Hazaribag: Traffic remained severely disrupted for the second consecutive day on the Grand Trunk Road, NH-19, in Barhi subdivision, as vehicles crawled for hours between Rasoiya Dhamna Mor and Panchmadhav.Long queues of trucks, buses, school vehicles, ambulances, two-wheelers and cars stretched for kilometres, affecting commuters, schoolchildren, patients, traders and transporters. The congestion spilled to Barhi…
Ranchi: The State Directorate of Fisheries will establish ‘Magur Villages’ and Live Germplasm Resource Centres in Magur-rearing districts.The project, in collaboration with the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, will initially cover Ranchi, Gumla, Lohardaga and Simdega. The directorate is identifying more villages and districts for implementation. Farmers in Magur Villages will rear the…
PM Modi shared a late night video message NEW DELHI: PM Modi late Thursday announced that the Union Cabinet will on Friday discuss a bill to further strengthen the anti-cheating law to ensure stricter punishment to offenders.Hours after ordering the establishment of fast-track courts, in a recorded message posted on social media at midnight, PM…
Kolkata: Proposals for extension of retiring officials/employees could not be an established norm at govt offices, stated a circular from the chief secretary Manoj Agarwal on Wednesday, directing all departments to initiate the process of fresh selection of manpower supply agencies and identify replacements for retiring employees at least three months ahead of their last…
Mumbai: Three persons suffered fractures after a car collided with an autorickshaw and a two-wheeler in Andheri (E) on Thursday afternoon, police said.The accident occurred in the afternoon near J.B. Nagar Metro Station in Chakala. Police detained the driver and seized the car, and a case was being registered against him.According to the police, the…
New Delhi: Highlighting that the “common man is troubled”, Delhi High Court Thursday asked Delhi govt and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to file a comprehensive report on the steps taken to comply with Supreme Court’s directions on removing stray dogs from public spaces in the city.A bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Rajneesh Kumar…
Chennai: A Right to Information (RTI) application by a 66-year-old retired professor has brought to light how his private patta land in Kanyakumari district had been mistakenly classified as a temple property in the (HR&CE) department’s online ITMS database. The State Information Commission has now ordered a departmental inquiry and a show-cause notice proposing the…
Patna: The Indian Institute of Business Management (IIBM), Patna, hosted a special lecture on overseas education opportunities, featuring noted academician Prof Charles Hankla of Georgia State University, USA. Held at the Anand Shastri Auditorium, the session drew enthusiastic participation from BBA and MBA students and faculty members.Welcoming the guest, Prof Rohit Singh, Group Director of…
Bokaro: The Jharkhand State Drug Control Directorate has cancelled the licence of the blood centre operated by City Care Hospital and Research Centre, Check Post, Chas, with immediate effect over repeated violations of regulatory norms, civil surgeon Abhay Bhusan Prasad said on Thursday.The action was taken through an order issued by the Directorate after inspections…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Flying Institute (JFI) has launched certificate and diploma programmes for air hostesses, flight stewards, and ground handlers to enhance skills of state youths, enabling them to secure employability in the aviation sector, authorities said.“The application process for the courses started from July 6 and it will end on July 31. Candidates will…
