Bengaluru: With conventional revenue streams nearing saturation and expenditure pressures mounting, the state resource mobilisation committee has advised the govt to explore alcohol tourism. Constituted to identify new revenue avenues, the committee has recommended that the govt encourage wine tourism as a niche but growing segment within India’s travel industry. The panel has proposed developing…
On Thursday, a total of 4.85 crore voters exercised their franchise in 234 constituencies. Of CHENNAI: Women outvoted men by more than 17 lakh in Thursday’s polling to elect members for the state’s 17th Assembly. It represented a 2.19% higher turnout than that of their male counterparts, continuing the trend of women leading democratic participation…
– E-rikshaw problem at Udyog Vihar road.________________Picture by Vinay Gupta – E-rikshaw problem at Shankar chowk.________________Picture by Vinay Gupta – E-rikshaw problem at Sikanderpur chowk.________________Picture by Vinay Gupta – E-rikshaw problem at Sikanderpur chowk.________________Picture by Vinay Gupta – E-rikshaw problem at Shankar chowk.________________Picture by Vinay Gupta – E-rikshaw problem at Udyog Vihar road.________________Picture by Vinay…
Ponda: With a hike in procurement rates announced by govt, raw milk has become costly in Goa, though consumers will not have to bear the burden of the price rise, at least for now. The rates have come into force from this month.At a recent meeting with dairy farmers, chief minister Pramod Sawant had agreed…
Varanasi: Finance minister and district in-charge minister of Varanasi, Suresh Khanna said that opposition parties opposed important bills in Parliament on April 16-17. He said that by opposing these important bills, Congress, Samajwadi Party, TMC and DMK have betrayed half the country’s population and have completely exposed their anti-women mentality.Talking to reporters virtually from Lucknow…
Kullu: Nearly 10 months after eight workers were washed away in a flash flood in the Manuni rivulet near Dharamshala in Kangra district, a hydroelectric power company has finally deposited a compensation of Rs 1.22 crore for the lost lives.India Priyadarshini Hydro Power Private Limited has transferred the money to the office of the Employees’…
Surat: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped from her residence in the Amroli area on Thursday afternoon by her own parents, who were reportedly unhappy with her marrying a man of her choice. According to the complaint, Laxmi Kalathiya’s younger son, Hiren, married Ritika Bharodiya in Dec last year. The couple subsequently got a marriage…
Shillong: The East Khasi Hills district administration has banned illegal mining and quarrying in the hill slopes and removal of sand from river beds without valid permits with immediate effect due to adverse effects on the environment, aquatic life and public health.In an order issued on April 23, district magistrate in-charge HML Kynta said it…
Varanasi: Friday in Varanasi unfolded under a dome of unyielding heat. Dawn offered some relief as the sky shifted, but by 9 am, the reprieve dissolved. Fierce loo winds rose, and the city surrendered to searing heat once more. At BHU, the IMD recorded a blistering 44.3°C — 4.6 degrees above normal.According to IMD, night…
Rajkot: Just as campaigning for the local self-govt elections wound down, a controversy broke out in Una town of Gir Somnath district with the arrest of an Aam Aadmi Party candidate for allegedly staging an attack on himself to implicate political rivals.Ajay Bambhaniya, 38, the AAP candidate from Ward 5 of the Una municipality, was…
