NEW DELHI: The 15th finance commission envisaged 17,000 anganwadis cum creches (AWCCs) by 2025-26. Only 2,448 AWCCs (less than 15%) have been made operational till the end of July with over 52,000 beneficiaries.According to government data, nearly 9 crore children (0-6 years) were enrolled in anganwadis. Barely 0.06% of them have access to creche facilities….
NEW DELHI: Amid continuing uproar over the Great Nicobar Project, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his urgent intervention to protect the constitutional and legal rights of the Nicobarese tribes that are “threatened” by the Rs 72,000-crore infrastructure scheme. He urged the PM to direct the Union ministries…
This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: Several airlines on Monday warned passengers of possible flight disruptions as heavy rains and flood alerts in Delhi-NCR led to waterlogging, traffic jams and long delays across the region.Both, Air India and Indigo issued advisories recommending passengers to plan “check their flight status in advance before heading…
NEW DELHI: The Gurugram administration on Monday issued an advisory for schools and offices urging to operate in online mode in the wake of heavy rains across Delhi-NCR which affected the region’s infrastructure, causing waterlogging and traffic jams.“Today, between 3 PM to 7 PM, Gurugram recorded heavy rainfall of over 100 mm. The Indian Meteorological…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed a shutdown of traffic on the Old Railway Bridge starting Tuesday evening, as the Yamuna is forecast to touch the evacuation mark of 206 metres. According to officials, heavy water discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage pushed the river’s level to 204.94 metres at 5 pm…
Heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds lashed Delhi-NCR on Monday, bringing temporary relief from the heat but also triggering waterlogging, traffic jams and flood alerts across the region. Many areas were submerged, with people struggling to manage daily tasks as short commutes stretched into hours due to severe congestion. Traffic trouble Long traffic queues built…
NEW DELHI: For 16 days, Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ carved a noisy trail through Bihar’s dusty highways and crowded colonies. More than a campaign, it was pitched as a “moral” crusade: a fight to “protect the vote” of millions allegedly struck off the rolls. The march had political theatrics, constitutional sermons, and opposition show…
NEW DELHI: Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar has moved out of his official residence and shifted to a private farmhouse in south Delhi’s Chhatarpur, six weeks after resigning from his post, news agency PTI reported.The farmhouse, located in the Gadaipur area of Chhatarpur, belongs to INLD leader Abhay Chautala.Dhankhar will stay there as a temporary arrangement…
NEW DELHI: Opposition’s vice presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy, on Monday, called out his rival, ruling NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan, for “not speaking,” and said that a healthy conversation would have taken place, had he spoken.At a press conference on Monday, attended by Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy and senior Congress leaders, the former…
In the last 24 hours, politics grabbed headlines — PM Modi met Putin at the SCO summit in China, with the two even sharing a car ride; Rahul Gandhi threatened to drop a “hydrogen bomb” soon over alleged “vote chori”; and the Army dismantled a TMC stage in Kolkata for overstaying its permit. In sports,…