Panaji: After being told that the new 2,000-capacity casino vessel does not possess a certificate of survey, the Bombay high court on Wednesday said the vessel should not sail into the Mandovi without obtaining all required certifications and without its prior permission.Panaji: The Bombay high court at Goa on Wednesday directed the regional director of…
Varanasi: Bhumipujan (groundbreaking) ceremony was performed ahead of beginning construction of multi-storey Varanasi Municipal Corporation building on Wednesday. A budget of Rs 96.99 crore has been allocated for the building which will be ready in 18 months.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid foundation of the building on Apr 28. The proposed shivling-shaped building will also…
Ahmedabad: In an incident, which locals allege was the result of civic body’s negligence, a young man on a motorbike fell into an open pit on the busy Bibi Talav Road in Vatva on Tuesday night. The pit, not repaired for over a fortnight, was also not barricaded, locals said. The youth riding by fell…
Bathinda: Punjab govt has put on hold its April 7 decision to increase crop loan limits for farmers by 53%, following objections from cooperative banks, and will continue with last year’s rates for now.State govt had recently raised the per-acre loan amount for paddy from Rs 25,400 to Rs 39,000 under the scale of finance…
Surat: As part of its heatwave mitigation measures, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) shifted 1,061 homeless people to shelters over the past month to prevent heat-related illnesses.Officials said the drive was launched at the beginning of April after earlier instances of critically ill homeless persons being found on roads, some of whom later died due…
Guwahati: At a first Asom Gana Parishad legislature party meeting on Wednesday, the elected members of BJP’s regional ally proposed Himanta Biswa Sarma’s name for chief minister to lead the state govt for a second straight term. AGP president Atul Bora was unanimously chosen as its legislature party leader.The meeting of the 10 newly elected…
Lucknow: At least six people, including women and children, went missing after a boat carrying around nine passengers capsized in the Yamuna River in Hamirpur on Wednesday evening while villagers were returning after collecting muskmelons and cucumbers from a river island, officials said.The incident took place in Kutubpur Patiya hamlet under Bhauli gram panchayat in…
Rajkot: A special Pocso court in Porbandar sentenced a 24-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life, for kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old Dalit girl in Oct 2023. The court relied entirely on scientific evidence and independent testimonies, overcoming the hurdle of the minor victim and her parents turning hostile during…
Jaipur: For the first time, Rajasthan will showcase its tourism products and experiences at ITB China in Shanghai, a premier global networking platform, in a bid to tap into the vast Chinese travel market.The initiative comes at a time when China does not figure among the top 20 source countries for tourist arrivals in the…
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Congress snapped on Wednesday its 11-year alliance with the DMK and threw its weight behind TVK, deepening fissures in INDIA bloc after DMK’s rout in Tamil Nadu. AICC in-charge Girish Chodankar met TVK chief C Joseph Vijay and pledged support of Congress’s five MLAs. “Congress-TVK alliance will continue for local body polls and…
