Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said work force entering the state for work during the monsoon will be screened, as they are often found to be carriers of malaria.“Health department will keep checking for vector-borne diseases. Before renting out premises, blood tests should be compulsorily conducted and proper tenant verification must be carried…
Ahmedabad: The state unit of the Congress party said on Monday that while PM Narendra Modi has urged citizens to increasingly adopt electric vehicles (EVs), the state ranks 22nd in providing EV charging points, 27th in adoption of commercial EVs, and Gujarat’s overall position in the India Electric Mobility Index stands at 16th nationwide.Party spokesperson…
Patiala: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has rescheduled the appearance of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) CMD Basant Garg and director (commercial) Harsharan Kaur Trehan to Wednesday in connection with its money-laundering probe linked to arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora. Garg and Trehan were earlier summoned to ED’s New Delhi headquarters on Monday. The central…
Pune: The state govt has authorised a wide network of officials to inspect establishments for the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, compliance to strengthen workplace safety for women.The women and child development department empowered district officials, women and child welfare officers, protection officers, probation officers, child development project…
Lucknow: The arrested LU assistant professor, accused in the alleged paper leak and harassment case involving a BSc student, has claimed that he never leaked any examination paper and had only offered to provide the student with “important questions” from the question bank.A senior police officer associated with the probe said the police are now…
Brutal Sharks cricket team emerges champion beating Alpha Royals in the final Jaipur: The Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (MNIT) Alumni Premier League concluded with a grand finale at the Mansarovar Cricket Academy here recently.A total of five teams participated in the cricket league, which began on May 15, showcasing intense competition and sportsmanship.In…
NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle drivers’ unions in Delhi-NCR have announced a three-day strike from May 21 to 23 (from Thursday to Saturday), demanding an immediate hike in taxi and auto fares amid rising fuel prices and alleged exploitation by app-based cab aggregators.As per news agency ANI, the “Chalak Shakti Union” submitted a letter to the…
A rare copy of Caedmon’s Hymn is visible in the five lines above the final line of a page from an 8th-century manuscript copy of the Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Image credit: AP) The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marvelling at a medieval book tracked down in a…
Separately, the group reached a settlement with the US Treasury Department over civil allegations linked to sanctions violations. Adani group stocks today: After the US Department of Justice withdrew all criminal allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani, shares of Adani group rallied on Tuesday. Stocks of several Adani Group firms, including…
Veteran Bollywood actress Meenakshi Seshadri has taken a sharp dig at the modern entertainment industry’s obsession with PR and aggressive self-promotion. In a candid reflection on today’s celebrity culture, the iconic Damini star expressed her disdain for headline-grabbing antics, stating she prefers to let her performances define her career. Channeling Vidya Balan‘s famous dialogue from…
