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CM Nitish Kumar’s former security officer Harendra Bahadur SinghFormer BJP MLC Devesh KumarCM Nitish Kumar’s former security officer Harendra Bahadur SinghFormer BJP MLC Devesh KumarCM Nitish Kumar’s former security officer Harendra Bahadur Singh Patna: Former BJP MLC Devesh Kumar, whose resignation from the legislative council last month enabled state minister Deepak Prakash, son of RLM president Upendra Kushwaha, to enter the legislature, was on Monday appointed deputy chairman of the Bihar State Planning Board.The appointment was among six made by the Bihar govt to various bodies. Devesh’s tenure will be for three years from the date of joining, or until…
Jaisalmer: The city witnessed long queues at collectorate circle Monday, which was also the last day to file nominations for upcoming Jaisalmer Municipal Council elections. Long queues were witnessed at the collectorate office premises as candidates and supporters gathered to file nomination.The unprecedented rush seemed to have created a challenging situation for Congress and BJP. Women candidates from both the parties also seemed enthusiastic. Congress released list of candidates for all 45 wards shortly before the nomination deadline. The party has fielded several prominent names like former chairperson Ashok Singh Tanwar, former councillors Nirmal Raiyani, Praveen Pawan Suda and Meghraj…
A group of pilgrims met CM Devendra Fadnavis at his Ramgiri residence and presented him with a bouquet and sweets Nagpur: Some of the over 100 pilgrims who returned to Nagpur from flood-hit Nepal met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at his Ramgiri residence on Monday and thanked him for the intervention that facilitated their return.Led by Yogesh Gawande, who had spoken to Fadnavis via video call from Nepal, the travellers presented the CM with a bouquet and sweets. “We thanked him. The meeting was brief as the CM had prior engagements,” Gawande said.“It was because of the prompt intervention of…
State govt has prepared a draft law proposing a rational, progressive and value-based fee structure, with a reasonable ceiling on court fees Ranchi: State govt has initiated steps to replace the Court Fees Act, 1870, with a state-specific law, citing several legal and practical limitations in the colonial-era legislation.Sources said the existing Act lacks a state-specific framework and does not adequately provide concessions to economically weaker and deprived sections. It also has no clear provision for refunding court fees when disputes are settled through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.Officials said the Act has shortcomings relating to transparency and uniformity in fee…
Little girl seeks road repair Varanasi: A seven-year-old Class I student walked into the district magistrate’s Janata Darbar in Mau on Monday morning with a complaint of her own — the poor condition of the road to her school was making her daily journey difficult, leaving children injured and their uniforms soiled.Samra Naz, a student of a private school in Ward 17 of the Mau municipal area, had reached the district headquarters with her father, dressed in her school uniform. During the daily public hearing, DM Anand Vardhan noticed the little girl and asked why she had come. When he…
T’puram: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the city corporation is set to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and technology-driven systems to track and recover around Rs 200 crore in outstanding property tax, with govt institutions, courts and other public establishments accounting for a substantial share of the arrears.The civic body has collected around Rs 160 crore against total property tax dues estimated at nearly Rs 360 crore.While property tax defaults are spread across various categories of property owners, a significant portion of the pending amount is reportedly owed by govt establishments and other institutions, making recovery a major challenge for the corporation.…
Fines ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 200 will be imposed for violating the order Kolkata: The state urban development & municipal affairs dept has put a ban on open defecation, public urination, spitting in public places, littering, illegal dumping of waste and use of banned plastic bags in all municipalities, municipal corporations and notified areas across the state from Tuesday onwards.Fines ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 200 will be imposed for violating the order. The authorities including minister Agnimitra Paul have been campaigning for the last few months to generate public awareness on the matter. The phase I…
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan group of 22 states has filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly overcharged more than a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions it uses to set ad prices.The FTC and states say in their lawsuit filed Monday that the alleged scheme has likely netted the company $20bn from advertising customers since 2019.”Amazon overrides and replaces the actual auction results with higher prices set by Amazon to increase its profits,” says a complaint filed in the company’s home state of Washington.In a statement to the BBC, Amazon “strongly disagrees” with the premise…
Fast-fashion giant Shein is set to make its highly anticipated stock market debut on Tuesday as it lists in Hong Kong after a years-long quest to go public.It comes after failed attempts to list in the US and UK, as concerns were raised over issues including the firm’s labour practices and its environmental impact.Once estimated to be worth nearly $100bn (£74bn), Shein is now valued at around a quarter of that figure, as the firm faces other issues like increased competition and global trade tensions.Shein has grown hugely popular, especially with younger customers, due to its ability to source the…
Last winter’s flu season was unexpected, beginning more than a month earlier than usual, external with the Super-K strain.Super flu is not a medical term, and it does not mean the virus has become harder to treat, just that people are yet to build up immunity against it.Flu vaccines are updated annually to ensure they are a good match for the type of flu circulating. Influenza viruses constantly mutate and experts have to predict these changes ahead of time.This year’s vaccine has had a few tweaks, including one to better match subclade K.It is not clear when flu will hit…