Panaji: The Bombay high court has called for responses from state govt and the chief engineer of the Goa electricity department in response to a petition filed by line helpers seeking revision of their salary and for payment of arrears on grounds that they were not paid in accordance with the recommendations of the 6th…
Hyderabad: A constable was arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman colleague with a false promise of marriage and forcing her to undergo abortion multiple times. Due to the trauma, the woman attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She survived the bid and is recuperating at hospital.The woman constable, who has a four-year-old son, has…
Ajita Ravindran displayed immense grit and resilience against an equally determined Pooja Jhalani to prevail in three games and win the women’s singles 45 plus title in the G D Birla Memorial Inter-Club Badminton tournament, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and, hosted by Bombay Gymkhana.After dropping the closely contested opening game 24-26, Ajita clawed back to…
Navi Mumbai: An IIT-Bombay team recently visited the Palm Beach Road underpass site at Sanpada Sector-19 in Navi Mumbai.The team, led by professor and dean of transportation systems engineering, inspected the site after the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) approached IIT-B to suggest a suitable alternative plan to save a maximum number of trees. A…
Bengaluru: Declaring an ambition to transform Bengaluru into a “world-class growth hub” ahead of its 500-year milestone in 2037, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Tuesday said the govt will anchor the city’s future development in a comprehensive economic masterplan for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region (BMR).“We intend to make Bengaluru a world-class growth hub. The city…
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh has added 99,799 new social security pension beneficiaries over the past three years, taking the total to 8.42 lakh, chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday.The beneficiaries include senior citizens, widows, single women and persons with disabilities across various schemes. Of the total, 5.04 lakh are under the state old-age pension,…
Dutch Ambassador Marisa Gerards and Jitendra Singh, MoS (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology The Dutch Ambassador’s residence, adorned with paintings by Vincent van Gogh and sunflowers – among the most recognisable symbols of his work – recently hosted King’s Day. Guests arrived dressed in orange, while Dutch Ambassador Marisa Gerards and her husband, Peter…
Ludhiana: During the recent mega parent-teacher meeting (PTM) held at government schools across the city, new directives were issued to overhaul student attendance marking. School officials were instructed to transition to a new government and education department portal, which includes a feature to notify parents via SMS when a child is absent. Teachers are also…
BENGALURU: TCS CEO K Krithivasan on Friday said the company had constituted an oversight committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry to review the investigation at its Nashik unit, which is under scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion of employees.Krithivasan said while detailed reviews were ongoing, a preliminary examination of systems and…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has upheld a family court’s order that an unmarried woman is entitled to receive Rs 20,000 per month as maintenance as well as expenses for her marriage from her mother and elder sister.However, the judge quashed the family court’s order for similar maintenance to her brother, saying that as he had…
