New Delhi: The proposal for the augmentation and upgrade of Delhi’s sewage treatment plants was proposed on Oct 7, 2021, and it got an in-principle approval from the then water minister, Satyendar Jain, a week later, govt sources said.The processing of the project began in Aug 2021. Meetings were held later that year to discuss…
Chennai: Ancient stone inscriptions across the state will be deciphered using artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a ₹1.5-crore project, the TN govt announced in the assembly o nWednesday. The announcement was part of a policy blueprint presented by school education and Tamil development minister A Rajmohan. Under a new Tamil Heritage Conservation Mission, the…
Rera, Bihar, chairperson Vivek Kumar Singh Patna: The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera), Bihar, following the directive of its chairperson Vivek Kumar Singh, launched a special drive to speed up disposal of certificate cases filed for recovery of dues from defaulting builders under the Bihar and Odisha Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914, an official said…
Ranchi: A minor explosion was reported on Tuesday night at a Bharat Petroleum retail outlet in Ranchi’s Kokar area, under Sadar police station limits. No casualties were reported.BPCL, in a statement, said, “According to preliminary information, an incident occurred on the premises of the retail outlet in Jharkhand’s Kokar. No casualties have been reported. The…
Hazaribag: For friends Anil Kumar Mahto and Arun Kumar Mahto, both in their 30s, farming was more than a livelihood. It was a last shot at financial independence after years of unsuccessful job hunting despite being educated. That dream was shattered four days ago when a herd of 24 elephants destroyed their 10-acre leased farm…
CCPA fined Amazon Rs 1 lakh for allowing misleading ads selling ordinary sweets as ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’ NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on e-commerce major Amazon for allowing misleading advertisements and listings of sweets falsely marketed as “Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad” on its…
Naushad Ali, a lawyer from Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur, had travelled to Kolkata with his colleagues to attend a hearing at Calcutta High Court Kolkata: Among those trapped in the blaze that broke out a little before 2 am in the five-story building housing multiple hotels was a lawyer from Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur. Naushad…
In 2019, the govt approved the creation of a Mounted Police Unit with 30 horses for the Mumbai Police Force Mumbai: The state govt approved Rs 1.27 crore for the mounted police unit of the Mumbai Police, and the money will be utilised to buy horses, saddlery, related equipment, veterinary and medical examination expenses for…
New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday alleged that the arrest of Satyendar Jain was carried out “under political pressure”.However, chief minister Rekha Gupta said Jain was involved in a “scam” in Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and that investigating agencies were doing their job.Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra said AAP functionaries were playing the political…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday informed the Madras high court that necessary permission will be provided to Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) to conduct a statewide two-wheeler campaign demanding abolition of NEET.Recording the submission, Justice V Lakshminarayanan adjourned hearing on the matter to Aug 19.According to DK, it had planned a two-wheeler campaign from July…
