Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to conduct an inquiry and take appropriate action regarding alleged contract irregularities worth several crores in various departments of the state govt.Justice G K Ilanthirayan passed the order on a plea moved by Veerappan, a resident of Villupuram, alleging that information…
Hyderabad: Taking a stern stance against illegal constructions, Telangana high court has sent a clear warning: Petitioners approaching the court to shield unauthorised portions of their buildings from demolition or sealing may face heavy fines.The message was delivered in strong terms by Justice NV Shravan Kumar, who cautioned against the growing tendency of builders to…
The deceased was identified as Joginder Pahalwan, a resident of village Aurangabad in Palwal Gurgaon: A 50-year-old sanitation worker of Faridabad municipal corporation died allegedly after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a sewer line in Sector 19 on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Joginder Pahalwan, a resident of village Aurangabad in Palwal. He was…
Kolkata: Nippon Paint, the only multinational paint company in the country, may look for a manufacturing facility in Bengal in the near future, according to Nippon Paint India managing director Sharad Malhotra. The company is eyeing a double-digit market share in the decorative segment in the East in seven to eight years. It entered the…
Panaji: Residents of Anjuna staged an unusual protest outside the electricity department headquarters in Panaji on Thursday over allegedly inflated power bills, eating ‘pej’ (rice kanji) to symbolise that steep charges could push them into poverty.“Bills have been shockingly high. Soon, we may have to survive on kanji because we will be left with no…
Ahmedabad: Justice Niral Mehta of the Gujarat high court on Thursday recused himself from hearing St Xavier’s College’s petition challenging the state govt’s decision compelling it to join the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) system for intake of students in its undergraduate courses.On Thursday morning, the college’s counsel sought early hearing, citing urgency in the…
Ludhiana: A man allegedly posing as a cop duped two fruit vendors of cash and a mobile phone in the Jamalpur. Police have registered a case against the accused, Gurjit Singh of Jhambewal village.The complainant, Sunil Yadav of Mundian Kalan, told cops that he and his cousin, Chand Kishore Yadav, were selling fruits on 33-Foot…
Shimla: Former Union minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Singh Thakur on Thursday inspected the underconstruction Dr Radhakrishnan Govt Medical College at Jol Sappar in Hamirpur district and raised concerns over the prolonged delay in its completion.Pointing out that the Rs 300-crore medical college sanctioned by the Centre had taken nearly a decade to complete, he…
Many residents still lack proper water connections or receive supply for barely two hours a day in the areas Pune: Disheartened, frustrated and losing hope, residents of Undri, NIBM Road Annexe and Mohammadwadi are bracing for worsening water woes as Pune Municipal Corporation prepares to introduce alternate-day water supply from June 15, despite many still…
Shillong: The Meghalaya govt through the transport department on Thursday launched a One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme aimed at providing substantial relief to commercial vehicle owners by waiving outstanding taxes and penalties.Sniawbhalang Dhar, deputy chief minister in-charge, transport, who launched the scheme at the main secretariat in Shillong, said that the OTS was approved by the…
