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Time of India
18 hours ago
- Time of India
UPSRTC to expand E-Atal bus service for Ayodhya
Prayagraj: Authorities of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), Prayagraj division, will soon be operating the eco-friendly E-Atal bus service for commuters wishing to visit Ayodhya. Major cities like Varanasi and Kanpur will also be soon connected with this bus service. After Lucknow and Robertsganj, and the E-Atal bus facility will be available for Ayodhya as well, said regional manager, UPSRTC, Prayagraj division, Ravindra Kumar. Recently, this service was introduced between Sangam city and Lucknow and Robertsganj. Currently, two buses are being operated for these two routes, each with a seating capacity of 40 passengers. The bus going to Lucknow stops at Unchahar and Rae Bareli, while the bus for Robertsganj stops at Vindhyachal and Mirzapur. Commuters are availing the service running smoothly due to the installation of charging stations in both the cities. Additionally, E-Atal buses are running from Prayagraj to nearby places like Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Unchahar, Gopiganj, Khaga, Muratganj, Kunda, and Handia. Before the Maha Kumbh, 24 E-Atal buses were allotted to the Prayagraj region of UPSRTC, which were used as a shuttle service during the mega religious event. These buses were operated for places within a radius of 100 km. Now the corporation has decided to extend this service to the cities with a distance of up to 200 km, as these buses can travel up to 200 km on a single charge.
The Print
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
UP govt seizes properties worth Rs 23.42 crore of jailed SP leader
Azamgarh (UP), Jun 13 (PTI) Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district on Friday seized properties worth Rs 23.42 crore belonging to former parliamentarian and Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav under the Gangsters Act, officials said. District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar ordered the confiscation based on charges that Yadav, a known history-sheeter and gang leader, had acquired the assets through criminal activities, they said. The seized land spans six plots in Basahi Asrafpur village in Phoolpur tehsil.
Time of India
7 days ago
- General
- Time of India
‘Use latest technology to hold online counselling classes'
1 2 3 Patna: Nalanda Open University (NOU) vice-chancellor (VC) Ravindra Kumar on Friday called upon the teachers and counsellors to hold their online counselling classes using the latest technology. This would ensure that even students residing in remote areas could take advantage of these classes and enhance their knowledge, compared to day scholars enrolled in regular institutions. Inaugurating a daylong workshop on "online counselling classes" organised for coordinators and teachers, the VC said that the basic aim of the university is to link all the needy students enrolled in the distance mode of education with online classes before their examinations. "This will help them understand their subjects properly," he said. The participants learned the techniques for creating their online links and conducting counselling classes. Previously, the university created a link for all the online classes, which sometimes confused the teachers and students. The course coordinator of information technology Amar Nath Pandey conducted the workshop and gave a presentation on the technique of conducting online classes. Information technology teacher Kiran Pandey proposed a vote of thanks. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Indian Express
02-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Auction of 50 Gurgaon liquor vends fetches Rs 1,270.40 crore; Bristol Chowk highest at Rs 98.6 crore
The third phase of liquor vend auctions was a bonanza for the Haryana Government's exchequer as bids fetched Rs 1270.40 crore, exceeding the reserve price of Rs 1198.90 crore by 5.96 per cent. Bristol Chowk at the city's elite Golf Course Road saw the highest bids at Rs 98.6 crore by G-Town Wines against a reserve (base) price of Rs 94.6 crore. Last year, the same zone last year saw the highest bid by the same winning bidder at Rs 48.28 crore against a base price of Rs 36.75 crore. The Haryana Excise and Taxation Department conducted and completed the auctions of 50 out of 79 liquor retail zones in Gurugram (East) under the Excise Policy 2025-27. The DLF-3 zone fetched Rs 63 crore against a reserve price of Rs 60 crore, the second highest in the district. The third highest was for the Shankar Chowk zone, which went at the base price of Rs 62 crore. Nawada zone saw winning bids that were 30 per cent higher than the base price, while the same for South City was 25 per cent, American Express on Southern Peripheral Road at 24.3 per cent, Badshapur at 20.9 per cent, Sikohpur 20.5 per cent, Kankrola 20.5 per cent, Sohna Road at 16.9 per cent, and Banni Square at 12 per cent. The auctions were conducted under a committee led by the deputy commissioner at the department's Resource Building office. City Magistrate Ravindra Kumar represented the commissioner during the bid opening. Amit Bhatia, Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner (East), said the bidding was open from 9 am on May 30 to 4 pm on May 31. The next auction round for the remaining zones in Gurugram (West) is set for June 3, with e-tenders accepted from 9 am to 4 pm, and evaluations at 5 pm. For the remaining 29 zones in Gurugram (East), tenders will be invited on June 5 from 9 am to 4 pm, with evaluations at 5 pm. The reserve price for these zones is Rs 1021 crore. Unlike previous years, where the annual beginning was in June, the excise policy this time is for 22 months, and from 2027 June onwards will be two years, leading to higher bids. The excise department allots licences through its zones in Gurgaon, and an allottee can open two vends in the zone with a cap of two to limit monopoly by big businesses. Competition from neighbouring states has increased in recent years because the policy is liberal as compared to those of other states, and the prices are low, driving many companies to make a foray into the business in Haryana, excise officials had earlier told The Indian Express. The Haryana Government has set a revenue target of Rs 14,064 crore under the current (new) excise policy. In 2024-25, the government collected Rs 12,700 crore against a target of Rs 12,650 crore.
The Independent
21-05-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Doctor tells inquest he learned ‘to be more compassionate' since baby's death
A doctor who cared for a one-year-old baby on the night he died of a rare heart condition treated his parents like they 'did not exist', an inquest heard. Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023 after successive cardiac arrests just days after his first birthday. His parents made repeated visits to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, with concerns about Archie's breathing and constipation, which did not lead to a long-term diagnosis. On Wednesday, Doctor Ravindra Kumar, a paediatric registrar at QEQM responsible for Archie on the night he died, broke down in tears in court describing how his work has changed since Archie's death. Asked what he would do differently, Dr Kumar said: 'I regret talking about Archie's condition in front of the family to others, to my colleagues, I learned a big lesson to be more compassionate.' Wiping tears from his eyes, he told the court: 'We discussed the child's condition in a manner as if parents did not exist in the room.' Medical records and Dr Kumar's witness statement suggest he did not see Archie between 9.30pm and 1am on the night he died, the inquest heard. On Wednesday at Kent and Medway Coroners Court in Maidstone, the doctor said that this was incorrect. 'I do not recall that I only saw this very sick child only at 9pm to 1am, this is wrong,' said Dr Kumar. He told Emily Raynor, counsel on behalf of the family, that he could not recall why he had not recorded visits to Archie between those hours. 'It isn't in your witness statement and it isn't in your medical records,' said Ms Raynor. Dr Kumar replied: 'I have clear recollection that I examined the child.' Photos and videos of Archie taken by his family from the night in hospital leading up to his death were shown in court to demonstrate his condition. Dr Kumar told the court that these 'snapshots' did not show whether his condition was deteriorating. He said: 'Giving a snapshot of a child does not give justice to clinical management, what we are seeing are snapshots. 'I can't decide on that snapshot of video whether he was sleepy or unwell. It's not fair to comment on the clinical picture.' He admitted that his case writing could have been more methodical, but said that he had followed proper procedure for Archie's care. 'You cannot judge a child's condition by looking at photographs, you have to look at the whole picture.' said Dr Kumar. The inquest continues.
