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…
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…
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…
The five routes launching this week will link Hanskhali, Santragachhi, Bijaygarh, Jadavpur, and Baruipur directly with New Town Kolkata: The state govt-backed app Yatri Sathi is set to launch five new air-conditioned shuttle bus routes.The expansion scales the platform’s shuttle network to 12 routes, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and key suburban belts with…
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…
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…
Qadian MLA and leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader and leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, has extended his support to the statewide ‘Maha Bandh’ being observed by govt employee unions and pensioner organisations on Thursday, saying the protest reflects the growing frustration…
Pune: Lack of garbage vehicles has hampered daily lifting in the city with waste piling up in several spots in the last few days. Residents have complained about unattended trash and rain making it worse. The civic administration is adding at least 250 vehicles to its fleet by next month to improve garbage lifting.Elected representatives…
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…
B S P Chief Mayawati says that everyone should refrain from commenting on any religion, religious scriptures or beliefs Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged people to avoid critical remarks on sensitive religious matters amid the ongoing hijab row, saying restraint would serve the country and the public interest.In a post on…
