Mumbai: At least two executive engineers and eight assistant engineers declined promotions to the posts of deputy chief engineer and executive engineer, respectively, despite being eligible,while another executive engineer did not submit his documents for the promotion process.This has raised concerns over whether any vested interests, undue influence or other improper considerations may have prompted…
New Delhi: The annual change in roster before Delhi High Court reopens next week will see a new judge handling the sensitive MP/MLA cases docket.Justice Manoj Jain has been assigned to hear criminal matters relating to serving and former members of Parliament and assemblies from July 1.The roster was earlier with a bench presided over…
MDMK general secretary Vaiko Chennai: MDMK is likely to make a formal announcement of its exit from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance after its general council meeting on Saturday. Senior MDMK functionaries told TOI that members of the committee unanimously backed the proposal to quit the alliance. Meanwhile, one of the two MDMK MLAs who…
Patna: The Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (BSTDC) has opened the technical bids for the Rs 24 crore project to modernise tourist facilities at the historic Sonepur Mela ground in Saran district. The selected agency will execute the project after the financial bidding process.The Bihar govt recently approved Rs 24 crore under the Swadesh…
A Muharram procession in Ranchi on Friday Ranchi/Jamshedpur/Bokaro: Muharram processions passed off peacefully on Friday amid elaborate security arrangements, with authorities maintaining heightened vigil ahead of the larger events scheduled for Saturday.In Ranchi, the district administration deployed around 5,000 security personnel to ensure the peaceful conduct of processions and maintain communal harmony. While Shia community…
Ranchi has received 125.7 mm of rainfall from June 1 till Friday, a deficit of 21% Ranchi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert for 20 districts, including Ranchi, on Saturday and Sunday, forecasting moderate thunderstorm, lightning and winds gusting up to 40-50 kmph, even as the state has a cumulative…
JAMMU: Alert Army troops Friday apprehended a PoK resident near LoC in Poonch district, sources said.“A man was seen moving suspiciously near a forward area along LoC and was promptly apprehended by alert Army troops during routine surveillance,” they said.“The individual has been identified Mohammed Sajad (25), son of Mohammed Rafiq, a resident of Abasspur…
The Taki Municipality has issued demolition notices to two multi-storey guest houses, Taki City Guest House and Disha Riverside Hotel, built illegally on the banks of the Ichhamati, directing the facilities to complying with a directive from the Calcutta High Court. The civic body has set July 1 as the deadline for demolition. The HC…
At the Mahanagar Blood Bank, inspectors found deficiencies in the storage and handling of blood and blood components Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday issued an immediate “stop work” order for the state’s largest blood bank — JJ Mahanagar Blood Bank, located within the JJ Hospital complex in Byculla — for…
New Delhi: Delhi Police carried out the 14th edition of Operation Kavach during which 255 drug traffickers were arrested and 212 FIRs registered. The operation, monitored by police commissioner Satish Golchha, saw 1,474 police teams conduct raids at 4,035 locations across the city over a 48-hour period, between June 22 and 24.During the raids, 329…
