Mumbai: Responding to PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to conserve fuel, Fisheries and Ports minister Nitesh Rane on Tuesday held a meeting with Mumbai Bank Chairman, MLC Praveen Darekar, to convert diesel-powered boats that ply near the Gateway of India into electric boats in a phased manner and provide financial assistance and a special loan scheme…
Chennai: Velachery MLA R Kumar has asked GCC to withhold payment to a contractor after flagging quality defects during an inspection of a stormwater drain (SWD) work project in Jeevarathnam Nagar.When Kumar inspected a SWD site on Jeevarathnam Nagar Second Street on Monday, he came prepared with measuring tapes. The video, showed officials measuring the…
Hyderabad: A 24-year-old city-based software engineer has filed a police complaint against her co-passenger, alleging that he inappropriately touched her during a recent flight from Guwahati to Hyderabad. Based on her complaint, the airport police have registered a criminal case and started a probe.The complainant boarded the flight from Guwahati at 8.45 pm on Monday….
Kolkata: The state govt on Monday appointed five senior advocates to key positions in its legal panel, though the post of advocate general is yet to be filled.Rajdeep Mazumder was appointed additional advocate general, Nilanjan Bhattacharjee as senior standing counsel, Dibyendra Narayan Ray as govt pleader, Nand Gopal Khaitan as advocate-on-record on the Original Side,…
Panaji: Pointing out that the Goa electricity department’s 24×7 supply promise and compensation clauses are only good on paper, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has urged JERC to nudge the department to replicate Maharashtra and Delhi. GCCI said the electricity department uses excuses of “force majeure”, grid failure, maintenance or “unavoidable circumstances” to…
Ahmedabad: A controversy has emerged at Gujarat University after temporary employees appointed on an 11-month contract were assigned census duties, raising questions over procedural violations and administrative pressure. The census exercise is set to begin across the state in the coming days, with responsibilities being allocated to regular staff, including govt employees, professors, and personnel…
Chandigarh/Shimla: Heat wave conditions continued across Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, with temperatures remaining well above normal in most parts of the region.Rohtak recorded the highest temperature in the region at 46.9°C, while Bathinda in Punjab registered 46.6°C. In Himachal Pradesh, Una remained the hottest place at 44°C.According to the India Meteorological Department…
Pune: An inquiry into alleged irregularities within the accounts department of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has uncovered significant financial mismanagement. The probe revealed that civic officials cleared bills worth Rs60 crore without mandatory approvals from the standing committee or general body, and caused losses of approximately Rs6–7 crore through improper fixed deposit (FD)…
Lucknow: Angry over continuous power cuts, residents of Lucknow’s South City, Telibagh and Nilmatha areas surrounded officials of the Amausi zone at the 33/11 KV Utretia new substation on Wednesday night.The residents confronted the executive engineer and field staff over the worsening power crisis. They raised slogans against the power department and accused it of…
Jaipur: In a major administrative reshuffle in the police department Tuesday, the state govt transferred 17 IPS officers. The reshuffle includes the appointment of one Awaiting Posting Order (APO) officer, additional charge to another senior officer, and replacement of superintendents of police in seven districts — Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Didwana-Kuchaman, Nagaur, Tonk, Bharatpur and Dausa.Additional director…
