Mumbai: The BMC Standing Committee on Wednesday approved three-year contracts worth Rs 23 crore to nine NGOs for sterilising stray dogs under the animal birth control programme even as committee members raised concerns over identification of sterilised dogs and the need for more shelters.The dog census conducted in Jan 2024 showed that of the 90,757…
CHENNAI: TVK president C Joseph Vijay on polling day urged the ECI to extend voting hours by two hours, citing transport disruptions and slow polling that left voters stranded and queues moving slowly across parts of Tamil Nadu.In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Vijay said thousands of voters were unable to reach polling…
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Telangana high court has not given a clean chit to anyone responsible for the alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project. Responding to the HC verdict, the minister said the petitioners approached the court seeking to quash GO No. 6, which constituted the Justice PC Ghose commission….
Jalpaiguri: As tea garden workers of north Bengal head to their polling booths on Thursday, many will carry heart-loads of unpaid dues, broken promises and a deepening uncertainty.“I don’t believe any party any more,” said Joybirpara Tea Estate’s Rakhi Barai. “They come before elections and make all sorts of promises. For generations, we have believed…
Margao: Kushavati district collector Egna Cleetus has directed sub-divisional magistrates to identify and trim dangerous trees before the onset of monsoon, and to dispose of pending cases under the Trees Act without delay.The directions came at a monsoon preparedness meeting chaired by Cleetus, in her capacity as chairperson of the district disaster management authority, held…
Ahmedabad: The GIFT City International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has cancelled the licence of a broker-dealer after finding that a company was operating data and IT-enabled services that do not fall within the scope of securities or commodity derivatives business. The company, which had received its broker-dealer registration in 2022, came under scrutiny after…
Mohali: A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dismissed a revision petition filed by one of the accused challenging provision of signature samples in a bank fraud case, upholding the trial court’s direction to provide fresh samples of signatures for forensic examination.The case pertains to an FIR registered in 2022 based…
Pune: An international acrobatic athlete serving with the Indian Army was found hanging from a tree under mysterious circumstances near his residence at Kusmade Colony in Mhaske Vasti on Pune-Alandi road on Wednesday morning.A water pipe was tied around the neck of the deceased, Subedar Siddesh Bhosale (34), police said. “His hands were bound with…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences (UPSIFS) on Wednesday organised a one-day workshop on “Quantum Computing” at its Lucknow campus, bringing policymakers, scientists, industry experts and students under one roof.The workshop highlighted the growing role of quantum technologies in cybersecurity, defence, finance and research. UPSIFS founding director G K Goswami described quantum…
File photo of 18-yr-old tigress T-39 (Noor) in Ranthambore Jaipur: Tigress T-39, also known as Noor, one of the oldest surviving big cats in Ranthambore National Park, has begun moving along the reserve’s outer stretches and was recently sighted near National Highway-552, raising concern among residents and prompting intensified monitoring by forest teams.“Born in 2007,…
