Mumbai: Two crore electors have already been excluded from the draft list of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Maharashtra because their enumeration forms remained uncollected. Now, another 1.2 crore voters from the 7.7 crore who made it to the draft list face the challenge of providing additional documents which will have to pass scrutiny….
The police team with the seized vehicle and explosives Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on illegal transportation of explosives, Dobbespet police Friday seized 600 gelatin sticks and 100 detonators from an SUV near Nelamangala and arrested a 45-year-old man.The accused, Shivashankar, was intercepted near Sompura in Nelamangala taluk following a tip-off about the transportation of…
CPI leader rejects TVK ministers’ explanation on govt circular Chennai: A day after a delegation of TVK ministers met Left party leaders and said they were unaware of the controversial circular directing Universities to monitor students affiliated with Left parties, CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Saturday rejected the explanation.Veerapandian said the chief minister and…
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy at a meet in Nakrekal Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said their next target is Sircilla, Siddipet and Gajwel assembly constituencies wherein Congress will fly its flag in the next elections.These constituencies are represented by BRS working president KT Rama Rao, BRS deputy floor leader T Harish…
Cheenapara Heritage Gallery is unveiled at Sei Vui Temple Kolkata: The state govt planned to put the city’s historic Chinese neighbourhoods of Tiretta Bazaar and Tangra on the state’s tourism map by developing walking trails and organising heritage walks around their temples, eateries and other landmarks, additional chief secretary of the tourism department Barun Roy…
The revised rate will only apply to acquisitions in the Noida region. For New Noida, rates will vary by phase Noida: Noida Authority has raised its compensation rate by 53% in the category where farmers also get a 5% developed plot, the move aimed at breaking the deadlock over land acquisition for the New Noida…
Panaji: Union home minister Amit Shah arrived in Goa on Saturday for a two-day visit ahead of the Western Zonal Council meeting, which he will chair on Monday. The Western Zonal Council includes Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra, along with the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.Apart from the council meeting,…
Varanasi: The blackboards were empty and classrooms quiet on Saturday as teachers stepped onto the sports field with energy, excitement and a competitive spirit during a Teachers’ Day celebration at Vikas Inter College.In the 100-metre race, Nandani Verma raced ahead and claimed first place with an impressive timing of 15 seconds. Dolly Pal finished second,…
Gandhinagar: Rajkumar Beniwal, managing director of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC), has been transferred and appointed Surat municipal commissioner, relieving Tejas Parmar of the additional charge of the post.According to a transfer notification issued by General Administration Department on Saturday, Sanjeev Kumar, principal secretary to the chief minister, will hold additional charge…
Chandigarh: Grappling with acute shortage of regular staff, the MC has approached the Chandigarh administration seeking the revival of 87 posts that were abolished around five years ago. The civic body has argued that a sharp increase in its responsibilities and jurisdiction has made it difficult to discharge statutory and public functions effectively without adequate…
