New Delhi: A new bench of Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked CBI to inform former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP functionaries Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak that the liquor policy case stood transferred to it and they should appear.“Ideal scenario would be if everyone is here and everyone is heard… Let them be…
Chennai: Tambaram corporation tripled monthly water charges and connection deposits despite supplying water only twice a week. This has triggered widespread anger among residents’ welfare associations. People accused officials of imposing the steep hike without public consultation or notice. Tambaram, which requires around 130mld (million litres a day) of water for its 10 lakh residents,…
Patna: The teachers and non-teaching staff of different universities and colleges in the state have not been paid their salaries since March creating acute financial hardships for them and their family members.Expressing its concern over delay of disbursement of monthly salaries and even pension to the working and retired staff of the universities, the Federation…
Ranchi: In a bid to curb illegal prenatal sex determination, sex-selective practices and lapses in patient care, the state health department will launch a stringent three-month inspection drive covering more than 1,000 ultrasound centres across the state.The decision comes after action against several centres for alleged violations of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT)…
As part of the bandh, the auto and van drivers will not pick or drop the kids for their schools. Jamshedpur: East Singhbhum district administration will soon remove old and decrepit school pick-up vans and auto-rickshaws from the roads as part of a drive to curb rising road accidents.Deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan has asked officials…
In a joint statement on Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi and Nordic leaders expressed concern over the Ukraine war, saying it continued to cause immense human suffering and have global consequences. “They will continue to support efforts towards the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace through dialogue and diplomacy, based on the principles of…
Kolkata: Shyam Metalics, which has proposed a total investment layout of Rs 20,000 crore for Bengal, is keenly watching the new govt’s industry, land and incentive policies to deploy its next phase of capital. While the steel and metal manufacturer has already committed Rs 10,000 crore across ongoing projects, it needs to acquire land for…
With Deva’s death, Byculla zoo is now left with three hippopotamuses Mumbai: Thirty-five-year-old hippopotamus Deva died at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan on May 13, due to age-related complications. Deva was among the few exotic animals born at the Byculla zoo; he was born there in 1991.With Deva’s death, the zoo is now left with three…
New Delhi: Goods transporters are preparing for a three-day symbolic ‘Chakka Jam’ in Delhi-NCR from May 21 to 23 following a call by the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to protest rising operational restrictions, environmental levies and financial burdens on commercial vehicles.The strike is likely to disrupt the supply of goods, including essential commodities…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday held a meeting with district secretaries at the party headquarters in Chennai in a bid to consolidate his position within the party, even as the rebel faction held a parallel meeting reiterating their demand for the general council to be convened immediately.EPS supporter and AIADMK Rajya…
