Panaji: The department of urban development has announced a scheme to provide an annual grant of Rs 70 lakh for Class C municipalities to meet their operational and administrative expenses, including salaries and pension benefits.Grants will be equivalent to actual staff salaries and pension, but not more than Rs 50 lakh per annum for salaries…
Ahmedabad: A financing firm has accused two partners of a real estate firm of selling mortgaged flats and shops worth over Rs 2.5 crore without its consent. Navrangpura police on Saturday filed a case of cheating and breach of trust in the matter. The complaint was filed by the territory business manager of the home…
Panchkula: HAFED and the Haryana Warehousing Corporation (HWC) have intensified wheat procurement and lifting operations across mandis in Panchkula district during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2026-27.According to the district food and supplies controller office, agencies have procured 37,109 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat so far, of which 36,850 MT has already been lifted.Procurement is…
A delegation of the 8th Central Pay Commission Committee led by chairperson Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai visited NDA Pune: A high-powered delegation of the 8th Central Pay Commission, led by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai, visited key military establishments in Pune, including the Artificial Limb Centre, the National Defence Academy and the Indian Air…
Surat: The Singanpor police in Surat have booked a 65-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing a five-year-old boy inside the basement of a posh residential society in the Dabholi area. The accused allegedly lured the child away while he was playing with other children, though the victim managed to escape before further harm could be…
Agartala: The Tripura govt has implemented a project aimed at addressing the human-elephant conflict in the Atharomura hill region of Tripura’s Khowai district.The project involves the installation of solar fencing, elephant proof trenches and the establishment of an anti-depredation squad, which is a community-based troop responsible for managing elephant ravages, district forest officer Khowai Ashok…
Rajkot: A 39-year-old man was arrested by the Junagadh local crime branch on Saturday for allegedly murdering a 59-year-old woman in the Joshipara area of Junagadh city, with investigators saying a trail of clues — including an extra teacup and CCTV footage — helped crack the case.The body of Sunita Raija was found with her…
Ayushi Bhandari plays an attacker in the team Jaipur: Ayushi Bhandari, a sub-inspector in Rajasthan Police, has been selected in the national senior women’s volleyball camp after a selection trials held last week in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.The 20-member Indian probables will undergo a coaching camp for the CAVA Women’s Championship 2026, scheduled to be held in…
India, Netherlands set up joint working group on clean energy (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: India and the Netherlands have set up a joint working group to accelerate New Delhi’s clean energy expansion through shared technology, expertise and finance, new and renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a social media post.The minister said the…
Reed Jobs, the son of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is looking to expand investments in British healthcare startups through his oncology-focused venture firm as he pushes efforts to improve cancer treatment and early detection.Jobs, 34, runs San Francisco-based venture firm Yosemite, which manages more than $1 billion in assets and backs companies developing cancer…
