Tarakeswar: A viral video showing a brutal assault on councillor and former chairman of Tarakeswar municipality Swapan Samanta last Monday, in which his clothes were torn off, has prompted the Hooghly Police to initiate a probe.While Samanta was speaking with someone in the Saradapally area at 12:20 pm, a group of eight to 10 youths…
BMC will table the proposal at the civic standing committee meeting on Thursday Mumbai: Almost three months after proposing to introduce an amnesty scheme to grant occupation certificates (OC) to buildings that have remained without the mandatory approval, despite being occupied for years, BMC will table it again at the civic standing committee meeting on…
New Delhi: The latest case has rekindled grim memories of the infamous 2014 rape case involving the driver of an app-based cab service, triggering concerns over regulatory overhauls which were promised after that crime.On the night of Dec 5, 2014, a 25-year-old finance executive hired a cab to return home to north Delhi. The driver…
Chennai: Syrma SGS Technology plans to set up a joint venture with Japan-based Kaga Electronics India and has agreed to establish, develop and operate an advanced electronics manufacturing services (EMS) facility in India. The joint venture will focus on Japanese clients. The company will own 60% of the equity, while Kaga will own 40% and…
Patna: In a major push to strengthen Bihar’s sugar cane economy through research, innovation and technology-driven interventions, the sugar cane industry department on Tuesday signed separate MoUs with IIT Patna and the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, at Vikas Bhavan.Sugar cane industry minister Sanjay Kumar presided over the programme and also launched the Sugarcane Nursery Scheme…
Chief Justice Surya Kant Tuesday acknowledged that the judiciary faced the challenge of preserving the public’s faith in it and said the panacea lay in the judges’ knowledge, integrity and commitment to expeditious and fair justice delivery.Initiating a dialogue between the Indian Supreme Court and the SC of Russian Federation in Moscow, the CJI said…
Kolkata: Most state-run schools in Kolkata may stop serving eggs to students after ISKCON takes charge of the midday meal programme under PM POSHANISKCON is gearing up to cook and serve midday meals to around 1 lakh students up to Class VIII across more than 1,800 primary and upper primary schools in Kolkata, following the…
More than 1,400 clerical staff of all RTOs and border check posts across the state were on strike on June 16 Mumbai: The RTO clerical staff union called off its eight-day strike on Tuesday night after transport minister Pratap Sarnaik intervened and assured to look into the demands. More than 1,400 clerical staff of all…
New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to conduct structural audits of 44 flyovers that are more than 15 years old. Some of these have been in use for nearly three decades.The city today has 102 flyovers, many of which were built during the infrastructure push of the early 2000s. PWD has earmarked…
Dinesh Arjun, co-founder and CEO of Raptee.HV Chennai: Raptee.HV is seeking to raise Rs 200 crore to finance a production ramp-up, expand its retail network, and develop its next generation of products, as the Chennai-based electric motorcycle startup prepares for a new phase of growth.After spending seven years building its technology platform and quietly refining…
