Mumbai: After the BMC cancelled the transfers of more than 120 civic engineers following allegations of corruption, the civic body has now constituted a special committee to enhance transparency in the internal transfer process for engineers. To ensure greater transparency, the transfer process will be carried out online and a software is being developed for…
Bengaluru: With just days left for Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026, experts emphasised the importance of strategic preparation, revision and time management over last-minute cramming on Saturday during KCET Prep Master 2026, a webinar held to guide students appearing for the state-level entrance examination scheduled for April 23 and 24.The webinar, hosted by Presidency…
Chennai: A newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a toilet at a private scan centre near the Kancheepuram govt general hospital on Friday, and police launched a search for the 17-year-old mother who left the premises after delivery. Scan centre staff informed Sivakanchi police, who reached the spot and initiated an inquiry. The infant…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday urged Union steel and heavy industries minister HD Kumaraswamy to establish a green steel plant in Bayyaram in Mahabubabad district in Telangana. The CM met with Kumaraswamy and also minister of state for steel Bhupathi Srinivas Varma in New Delhi.During the meeting, the CM briefed the Union…
Gurgaon: A local court has directed the police to register an FIR against former minister Sukhbir Kataria and others for alleged misuse of govt grants by diverting benefits to ineligible persons.The petition filed last year by a Gurgaon resident, Om Parkash, claimed that Kataria abused his ministerial position between 2014 and 2019 to secure a…
Kolkata: The EC on Saturday relieved the observer for the Chinsurah seat in Hooghly, C Paulrasu, an IAS officer of the 2004 batch, and asked him to leave the constituency and Bengal immediately.Another IAS officer, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, who is a general observer in Hooghly, was asked to take charge of Chinsurah.Earlier, the EC removed…
Single-room residential accommodations with shared toilets for factory workers in Bishanpura village A garment factory in Noida Phase 2 A worker carries a bundle of semi-stiched clothes inside a factory in Noida Single-room residential accommodations with shared toilets for factory workers in Bishanpura village A garment factory in Noida Phase 2 A worker carries a…
Bicholim: A mock drill for the Shirgao jatra was held late Saturday night. After taking stock of the preparations, chief minister Pramod Sawant told police and fire services to maintain strict control and act firmly against troublemakers, including ‘dhonds’, to ensure safety. Collector Ankit Yadav also reviewed the preparations. North Goa SP Harishchandra Madkaikar said…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Congress on Saturday named Kamal Diwan and Kulwinder Kaur as the mayoral candidates for the municipal corporations of Sonipat and Ambala city, respectively. As per sources, deliberations are on to finalise the name of the mayoral candidate for Panchkula.Kamal Diwan is the son of former MLA Dev Raj Diwan, and the family…
Aizawl: Preparations for Tuesday’s election to the 19-ward Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) have been “more or less completed”, state election commissioner H Lalthlangliana said on Saturday.Lalthlangliana said preparations for the Aizawl city civic polls have been smooth, except for complaints over violations of the election model code of conduct (EMCC), which he said have been…
