Kolkata: Bengal has emerged as a leading state in financial inclusion, contributing nearly Rs 1,000 crore to the over Rs 10,000 crore total balance in financial inclusion accounts operated through BLS E-Services’ business correspondent network across India, the company said. BLS E-Services, the country’s largest business correspondent network, said the figure, as of Jan 31,…
Panaji: Thirteen years after a rape case was registered under the Pocso Act, a special court in Panaji has acquitted Mouvin Goes, extending him the benefit of doubt after key prosecution witnesses, including the survivor and her mother, failed to support the case during trial.The court noted that the survivor’s mother, who had lodged the…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court here on Wednesday denied regular bail to 33-year-old Monika Makwana, who was arrested last month following the death of her 2.5-month-old daughter from falling into a water tank.As the state govt and Monika’s husband, Deepak Makwana, opposed her bail plea, the court considered the reasons given by the mother for…
Fatehgarh Sahib: A bus carrying pilgrims returning from Baisakhi celebrations at Anandpur Sahib overturned near Bassi Pathana late Tuesday night, leaving eight dead and more than 22 injured.The accident occurred near Himmatpura village on the Morinda–Chunni road, just 3-4 km from the destination of the victims, Main Majra village. ASI Balveer Singh of the Bassi…
Pune: Ready mix concrete operators in the city have paused manufacturing till unified guidelines are created by all authorities concerned even as the civic body continued its crackdown on plants.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday demolished illegal constructions, including seven ready mix concrete (RMC) plants, spread over 52,000 sqft in Nagar Road areas such as…
Surat: Dramatic scenes were witnessed on the final day for withdrawal of nominations in Bharuch and Navsari on Tuesday.Two Congress candidates pulled out in Bharuch, resulting in an uncontested victory for the BJP. In Ward 5 of the municipality, Congress candidate Rajvir Vasava withdrew his nomination, leaving BJP candidate Devendra Vasava as the sole contender….
The blaze, which broke out around 5:30 pm, spread rapidly through the densely packed settlement, triggering a series of explosions as more than 50 LPG cylinders, kept in different shanties by residents, went off in succession LUCKNOW: Over 1,000 people, most of them migrant workers from nearby districts and other states, were rendered homeless after…
Rajkot: In a dramatic development linked to the Bhavnagar civic body elections, the Congress’s city unit president has been booked for allegedly kidnapping his own party candidate and is believed to have been detained by police. The candidate at the centre of the row denied any kidnapping in a video on social media.The FIR was…
Jaisalmer: A married woman allegedly died by suicide in Dhakon ki Dhani village under the Sedwa police station area of Barmer district Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Indira Devi (24), a resident of Barmer district. Family members said that three years ago she got married to her husband Madan, who worked as a photographer.According to…
New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday directed all banks issuing FASTags to undertake “immediate” validation of vehicle registration numbers (VRNs) linked to the smart tags issued by them. The banks have been directed to blacklist FASTags that are found linked to incorrect or invalid VRNs.The decision follows some complaints that VRN…
