Agartala: Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd (TSECL) has formed a four-member task force to address and resolve issues related to the installation of smart meters amid growing concern among consumers.Power minister Ratan Lal Nath said the task force began work on Wednesday, aiming to enhance public trust by ensuring grievances about smart meters are managed…
Kolkata: The state on behalf of Bengal Special Task force (STF), has moved a Special Leave Petition in Supreme Court challenging the order of the division bench of Calcutta High Court’s Jalpaiguri circuit bench on June 19 ruled that scrapped the two notifications issued by the state govt–one was formation of two STF police stations…
The Hawker jet that was allegedly purchased using proceeds of fraud Hyderabad: Proceeds of the alleged ₹792-crore Falcon Invoice Discounting fraud were allegedly routed through dummy bank accounts to Dubai and subsequently invested in companies and high-value assets in the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Malaysia and Indonesia, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has told…
Kolkata: Hastings Police has started a criminal investigation against a bank employee after allegations of extortion and death threats made by a senior citizen and her daughter. Police sources said the case began after a written complaint was lodged earlier this month.During the initial inquiry, police found that the bank employee had allegedly demanded Rs…
Ahmedabad: On Sunday, the city’s maximum temperature stood at 42.2°C, which was 0.3°C above normal, or near normal. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature at 29.6°C was 1.7°C higher than normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42°C on Monday.It was the second consecutive day of maximum temperature…
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to prepare a project report for setting up stations at Vikarabad, Bharat Future City, and several other locations for the proposed bullet train and high-speed rail projects.He said that by establishing a railway station near Anantagiri in Vikarabad district…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Photo credit: Reuters NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a youth march on September 5 in Delhi, accusing the government of failing to honour commitments that led to the withdrawal of the students’ protest at Jantar Mantar on July 25. The CJP said the government…
Nadda met CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka and chief spokesperson Saurav Das at his residence amid an intensifying protest. (Photo credit: X/@JPNadda) NEW DELHI: Union health minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said discussions with a Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) delegation went off “fine”.Speaking briefly as he arrived for the NDA Parliamentary Party Meeting, ‘Mangal Milan’,…
Kolkata: An overcast sky with multiple spells of rain in between kept Kolkata under a wet spell on Monday. The Met office has predicted some more intense rain spells in the city till the first half of Tuesday before the rain frequency and intensity fizzles out till the next day. The Alipore weather office is…
Jaipur: A search committee constituted by Governor Haribhau Bagde has finalised a shortlist of candidates for the post of vice-chancellor of Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), with University of Rajasthan Vice-Chancellor Alpana Kateja—currently under inquiry over alleged financial irregularities—among those named.Kateja, appointed RU vice-chancellor in Sept 2023, has faced scrutiny following complaints related to administrative decisions…
