As PNG adoption sputters, Chd plans VAT cut from 12% to 5% Chandigarh: The city’s push to wean households off LPG and shift them to piped natural gas (PNG) has made little headway, with just one in five targeted households opting for the fuel.The UT administration now plans to slash VAT on PNG from 12%…
Pune: Cybercrooks posing as officials of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Mumbai police allegedly duped a 74-year-old woman from Dhayari of Rs48 lakh between Aug 26 and Aug 29.The elderly woman lodged a complaint with Nanded City police on Monday. She lives alone in her flat, while her two sons live in UK…
Silchar: Cachar district magistrate Rahul Kumar Gupta has imposed restrictions around an election office ahead of the Sept 11 nomination deadline.The order covers a 100-metre radius of the assistant returning officer’s (ARO) office at Govt Boys’ Higher Secondary School on Sadarghat Road.Issued under Section 163 of the BNSS, it prohibits gatherings of five or more…
Lucknow: Even as Lucknow has made a striking 47% reduction in its annual average PM10 concentration over the past eight years, earning the state capital the top rank among Indian cities with populations above 10 lakh in Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, a different pollution battle continues to play out on its streets.Overflowing garbage dumps, foul odour…
JDA and other civic bodies stopped issuing leases with waivers Jaipur: More than 1,000 patta applications submitted during Rajasthan’s Urban Service Camp between June 12 and July 15 have been kept on hold after the State Election Commission enforced the model code of conduct for civic polls.Officials in the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) said the…
BJP demands Punjab CM’s resignation over farmer’s suicide NEW DELHI: BJP alleged Tuesday that AAP was like a “thug gang” and demanded the resignation of CM Bhagwant Mann after a man died by suicide, allegedly following pressure from AAP functionaries to apologise for questioning minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the drug menace in his village.BJP…
Endangered Sawfish-Turtle Photo Wins Australia’s Top Nature PrizePhoto credit: South Australian Museum/ Instagram In the sunlit shallows off northern Australia, a rare and ancient creature glided through the water, its long, toothed snout cutting a gentle path beside a pair of sea turtles. The moment lasted only seconds, but it was enough for a drone…
Digital asset firms court sovereign funds NEW DELHI: Digital asset firms will court sovereign investors at a Delhi roundtable this week as India pursues “faster, cheaper international payments” while insisting replacing the dollar is not on its agenda. Brics Digital Asset Round Table will gather 50 industry leaders.Organiser SWFI said iBrics summit investors manage $1…
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were spotted enjoying a day out together in London. The couple, who have been shuttling between the UK and India, were photographed on a casual Tuesday morning. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma spotted in London Photographs of the couple took social media by storm, with fans sharing the images across…
Lionel Messi set to buy second Spanish club, agrees 100% ownership of LaLiga 2 side Eldense/ Image: AP,X Lionel Messi is reportedly preparing for another major step into football ownership, with the Argentina legend set to expand his business interests in Spain after making his first investment in the country’s lower leagues earlier this year.The…
