Kolkata: Jadavpur University on Wednesday formed a committee with VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee as the chairperson and pro-VC Amitava Datta as the vice-chairperson to oversee, coordinate and facilitate activities and initiatives under the Institute of Eminence (IoE) framework.The state had written to JU, stating they would provide Rs 250 crore and asked the university to seek…
Noida: A 32-year-old man suffered several fractures in a hit-and-run accident at Ek Murti Chowk in Greater Noida earlier this month. A video of the accident recorded by a rear-view camera of a car shows that the collision impact flung the man into the air. Police have arrested the driver, a 24-year-old management student, on…
Arolkar is already under arrest in connection with another alleged property fraud involving a property in Assagao Panaji: Mapusa police registered an FIR against real estate developer Tarak Arolkar for allegedly cheating a Mormugao resident of Rs 41.9 lakh after promising to sell her a 51,000 sq m property at Torxem, Pernem.According to the complaint,…
Varanasi: A Pocso court in Varanasi awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment to a tuition teacher for sexually assaulting his 12-year girl student.Quoting the Sanskrit shloka “Gurudevo na par tatva, gurudevo na par gyan” (There is no supreme reality or essence (tatva) higher than Guru nor there is no supreme knowledge or wisdom greater than what…
Ahmedabad: A gym chain owner has accused two employees and a woman of allegedly cheating his company of Rs 1.6 crore by continuing a discontinued membership scheme and diverting customer payments to bank accounts not linked to the company.A complaint alleging cheating, criminal breach of trust, misuse of authority and use of forged documents has…
Chandigarh: Amid ongoing protests by Punjab govt employees, chief minister Bhagwant Mann is likely to meet representatives of the employees’ unions on Friday.The employees are seeking the release of pending dearness allowance (DA) and restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS).Sukhchain Singh Khaira, coordinator of the joint action committee of employees, confirmed that CM Mann…
Pune: Traders in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad are a worried lot following the Centre’s proposal that merchants pay a 0.4% charge on UPI payments exceeding Rs 2,000.Businesses in commercial areas like Pimpri Camp and Market Yard, among others, said they have moved largely to digital transactions and this fee could increase their overhead and squeeze…
Guwahati: Four masked men allegedly broke into a residence in Saukuchi in the early hours of Wednesday and robbed the occupants of cash and valuables, police said.The incident occurred around 3 am, when Pankaj Chakraborty and his family were asleep. The intruders allegedly threatened to kill him and demanded cash and jewellery. Chakraborty told police…
Lucknow: Advocacy groups Youth For Equality (YFE) and Reservation Hatao Andolan (RHA) on Wednesday welcomed the Allahabad high court’s intervention in the MBBS admission process for four govt medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh, describing it as a major relief for general category and OBC aspirants.In a statement, YFE said that it, along with RHA, extended…
Proposals have been prepared for dual-medium instruction in 157 of the 346 low-enrolment schools identified across the state Jaipur: The state education department is considering starting Hindi-medium classes alongside English-medium classes in 157 Mahatma Gandhi Govt English Medium Schools amid low enrolment in these institutions.The department has asked district education officers to submit details of…
