16 years since Rs 20 lakh heist in Mumbai, ex-driver of Mandhana Industries convicted; gets three months in prison | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Sixteen years after a heavy monsoon rainstorm disrupted payday at Mandhana Industries Ltd and led to a Rs 20 lakh cash heist, a magistrate’s court finally convicted the company’s former driver, sentencing him to three months in prison. However, the victim of the theft, 72-year-old businessman Purushottam Mandhana, former chairperson and managing director of…

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Tamil Nadu Govt Approves ₹28 Crore Annual Vehicle Allowance for MLAs: Are we opening the public purse for private perks? | Chennai News

The govt has announced that all 234 MLAs will be provided vehicles Srimathi VenkatachariTamil Nadu appears to have discovered a new category of public necessity, the MLA who must not travel without a govt-funded vehicle. The govt has announced that all 234 MLAs will be provided vehicles, together with `75,000 per month towards driver, fuel…

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Octave Intelligence opens global tech and innovation centre in Hyderabad | Hyderabad News

Octave Intelligence Plc’s global CEO Mattias Stenberg (second from left) with Telangana IT & industries minister D Sridhar Babu at the opening of Octave’s new global technology and innovation centre in Hyderabad on Wednesday as Telangana IT advisor Sai Krishna (extreme right) and Octave India vice president for product and services Sekhar Konidena look on…

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Activist couple’s house ransacked, gold stolen | Goa News

The stolen gold ornaments weighed approximately 100g, and the silver articles 25g Panaji: The apartment of activists Sabina Martins and her husband Subhas Naik Jorge was ransacked and gold and silver ornaments stolen when the family was travelling to Coorg, Karnataka. Panaji police have registered an FIR against unidentified accused. Martins said that on returning…

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Varanasi ranks sixth in UP under Janani Suraksha Yojana | Varanasi News

Varanasi: Varanasi has been ranked sixth in Uttar Pradesh under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), with payments made to 12,744 beneficiaries in the district.District magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Tuesday reviewed the progress of various health department schemes and national health programmes. He directed officials to improve performance and ensure time-bound payments on a priority basis…

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Silt cleared, repairs under way as flood-hit 49 Sivasagar schools prepare to reopen on Aug 31 | Guwahati News

506 flood-affected schools reopen in Sivasagar, the 49 await restoration Dibrugarh: As many as 49 schools in Sivasagar district that remained closed after being affected by floods are expected to reopen and resume regular classes from Aug 31, officials said on Wednesday.The schools are undergoing cleaning, restoration and repair work, while online classes are being…

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