Kolkata: The state govt will place Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in a special session on Wednesday, seeking to increase the number of elected councillors in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) from 144 to 209 and from 50 to 68 in Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC). The two bills…
Ghaziabad: A 32-year-old kanwariya died on Monday after falling from a moving AMU train going from Saharanpur to Old Delhi. The man was travelling with a friend when he fell off the train as it crossed a bridge.DCP (rural) Surendranath Tiwari said that Monu, a resident of Khajuri in Delhi, was travelling with his friend…
Panaji: Purse seine boat owners have urged govt to address a series of financial and infrastructure-related issues as the annual fishing season begins.All Goa Purse Seine Boat Owners Association president Harshad Dhond said the association had met fisheries minister Nilkanth Halarnkar and submitted a memorandum seeking urgent intervention on issues affecting the sector.“The major demand…
The complainant was promised 20% profit on sales Ahmedabad: Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCOE), Gujarat, on Tuesday arrested two men from Amreli’s Savarkundla in connection with a Rs 2.5 crore online fraud in which a victim was allegedly lured through an Instagram advertisement promising distributorship and 20% profit on sales.The accused have been identified as…
Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Shimla: There is currently no proposal before the Union tourism ministry to include the Manimahesh Yatra in Chamba and associated sites under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme, Lok Sabha was informed.Responding to a question by Kangra BJP MP Dr Rajeev Bhardwaj, Union tourism minister…
Pune: The Pune-Mumbai carriageway of the Connecting Link on the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway will be closed for three hours on Wednesday to facilitate maintenance and repair work along with a mock drill, highway authorities stated.The carriageway will remain shut to traffic between 12 noon and 3 pm on Aug 12. During this period, vehicles travelling…
tnn A request to use the toilet turned into an unlikely escape from a police station for a 32-year-old theft accused, who allegedly gave a sentry constable the slip and fled from Thakurganj police station. Four police teams launched a search and caught him near Chaupatiya Road within 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. Lucknow:…
Jaipur: The health department Tuesday directed officials to use Setu app, developed through IHMS software, to strengthen referral services from district hospitals to primary health centres and ambulances for pregnant women.Speaking during a video conference from Swasthya Bhawan Tuesday, principal secretary (health and medical education) Gayatri Rathore said the app would help higher medical institutions…
The petitioner said on July 15, the committee directed Google to take down the video within 24 hours, but the platform failed to do so. NEW DELHI: Global search engine Google told Delhi HC Tuesday that it had withheld in India a “defamatory” YouTube video of social media influencer Dhruv Rathee that allegedly hurt religious…
HasanAbi has reignited a fierce debate over streamer moderation after arguing that Asmongold should face permanent bans from both Twitch and YouTube. His comments came after Asmongold defended remarks that led to his recent Twitch suspension. Hasan questioned whether major platforms still enforce their rules consistently, while also pointing to what he sees as growing…
