Bengaluru: Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) suspended a senior health inspector for allegedly accepting a bribe from a salon owner in Yelahanka in connection with trade licence-related work. Rais Ahmed Aziz Mianavar from Yelahanka division was suspended with immediate effect under Rule 10(1)(a) of Karnataka Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1957.According to the order, the corporation…
Manu Iyer and Sridhar Parthasarathy Chennai: Bluehill.VC, a venture capital firm, has closed its Rs 400 crore maiden fund, with institutional participation from SIDBI, govts of Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, alongside family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNIs) from India and the Middle East.It is the maiden fund of the deep-tech focused firm founded by Manu…
Hyderabad: A complaint has been filed before the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) commissioner, alleging the encroachment of public park land and unlawful occupation of plot owners’ properties at Springfield Enclave in Kandlakoya village, Medchal-Malkajgiri district.According to the complaint filed by Mettu Surya Prakash, promotional brochures represented the layout as having been…
For Gurgaon, the forecast points to short, potentially intense and highly localised showers on Friday Gurgaon: After light rain in parts of the city on Thursday, more rainfall is likely on Friday as the monsoon axis shifts northwards. Isolated heavy rain is forecast in Haryana, with some parts of the NCR likely to see short,…
The final design of the Tricolour rakhi Kolkata:In a first, Kolkata Police had floated a Rs 5.5 lakh worth tender to procure 50,000 rakhis and one lakh toffees for Rakshabandhan celebrations. The hands used to nabbing criminals will tie the Tricolour rakhis, complete with a KP emblem, on the wrists of people.An exercise that was…
Cortalim MLA Anton Vas has termed the ongoing Velsao protest a “carnival float” Vasco: Cortalim MLA Anton Vas has termed the ongoing Velsao protest a “carnival float”, alleging it has been politicised.GFP president Vijai Sardesai and former Congress president Amit Patkar have backed the protest and demanded Vas’s resignation, questioning his absence.Vas said most protesters…
The minister directed officials to conduct ground verification of the projects after local councillors disputed claims that nearly 90% of the work had been completed in some areas. Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Stamp and Court Registration Fees, Ravindra Jaiswal, has warned electricity department officials that no irregularities would be tolerated…
MoUs were signed with six leading healthcare institutions. Gandhinagar: Workers and their families covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Gujarat can now avail tertiary and super-speciality treatment without any cap on expenditure after MoUs were signed with six leading healthcare institutions.The agreements, signed on Thursday in Gandhinagar in the presence of labour…
Traffic management measures include rerouting heavy traffic away from high-density stretches via diversions at Jalandhar Bypass, Vishwakarma Chowk, and other strategic points. Traffic personnel deployed across these junctions will reroute vehicles dynamically based on traffic flow. Ludhiana: Ludhiana police have released a traffic and security plan for the religious event “Ek Shaam Shiv Ke Naam,”…
DC Komal Mittal inspects the I-Day parade Mohali: With Independence Day just around the corner, Mohali Thursday held its final full-dress rehearsal, bringing together police personnel, NCC cadets and students for a preview of the district’s Aug 15 celebrations.Deputy commissioner Komal Mittal and SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans inspected arrangements at Shaheed Major Harminder Pal Singh…
