Ahmedabad: Companies that fail to use the extended window under the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme (CCFS) 2026 will face stricter regulatory action after the scheme closes on Aug 31.The ministry of corporate affairs has indicated that the scheme is a one-time compliance reset. Once the deadline passes, enforcement action is expected against companies that continue…
Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for attacking a person with acid in Machhiwara Sahib nearly nine years ago. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict.Additional sessions judge (Fast Track Special Court) Aashish Abrol convicted Harvinder Singh of Behlolpur under Section 326-A IPC…
Chandigarh: Mayor Saurabh Joshi on Monday held a “Janta Darbar” at his office in the Municipal Corporation building in Sector 17, where he heard public grievances and directed officials concerned to address them. While some issues were resolved on the spot, others were forwarded to relevant departments for time-bound action.Representatives of RWAs, MWAs, village committees,…
Pune: High drama unfolded at the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) building after an office-bearer of the NCP’s women’s wing from Baramati attempted self-immolation during the general body meeting on Monday.She was intercepted by ZP security personnel before she could set herself on fire. Following the incident, a senior NCP member from the city was summoned…
Surat: Amroli police booked an autorickshaw driver and his three associates for assaulting a railway police constable after he refused to open a level crossing as a train was scheduled to pass.Railway police constable Arvind Yadav was on duty at the Shantinagar-Bharthana railway crossing in Amroli on Saturday evening. Around 9pm an autorickshaw driver came…
Silchar: Nearly 18 months after the launch of the Rs 3.5-crore Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) project, aimed at addressing Silchar’s worsening traffic congestion through technology, the initiative has made little headway, drawing criticism from residents and civil society organisations.The project was inaugurated on Feb 6, 2025, at Capital Point, with the administration promising that…
Lucknow: Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) will, for the first time since its inception, award 45 medals to students with disabilities at its upcoming convocation, marking the highest tally ever achieved by the university’s special students.According to the final merit list released on Monday, 27 meritorious students with disabilities will receive gold, silver…
The Harappan site of Dholavira in Kutch Rajkot: One of Gujarat’s greatest archaeological enigmas is set to be studied further as Kachchh University and the University of Oxford embark on a joint three-year research project to unravel how Harappan communities flourished in the shifting landscapes of Kutch more than 4,000 years ago.Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma…
Traffic Jam at Sikar Road VKI area Jaipur: The city traffic police and the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) have drawn up a traffic management plan to ease congestion on Sikar Road during the construction of Jaipur Metro Phase 2. The blueprint aims to keep traffic moving on one of the city’s busiest corridors as work…
File photo: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s comment at the Jantar Mantar protest, where she appeared to justify the use of force in Kashmir by citing “militancy”, has invited a backlash in J&K, with governing NC and other parties demanding her apology.Leading the NC charge, chief minister Omar…
