Property tax is a key revenue source for MCG, funding civic services like road maintenance, sanitation, drainage, street lighting, and urban infrastructure Gurgaon: MCG collected Rs 213 crore in property tax in the first quarter (April 1–June 30) of the financial year 2026-27, hitting 65.5% of its annual collection target of Rs 325 crore in…
Kolkata: Proposals to set up an artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI & ML) lab at Jadavpur University, revamp the university guest house and Gandhi Bhavan, financial help for seminars and support departments to repair buildings and buy equipment were listed at the meeting of Rashtriya Uchchatara Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA 2.0) project monitoring unit meeting…
Bicholim: Bicholim police traced and recovered 11 high-end mobile phones reported stolen or missing between May and June 2026 through the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal.Bicholim PI Vijay Rane Sardesai said the recovered phones are collectively worth around Rs 2.6 lakh. After completing the required verification and legal formalities, police returned the devices to…
Varanasi: District magistrate Satyendra Kumar, who is also the district election officer, held a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of political parties and electoral registration officers regarding revision of electoral rolls and polling stations of the assembly constituencies.Suggestions of representatives were taken and the EROs were given necessary directives. Kumar said voters of the same…
Ahmedabad: A dispute over payment of Rs 1.1 crore to secure political and govt appointments allegedly turned violent at a gym in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area on Monday night, leaving one man critically injured and four others hurt.Infocity police on Tuesday registered a case of attempt to murder, rioting and unlawful assembly against businessman Mahendrasinh Rathod,…
Sangrur: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday flagged off 50 LED-equipped mobile documentary vans that will travel across nearly 13,000 villages in Punjab to spread the message of equality, social justice and universal brotherhood of Guru Ravidass, as part of the year-long celebrations marking his 650th Parkash Purb (birthday anniversary).The campaign, for which Punjab…
Pune: The delayed arrival of the southwest monsoon has severely disrupted kharif sowing across the district, with cultivation on barely 3,000 hectares by the end of June compared to nearly 35,000 hectares during the corresponding period last year, agriculture officials said.Delayed rainfall and inadequate soil moisture during the first three weeks of June forced the…
Lucknow: Actor and dramatist Anil Rastogi, recently awarded Padma Shri, was felicitated by Darpan Lucknow on Tuesday. Friends, family members, colleagues, fellow artists and theatre enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the veteran actor’s contribution to Indian theatre and his longstanding association with Lucknow’s cultural landscape.The felicitation programme saw speakers recalling Rastogi’s journey, his commitment to the…
Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has decided to allot a Saras Dairy booth to Reshu Gupta, the momos vendor who suffered serious burn injuries after hot water spilled on her during a police drive on June 19, when Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s convoy was passing through Jagatpura.The decision was taken to help Reshu,…
Below-normal monsoon likely in July too: IMD NEW DELHI: The current rainfall deficit of 40% across the country may reduce due to good rains in the next 7-10 days as monsoon advances further into the country, but overall rainfall is likely to be ‘below normal’ in most parts of the country in July, IMD said…
