Kolkata: The anti-corruption branch (ACB) of Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested a sub-assistant engineer of the West Bengal State Rural Development Agency in Hooghly for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a govt contractor.An ACB officer said the accused engineer demanded the money from the contractor in exchange for releasing the earnest money…
Centre has asked Delhi and the three adjoining NCR cities to include medians and road shoulders in road construction and repair works to check dust Ghaziabad: State govt has sanctioned Rs 122 crore to Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation to check dust pollution as air quality has been deteriorating within the ‘poor’ category since the beginning of…
Officials have now decided to first obtain GSPCB’s observations before deciding whether it can be restarted Margao: A waste-management plant at SGPDA Wholesale Fish Market, conceived to process market waste and generate gas for supply to hotels and other users, was never fully developed or operationalised, a recent meeting convened by deputy collector and SDO-I,…
Varanasi/Lucknow: Nearly 50 women entrepreneurs, investors and digital creators will take on the role of destination storytellers as Uttar Pradesh Tourism brings its ‘Visit My State’ campaign from Lucknow to Varanasi and Sarnath from Oct 7 to 9.Organised by Uttar Pradesh Tourism in coordination with FICCI FLO, the three-day familiarisation journey has been designed to…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat ranks among the top three states in agri-commodities trading on National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) by both volume and value, according to a senior exchange official. Officials said trading activity has been expanding at nearly 100% CAGR over the past three years, with Gujarat-based Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) contributing significantly to overall…
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon hit back at chief minister Bhagwant Mann over his post on X targeting the BJP over CBI raids, saying the probe into allegations against the Punjab government was ordered by the Punjab and Haryana high court, not the BJP.“The orders for the…
Pune: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 6 lakh on the operator of a Mangadewadi-based godown for not following fire safety norms.“We have been appealing to commercial establishments to follow fire safety norms. It is mandatory not only for users of those properties, but also for nearby establishments. Defaulters are…
Pasighat’s transformation takes centre stage as Khandu dedicates smart city projects Pasighat’s transformation takes centre stage as Khandu dedicates smart city projects Pasighat’s transformation takes centre stage as Khandu dedicates smart city projects Pasighat’s transformation takes centre stage as Khandu dedicates smart city projects Pasighat’s transformation takes centre stage as Khandu dedicates smart city projects…
Lucknow: A 60-year-old patient undergoing treatment for a liver ailment at Maharshi Devraha Baba Medical College in Deoria died after falling from the second floor of the hospital building on Sunday night. The district administration has ordered an inquiry by a three-member team.The deceased, Ramanuj Chouhan, a resident of Bihar’s Gopalganj district, had been admitted…
Jaipur district players bring glory by winning gold medals in both categories at the U-19 and U-17 state-level chess championship as part of Rajasthan’s 70th District and State-Level Sports tournament Jaipur: Players from Jaipur brought glory to the district by delivering an outstanding performance and winning gold medals in both categories at the Under-19 and…
