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Tukaram Mundhe (File Photo) MUMBAI: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has said the department stands by its action against a Pune-based sweet shop after the Bombay high court directed the FDA to pay the establishment Rs 5 lakh and allowed it to resume operations.Mundhe said the FDA was awaiting the written copy of the court’s order and would decide its next legal course after examining it.“The order in the Pune-based sweets shop case is surprising for us. However, the written order is yet to come, and we will see when it comes. But we will use…

Most issues raised at the Janata Darbar held at the Ponda municipality hall were pertaining to water supply Ponda: Water resources minister Subhash Shirodkar has assured residents that at least 90% of irregular water supply issues across Ponda taluka, particularly villages on the town’s outskirts, will be resolved within a week.Shirodkar gave the assurance at a Janata Darbar held at the Ponda municipal hall, where most grievances concerned water supply. He said he would review compliance with his directions at the next Janata Darbar on Tuesday.PMC chairperson Virendra Dhavalikar said councillors and residents had raised several issues, which the minister…

Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon has written to Union labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya seeking an Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) sub-regional office in Bathinda.Dhillon forwarded a representation from the ESIC Employees’ Union, Punjab Region, Chandigarh, and backed the demand, saying there was a long-standing need for an office in the Malwa region.He said lakhs of insured persons, pensioners, employers and other beneficiaries from Bathinda, Mansa, Muktsar, Barnala, Faridkot, Fazilka and adjoining areas currently had to travel to distant offices for ESIC-related work, increasing their time and expenses and causing difficulties…

Kissa kursi ka: Missing chair delays express train LUCKNOW: All aboard – except for the chair. New Delhi-Lalitgram Vaishali Express was ready to leave Gorakhpur, but the train manager was not. Ramashish Das found his guard coach short of a seat and raised a safety flag, adding 69 minutes to a train already running 31 minutes late.The train reached Gorakhpur at 9.48am Monday against its scheduled 9.17am arrival. It was due to leave at 9.27am but finally pulled out at 10.36am.Das, 59, who took charge at Gorakhpur, photographed the coach and alerted railway control officials at Varanasi and Sonpur. “Safety…

Patna: The Patna high court has recorded a major increase in monthly case disposals since acting chief justice Sudhir Singh assumed office on July 12.The high court registry disposed of 17,107 cases within a month, including 3,757 civil cases, of which 2,850 were writ applications, and 13,350 criminal cases, including nearly 12,000 bail matters.Senior advocate and Bihar State Bar Council president Ramakant Sharma praised judges and advocates for their role in the achievement. He said he expected a similar pace in disposing of civil contempt matters, which have been pending for a long time. Source link

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee President Govind Singh Dotasra and AICC In-charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Jully etc held a meeting of senior Congress leaders today at the PCC in Jaipur. Jaipur: With Rajasthan Assembly set to convene on Aug 20, a tussle over its duration has already emerged, with Leader of Opposition, Tikaram Jully, demanding an 8-10-day sitting and govt indicating it could be limited to three or four days.At an all-party meeting at Vidhan Sabha Tuesday, Jully argued the House needs adequate time to debate issues concerning people across the state. He said…

Nagpur: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Monday questioned bona fides of a petitioner alleging irregularities and corruption in tender process for Gorewada International Zoological Park, orally asking him to deposit 11 lakh before the court would consider the public interest litigation.A division bench comprising Justices Anil Kilor and Rajnish Vyas was hearing the PIL filed by Sunil Gautam. During Monday’s hearing, the court orally observed, “If you are filing a petition, first prove your bona fides.”The PIL is based on allegations concerning tenders issued for the Gorewada zoo. According to the petition, social activist Nilesh Mendhe had complained…

Jamshedpur: Air quality monitoring by the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board’s regional office here is limited to three pollutants — particulate matter (PM10), sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) — leaving major gaps in assessing the city’s pollution burden, an RTI reply has revealed.The information was provided in response to an application filed by city-based human rights activist Manoj Mishra, who had sought data on PM2.5, PM10, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, ammonia, lead, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, arsenic and nickel. No readings for the other pollutants sought were provided in the reply.In its reply dated Aug 3, JSPCB’s…

SI Nikita Singh was awarded the DGP silver medal for her dedication to duty, outstanding investigative work and significant contribution towards safe rescue of two missing minor girls Varanasi: Posted at the anti-human-trafficking police station of Varanasi commissionerate , sub-inspector Nikita Singh was awarded the DGP silver medal on Independence Day for her dedication to duty, outstanding investigative work and significant contribution towards safe rescue of two minor girls missing for a long time. DGP Rajeev Krishna presented her the medal.While discharging her official responsibilities, Singh handled challenging cases related to minor girls with great sensitivity and effective action. Through…

The state would introduce the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana scheme for mothers from Oct, said CM Suvendu Adhikari. He also announced that in the police force, two new woman police battalions, named after Matangini Hazra and Rani Rashmani, were coming up. “The women’s emergency helpline (112) will start on Mahalaya,” he said. Source link