Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to a 17-year-old who is facing allegations of sexually harassing his distant cousin. The cousin, a UK resident, had come to India four years ago and revealed the alleged offence two years ago.According to public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt, after the teen’s revelation of the alleged…
Industry stakeholders at a Cicu workshop on solar thermal tech, which is emerging as a cleaner alternative for industrial process heat and fuel savings Ludhiana: For decades, the furnaces, boilers and production lines powering Ludhiana’s industrial economy have largely run on conventional fuels such as coal, furnace oil, diesel and LPG. But with energy costs…
Chandigarh: Teachers from nine states, including Punjab, staged a protest at Jat Mitra Bhawan in Keshavpuram, New Delhi, against the compulsory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement for teachers appointed before implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, following the Supreme Court’s judgment on the issue.Teachers from Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal…
Pune: Large parts of Maharashtra are likely to see below-normal rainfall and temperatures may remain above normal, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its Sept outlook.IMD on Monday released the rainfall probability map which indicated that sizeable parts of Maharashtra were in the below-normal rainfall category. Some pockets in eastern parts of the state may…
Hotfix units often located in residential areas Surat: Rampant use of banned single-use plastic sheets by hotfix units and the dumping of the resulting waste in public places have emerged as a major concern for citizens and Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).After protests by residents and political parties, the civic body has intensified enforcement, issuing 2,054…
Guwahati: Ten tribal-fringe villages along the Kulsi River on the western outskirts of Guwahati are embracing a greener future and turning to vanilla cultivation as an alternative sustainable livelihood, in an effort to move away from unregulated sand mining and heavy dependence on forest resources.Officials said promoting livelihoods in homesteads and other non-forest areas in…
Director SGPGI Prof Radha Krishan Dhiman handing over the made in india medicine to a patient at the institute Head of medical genetics department, SGPGI Prof Kaushik Mandal An SGPGI official handing over the made in india medicine to a patient at the institute Director SGPGI Prof Radha Krishan Dhiman handing over the made in…
Rajkot: The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission , Rajkot, has held a private insurance company liable for deficiency in service and ordered it to pay an insurance cover amount of Rs 39.70 lakh along with 6% interest.The forum delivered the verdict in favor of the complainant after the company rejected his critical illness claim stemming…
Ajmer: On the last day for filing nominations for the Ajmer Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, Congress was criticised for releasing its candidate list late, after many aspirants had already filed nominations. Of 80 wards, Congress announced candidates for only 78 seats, while the BJP had already directed its nominees to file as official party candidates….
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday asked Congress workers to take to the streets against BRS president and leader of opposition K Chandrasekhar Rao, demanding his resignation over what he called KCR’s “1,000-day confinement” to his farmhouse.Reddy said the Congress government would complete 1,000 days…
