is in the hospital," a source close to the actor said. Khan took to Instagram and said he is recovering w ...Read More >
Chennai: In a state-wide push to take govt services to the people, Chief Minister M K Stalin will launch the 'Ungaludan Stalin' (Stalin With You) doorstep outreach and grievance redressal initiative from Chidambaram in Cuddalore district on Tuesday.A new 'Ungaludan Stalin' website will go live on Tuesday, enabling users to check camp schedules, petition status, and resolution timelines. A digital tracking system will record each petition's details, who filed it, how long it has been pending, and ...Read More >
Vadodara: The bail application of AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava was rejected by the sessions court in Narmada district on Monday. Vasava approached the sessions court after a lower court rejected his bail application earlier.Vasava's advocate said he will now apply for bail in the Gujarat high court. Chaitar Vasava, the Dediapada MLA, was arrested by Dediapada police on charges of attempted murder on July 6 after he allegedly assaulted a taluka panchayat functionary in Dediapada. Vasava got into troubl ...Read More >
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