GFXHit by poll guarantee? March salaries delayed across several departments as of April 18 Payments usually made by first week of April Technical glitches and financial constraints cited as cause for delay Allegations emerge that Rs 6,000 cr was diverted to Gruhalakshmi scheme Bengaluru: Salary payments for March to Karnataka govt employees across several departments…
Chennai: Candidates of four major parties in Sholinganallur constituency took a short break from their campaign on Saturday. Residents asked tough questions to the sitting MLA S Aravind Ramesh about unfulfilled promises, including the one of piped water supply to houses. Other aspiring candidates were asked to give a roadmap for one of the fastest-growing…
Kurnool: From the time of Emperor Ashoka to the renewed push for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, India’s enduring love affair with and fascination for the precious yellow metal has been both cultural and economic. Now, in the parched, mineral-rich terrain of Andhra Pradesh‘s Kurnool district, a centuries-long dormant ambition is finally turning into reality.Jonnagiri: All that…
Kolkata: Trinamool on Friday lodged a complaint against Rajesh Kumar, the BJP candidate for Jagatdal, for allegedly violating the MCC and threatening to “tie [voters] upside down and beat them up on the day results are announced”.The party provided a link to a video shared on X as evidence. The complaint stated that the candidate’s…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has quashed charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and destruction of evidence against Abhijeet Desai in his cousin’s death during hunting in 2025.The court refused to interfere with the framing of charges under the Arms Act, 1958, against Desai, stating that issues of possession, use, and procurement of…
Ahmedabad: Tension gripped Dhandhuka town after an argument over a road accident led to the murder of a 30-year-old youth, Dharmesh Gamara, triggering widespread violence, including arson, vandalism and rioting in the area. Within hours of the incident, cops detained two youths from the minority community for the alleged murder.Those arrested were identified as Rizwan…
Ludhiana: As the wheat procurement started late in Ludhiana district due to the rains recently, latest data suggest that till April 17, around 12% wheat has been procured in the grain markets of the district. Meanwhile, the food and supply department officials claim that even as the procurement season ends in the first half of…
Mohali: Mohali continues to witness a high number of traffic violations, particularly cases of riding without helmets, with police data showing that offenders have become habitual despite sustained enforcement drives. However, an overwhelming majority of challans issued in the district are yet to be disposed of.According to official figures, 6.47 lakh challans were issued for…
Pune: The Wagholi police on Saturday registered a case of abetment to suicide against a techie (39) after his wife was found hanging from the ceiling fan at their rented flat in Wagholi around 10pm on Friday. Senior inspector Nandkumar Gaikwad of Wagholi police said, “The techie, his wife and three-year-old daughter moved to Pune…
Guwahati: Four major tea producer bodies from Assam and West Bengal have made a desperate appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap or suitably modify mandatory auction norms that require a significant portion of manufactured tea to be sold through public auctions.The ministry of commerce and industry, in its order dated Oct 1, 2015,…
