Chennai: The GCC officials handling public tenders will henceforth be guided by three principles: do not bypass administrative sanctions; do not disclose bid details before tenders are opened; and do not escalate project costs without written explanation.These were some of the instructions given by experts to GCC officials during the first-of-its-kind tender training session on…
T feels the pinch as AP holds on to 589 govt quarters Hyderabad: More than a decade after Telangana’s formation, the state govt is grappling with an acute shortage of official accommodation for senior officers as hundreds of govt quarters remain under Andhra Pradesh’s control. The shortage has become so pronounced that newly-appointed chief secretary…
Husband of a BJP sitting councillor has been accused of assaulting a software engineer couple following a dispute over garbage dumping in Sector-67A. The incident, which took place between 11pm and 11.50pm on Thursday at Ansal Versalia society, was captured on CCTV cameras The incident, which took place between 11pm and 11.50pm on Thursday at…
Taslima Nasrin arrives at Kolkata airport on Friday Kolkata: Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin was overwhelmed by the response on her return to Kolkata after 19 years on Friday, saying she was thrilled to be back in the city which gives her a “sense of belonging”.“It is homecoming and I am elated to be here for…
Ghaziabad: A sessions court has refused bail to a six-month pregnant woman accused of helping her sister murder the latter’s live-in partner at a rented house in Tronica City. According to the prosecution, the case rests primarily on the statement of the elder sister’s teenage daughter, who told police she saw her mother and aunt…
Panaji: In an embarrassing situation for state govt govt over its decision to convene a brief assembly sitting, speaker Ganesh Gaonkar on Friday said that the upcoming three-day monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly is a “short” one.Governor P A Gajapathi Raju has summoned the eighth session of Goa legislative assembly from Aug 31…
Vadodara: When most children of his age are learning to count, Arjun Vishal Prajapati is trying to understand why numbers never end. He also wonders what came before the Big Bang or what infinity minus infinity is, questions that leave most stumped.That insatiable curiosity has earned 4-year-old Arjun membership of Mensa, the world’s oldest IQ…
Local performers maintain that upgrading the venue’s sound and lighting systems alongside structural refurbishment can help rebuild audiences Ludhiana: Once a vibrant cultural hub where crowds queued up to the gates of Punjabi Bhawan for tickets, the historic Balraj Sahni Open Air Theatre now lies largely inactive, with its iron gates remaining closed on most…
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU) on Friday declared the result of the PU-CET (PG) LLM entrance examination after the Punjab and Haryana high court disposed of a petition challenging the examination, taking note of the university’s revised decision to award one mark each for all 30 questions found to be outside the prescribed syllabus.The result had…
MSRTC officials reported a sharp drop in passenger numbers on Pune-Mumbai route as commuters deferred travel Pune: Heavy rain across the city on Friday derailed weekend travel plans, with many residents cancelling or postponing trips to Mumbai fearing landslides, highway disruptions, and traffic snarls.The impact was most visible on intercity buses, which ran largely empty…
