Central and state financial assistance will be available only if domestically manufactured solar panels using domestically manufactured solar cells are used Panaji: State govt on Friday notified the Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Promotion Scheme for all the residential sectors, group housing societies (GHS), resident welfare association (RWA), educational Institutions, industrial, commercial establishments and NGOs among others…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to attend the closing ceremony of the two-day state-level wrestling championship at Gorakhnath Temple on Aug 17, where he will encourage the participating wrestlers and present prizes to the winners.The traditional Nag Panchami wrestling competition will be held at the Gorakhnath Temple on Aug 16 and 17, with…
The project ran into hurdles shortly after, following the Rajkot Game Zone fire tragedy, which led the state govt to enforce stricter gaming zone norms Ahmedabad: Two years after Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL) approved a tender to establish an Imagica ‘Entertainment Hub’ on the riverfront’s east bank, the project remains stalled over pending…
Chandigarh: As many as 12 Punjab Police officers will be honoured with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) on the occasion of Independence Day 2026.Inspector Baljit Singh has been selected for the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. The Medal for Meritorious Service will be awarded to Babu…
Rs4,18,62,942 of the Sassoon hospital was allegedly transferred into bank accounts of 23 government employees and private people without authorisation Pune: The court of additional sessions judge, D S Deshmukh, on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a woman (41) in connection with the alleged Rs4.18-crore misappropriation of government funds from Sassoon General Hospital.The…
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Guwahati: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has expressed solidarity with Assam after devastating floods claimed 104 lives.In an Aug 3 letter to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, the king highlighted the region’s shared vulnerability to climate change and the need for collective action.“The people of…
Rajkot: Long-simmering anger culminated in filicidal bloodshed on Thursday evening, as a resident of New Nehrunagar bludgeoned his 33-year-old son to death.Ram Savseta and his father Babu Savseta had recurring altercations regarding Babu’s criminal activities and personal conduct. Babu initially told police he killed Ram because of Ram’s liquor addiction, but the investigation made the…
Jaipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday said it had arrested five North Western Railway (NWR) officials and two private company employees in two separate cases of bribery.In the first case, registered Thursday, the CBI arrested three NWR officials posted in Jaipur and an employee of a Navi Mumbai-based private company. The CBI identified…
Jodhpur: In an embarrassing mix-up, Jodhpur zila parishad’s chief executive officer, in his capacity as district election officer, Thursday issued a notice to Member of Parliament Manna Lal Rawat for negligence in election duties, mistakenly believing the latter still held a position as joint commissioner with the state transport department.The notice, which warned Rawat of…
The court said the law did not provide sufficient safeguards for users’ privacy while disproportionately restricting freedom of expression. France’s top court on Friday blocked the law that would have banned children under 15 from using social media, saying some of its provisions infringed on fundamental freedoms and failed to provide adequate privacy safeguards.The Constitutional…
