Hyderabad: Telangana’s tax revenues maintained strong momentum in the first half of 2026-27, with collections under GST, VAT and profession tax rising 16% to ₹44,372 crore during April-Sept. GST emerged as the biggest growth driver, contributing nearly two-thirds of the increase in the state’s tax receipts.According to figures released by the commercial taxes department, collections…
The woman was operating the machine and handling oil-cake material on Sept 25 when her hand got caught in it, resulting in the amputation of her right forearm Gurgaon: A 35-year-old factory worker lost her right forearm after her hand got caught in a mustard oil extraction machine at a unit near Bhim Nagar Chowk…
Kolkata: More than 12,000 in Rejinagar and over 6,000 in Nandigram: these are not victory margins of winning candidates in the 2026 assembly polls but the number of SIR appeals pending before tribunals from the two seats before the Oct 6 bypolls, the first since this summer’s election brought BJP to office.Only 93 appeals —…
Ghaziabad: A truck carrying cans and buckets of paint overturned at Tigri roundabout on Thursday, spilling its load onto the road. The paint spillage made the carriageway slippery. Traffic movement was disrupted for a brief period as residents and passers-by gathered in the area to collect the paint.The truck was travelling from Greater Noida towards…
Panaji: For nearly five decades since the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) was established in 1980, the steering wheel of its public transport buses has remained overwhelmingly a man’s domain. That is set to change with the induction of Pooja Vaingankar (32) who will become the first woman heavy-vehicle driver recruited by the state-run corporation.Vaingankar, however,…
3 smugglers with 38 firearms caught in Ghazipur Varanasi: A Special Weapons and Tactics team and Kotwali police in Ghazipur district on Thursday arrested three interstate arms smugglers and recovered 38 firearms, including 19 pistols. During interrogation, the arrested trio confessed to their involvement in interstate arms trafficking and brought the weapons from Khandwa and…
Ahmedabad: A 47-year-old lawyer from Gota allegedly lost Rs 7.9 lakh from his overdraft account after cyberfraudsters posing as employees of a gas company sent him a malicious APK file on WhatsApp on the pretext of updating his gas bill.The lawyer approached the city cybercrime police on Wednesday, alleging that an unidentified caller contacted him…
Paddy procurement Man using traditional method for thrashing at grain market in ludhiana :-Photo by Mohinder Singh Ludhiana: Paddy procurement by the govt started in grain markets of the district, including Khanna, considered to be the largest in Asia, on Thursday. However, the farmers’ zeal was dampened by problems of moisture. Many farmers in Khanna…
Gurwinder Singh, a resident of Goindwal Sahib, was trapped inside the SUV after the collision and could not escape as the vehicle caught fire. Amritsar: A 25-year-old person was burnt alive after the SUV he was driving collided head-on with a truck carrying bitumen on the Manawala-Tarn Taran bypass on Thursday.Gurwinder Singh, a resident of…
Pune: Bombay high court on Wednesday issued notices to state govt and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on a PIL filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Vandana Chavan and others, challenging key provisions of the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations (UDCPR) 2020 that govern floor space index and transferable development rights in Pune.A division bench…
