Ludhiana: As retail fuel prices surge, petrol pump owners report a financial crisis driven by stagnant dealer commissions and ballooning operational overheads. Dealers warn that while they must invest significantly more working capital to maintain stocks at current high prices, their profit margins have failed to keep pace with the rising costs of electricity, staff…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: With the Municipal Corporation elections proposed for December and the special intensive revision (SIR) process set to begin soon, the Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) on Thursday organised a Booth Level Agents (BLA) training camp at Rajiv Gandhi Congress Bhawan in Sector 35.Around 200 BLAs and Congress workers from across the city…
Construction work of Pune outer ring road is progressing across Khadakwasla backwaters near Sangrun and Davaje villages Pune: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) last month issued notices to two of the five contractors appointed for the Rs 55,000-crore Pune ring road project after their progress remained below 10%, raising concerns over delays in…
Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Menstrual Hygiene Day, demanding the immediate resumption of free sanitary napkin distribution under the Udaan Yojana in the state.In his letter, Gehlot said menstrual hygiene is not merely a health issue but a fundamental right…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: After a long gap, the opposition alliance INDIA will meet on June 6 to take stock of the political situation in the country.Sources said “opposition politics – the way forward” will be the theme of the meeting. There has been a growing feeling among opposition parties that the…
Police officers on scene after a stabbing attack at the train station in Winterthur, Switzerland A man armed with a knife wounded three people at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur on Thursday in what authorities described as an “act of terror” before he was arrested by police.The attack took place shortly…
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner reunite to help daughter Violet into urgent care clinic – PICSBen Affleck and ex-wife Jennifer Garner were seen reuniting once again, this time, to support their daughter Violet Affleck during a visit to an urgent care clinic in Los Angeles this week.The former couple, who have long been praised for…
Auspicious energy surrounds your decisions today, especially around investment. Jupiter supports growth, and the Moon adds timing, like the right rain at the right moment. You’ll sense what can help you later.Unexpected guests may come home. It could be relatives, old friends, or someone passing through. Welcome them and take their blessings. Even if it…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Thursday unveiled an 89-volume compilation of proceedings of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1924 to 1930 at an event at the Delhi Assembly, opening a major archive of India’s parliamentary history to scholars and the public.Describing the initiative as an important step towards preserving India’s democratic and…
Mumbai: Nearly a month after two workers died after a platform they were on crashed 35ft to the ground at a casting yard site for the Coastal Road phase 2 project in Bhayander West, BMC has decided to impose a penalty of Rs 3 crore for negligence on the contractor, L&T.The action is being initiated…
