Ludhiana: The first phase of Digital Census-2027, focusing on houselisting and housing, is scheduled to commence on May 15. However, officials are currently irked by a surge of exemption requests from employees across various departments. Officials clarified that exemptions are strictly limited to election duty staff—as Summary Imperial Revision (SIR) activities are set to accelerate—and…
Panchkula: With the model code of conduct for the Panchkula municipal corporation elections coming into force from Monday, several routine civic works as well as major flagship projects of Panchkula will get further delayed.Officials sources said about 14 development agendas were to be taken up during a meeting of the Panchkula Metropolitan Authority (PMDA) on…
Pune: Many flyers of an early morning Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight SG-937 on Thursday boarded the plane and dozed off. When some of them woke up after an hour-and-a-half hoping that the aircraft must be descending for the destination, they were disappointed to find themselves still on the Pune airport tarmac.“The flight (SG-937) was scheduled to…
Shillong: The creation of a Greater Shillong Waste Management Agency and its registration as a society was approved by the state cabinet on Thursday, which would provide services specific request from the city localities.“There was a strong need for creation of a Greater Shillong Waste Management Agency. This has been done of course after consultation…
Lucknow: As the scale of devastation in the Vikas Nagar fire becomes clearer, appeals for help are pouring in across social media, with citizens and organisations mobilising support for over 1,000 displaced residents struggling for basic necessities.Among those leading the relief efforts is the AMU Old Boys Association Lucknow, which has stepped in to provide…
Rajkot: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her husband for refusing to cook rotlas at Mota Dhavda village in Nakhatrana taluka of Kutch district late on Tuesday night.The victim, Nabu, was living with her husband, Jenti Koli, on a farm on the outskirts of the village. Both worked as labourers.According to the FIR lodged…
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has provided interim relief to a forest officer by ruling that a vague “unsatisfactory” rating on his Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) should not hinder his promotion.Justice Munnuri Laxman issued the order on April 9 while addressing a writ petition from Dinesh Kumar Dotaniya, a range officer from Dausa, contesting…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday carried out searches at premises linked to Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora. The raids were carried out at multiple locations connected to Arora in Ludhiana and elsewhere as part of an ongoing investigation, officials said. The AAP leader had also faced agency action in 2024, when the ED…
In an unprecedented move, the newly formed Balendra Shah government in Nepal has set up a five-member judicial panel to probe the assets of people who held public office from 2006 to the current fiscal year 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country’s post-monarchy political and bureaucratic elite.The move will bring under its…
Asian stocks edged lower on Friday, pausing after a strong rally this month, as investors dialled back risk ahead of a crucial weekend that could shape the trajectory of the Middle East conflict.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.8%, though it remained near its highest level since early March. The index is…
