Mumbai: MIDC police registered a case of assault and wrongful confinement against three members of a family for allegedly punching and using a waist belt on a domestic help, hired for an hour through an app, for being “slow” at her work. They also assaulted two of her colleagues who turned up to help her.MIDC…
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) Wednesday summoned vice-chancellors, registrars and finance officers of private and deemed-to-be universities in the state for a meeting, seeking extensive financial, academic and administrative records, including five years of audited accounts.The meeting, convened under the chairmanship of higher education department principal secretary Thulasi Maddineni, follows a Sept 17…
Anti-poaching watchers say staff numbers are down by about 50% There are days anti-poaching watcher (APW) S Angakumar walks through more than 15km of forest, checking for snares and traps, environmental hazards and signs of smuggling.“Our monthly target to cover is 2,000 hectares but in several ranges, the beat size exceeds this limit,” says the…
Hyderabad: BJP MLA and deputy floor leader Payal Shankar on Wednesday sought governor Shiv Pratap Shukla’s intervention in resolving land-related issues faced by tribal families in Adilabad district. Shankar, along with tribal families, met Shukla at Lok Bhavan and submitted a representation seeking house-site pattas for eligible families living in Komuram Bheem Colony in Battisavargam…
Aashiyara Phase-I allottees in Sector 37C have questioned an additional demand of around Rs 2 lakh despite several essential works remaining incomplete Gurgaon: More than 700 families awaiting possession of their homes in the Aashiyara affordable housing project in Sector 37C are now questioning an additional demand of around Rs 2 lakh issued by the…
Kolkata: The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) has formally written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Shri Gyanesh Kumar be recommended for Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour.In a letter sent on Wednesday, NCPI national president Jyoti Prokash Chatterjee praised Election Commission of India (ECI), under Kumar’s leadership, for…
Ghaziabad: A district consumer commission has directed HDFC Bank’s Rohini branch to refund Rs 70,000 to a Vasundhara resident after the amount, deducted from his account for payment of tax deducted at source (TDS) on the purchase of a property, was not returned despite repeated requests. The district consumer disputes redressal commission also ordered the…
Gorakhpur: During janata darshan in Gorakhpur on Wednesday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath heard grievances of around 150 people from different districts and assured them of prompt resolution.Chief minister said govt was committed to ensuring justice and resolving every genuine grievance and directed officials to act with urgency and sensitivity, ensuring all complainants receive fair treatment…
SC Reserves Verdict on NOTA in RS Election Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Congress on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies seeking immediate action over the expiry of terms of governing bodies of several cooperative banks and alleged non-compliance with regulatory norms.Led by Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Chavda and leader of…
Amritsar: A Class XI student who had been rusticated from a Punjab govt-run school of eminence allegedly died by suicide at her home in Amritsar on Wednesday .The 15-year-old girl’s family and friends have accused two female teachers of mentally harassing her Following the incident, the victim’s family and friends protested outside the school, demanding…
