Chandigarh: In a big relief for govt employees awaiting official accommodation, the Chandigarh administration has amended its govt housing allotment rules to ensure that licence fee is charged only after an allotted house is physically handed over in a habitable condition. The revised rules also remove discretionary extensions for taking possession, introducing a stricter and…
Congress leader in PMC Ramchandra Kadam alleged that only four contractors nationwide handled mixed-waste processing, forming cartels to split contracts among themselves Pune: Congress has demanded that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) retender its garbage processing project, seeking separate tenders for wet and dry waste instead of the current mixed-waste model. In a letter submitted on…
Surat: A 53-year-old businessman has alleged that three 100g gold bars worth around Rs 45 lakh were replaced with fake ones while they were kept in his bank locker.The theft came to light when the family decided to shift their valuables from the locker to their home.Reenam Shah, who runs a pharmaceutical unit in Surat,…
Guwahati: Floods in upper Assam disrupted train services, forcing diversions, cancellations and passenger evacuations.Floodwater overtopped tracks at Simaluguri in Sivasagar district, forcing Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to suspend train movement on affected sections. More than 2,000 passengers were evacuated and moved by road.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat…
Lucknow: A local court in Bahraich has sentenced a rape convict to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh in a case in which a woman was allegedly sexually exploited for a year on the false promise of marriage.The conviction was secured under the Uttar Pradesh Police’s ‘Operation Conviction’…
accident occurred near Vishwakarma Market on NH-62 in the Lunkaransar area. Jaipur: An eight-month-old infant was killed and 16 passengers were injured after a private bus travelling from Jodhpur to Ludhiana overturned as the driver allegedly tried to avoid hitting a cow on a highway in Bikaner district late Sunday night. Police identified the deceased…
NEW DELHI: BJP Monday blamed Left-affiliated student organisations, such as All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Students’ Federation of India (SFI), besides organised groups for protests and violence during Cockroach Janata Party’s march to Parliament.Similar allegations of organised instigation and crowd mobilisation were made in connection with the Delhi riots, and several individuals continue to…
Quote of the day by Green playwright Aeschylus Ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus who redefined theater and was known as the ‘Father of Tragedy’ gave us this lofty quote, which serves as a survival lesson even today. In his play Prometheus Bound, Oceanus gives this advice to Prometheus, suggesting that when dealing with powerful tyranny like…
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi joined the protests over the NEET paper leak controversy, at Jantar Mandtar. A day earlier, she had reached Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to stand with students demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. As Sonam Wangchuk remains on an indefinite hunger strike at Safdarjung Hospital after being forcibly removed from…
The Moon lends a calmer, more harmonious quality. As the malefic planets are not in close conjunction, their transit might bring ease in social interaction, creative discussion, and commercial planning for Gemini natives. What to Do Today Use this day to turn your ideas into practical actions. You can efficiently do writing, media, design, teaching,…
