Guwahati: The Assam State Outsource Power Workers Union has urged the state govt to intervene and protect the interest of the fixed-pay employees working in the power department, alleging that their wages have been reduced despite years of service and repeated demands of regularisation.The union said it has consistently sought job security and regularisation for…
Devotees at Mankameshwar Temple in Lucknow Lucknow: Ahead of Shrawan month beginning on Jul 30, temples across Lucknow completed preparations to welcome thousands of devotees to offer prayers to Lord Shiva. The four Shrawan Mondays are on Aug 3, 10, 17 and 24. Temples’ committees plan rituals, aartis, bhandaras, fairs, bhajan-kirtan programmes and enhanced security…
JMC’s e-vehicle ‘Shivarpanam’ to turn temple offerings into compost launched Monday in the city Jaipur: Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has launched ‘Shivarpanam’, a month-long initiative to convert floral offerings from five prominent Shiva temples into organic compost, linking religious faith with environmental conservation during the holy month of Sawan.Under the pilot project, dedicated e-vehicles —…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday directed immediate transfers of Kullu deputy commissioner Anurag C Sharma and SP Madan Lal by agreeing with Himachal high court that had ordered their transfers along with that of SDM Nishant Kumar for failing to maintain public order by not preventing rave parties in Kasol from June 7-11.Sharma and…
The Sculptor of Time — The Life and Works of Andrei Tarkovsky Imagine walking into a room someone just left. A half-empty coffee mug sits on the desk, a pair of worn-out shoes rests by the door, and a bookmark sits halfway through a open novel. You feel like you know who they are, but…
Justin Baldoni‘s production company, Wayfarer Studios, has been ordered to pay The New York Times more than USD 171,000 in damages after its defamation lawsuit against the newspaper was dismissed. Justin Baldoni and production company ordered to pay The New York Times According to a ruling issued on Monday, July 27, New York Supreme Court…
This may feel like one of those grey-sky days, even if the weather outside looks fine. The Moon sits in a difficult place for your sign, and that can bring expenditure, low mood, and the feeling that things are slipping from your hands at once. Negative results or delays on more than one front are…
New Delhi: Stepping up his campaign against E20-blended petrol, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced a ‘national town hall against E20’ on Aug 1 at Constitution Club where he seeks to bring together experts, vehicle owners and citizens concerned to discuss the impact of E20 petrol and chart the future course of the campaign. Kejriwal…
Mumbai: The CET Cell has filed a complaint with the state’s Cyber Cell and the Azad Maidan police station after a video and an audio clip alleging discrepancies in the provisional merit list for engineering admissions, along with claims of manipulation of exam centres in return for money, surfaced on social media and were widely…
Engineer-entrepreneur Dhananjaya Bhandarkar posted a viral video running along the unpaved 1.5km stretch in Rudrappa Layout to highlight the area’s poor road condition and demand action Engineer-entrepreneur Dhananjaya Bhandarkar posted a viral video running along the unpaved 1.5km stretch in Rudrappa Layout to highlight the area’s poor road condition and demand action Engineer-entrepreneur Dhananjaya Bhandarkar…
