NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit out at leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and dismissed charges of ‘crony capitalism’. On X, she listed out multiple welfare schemes and policies of the Modi govt and underlined that farmers, the poor, women, youth, and MSMEs are “at the core” of the governance structure….
Kolkata: There is no basis of linking cattle slaughter rules with Eid or religious practices like ‘qurbani’, said Bengal animal resources development minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday. He added that stricter norms being enforced by state govt are meant to prevent cattle smuggling and illegal slaughter.“There is no basis for linking cow slaughter with festivals…
Priyanka KakodkarMumbai: The state cabinet sub-committee for OBCs, which met on Monday, has recommended raising the non-creamy layer limit from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 15 lakh and directed that a meeting be held with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the issue.Incidentally, in Oct 2024, when assembly polls were due in Maharashtra, the state cabinet…
New Delhi: Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) in Delhi have largely welcomed Supreme Court’s directions on stray dogs.At the same time, they expressed doubts about effective implementation of the directions, pointing out that civic bodies lack adequate infrastructure, shelters and manpower to handle the scale of the problem.The RWAs demanded that Delhi govt support and monitor…
Chennai: Making Chennai safer and more accessible for pedestrians will be among the top priorities of Greater Chennai Corporation’s new commissioner, Dr G S Sameeran. The 2012-batch IAS officer, who assumed charge on Tuesday, told TOI that his immediate priorities also include flood mitigation, civic preparedness and curbing stray dog menace. G S Sameeran replaced…
Patna: Passengers travelling from Patna to New Delhi by the Rajendra Nagar Terminal-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Express (12393) on Monday faced severe inconvenience due to large-scale unauthorised travel by local commuters in the reserved 3 AC coaches.According to aggrieved passengers, the situation turned chaotic soon after the train departed from Patna Junction as hundreds of…
Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday cautioned booth level agents as well as micro-observers to remain sensitive and mindful ahead of the rollout of special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Jharkhand, which is scheduled next month. House visit of enumerators for SIR will begin from June 30 in the state.Addressing media,…
Dumka: A 60-year-old woman, who ran a tea stall near Kunda police station in Deoghar, was found dead in her shop on Tuesday. The deceased Mala Devi’s face and head were smashed and her eyes were gouged out, preliminary police probe revealed.A team led by sub-divisional police officer Ashok Kumar Singh, along with forensic experts…
LUDHIANA: Punjabi singer Yashinder Kaur aka Inder Kaur, 29, was found murdered in Ludhiana Tuesday, six days after she was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint, reports Payal Dhawan. The suspect is an alleged ‘suitor’ who lives in Canada and is believed to have come to India via Nepal to kill her and flown back on May…
Darjeeling: Bengal has appointed SDOs as administrators in municipalities across Darjeeling and Kalimpong, ending Trinamool-nominated boards in the hill civic bodies. A state notification issued Monday said the governor approved the move under the Municipal Act. The SDOs will exercise full municipal powers until elected boards are formed or further orders issued. The order also…
