In addition to stagnant pay, the association highlighted that staff are increasingly overworked under the “equal pay for equal work” principle Ludhiana: Public services at Sewa Kendras across Punjab remained severely disrupted on Tuesday as nearly 2,300 employees continued their strike against the state govt. The staff are demanding better remuneration, regularisation of jobs, and…
Chandigarh: Building inspectors have closed down a prominent nightlife venue linked to rapper Badshah following a string of severe zoning and construction violations.The Chandigarh estate office sealed the ‘Sago by Badshah’ club in Sector 26 on Tuesday after its management repeatedly ignored official warnings to demolish extensive illegal extensions. The closure follows a multi-agency raid…
The illustration shows a man being arrested by police Pune: The Wagholi police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old man from Parbhani district for allegedly throttling his live-in partner to death on the suspicion of infidelity sometime between May 28 and 31.The deceased, a native of Medinipur in West Bengal, and her partner, a plumber, were…
Surat: A devastating incident in Sarthana has left the city shaken, with a 29-year-old woman and her four-month-old son dying from acid ingestion, in a case that has brought renewed focus on postpartum mental health and family distress.The apparent murder-suicide occurred at the A-One Heights apartment complex near Yogi Chowk, where Dhara Kotadiya had been…
Guwahati: Four minor girls have gone missing in the city after leaving home for school, police said. Police have launched an investigation and are reviewing the CCTV footage from key transit points across the city.Kapil Pathak, OC of Basistha Police Station, said the girls left their homes on Monday morning for school but did not…
Lucknow: Facing pressure to meet its annual revenue goal, the Uttar Pradesh excise department has decided to add 489 new liquor shops to the existing network of retail vends across the state.Officials said the additional outlets will be opened in 43 districts, expanding a system that currently includes around 27,260 retail vends selling country liquor,…
Rajkot: A 45-year-old transport businessman was gunned down at his residence in Maliya Miyana of Morbi district on Monday evening, with police probing an alleged business feud as the motive behind the murder.The victim, Haider Movar, was shot around 7.30pm while sitting in the courtyard of his house. According to police, the killing unfolded in…
Jaipur: The Thar Dry Port Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Hirnoda near Jaipur, developed at an investment of around Rs 300 crore and operationalised last week, is expected to significantly reduce logistics costs, improve export competitiveness and attract fresh industrial investments across the state.Spread over more than 100 acres and located just 55km from Jaipur,…
MUMBAI: Cans or glass bottles, beer or cold beverages- companies are losing their cool over rising costs this summer instead of keeping their spirits high amid what is otherwise supposed to be an El-Nino-induced harsher season, driving more demand. The war has hit firms on two fronts-for one, soft drink players such as Coca-Cola which…
Indian man to be deported from New Zealand after being caught in underage sex ring. (Photo: NZ Herald) An Indian man, Nishanth Parakudiyil Prahladan, faces deportation from New Zealand after he pleaded guilty to having sought sex from a 13-year-old girl whom he thought was 19. The 25-year-old migrant worker contacted the girl in 2023…
