Patiala: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has directed its field offices to suspend, with immediate effect, the disconnection of Domestic Supply (DS) connections over payment defaults arising from incorrect or inflated electricity bills.The relief will remain in force until the Oracle-based Smart Billing System (SBS) stabilises and erroneous bills are corrected. Field offices have…
Income Tax officials clean Sarasbaug temple premises Income Tax officials clean Sarasbaug temple premises Income Tax officials clean Sarasbaug temple premises Income Tax officials clean Sarasbaug temple premises Income Tax officials clean Sarasbaug temple premises Pune: Officials from Pune’s income tax (investigation) department participated in a cleanliness drive at Sarasbaug Siddhivinayak Temple on Saturday as…
A video grab of the incident that went viral Surat: A car stunt video shot during an event at Auro University has raised questions over discipline and safety on the educational campus, prompting Surat police to book the event organiser.Ichhapore police booked Ahmedabad-based Alpesh Rabari, who organised the event, for allegedly committing a negligent act…
CM Lalduhoma chairs a review meeting on Monday Aizawl: Mizoram has the potential to emerge as a major silk-producing state, CM Lalduhoma said on Monday, urging the sericulture department to prepare a substantial project to develop the sector.Chairing a review meeting of the department at the CM Conference Hall, Lalduhoma said strengthening sericulture was essential…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath listens to the grievances of citizens from various districts during the ‘Janta Darshan’ at his official residence, in Lucknow on Monday Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to take ‘the strictest possible action’ against the accused in a case where they beat up a man in Rae Bareli and…
Rajkot: Two fatal road accidents were reported in Rajkot district on Saturday, leaving a 50-year-old motorcyclist dead near Jetpur and a two-and-a-half-year-old boy killed in Virpur.The first accident occurred around 10.30am near Thanagalol village in Jetpur taluka. Chetan Gohel, 50, was riding his motorcycle towards Jetpur for work when he collided with an oncoming state…
A six-year dream culminates in an extraordinary journey from Bir’s landing site to one of Himachal Pradesh’s most remote villages, crossing the Thamsar Pass at 4,700 metres What normally takes trekkers three to four days to cover on foot, trail runner and architect Sannat Sachdev completed in just 12 hours and 12 seconds—a 52.5-kilometre journey…
For migrant workers, moving brings better livelihoods—but little job security NEW DELHI: Nearly 72% of migrant workers surveyed in three south Indian states felt that moving for work has improved their standard of living and more than half (around 57%) intended to continue working in their destination state, as per a new report.At the same…
A former governor of Maine built one of North America’s largest state parks piece by piece over three decades. He paid for every purchase with his own money after efforts to use public funds failed. Percival P. Baxter made his first purchase, 5,960 acres around Mount Katahdin, in 1930. By the time he made his…
Fahadh Faasil had a warm and funny moment at the ‘Don’t Trouble The Trouble’ event while speaking about his young co-star Ssara Palekar. The actor recalled their time on the sets and said her preparation and patience made their scenes easier to perform. His comments soon turned into heartfelt praise for the young actor. Fahadh…
