New Delhi: As part of its ease of doing business initiatives, Delhi govt has brought 23 additional services under the Delhi Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act, 2011. The move aims to ensure faster approvals, licences, registrations and no- objection certificates (NOCs) for citizens and business establishments while strengthening transparency and…
Sunil Jhunjhunwala, MD & co-founder of TechnoSport, and the company’s CEO Puspen Maity Erode: Branded activewear manufacturer TechnoSport is planning to expand its capacity to 40 tonnes, or roughly 1.5 lakh garment units a day, over the next six months. Supported by the Centre’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles, the company operates an integrated…
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Monday asked officials to prepare a groundwater policy at the earliest to ensure conservation, effective management and sustainable use of Bihar’s groundwater resources.Chairing a review meeting of the minor water resources department at Sankalp Sabhagar in Lok Sevak Awas, Samrat stressed the need for a strong institutional framework involving coordinated…
Ramgarh: A 49-year-old woman was killed after being struck by lightning in Chitarpur on Sunday evening, officials said on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mansi Devi, a farmer. She was struck by lightning while working her field. “Mansi was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead,” circle officer Deepak Minj said.Ramgarh:…
Hazaribag: A 25-year-old farmer died after his tractor overturned in Barkagaon block on Sunday evening. The deceased Gobind Mahto was a resident of Mahudi village in Kandtari panchayat. Police said Mahto lost control of his tractor due to a malfunction in its steering wheel. He died on the spot. “The body was handed over to…
The blaze engulfed a commercial building housing a pet shop, library, and gaming studio LUCKNOW: At least 15 people, most of them student trainees and staff of a gaming and animation studio, were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon in a fire that tore through a three-storey commercial building in Lucknow’s Aliganj after…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt will introduce a legislation to protect “lawful businesses from syndicate charges” and other forms of “informal extortion”, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta announced while presenting the state budget on Monday.He described the move as a key step towards improving the investment climate and reducing the cost of doing business in Bengal.CM Suvendu…
Mumbai: The acquittal of former state home minister Padamsinh Patil in the murder case of his cousin and political rival, Pawanraje Nimbalkar, has revived memories of a bitter power struggle in Maharashtra’s cooperative sector over the control of sugar mills and cooperative banks, as well as the role of co-accused-turned-approver Parasmal Jain.Maharashtra’s cooperative sector grew…
New Delhi: Two 20-year-old labourers were reported to be missing after they entered the Bawana canal for a swim on Sunday afternoon, prompting a large-scale search by police and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).Police said three friends went to the canal for a swim. After some time, only one returned to the bank and…
Chennai: Chennai police registered 38 cases and rounded up 77 persons during a week-long anti-narcotics crackdown conducted across the city between June 14 and June 20. The operation was carried out by the special teams headed by assistant commissioners and inspectors, under the supervision of deputy commissioners of police (DCP) across 12 police districts, intensified…
