Councillors said that if contractors are being paid for vehicles that are not actually on the roads, it amounts to a direct loss to the public exchequer Councillors said that if contractors are being paid for vehicles that are not actually on the roads, it amounts to a direct loss to the public exchequer Councillors…
Kolkata: Proposals for extension of retiring officials/employees could not be an established norm at govt offices, stated a circular from the chief secretary Manoj Agarwal on Wednesday, directing all departments to initiate the process of fresh selection of manpower supply agencies and identify replacements for retiring employees at least three months ahead of their last…
Nearly 500 flats in Supertech Capetown are yet to be delivered Noida: Residents of stalled Supertech projects have urged authorities to expedite construction, saying several projects remain incomplete despite the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) being appointed to complete them.Arun Sharma, president of Supertech Capetown in Sector 74, said the project has 5,038 flats spread…
Panaji: In an embarrassment for Goa police, a number of court orders have recently exposed investigating officers taking a casual approach to test identification parades to identify accused persons in rape and murder cases, resulting in acquittals.Advocates and retired senior police officers said that investigation by Goa police officers fail to meet the standards that…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation launched a free Wi-Fi facility at the court complex on Wednesday, with mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari inaugurating the service.The civic body had earlier started the digital connectivity initiative at Assi Ghat and Dashashwamedh Ghat. In the second phase, free Wi-Fi was extended to BHU Hospital and Trauma Centre. With the…
Ahmedabad: Palak Shah left his Sarkhej warehouse at 5pm, expecting to reach his Naranpura home soon. Five hours later, he was still stranded near Juhapura after covering barely 3km. “I have never felt so helpless,” said Shah.A 2km-long serpentine queue stretched between Sarkhej and Juhapura as the waterlogged road slowed vehicles and caused several to…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: After the residents raised the issue of open garbage dumping at 100-feet road in Sherpur, the civic body on Thursday started cleaning the site. Mayor Inderjit Kaur conducted a surprise inspection and issued a strict warning to the officials and residents over open dumping of garbage. The residents complained that there was…
Even Minor Devpt Works Being Routed Through F&CC Chandigarh: More than half of the current municipal council’s tenure has passed, but the city municipal corporation is yet to constitute any of its 12 sub-committees, including three mandatory panels empowered to take financial and policy-related decisions. The delay has raised questions over the relevance of these…
Albert Einstein’s statue at IUCAA Pune: More than 100 years after Albert Einstein proposed his theory of general relativity, the world’s largest analysis of gravitational waves from colliding black holes has found that its laws still hold true, even under the most extreme conditions in the universe.The research, carried out by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration, analysed…
Heavy rain in Suratcausing waterlogging in many areas, people wades through and drives through waterlogged areas with difficulty Surat: Repeated flooding after heavy rainfall left several parts of Surat city and district inundated on Thursday, with overflowing creeks and incessant rain remaining the primary causes.Officials and residents also blamed the city’s inadequate storm water drainage…
