Varanasi: A 22-year-old youth, who had gone to attend a wedding ceremony in Naribari village under Dehat Kotwali area of Mirzapur district on Friday night, was shot dead by some miscreants near a railway track at some distance from the venue.According to Mirzapur ASP (City) Nitesh Singh, Bhootnath Raidas of Rajapur village has lodged a…
Amritsar: A jatha from Bengaluru comprising Sikligar and Vanjara Sikh devotees arrived at Golden Temple on Wednesday as part of a special outreach initiative supported by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).The group, led by Jarnail Singh and organised by Gurdwara Singh Sabha Bengaluru, along with the Karnataka Sikh Welfare Society, was received by SGPC…
If you’re planning a bank visit or tracking market activity on April 23, it’s worth checking what’s open and what’s not, as the states of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal go to polls. Being aware of banking and stock market holidays can help consumers and traders plan their financial activity in advance. In India, bank…
Filmmaker Siddharth Anand has issued a strong appeal after leaked on-set visuals from his much-anticipated film King, featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, surfaced online. Urging restraint, the director asked fans to stop circulating the content and preserve the film’s big-screen impact.Taking to X, Anand shared a note requesting fans to refrain from sharing…
Ludhiana: Manufacturers in the bicycle, sewing machine and allied sectors have expressed serious concerns over mounting working capital stress due to delayed GST refunds under the inverted duty structure. They warned that several small units are facing closure.Industry representatives said raw materials are purchased at 18% GST while finished products are sold at 5%, leaving…
Jaipur: The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has announced a phased agitation beginning Wednesday, accusing power corporations of failing to implement state govt orders to recruit establishment officers despite budgetary provisions.BMS said directives issued on Oct 14 last year to strengthen employee welfare and the ministerial cadre remain unimplemented. It demanded immediate creation of establishment officer…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu pole vaulters, returning from a national event in Odisha, suffered the humiliation of their poles being dropped from the train by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, who cut off the ropes that secured the equipment to the windows outside the compartment.The poles, each costing 1 lakh, fell…
Tamil Nadu Status Quo or Shake-Up? Anbarasan eyes third term CHENNAI: A third consecutive win from Alandur for DMK MLA and MSME minister T M Anbarasan will cement Alandur, a seat that has swung between DMK and AIADMK, as a DMK stronghold.The constituency is broadly divided by GST Road into relatively well-developed neighbourhoods such as…
Kota: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jhalawar Wednesday arrested a village development officer (VDO) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,400.The accused, Rajni Meena, posted as VDO at Mau Borda gram panchayat under Khanpur panchayat samiti in Jhalawar district, was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from a complainant.According to ACB additional superintendent of police…
Panaji: The directorate of health services’ move to extend the employment of two chief medical officers — Dr Kalpana Mahatme and Dr Rajendra Borkar—beyond their retirement, has drawn flak. Former govt officials say that such moves not only violate directives by the hight court, but also block promotions for others.While the one-year service extension given…
