Varanasi: Amidst chanting of Vedic mantras, rituals of bhumi pujan (groundbreaking) for the construction of a 500-bed super speciality hospital building were performed on SSPG divisional hospital premises here on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid foundation of the project during his visit on Apr 28.After the rituals, former UP minister and City South…
Restaurant owners say the shortage has been most visible among waiters, kitchen helpers and cleaning staff, with many workers preferring short-term catering assignments during wedding seasons Ahmedabad: With his entire staff away from Ahmedabad, restaurateur Rushabh Purohit has been managing his Gujarati thali restaurant almost single-handedly for the past few days. Some workers returned to…
Sonipat: In a major cybercrime crackdown, Sonipat Police busted a fake call centre operating out of the Bahalgarh area and uncovered an alleged international fraud racket that duped foreign nationals of nearly Rs 2.5 crore.Acting on a tip-off, police raided the premises and arrested three accused allegedly involved in the operation. Police said the gang…
Tezpur: Three suspected poachers were apprehended from Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Sunday, officials said.The accused were allegedly planning to poach rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), they said.KNP director Sonali Ghosh said the arrests were made from Narayanpur, in a joint operation by forest officials of the Eastern Range, Gamiri, and the Crime Investigation…
Lucknow: A day after three children of migrant labourers drowned in a rainwater-filled pit at a brick kiln in Kushinagar on Saturday, district magistrate Mahendra Singh Tanwar ordered a magisterial inquiry and directed officials to submit a report within three days.The incident occurred in Dinapatti village under the Kasya police station area, where labourers from…
Rajkot: A Rajkot couple was arrested for allegedly murdering the woman’s lover and dumping his body in a forest stretch near Naranka village in Kotda Sangani taluka, police said on Sunday.The crime came to light on Saturday when a farmer spotted the body of an unidentified man lying beside the road in the forest area….
Jaipur: Govt school teachers have announced a series of protests from May 14 over the ‘indifference’ of the govt to teachers’ issues like delay in transfer of Grade III teachers, non-academic work, reduction in holidays, among others.Teachers associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh Sunday addressed the media in Jaipur and said that due…
Ramesh Chennithala and PM Modi NEW DELHI: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday jibed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that he appears to have ‘memory loss’ after the BJP leadership took nearly 50 days to announce the chief minister in Delhi but is now criticising the Congress over the delay in selecting Kerala’s next…
US President Donald Trump’s “Gold Card” visa scheme is struggling to win over the wealthy foreigners it was designed to attract, with several immigration lawyers warning clients to stay away from the programme over legal and financial concerns.According to a Washington Post report, attorneys who advise ultra-wealthy clients say ongoing litigation, tax complications and uncertainty…
The Competition Commission of India has ordered a detailed probe into French spirits giant Pernod Ricard and seven other entities for alleged cartelisation in the Indian-made foreign liquor market. The investigation will examine restrictive conduct by Pernod Ricard with retailers and wholesalers, potentially violating competition laws. The CCI’s Director General will lead the inquiry, looking…
