SRINAGAR: A Srinagar court Thursday issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) for issuing a passport to former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah, observing that mere pendency of criminal proceedings does not automatically bar a person from obtaining the travel document.CBI had objected to Farooq’s application seeking the court’s NOC for passport, stating that charges have been…
Kolkata: The School Service Commission (SSC) issued a notice on Wednesday, saying counselling for the recruitment of assistant teachers to 1,177 vacant posts in upper primary schools would be held from July 21 to July 30. Eligible candidates can download their intimation letters from SSC website from this Friday.The teacher eligibility test (TET) was held…
Mumbai: The state govt has told the Bombay High Court that immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols in natural water bodies, such as rivers, lakes and seas, should be allowed to be continued for all the ensuing festivals this year.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata were hearing a PIL filed by two activists and…
New Delhi: The owner and the driver of a car that allegedly mowed down a traffic head constable on duty near Alipur Wednesday have been arrested, police said.The accused have been identified as Neeraj (22), a first-year college student and owner of the car, and Kuldeep (29), a tempo driver who was allegedly behind the…
CHENNAI: El Nino is likely to persist through the remainder of the southwest monsoon, the northeast monsoon and into winter 2027, with the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) forecasting up to 98% probability that the phenomenon will continue through March. The agency said El Nino conditions became established in June, while the…
Patna: The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday arrested Purnia’s Baisa block development officer (BDO) Rajkumar Chaudhary and his personal assistant, Satish Kumar, for allegedly accepting a Rs 46,000 bribe to clear a vendor’s payment bill.According to SVU ADG Sudhanshu Kumar, the action followed a complaint filed by Raj Kiran of Kanjia village in Purnia,…
Bokaro: Nine members of an alleged cybercriminal gang were arrested for duping people by posing as bank officials and travel agents, police said on Thursday. The accused were arrested in raids conducted in Sector-12 and Marafari police station limits. Of them, eight hail from different parts of Bihar, while one is from Bokaro.Bokaro SP Nathu…
Jamshedpur: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Jamshedpur regional unit, has arrested a scrap trader for his alleged role in a fake GST invoicing racket involving fraudulent transactions worth nearly Rs 100 crore, agency sources informed on Thursday. Ajay Sharma, 45, a resident of Baridih under Sidhgora police station limits, was arrested by DGGI…
Government denies sensitive data leak at Kudankulam nuclear power plant after cyberattack claims NEW DELHI: Union Science minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday dismissed reports claiming that sensitive files related to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) had been leaked, asserting that there had been no breach of nuclear safety or security-related data.His remarks came a…
Bengal minister for commerce and industry Tapas Roy (file photo) Kolkata: Bengal minister of commerce and industry Tapas Roy said on Thursday that more investments are expected for Durgapur’s steel industry ahead of Durga Puja. “We are expecting more investment in the steel sector. Some investments are lined up in Durgapur even before Puja,” the…
