‘The scheme aims to bring first-time entrants into the organised workforce, offering eligible employees incentives of up to Rs 15,000,’ EPFO officials said Kolkata: EPFO Kolkata highlighted the Centre’s push to link job creation with social security under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PM-VBRY). At a Delhi programme last week, Prime Minister Narendra…
KOLKATA: A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Pappu Sana, was allegedly assaulted by a group of attackers in Narendrapur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, near Kolkata, police said on Thursday.Pappu Sana has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a state-run hospital in Kolkata.The incident took place around 2 am,…
Sri Lanka cricket (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket president Shammi Silva has resigned from his position with immediate effect, triggering a major shake-up in Sri Lankan cricket administration.In an official statement released on Wednesday, SLC confirmed that not only Silva but also all office bearers and members of the Executive Committee had stepped…
Bengaluru: Two persons were arrested on charges of sexually abusing two girls, videographing the act and uploading the clips on social media to make quick money.The arrests were done by sleuths from Cyber Command Centre (CCC) following an alert from National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). This is first time in the recent past that…
Kolkata: As the city votes on Wednesday, the Kolkata Police Dog Squad has already deployed its newest members — Ina, Tina, Snoopy and Moon — to secure the city’s high-stakes political landscape. The four labradors, recently designated as “explosive experts”, transitioned directly from rigorous training to the frontline of VIP security and rally ground sanitisation.According…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Thursday granted regular bail to an accused booked under the Gujarat Terrorism and Control of Organised Crimes Act (GujCTOC), with conditions, citing delay in trial.Veraval police had booked the accused under GujCTOC in connection with seven cases of bootlegging and gambling. He sought bail from the high court through…
US President Donald Trump said he has “studied assassinations” and suggested that leaders who make the biggest impact are often targeted, after a shooting scare disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night.Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a shooter rushed the media gala venue, triggering panic and a…
Kolkata: Vehicular traffic on Vidyasagar Setu will remain suspended on Sunday from 6 am to 2 pm to facilitate the replacement of stay cables and bearings, police said.A notification issued by the Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand said the temporary closure was necessary to carry out maintenance work on the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge.The Hooghly…
Bengaluru: The ruling Congress held on to two crucial assembly seats, while the BJP snatched a late victory in Sringeri after a recount reversed the earlier result, adding a dramatic twist to the outcome, in the Karnataka bypolls. Congress scored a comfortable win in Bagalkot, where Umesh Meti, son of former minister H Y Meti,…
Gold price is attempting to stabilize around the short-term EMA cluster after a sharp fall. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices continue to be volatile and a buy on dips strategy is recommended for today, says Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst – Commodity and Currency, LKP Securities recommends a buy on dip strategy.Gold…
