Dwaipayan.Ghosh & Saikat RayKolkata: Barely three days after Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s former Mayor Firhad Hakim’s then Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Kalicharan Banerjee was arrested in connection with the Taratala warehouse collapse incident where 16 persons have lost their lives so far, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) – that is probing the incident – raided…
Margao: With weather forecasters predicting a below-normal monsoon for Goa this year, environmental experts and agriculture researchers are warning that the state’s declining ability to retain rainwater could worsen water scarcity, threaten agriculture and deepen groundwater depletion.They say Goa has steadily dismantled the traditional water management system that once ensured year-round water availability by retaining…
Gandhinagar: Speaking at the launch of Prime Minister’s Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) as a pilot project in Gandhinagar district on Sunday, Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah said that 2014, when Narendra Modi took over as the country’s PM, will be marked as an important year in the country’s history since independence.“Whenever the history…
Chandigarh: Addressing the MLAs summoned in connection with the sacrilege legislation, former Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said they should not only present their views on the law before the Akal Takht, “but also respect the hukamnama (edict) which holds the chief minister responsible for offending the Guru, and assure the Takht that…
GUWAHATI: The Nah tribal community in Arunachal Pradesh expressed concern over alleged Chinese incursions along the international border in Upper Subansiri district, claiming that the PLA had occupied a major portion of their grazing, hunting and agricultural areas over the past six years.In a memorandum recently submitted to Upper Subansiri deputy commissioner, the Nah Welfare…
Lucknow: Investigators probing the alleged embezzlement of donation at the Ram Temple are focusing on whether two of the eight arrested accused — Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and Anukalp Mishra — were the principal conspirators behind the theft.While police have not officially identified either of the two as the mastermind, officers privy with…
Jaipur: Sikar defeated Udaipur on the basis of first innings lead to emerge champions in the State level Senior Colvin Shield cricket tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Sunday.The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) ad hoc committee member Ashish Tiwari, while congratulating the winning and runner-up teams of the competition on this occasion, said…
Law must act as shield for innocent, not as a sword for the vindictive: SC NEW DELHI: Highlighting that criminal proceedings cause social stigma and irreparable harm to the reputation and liberty of an individual, Supreme Court has said the accused must not be compelled to undergo the ordeal of trial when material and evidence…
MUMBAI: Delayed payments are putting working capital stress on MSMEs, with average overdue receivables beyond 360 days at around Rs 3.8 crore per firm and a national invoice payment cycle of 73 days, even as 82.6% of invoices are issued with credit periods of 0 to 30 days, a report noted. The Indian SME Receivables…
Shraddha Kapoor watches ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ with rumoured boyfriend Rahul Mody; video goes viral Shraddha Kapoor and her rumoured boyfriend Rahul Mody are making headlines again, this time for their casual theatre outing. A viral video from inside a cinema hall shows Shraddha laughing throughout a screening of ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, with Rahul…
