The court refused to extend the benefit of probation Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday acquitted absconding accused Dharmendrasing Choudhary, alias Dharmesh, in the murder of Neeta Naik, wife of alleged gangster Ashwin Naik, after finding that the prosecution failed to prove any link between the alleged conspiracy and him. Neeta, a BMC corporator, was…
New Delhi: Consumers in Delhi are increasingly choosing digital modes to pay their electricity bills, with more than nine out of every 10 bill payments now taking place through online channels, according to data shared by the city’s power distribution companies.Data from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL) and BSES discoms shows a steady…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation — the state agency that procures drugs and medical equipment for govt hospitals — has floated a tender to supply gold rings for newborns under a signature welfare scheme of chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s govt.The corporation is seeking a one-year rate contract for roughly 4.41 lakh one-gram,…
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary said on Tuesday that 211 new degree colleges would become functional from Wednesday. He also said that decks have been cleared for establishing a central university at Vikramshila in Bhagalpur.Choudhary made the announcements through his social media handle.“The opening of 211 new degree colleges (one in…
Ranchi: As part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election officials on Tuesday organised Chunav Pathshalas at 29,571 polling booths across Jharkhand, strengthening voter verification and coordination between election functionaries and political parties.The awareness-cum-interaction sessions witnessed the participation of booth level officers (BLOs), booth level agents-2 (BLAs) of recognised political parties,…
Hazaribag: In a joint operation, Jharkhand and Bihar police seized a truck carrying 1,190 cases of illegal Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), worth an estimated Rs 1.5 crore, and arrested three alleged smugglers at Rasoiya Dhamna village in Hazaribag district on Tuesday.Officials claimed it was the biggest seizure of illegal liquor in Hazaribag district. The accused…
File photo: Ships in Hormuz NEW DELHI: For tracking ships with Indian seafarers in conflict-hit West Asia, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday directed maritime regulator DG Shipping to have a comprehensive vessel-by-vessel operational dashboard to account for every such ship, irrespective of their flags.The online dashboard — for tracking their movement in Persian Gulf, Strait…
Kolkata: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug 1.The organisers said Nasrin, who will arrive on July 31, is likely to be felicitated by…
A govt press release said an auxiliary grant scheme is being implemented under the Women and Child Development Department Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal doubling the financial assistance provided for the rehabilitation of released female juvenile prisoners to Rs 50,000. The hike came two years after the govt increased the financial…
New Delhi: For Nagma, summer means sleepless nights, lost wages, missed classes for her children and illness. By 8 in the morning, the sun starts beating down on the roof of the one-room house she rents in Sundar Nagri. Located on the fourth floor, the room traps heat throughout the day and remains stifling even…
