Alcohol meant for human consumption remains outside the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), giving states complete authority to levy and revise taxes. MUMBAI: A sharp rise in liquor sales, coupled with higher excise duties and price revisions by manufacturers, has delivered a windfall to state governments, with some states recording an 82%…
Bengaluru: With Chickpet remaining vulnerable to fire accidents due to its dense commercial activity and narrow lanes, Greater Bengaluru Authority ordered an immediate fire-safety audit of buildings in the central Bengaluru locality to assess firefighting systems, emergency exits and overall emergency preparedness.Chairing a review meeting Tuesday, GBA chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao directed officials to constitute…
Chennai police appoint expert panel to create awareness against drugs Chennai: In a first-of-its-kind drive, a panel of experts comprising a lawyer, a police officer, an educationist, a social worker and a doctor will visit more than 100 schools and colleges in the city to promote awareness against drug use through presentations, plays, motivational sessions…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt on Tuesday appointed M Satyanarayana Reddy as chairman of the newly constituted Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam board at Yadagirigutta. Among the nominated members is Konidela Surekha, wife of actor Chiranjeevi. The board has been constituted under the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2025.Besides the chairman,…
Parrot’s health condition Kolkata: A 13-year-old parrot, Mithu, is in excruciating pain and its life hangs in balance as it awaits a surgery to remove an egg, much bigger than the usual size, stuck in its pelvic region.Mithu, like most parrots caged alone, had earlier laid eggs that did not fertilise but this time, extra…
Calangute: Calangute police arrested 18 persons after busting an illegal online cricket betting racket operating from a hotel at Khobravaddo on the Baga road late on Monday night. Police also seized a large number of mobile phones, laptops and other electronic devices allegedly used in the racket.Police said they received a tip-off about the illegal…
Gorakhpur: A 26-year-old woman attacked her 57-year-old mother-in-law with a knife and slit her throat following an argument over a phone conversation she had with a young man in UP’s Gorakhpur district late Monday. The victim sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Gorakhpur.According to police, Jaihind, a resident of Malmalia Jagdishpur village,…
Popat Lakhani, a resident of Kudasan, was riding from Tarapur crossroads towards CH-0 Circle when the truck struck his two-wheeler, throwing him onto the road Ahmedabad: A retired assistant taluka development officer (ATDO) died after a truck rammed his scooter from behind near Sargasan bridge in Gandhinagar on Monday evening. Sector-7 police have registered a…
Bhiwani: Bhiwani police have arrested a former employee of Mata Pahari temple, accusing him of systematically siphoning off cash offerings and valuables donated by devotees over several years while serving in key positions at the shrine.Investigators claim the accused, who once supervised the temple’s security personnel and later oversaw its CCTV surveillance system, exploited his…
Pune: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) raided a chemical-producing company at Kurkumbh MIDC in the early hours of Monday, on the Pune-Solapur highway.“We have seized the chemicals and are probing whether these were drugs. Samples have been sent for forensic examination,” said a senior ANTF officer.“We received information that the company was illegally producing synthetic…
