Chennai: A day after chief minister C Joseph Vijay mimicked former chief minister M K Stalin’s hand gesture in the assembly, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan said the conduct was “unbecoming” of the office he holds. CPM and CPI leaders, who are backing the TVK govt, too have criticised Vijay for his gesture and his remark…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the plea of Enforcement Directorate seeking cancellation of bail granted to alleged West Bengal coal smuggling ‘kingpin’ Anup Majee and issued notice to him but it observed that the agency was dragging its feet as the probe was going on for the last six years.A bench…
Vasco: A major landslide was reported late Monday night from a hillock near Nanak Nagar at New Vaddem, Dabolim, threatening two nearby houses and their occupants.The slide was caused by incessant rainfall throughout the day. The affected spot lies near a drain, where continuous water flow loosened the slope, sending mud and boulders tumbling down….
KEA Connect links aspirants with senior mentors to simplify admissions and curb middlemen activity BENGALURU: Karnataka Examination Authority has launched an app to connect students participating in this year’s KEA counselling with senior students who secured seats through KEA counselling last year.Called KEA Connect, the app has been developed to help students navigate through the…
Lucknow: Northern Railway’s Lucknow Division has announced temporary regulation of train operations at Charbagh station due to traffic and power blocks required for construction of an air concourse by the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA).According to a railway spokesperson, a complete block on platform No. 4 and a partial block on platform No. 3 have…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will take steps to appoint vice-chancellors to state universities soon, higher education minister P Viswanathan told reporters on Monday.As many as 15 of 22 state universities have been functioning without a vice-chancellor for several months due to a tussle between former Governor R N Ravi and DMK govt regarding the inclusion…
Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) held a standing committee meeting where councillors and CCP officials reviewed ongoing infrastructure projects, public services, environmental preparedness and heritage conservation.“With the monsoon season under way, significant attention was given to preparedness measures, including the ongoing maintenance of drains and water channels, public infrastructure, and efforts…
Pune: A loaded diesel tanker caught fire at a fuel station along the Talegon-Chakan road in Telegaon Dabhade on Wednesday evening.Gorakh Shinde, the tanker driver, suffered minor burns. Alert employees at the filling station immediately started to douse the flames. Fire tenders from Talegaon Municipal Council were pressed into action and the fire was brought…
Varanasi: Police recovered three pistols and two revolvers allegedly used in the May 6 murder of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, following the arrest of another accused in Ballia on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.In a joint operation with STF’s Varanasi field unit, CBI arrested Naveen Kumar Singh…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) begins its three-day meeting on Tuesday amid growing inflation concerns, with a majority of economists and treasury heads expecting the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged this week while signalling a tighter stance later in the financial year, PTI reported.The six-member MPC, headed by RBI…
