Kolkata: A day after Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee threw an open challenge for anyone to prove he violated KMC building rules, state municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said it was incumbent on him to reply to the notices and provide clarification, and not the other way round. “For 15 years, you were above the…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday sought response from the state govt on allegations of urea shortage and problems faced by farmers in using the fertiliser booking app introduced for distribution of the fertiliser. Hearing a public interest litigation, a bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin directed the govt to…
He consumed alcohol, barged into a house and sexually assaulted a 48-year-old woman who was asleep. Chennai: A 29-year-old Nepalese national was arrested by Choolaimedu police after he was accused of trespassing into a house and molesting a 48-year-old woman while she was asleep on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Kesavan, is a native of Nepal…
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…
Aarya Babbar entered Bollywood with ‘Ab Ke Baras’ in 2002 and later featured in films like ‘Tees Maar Khan’, ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ and ‘Guru’. Despite being a part of such big movies, Aarya did not see stardom and offers that he expected. In a recent interview, he opened up on his movie experiences…
Ahmedabad: The admission committee has released the provisional merit list for admissions to allied healthcare and paramedical courses, including nursing, physiotherapy and several other programmes. A total of 34,741 students have been included in the merit list this year, around 4,100 fewer than last year.To maximise participation, the committee opened registration on four occasions between…
Hyderabad: Just about four months after getting married, a 27-year-old man from Telangana was killed in a road accident in Malta, Europe, on Tuesday. Mohammed Abdul Jawad, from Islampura in Jagtial district had travelled to Europe only three months ago to take up a job as a sales executive.While family members back home have only…
The Bandra Bandstand project is aimed at improving a heavily used waterfront recreation and tourism zone Mumbai: Mumbai’s waterways and western waterfront could see a fresh infrastructure push, with the Maharashtra Maritime Board clearing key steps for the Mumbai Water Metro, work at the Radio Club and a makeover of Bandra Bandstand, while also approving…
Batala: Drug abuse dominated voter concerns during the civic body polls on Tuesday, with a majority of them saying that they expect their elected representatives to work sincerely towards eradicating the menace.While civic issues like sanitation, streets and drainage remained key concerns, voters maintained that the development work was the basic responsibility of any elected…
Chandigarh’s attempts to convert leasehold properties to freehold Chandigarh: The Union ministry of education has declined Chandigarh’s proposal to increase financial support for special educators and cluster resource centre (CRC) coordinators under the Samagra Shiksha scheme for 2026-27. The ministry has retained assistance at existing norms and asked the UT administration to meet the additional…
