Panaji: The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed secretaries of panchayats across Goa to permit all panchs to inspect any documents, correspondence and schemes that will form part of the agenda of panchayat meetings. The HC directed access to be given between 10am and 12pm at least seven days prior to a meeting.The directions were…
Hyderabad: A special passport drive will be conducted on May 9 to clear appointment pendency in Telangana, regional passport officer (RPO) J Snehaja said on Tuesday.Snehaja said 4,000 appointment slots would be opened across five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Of these, 3,100 slots would be made available at Hyderabad PSKs in Begumpet, MGBS Metro and…
Ahmedabad: Radio jockey (RJ) Krunal Desai, who was accused of abetting his wife’s suicide in Jan 2016, was acquitted by a sessions court on Wednesday. Tried on charges under Sections 306 and 498A of the IPC, Desai got the benefit of doubt after the prosecution could not establish its case. Additional sessions judge at the…
Jaisalmer: Tiffany Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, is scheduled to visit Jaisalmer with her husband, Michael Boulos, for a two-day visit as part of a private trip to India. The couple is expected to stay overnight at a five-star hotel Sunday and return Monday after visiting major tourist attractions, heritage sites and cultural…
Asansol: Fifteen people were arrested for ransacking a police outpost at Qureshi Mohalla in Asansol on Friday evening, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday, reports Mohammad Asif.“Those who were involved in vandalising the police outpost are in police custody. Not only will they face prosecution, the cost of damaging public property will be realised from…
The magistrate said that it could not be proved that the accused drove the car at a high speed, dashed the woman and caused her death, and left the spot without providing any medical help Mumbai: Fourteen years after a Mulund homemaker, then aged 29, was accused of mowing down a senior citizen from a…
Pune: A week after a mass fish kill at Pashan Lake led to the suspension of four civic officials, the PMC has announced a new plan to divert sewage away from the water body to mitigate rising pollution levels.The civic administration intends to lay a new pipeline to transport sewage from Pashan Lake to a…
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has clarified via its latest post on the platform X (formerly Twitter) that obtaining an APAAR ID is not essential for admission to schools, putting to rest many misunderstandings regarding the digital student ID system.It should be noted that Indian schools are rapidly embracing digitalization for…
Chandigarh: AAP media in-charge Baltej Pannu accused the BJP and Union home minister Amit Shah of a “coordinated attempt” to weaken AAP by “misusing central agencies and engineering defections” of its MPs, using Raghav Chadha as a tool to execute this plan.Addressing a press conference, Pannu alleged, “Amit Shah is actively working to weaken AAP…
The BMC’s complaint redressal mechanism has become significantly faster, according to Praja Foundation’s latest assessment of Mumbai’s civic services Mumbai: Citizens’ complaints to the BMC have surged by nearly 60% over the past decade, with pollution-related grievances registering a major 531% increase, even as the civic body’s complaint redressal mechanism has become significantly faster, according…
