New Delhi: Delhi govt‘s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) project, aimed at overhauling and digitising its financial processes, has failed to attract any bidders despite receiving approval more than seven months ago.The proposal for the IFMS project was approved by Delhi govt in Dec last year, following which the finance department floated the request for…
Police said the group unlawfully assembled in violation of prohibitory orders and obstructed public movement Mumbai: Borivli police have registered an FIR against a group of 10 men for firing an airgun at midnight while cutting a birthday cake on the bonnet of a car parked in the middle of the road. Police said the…
Puneet Chandok, president of Microsoft India and South Asia Bengaluru: Microsoft on Thursday launched its fourth cloud region in India, in Hyderabad, as the technology major steps up investments to meet surging demand for AI and cloud services from enterprises and regulated sectors.The new India South Central region will allow customers to run Microsoft Cloud…
Hyderabad: Telangana has reported alleged custom milled rice (CMR) irregularities involving 59.96 lakh tonnes of rice valued at ₹13,399 crore since the state’s formation, with cases spanning both the previous BRS govt and the present Congress govt, according to highly placed sources.The issue has come under fresh scrutiny after Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar…
Gurgaon: Vehicles remained stranded even as heavy overnight rain submerged roads and disrupted traffic across the city on Thursday. Sushant Lok-1 remains waterlogged – Waterlogging at Ashok vihar in Gurgaon after heavy rain._______________Picture by Vinay Gupta – Waterlogging at IFFCO metro in Gurgaon after heavy rain._______________Picture by Vinay Gupta – Waterlogging at Ashok vihar in…
Recent showers have opened up craters on VIP Road. Photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: Despite Kolkata receiving only a couple of light rain spells on Thursday, the cloud cover over the city sky forced the mercury to slip below 30 degrees after a gap of 10 days. While Alipore had recorded only 3.9 mm of rain…
Panaji: The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA), at its recent meeting, decided to review the status of the submission of half-yearly environment clearance (EC) compliance reports by projects that had been granted approvals in 2023. After carrying out the review, the Goa-SEIAA warned project proponents that fines will be imposed on those who…
Gorakhpur: The SHO of Cantt police station was suspended on Thursday after a scuffle broke out between police personnel and members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during the convocation ceremony at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, where Uttar Pradesh governor and chancellor Anandiben Patel was also present.The confrontation reportedly began after ABVP workers…
More than 900 exhibitors, apart from trade visitors, at TTF have increased demand for hotel rooms and meeting spaces Ahmedabad: Branded hotels across Ahmedabad are nearly sold out for the Aug 6-9 weekend as business events, conferences and exhibitions push up demand. Industry players said average daily room rates (ADRs) have risen 6-10%, with most…
A prolific academic, Prof Goel authored more than three dozen books and guided over two dozen researchers, including senior civil servants Chandigarh: Prof SL Goel, 90, noted public administration scholar, former member of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and UGC Emeritus Professor at Panjab University, passed away on Aug 5. He was cremated the same…
