Mumbai: The combined water stock in the seven lakes catering to Mumbai dropped below 10% on Thursday. Civic officials said an additional 10% cut may be imposed in the first week of July, if rainfall doesn’t pick pace in the last week of June and reservoir levels fail to improve.With the BMC already imposing a…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Thursday announced an ex gratia assistance of Rs 5 lakh for Rohit Mukhiya, a Khidki Extension resident who sustained serious injuries while rescuing co-workers during the June 3 fire at a B&B in south Delhi.CM also assured that Delhi govt would bear all medical expenses for Mukhiya until his…
Gilles Bariguian, global CEO of Delsey Paris Chennai: French luggage and travel accessories brand Delsey Paris is exploring opportunities to deepen sourcing and contract manufacturing partnerships in India as part of a broader strategy to double its India business from its current level of under €10 million by 2030, even as it acknowledges that China’s…
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Thursday announced that the Bihar govt will re-establish the historic Vikramshila University within a year as part of efforts to revive the state’s educational heritage.Addressing the 70th foundation day celebrations of A N College and the 149th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Anugrah Narain Singh in Patna, Samrat said land…
NEW DELHI: One in every three candidates registered for the June 21 NEET-UG re-exam come from just three states — Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan — according to data from National Testing Agency (NTA).NEET-UG — involving more than 22.7 lakh medical aspirants — is the single-largest national entrance test of the country. It is the…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order staying the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition in Bengal assembly. The order came on a day the first assembly session commenced with a BJP govt in office.The court was hearing a plea by Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay…
Mumbai: The customs department has arrested the director of a pharmaceutical company and a broking firm director for allegedly attempting to export a controlled substance to the Czech Republic without a mandatory no objection certificate, or NOC, from narcotics authorities. The arrested were identified as Venkat Shinde, director of Veeprho Laboratories Private Limited, and Chandrashekhar…
New Delhi: Delhi govt will provide 20% reservation to former Agniveers through direct recruitment to Group C posts across a few key departments. The reservation will cover police constables in Delhi Police, firemen in Delhi Fire Service, jail warders in the prisons department, and forest and wildlife guards in the environment, forest & wildlife department.Lieutenant…
The upcoming Chennai facility will cater to growing domestic demand and export markets for fastening products Chennai: YKK India, the Indian arm of Japanese fastening products maker YKK Corporation, will invest $150 million to set up a new manufacturing facility at Origins by Mahindra, Chennai.The proposed plant, YKK India’s third manufacturing facility in the country,…
Patna: Health secretary Kumar Ravi on Thursday reviewed medical services, infrastructure and operational arrangements at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) with a focus on the functioning of its new building, shifting of departments, patient facilities, manpower availability and future requirements.During a meeting with senior doctors, department heads and administrative officials, Ravi assessed the progress of…
