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Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
42 new, 265 active Covid cases in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: The state, in the 24 hours ending 8am on Saturday, added 42 new Covid-19 cases, taking the number of active cases to 265. The state also recorded the discharge of 26 patients, as indicated by the Covid-19 dashboard by the ministry of health and family welfare, Govt of India. In terms of active cases, Gujarat is in the fourth spot after 1,336 in Kerala, 467 in Maharashtra, and 375 in Delhi. "Only those who have comorbidities and who are either too young or too old are under medical observation. Others were detected primarily after prolonged symptoms and doctors' suggestion to check the virus status," said a senior health department official. "The concentration of the cases is relatively higher in urban areas such as Ahmedabad. Monitoring at such clusters is ongoing, and there is no need to worry." tnn
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Union minister inaugurates sports infra, felicitates athletes in UT
1 2 Chandigarh: The department of sports, Chandigarh administration, organised a felicitation ceremony on Saturday to honour athletes who brought glory to the city at national and international levels. The event was presided over by Union minister for labour & employment, youth affairs & sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. The minister congratulated the sportspersons who were felicitated with well-deserved cash awards and scholarships and lauded their hard work and achievements. He assured full support from the Govt of India to further enhance Chandigarh's sports infrastructure. "We will ensure that the best coaches are made available in Chandigarh. Furthermore, we will develop a multiplex sports infrastructure where multiple disciplines can be practised within an integrated complex," he said. Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria announced that Chandigarh is the first city in the country to distribute scholarships worth nearly Rs 20 crore to student athletes so far. He also appreciated the efforts of sports associations and organisations in consistently organising competitive sporting events across the city. The administrator concluded with confidence that Chandigarh's athletes will continue to rise and eventually represent India at the Olympic Games. As part of the day's events, Mandaviya inaugurated several key sports infrastructure projects, including modern chess centres at the sports complexes in Sector 8 and Sector 39, and a state-of-the-art snooker and billiards hall at Sector 42, constructed at a cost of Rs 6 crore. These additions signify Chandigarh's progress towards providing global-standard training facilities to its athletes. The ceremony also witnessed the official unveiling of the logo and tagline for Chandigarh Marathon 2025, setting the stage for one of the city's premier fitness and sporting events. The marathon is envisioned as a flagship initiative to promote wellness, mass participation, and a culture of fitness across age groups in the city. A strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed during the event between the department of education, UT Chandigarh, and the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust, under the aegis of the FIVB Volleyball Foundation (Switzerland) and Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). Scholarships amounting to Rs 1.32 crore were transferred to 320 athletes through an online platform, ensuring greater transparency and administrative efficiency. In addition, award money worth Rs 5.67 crore was presented to 448 sportspersons, including eight international and 23 national-level athletes, with special recognition given to para-athletes for their exceptional contributions. MSID:: 121537338 413 |
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Nagaland rolls out smart prepaid meters
Dimapur: The Nagaland power department has rolled out smart prepaid metering and loss reduction measures across the state as part of the ongoing power reforms initiative under the Govt of India's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Elaborating on the power reforms at the Dimapur District Planning and Development Board meeting on Monday, executive engineer (power), Dimapur, Er Lhuvoyi said the RDSS aims to reduce aggregate technical and commercial losses to 12–15% by March 2026 and bridge the gap between the average cost of supply and average revenue realised. He said under the state action plan for smart consumer interface, 18,000 smart meters had been sanctioned for Kohima, Dimapur and Chumoukedima. Lhuvoyi said smart prepaid meters are expected to yield several benefits, including energy conservation, reduced outages, flexible tariff options, better financial planning for consumers, and easy online recharge. The department also highlighted the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, launched in Feb 2024, which promotes rooftop solar installations in residential areas.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
In 2022, CAG saw lapses in now con-hit Shiksha drive
