Maharashtra’s hospitality industry seeks extended bar operating hours for the FIFA World Cup Final MUMBAI: Football fans hoping to watch the FIFA World Cup Final at their favourite hotel or restaurant could get a late-night boost if the Maharashtra government accepts a hospitality industry’s request to extend bar operating hours for a single night.The Hotel…
Indian footpaths are now unsafe for pedestrians due to encroaching vehicles. Walking, once the safest way to get around a city, has quietly become a risk for millions of Indians. The danger is no longer from speeding cars or reckless drivers alone, but from the very footpaths that are meant to keep pedestrians away from…
CHENNAI: DMK and AIADMK on Friday stepped up their attack on the TVK govt in Tamil Nadu over the alleged Palani mutt land scam. DMK legal wing joint secretary I Paranthamen accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s govt of shielding those involved. He alleged that the episode was part of “a larger conspiracy” and suspected…
Gaya: In a bid to ensure that temple and Math lands remain free from encroachments, the district administration has begun documenting the properties of religious institutions as part of the ongoing special land survey. The exercise is aimed at ensuring that the properties of such institutions are registered with the Bihar State Religious Trust Board.Gaya…
Ranchi: Young visitors to the Jagannathpur Rath Mela are being given special safety wristbands this year to help reunite them with their families if they get separated in the crowd. The bands have space for the child’s name and the contact numbers of their parents.The initiative has been launched by social organisation Pratigya as a…
Between June and July, Jeevan Jyoti trained around 20 senior citizens, most of them grandparents Jamshedpur: Amid growing concern over cyber fraud targeting the elderly, a city-based social organisation has launched a free digital literacy programme to help senior citizens use online banking and digital payment platforms safely.Under the initiative, volunteers are training elderly residents…
Badrinath Temple, Uttarakhand (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday arrested former Badrinath temple officer Rajendra Chauhan in connection with the alleged theft of donations from the Badrinath Temple. He was arrested after nearly four hours of questioning and will be produced before a court on Friday.Chauhan is among the…
KOLKATA: Developing and nurturing bright young minds is crucial to build an inclusive knowledge-driven country where innovation should always be the backbone of India, Union minister of state for Education and minister of state for the Development of Northeastern Region Sukanta Majumdar said at the inauguration of a summer camp at IISER Kolkata. Majumdar, who…
MUMBAI: Mayor Ritu Tawde on Thursday rejected the BMC inquiry report on the Chembur tree crash that killed 11 year-old Vihaan Srivastav. In the general body meeting, she said the findings failed to fix accountability and directed the civic administration to conduct a fresh inquiry.The report came under severe attack in the BMC house, with…
CRPF has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for its personnel deployed in Manipur NEW DELHI: Amid heightened security concerns following a series of attacks on security forces in Manipur and neighbouring Nagaland, the CRPF has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for its personnel in the violence-hit state, directing them to use…
