Ranchi: The Ranchi district administration on Monday issued notices to 20 private schools that flouted rules under the Jharkhand Education Tribunal (Amendment) Act-2017 like imposing arbitrary fee hike on the parents of children enrolled in their educational institutions and selling books on their respective campuses, a statemnet issued by the administration read.Taking cognizance of increasing…
Congress leader Pawan Khera NEW DELHI: In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana high court’s order granting him one-week transit anticipatory bail in connection with allegations against Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.The top court, however, said that the Congress leader can…
Kolkata: Kilburn Engineering has appointed Amritanshu Khaitan as non-executive chairman of its board, effective April 21, 2026, following the completion of the term of current independent chairman Manmohan Singh.Amritanshu, who was previously a director at the company, belongs to the promoter group. The development comes after Aditya Khaitan, chairman of Mcleod Russel, recently resigned as…
Customs officials apprehended a businessman and a clearing agent in Mumbai for attempting to export a controlled chemical. (Representative image) MUMBAI: The Customs arrested a businessman and a clearing agent for allegedly trying to export a chemical without a prior no objection certificate (NOC) from the Narcotics Commissioner of the Central Bureau of Narcotics.The exporter…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will hold elections for the post of mayor on April 29, sources said. An official notification is likely to be issued on April 15 in this regard. The nomination filing process will start from April 16 while the last date for filing nominations will be April 23.Officials said…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (File photo) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin escalated on Tuesday his attack on BJP, signalling statewide protests if Centre pushes ahead with delimitation and invoking DMK’s anti-Hindi agitations of the 1950s and 1960s.In a video message on X, Stalin said the state would “come to a standstill” if the…
Patna: The pace of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connection provisioning in Bihar has increased significantly, reaching around 7,585 connections per month in March. The state is now targeting to take this to 9,000 to 12,000 per month.Various such data were shared at a crisis management group meeting chaired by chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit on Monday.The…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Monday directed the state govt to form a committee for establishing open correctional institutions (OCIs) in the state. Following a Supreme Court directive, the HC ordered the home secretary to constitute a three-member committee to look into the matter and furnish a report thereof.A division bench of Chief Justice…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Monday was informed by the state govt that the name of the candidate to be appointed as Lokayukta will be sent for final affirmation to the office of the governor within a week from Monday.A division bench of Chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar were hearing…
Pratibha Patil backs Nari Shakti Law. NEW DELHI: Former President Pratibha Devisingh Patil wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing her strong support for the implementation of the women’s quota bill, calling it a ‘transformative step’ for India’s democracy.Patil, who served as the country’s first woman and 12th President from 2007 to 2012, said the…
