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Vadodara: A property tax recovery notice issued by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) for a dues amount of just Rs 5 has left many residents amused and surprised. The notice was issued to a property owner in Bavamanpura area of Wadi.The notice, dated Jan 3, recently went viral on social media. It stated that the resident was required to pay property tax dues of Rs 5 along with 18% interest. It further warned that failure to clear the dues could result in the property being seized and auctioned. The property owner was asked to pay the amount within three days,…
Varanasi: The IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi, hosted Padma Bhushan Ram Badan Singh and Padma Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, two of India’s most eminent agricultural scientists, during their visit to the institute on Thursday.The director of ISARC, Sudhanshu Singh, welcomed both dignitaries and highlighted their valuable contributions in strengthening agricultural research, policy engagement, and science-led solutions for farmers.During an interaction with ISARC scientists and staff, R B Singh said this was his first visit to ISARC, and he felt truly privileged to be there. He was impressed by the quality of scientific work, the research environment, and the…
T’puram: As part of ongoing Vizhinjam port-led industrialization drive, Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) identified more than 500 acres in the district to support industrial clusters and allied infrastructure linked to Vizhinjam International Seaport.Of these, 506 acres were identified in Neyyattinkara taluk and 50 acres were acquired in Kattakada taluk. Of the 506 acres, 400 acres were identified at Kulathoor panchayat, while 106 acres were identified at Perumkadavila near Neyyattinkara. Land will be acquired through a land purchase model with compensation to owners. In the state budget, finance minister K N Balagopal earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for Kinfra to…
Kolkata: Eight persons were arrested on Friday after cops busted a fake call centre operating from a condo in Behala. Officers said Junaid Ali, Md Sakir, Md Khurshid Akhtar, Shadab Khan, Kundan Roy, Md Hussain Ahmed Khan, Zakir Khan and Sk Amirulla, posed Microsoft’s tech support and targeted victims in the US. “Victims were persuaded to install remote access tools enabling the accused to take control of computers without authorisation. This was used to hack banking portals and extract funds”, said Joint CP (Crime & Traffic) Rupesh Kumar. Cops seized five laptops, two routers and twelve mobile phones, along with…
Nathan Smith, a rapper who goes by DJ Young Slade, was reported missing after police said he ran out of his home early Tuesday Source link
Vijay Kumar and Meenu Dogra An early Friday morning at a household in Georgia, US, saw a heated argument between an Indian-origin couple that escalated into a deadly shooting. The husband, Vijay Kumar, allegedly killed his wife and three other relatives, while the three children present at the residence, hid in a closet. The children reportedly heard their father arguing, and one of them called 911 as shots rang out.Gwinnett County police responded to the emergency call and arrived at the home, where they found four adults fatally shot. The children were physically unharmed. Police confirmed that the incident was…
Stories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk. Source link
Lord Mandelson, who served as Northern Ireland secretary between 2000 and 2001, was appointed US ambassador by the prime minister just over a year ago – a role he has now been sacked from, with Sir Keir accusing him of lying about the extent of his relationship with Epstein during the vetting process. Source link
Nazar Daletskyi’s family were sure he had been killed and had buried what they thought was his body in 2023. Source link
Forest, meanwhile, have won just two of their past nine Premier League games. Crucially, one of those was a 2-1 victory at West Ham last month, which kept the Hammers from moving one point behind.And, even when Nuno Espirito Santo’s side beat Sunderland two weeks ago, Forest reacted with an impressive 2-0 win at Brentford 24 hours later.Those results were achieved, however, with a first-choice defence – and the absence of Matz Sels with a groin injury has been a huge loss too.It was a gamble to replace last season’s joint Golden Glove winner with John Victor in December and…