Ministers Vinay Kulkarni and Umashree, along with poet Channaveera Kanavi and chairman of Karnataka Bal VikasHall here on Thursday, Kanavi said that the government and Academy should encourage literature produced by children. He regretted that literary organizations, including Bandaya Sahitya, did not do much to promote children's literature and chided progressive writers for ignoring the genre.and...

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Missing IITian’s laptop sent to forensic lab

student for over three weeks, the police have now sent the student's laptop to the forensic lab in Noida. The police want to recover the data stored in the laptop to get a clue to findPolice are also banking on the browsing history in the laptop to have a clue. Police sources said that the student as per his friends was in depression owing to poor performance in academics in the current year.During...

Source : Times Of India | 180 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Shimla

Extend term of visiting teachers: GRSSSS

has demanded that the state government should extend the tenure of visiting teachers working atAccording to the body, district education officers of all the districts of the state have issued a circular stating that the term for visiting teachers will end on December 31 after which the schools have been asked to discontinue such teachers.The body on Friday said that their office-bearers already had...

Source : Times Of India | 181 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Shimla

Wadi scrap dealer shot at over lending money, escapes unscathed

last year, shot at another, a scrap dealer in the Jahangirpura locality in the Wadi area of the city late on Friday afternoon. The man in his early 20s escaped unhurt and lodged an offence with the Wadi police station.According to the police, the incident took place at around 4pm when the complainant Salim Sheikh was at his scrap shop. The accused Naeem Usmanganiallegedly had come to the shop and sought...

Source : Times Of India | 181 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Shimla

Minor girl alleges cop raped her during probe

asked the city police commissioner to take action against a policeman who raped her during investigation of a case. The girl had registered a complaint of rape against her boyfriend atpolice station on November 19, 2017. A police team recently took the girl, her parents and also parents of the accused to Mumbai for investigation as she had been raped in a hotel there by her boyfriend Chirag Maru.The...

Source : Times Of India | 181 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Shimla

Pakistan agency apprehends 30 Gujarat fishermen off Jakhau coast

day after Pakistan announced release of 291 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, the Pakistan Maritime SeRAJKOT: A day after Pakistan announced release of 291 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, the(PMSF) abducted 30 Gujarat fishermen and seized their five boats from near the International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) offBharat Modi said, "All the boats — Shubh Laxmi, Hiravatu, Sagar Samrat,...

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Some lessons learnt, and some taught

was early September and I had just reported on CBSE asking all affiliated schools to complete a security audit of their premises, through the local police. I got a call from a school trustee, who was perplexed that CBSE had sent all affiliated members on a wild-goose chase, because this was completely uncharted territory. "Security audit can still be done through some private firms, how do we demand...

Source : Times Of India | 181 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Shimla

Shubha Mudgal mesmerizes with classical presentations

Classical singer Shubha Mudgal performs during a concert at Ambedkar Auditorium, Deekshabhoomi, on FridayNagpur: It was a concert for the purist as Hindustani classical vocalist Shubha Mudgal took the stage for the first HCL concert in the city on Friday. The Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar auditorium at Deekshabhoomi was packed with connoisseurs of classical music who gave Mudgal and her accompanying artist...

Source : Times Of India | 181 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Shimla

Grand opening marks workers’ drama festival

inaugural ceremony of 65th Natya Mahotsav 2017-18, on ThursdayNagpur: The 65th drama festival organized by the Nagpur division of Maharashtra Workers Welfare Board (MWWB) was inaugurated at a grand ceremony at Kamgar Kalyan Bhavan, Raje Raghuji Nagar, on Thursday. The stage is set for the primary round of the competition in which 29 worker groups from various divisions of MWWB will be contesting for...

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Tiny tots seek blessings of mothers at Bal Jagat

Matrudin function, held at Bal Jagat, Laxmi Nagar, on ThursdayNagpur: Love children have for their mother was seen in abundance at 'Matrudin' event, organized by Deendayal Shodh Sanstha at Bal Jagat, Laxmi Nagar, on Thursday.The programme was organized to celebrate mother's spirit and her selfless devotion in her child's life. Sarita Fadnavis, mother of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, presided over...

Source : Times Of India | 181 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Shimla