Chennai: Johnson Lifts has acquired a majority stake in its joint venture with Japan’s Toshiba Elevator Corporation, marking a shift in control after a 14-year partnership and positioning the company for expansion in India’s premium elevator segment. The Chennai-based leading maker of elevators and escalators has raised its holding in Toshiba Johnson Elevators India (TJEI)…
Hyderabad: More than 14 years after a retired employee of the Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd (HAL) was booked in a criminal case for allegedly approving a sub-standard drug, the Telangana High Court has quashed all charges against him and even imposed a fine on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for implicating him without enough…
KOLKATA: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said there is a strong wave in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, adding that the party wants the state to once again become a growth engine of the country.Rijiju told ANI that people believe only the BJP can restore Bengal after what…
Panaji: Following the instructions of the Supreme Court, the Bombay high court has taken suo motu cognisance to implement open prison system in Goa.The Supreme Court directed every state to implement open correctional institutions.The high court has also asked the relevant state authorities to place on record a report specifying the present position of both…
Ahmedabad: The high court on Monday questioned Ahmedabad municipal commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani, state home secretary Nipuna Torawane, and Gujarat Pollution Control Board chairman R B Barad on the non-implementation of its directions to curb noise pollution. The online hearing also covered the failure to ease city traffic.The bench of Justice Bhargav Karia and Justice…
Panchkula: Panchkula police have arrested a former state-level kabaddi player from Punjab and seized heroin worth over Rs 1 crore from his vehicle.The accused, Rashpal Singh alias Lali (38), a resident of Tarn Taran district, was found carrying 538 grams of heroin. The arrest was made on April 23 by the crime branch team from…
Pune: The Maharashtra higher education department on Monday ordered a probe into collection of unauthorised fees by colleges across the state and warned of strict action, widening the scope of action beyond the ongoing fee dispute involving city-based ILS Law College.Higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil, in a circular issued on Monday, directed authorities…
Shillong: The North East Students’ Organisation (Neso) on Monday called for immediate steps to end the ongoing violence in Manipur.In a statement, Neso , an umbrella organisation of student bodies of all NE states, expressed “deep concern over the recurring cycle of violence and bloodshed” in Manipur, saying innocent lives continue to be lost and…
Lucknow: With campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly elections coming to an end on Monday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath gave a final push to BJP’s hopes of breaking into the eastern bastion by addressing two public meetings and participating in two roadshows.Reminding the audience of Swami Vivekanand’s statement, “Say with pride that we are Hindus,”…
Chemists empanelled under RGHS protest at Swasthya Bhawan Monday demanding payment of pending bills Jaipur: Chemists empanelled under the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS) protested at the health directorate on Monday, demanding clearance of bills pending for more than six months and objecting to deductions and cancellations made through the TPA system. Protesters said delayed…