Panaji: Even as police have arrested a West Bengal man for allegedly siphoning off Rs 4.6 crore from the Goa Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report in 2022 had pointed out several shortfalls in the programme's operations. The CAG report showed that information and communication technology (ICT) could not be implemented in schools as approved by the Centre's project approval board till June 30, 2021, depriving students of learning in an IT-enabled environment. 'The non-utilisation of ICT funds of Rs 1.79 crore by Goa Samagra Shiksha resulted in the blockage of funds and consequently led to the deprival of balance funds of Rs 1.79 crore (50% of Rs 3.58 crore) from Govt of India and govt of Goa,' the CAG report said. The nodal officer told the CAG that the non-implementation was for want of an NOC from the information and technology department. The CAG report, however, pointed to a duplication in the approved list of schools. It noted that this led to approval being granted for the implementation of ICT in 19 schools after removing 37 duplicate schools from the list during 2018-20. The CAG also said that Goa Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan could not provide uniform allowance to students during 2015-16. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like These Are The Most Beautiful Women In The World Undo It said that civil works such as the construction of access ramps and verandas, and the repair works on toilets were not taken up during 2015-16 to 2019-20 due to the non-availability of sufficient funds. This was because funds were not released for the programme by Govt of India and govt of Goa due to the wrong planning approach. 'While overall utilisation of available fund is satisfactory, there was short release of funds from Govt of India and govt of Goa during 2015-20,' the CAG noted. 'The planning process to prepare annual works plan and budget was not realistic as there was absence of the bottom-up approach at the state level.' The CAG said this plan being prepared at the state level by following the top-down approach as against the bottom-up approach 'defeated the objectives of participatory planning that could help develop specific plans to reflect the educational needs of local communities, stakeholder ownership and capacity building at various levels'. The CAG found that there was a shortfall ranging from 10-44% in achieving the in-service teacher training during 2016-20. 'The audit further observed during joint physical verification with in charge of 42 test-checked schools that 18 govt-aided schools were lacking in prescribed infrastructure facilities such as playground, ramp, library and boundary wall,' said the audit report. 'But they continued to function without any intervention by the deputy directors in violation of the Right to Education Rules.' It also said the test check of 42 schools revealed that 253 students from 19 govt and aided elementary schools dropped out during 2015-20. 'The reasons for dropout of children as stated by the in charge of schools concerned were migration of students to other states, not being interested in studies, and health and family problems,' the report said. 'However, there is no system in existence to track these dropout students and hence the schools could not furnish evidence for the reasons stated above.'
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
CM asks Centre's aid to revive 10k hectares of khazan lands
Panaji: Chief minister on Saturday urged the Centre to provide financial assistance to revive 10,000 hectares of khazan paddy lands to provide livelihoods to people by boosting basic activities such as agriculture, pisciculture, and salt panning. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Sawant attended the 10th governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sawant said that the state's economy is growing at 9.17% with its per capita income nearly 2.5 times the national average. 'In Goa, there are about 10,000 hectares of khazan paddy lands affected by saline water due to lack of maintenance,' Sawant said. 'There is an urgent need to revive khazan lands by undertaking repairs and maintenance of outer and inner bunds, sluice gates, and desilting of poiems (small creeks) on a large scale in a planned/phased manner. Govt of Goa needs large-scale funding to take up these activities.' Sawant added, 'If revived, this would bring thousands of hectares of land under cultivation, provide livelihood to people by boosting basic activities such as agriculture, pisciculture, and salt panning, and also maintain/protect the fragile coastal ecosystem in estuaries.' The CM said Goa has launched the State Amrit Kaal Agricultural Policy, 2025, a comprehensive strategy aimed at modernising farming, promoting sustainability, and ensuring farmer prosperity. 'This policy aligns with 'Viksit Bharat 2047', focusing on innovation, environmental conservation, and economic growth,' Sawant said. He said govt has started the work of preparing a vision document on 'Viksit Goa @ 2047' based on five pillars —physical infrastructure, economic infrastructure, social infrastructure, institutional infrastructure, and environmental infrastructure. 'Keeping in view the values of socio-economic and demographic indicators of Goa, I am confident that Goa will achieve the targets under Viksit Goa by 2037, 10 years before the target given by Govt of India,' Sawant said. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On the education sector, Sawant said that the National Education Policy, 2020, has been implemented in Goa by integrating vocational education with general education to make learning more flexible, inclusive, and skill-based. On the health sector, Sawant said Goa boasts a well-developed healthcare infrastructure. Institutional deliveries are 99.7%, and the state is aiming to bring the present infant mortality rate of 10.73 infant deaths per thousand live births to a single digit. Sawant said that Goa's strategic location on the west coast of India and the proximity of a well-integrated maritime ecosystem for major shipping routes make it easy to increase the span of maritime services to global shipping.
