Tarakeswar: A viral video showing a brutal assault on councillor and former chairman of Tarakeswar municipality Swapan Samanta last Monday, in which his clothes were torn off, has prompted the Hooghly Police to initiate a probe.While Samanta was speaking with someone in the Saradapally area at 12:20 pm, a group of eight to 10 youths…
Noida: The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade met industry stakeholders to review export promotion strategies under the District as Export Hub initiative. Exporters flagged delays in EPCG and Advance Authorisation approvals, difficulties in updating Importer-Exporter Code profiles, customs clearance backlogs, digital signatures on online portals, and pending Integrated…
Keri: Goa was once a largely agro-horticultural state, where rural life revolved around the monsoon. Villagers depended on seasonal rains for irrigation and drinking water, and eagerly awaited the first showers to ease the summer heat and replenish depleted sources.For generations, rural communities observed natural signs to anticipate the monsoon. Swarms of dragonflies, termites gathering…
Varanasi: Months after 14 Muslim youths were arrested for allegedly organising an iftar gathering on a boat in the Ganga and dumping non-vegetarian food waste into the river, a fresh controversy has erupted after a video purportedly showing a group of men cooking meat and consuming alcohol on a boat in the middle of the…
Ahmedabad: A regulatory red flag raised in United States has helped expose a suspected fake plasma racket operating across Gujarat and Maharashtra, bringing into focus a supply chain that feeds some of the world’s most critical medicines. Four people were arrested on Monday for allegedly using saline water and chemical colouring agents to manufacture counterfeit…
NDRF personnel demonstrated critical medical response procedures, specifically focusing on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques and the quick assembly of improvised emergency stretchers for rapid casualty evacuation Ludhiana: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) organised a training camp and live demonstration for the workforce of the World Bank and AIIB-funded canal-based surface water supply project. The…
The duo interacts with residents, RWAs and village representatives, taking stock of local issues and seeking early resolution Mohali: In a bid to improve civic services and address pending grievances, mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana and MLA Kulwant Singh have launched ward-wise public feedback meetings across the city.The drive aims to identify gaps in development works,…
Belonging to a prominent business family, Gahunje resident Ketan Agarwal had joined the family’s real estate business as a director after completing his studies abroad Pune: CCTV footage showing a man wearing a hoodie in peak summer and trailing a couple gave investigators the clue that untangled a 25-year-old Pune realtor’s June 18 murder after…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has found mosquito breeding at 1,089 construction sites during the week-long drive to curb vector-borne diseases.As part of the targeted inspection exercise, civic health teams surveyed 1,579 ongoing construction projects. Officials said breeding conditions were identified at a large number of sites, prompting enforcement action and fines amounting to…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday ordered a fire safety audit campaign to be carried out across the state. The directions were issued during a meeting to review Monday’s fire in a commercial building in Aliganj, in which at least 15 persons lost their lives. Calling this incident a “major lesson” for the state,…
