Rs 345 daily wage only on paper, TN VB-G RAM G workers get less VB-G RAM G scheme may have raised Tamil Nadu’s rural employment wage from `336 to `345 a day from July 1, but workers are taking home far less. According to govt records, the average wage paid to workers is `278 under…
Hyderabad: Central Water Commission (CWC) and National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) have informed Telangana high court that decisions on operating Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme’s barrages rest with State Dam Safety Organisation (SDSO) and state govt’s project authority, and not with them.The agencies made the submissions in response to a writ petition filed by advocate Srirambhatla…
Gurgaon: A 23-year-old man, Sahil alias Cheeta, was arrested in connection with an abduction-for-ransom case in May. A Rs 5,000 reward had been announced for his arrest after a businessman alleged that he was abducted, assaulted and held for ransom in Udyog Vihar, with the accused demanding Rs 7 lakh.The case came to light when…
Traders at Maidan Market say they will take some time to pack their wares and shift A hawker, whose name is not registered with Metro, packs his goods, ready to move Traders at Maidan Market say they will take some time to pack their wares and shift A hawker, whose name is not registered with…
Ghaziabad: The consumer commission has asked the Ghaziabad branch of ICICI Bank to adjust Rs 2.2 lakh collected as pre-EMI interest from a borrower towards his loan account and recalculate the repayment schedule. It also ordered the bank to pay Rs 10,000 in compensation for mental harassment. The customer had sought a Rs 15 lakh…
Rohtak: Haryana govt on Tuesday granted 21 days furlough to Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving jail terms in two rape cases. This is his third release from prison on parole / furlough this year and comes within three months of his last parole.Ram Rahim, who has been lodged…
Members of Pimpri Chinchwad Small Industries Association meet Maharashtra industries minister Uday Samant in Mumbai Pune: Days after industrialists from Chakan raised concerns over poor infrastructure in their MIDC, industry groups in Pimpri Chinchwad approached the state government to demand solutions to their own long-pending issues. They also demanded the Pimpri Chinchwad MIDC be made…
Itanagar: Police in Arunachal Pradesh have recovered 19 children from six locations across the state as part of an investigation into a suspected child trafficking and exploitation network, Namsai superintendent of police Sange Thinley said on Tuesday. Three persons were arrested in this connection.The children were recovered from Mechuka, Aalo, Pasighat, Naharlagun, Itanagar and Longding,…
Transport commissioner Ashutosh Niranjan has taken action against ten Passenger and Goods Tax Officials Lucknow: Transport commissioner Ashutosh Niranjan has initiated departmental disciplinary proceedings against 10 Passenger and Goods Tax officers for poor performance in achieving compounding fee targets.A review of enforcement activities for the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, covering April to…
The renewed inspection comes amid concerns over the condition of govt school infrastructure Jaipur: The state education department has ordered a fresh statewide inspection of elementary schools, focusing on unsafe buildings, basic amenities and teacher availability, with primary elementary education officers (PEEOs) and urban cluster elementary education officers (UCEEOs) directed to submit infrastructure updates and…
