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Hazaribag: Body of an unidentified man, believed to be aged around 30 years, was recovered from a sack on a freight train wagon at Banadag railway siding in Hazaribag district on Wednesday. The body was found during a routine security inspection of the freight train that arrived from Bihar.Police, along with personnel from Govt Railway Police (GRP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and NTPC officials, launched a probe.Katkamdag police station officer in-charge Saroj Singh Chaudhary said the body was sent to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College Hospital in Hazaribag for post-mortem examination. “Efforts are underway to identify him,” Chaudhary said.The body…

Chief minister VD Satheesan T’puram: CM V D Satheesan said his govt will not take a decision on the case alleging ADGP M R Ajith Kumar’s interference in altering a report on the alleged assault on Youth Congress workers in 2013 by security personnel of ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan until the state police chief submits a report. After Wednesday’s cabinet meet, he said govt is yet to get SIT’s report. The home minister and I can take a decision only after the police chief submits his findings. No action can be taken based on media reports and bypassing due procedures will…

Kolkata: Jadavpur University vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee has written to KMC commissioner Smita Pandey, seeking for exemption or reduction of deployment of university non-teaching employees as enumerators for Census 2027 so that the essential functioning of the university could continue without disruption.More than 200 non-teaching staff from JU have been entrusted with the census duty.“The university is functioning under severe manpower constraints owing to 685 vacant non-teaching posts. Deployment of a significant number of university employees for census-related duties may considerably impact the smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the university. While recognising the importance of Census 2027, it would be extremely…

Srinagar, Jul 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the placement of 786 Assistant Professors, Librarians and Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) to Academic Pay Level 11 with Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of Rs 7,000 under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS), marking one of the largest such promotion orders issued in recent years.Announcing the development, Minister for Education Sakina Itoo said the decision resolves a long pending issue that had remained unsettled for more than four years, while many eligible faculty members had been awaiting their career progression for over a decade.She said the government, under the leadership of Chief…

UP RERA tells developers to refund excess GST collected from homebuyers The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) has issued fresh guidelines to help homebuyers claim refunds of excess Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected by developers, while directing promoters to strictly comply with notified tax rates.The authority has directed all registered real estate promoters to strictly adhere to the GST rates notified by the Central government.In a recent statement, UP RERA said eligible homebuyers who were charged GST in excess of the prescribed rates would be able to claim refunds through the GST department’s online mechanism. “GST…

Mumbai: The office of the collector (state excise), Mumbai city, has suspended the liquor licence of The Ghetto Restaurant and Bar, located at Mahalaxmi, for a period of 15 days.The suspension order, issued by Mumbai city collector Anchal Goyal, comes in the wake of a surprise inspection that showed discrepancies in liquor stock, unauthorised structural alterations to the licensed premises, and disturbances caused by crowds outside the venue. The customers were found consuming alcohol without valid individual permits.Following the initial raid, subsequent inspections were carried out by various excise teams in May and June after receiving complaints against the establishment.…

New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has awarded a Rs17.7 lakh contract to IIT Delhi to independently evaluate the performance of all 29 sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the capital, including testing whether their disinfection systems are effective in eliminating faecal coliform bacteria before treated sewage is discharged and reaches Yamuna.In an affidavit dated June 30, filed before the tribunal, DJB informed that IIT Delhi has been engaged for a comprehensive “Performance Evaluation and Adequacy Assessment” of all its STPs on June 5. The work order was issued on April 29 following a review meeting chaired by union home minister…

By Deepa Natarajan LoboDespite a dry spell this monsoon, Bengaluru’s Ulsoor (Halasuru) Lake is teeming with life. Thanks to restoration efforts over the past few years, coupled with a few timely showers, the iconic waterbody has once again transformed into a thriving ecosystem. The biggest draw is the arrival of majestic Spot-billed Pelicans, now spending their days gliding across the lake, plunging into the water for fish and delighting walkers and passers-by.Just a few months ago, large stretches of the lake lay exposed as desilting and other restoration work was underway. Today, those waters are alive with nearly 50 Spot-billed…

Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Wednesday issued notices to the central govt and the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) and sought their responses in a petition filed seeking an independent technical inspection of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages, alongside the Kannepally and Sundilla pump houses, which are a part of the Kaleswaram lift irrigation project.The petitioner, advocate Srirambhatla Sharath Kumar, alleged that due to the inaction of the state govt in initiating any corrective steps as suggested by the NDSA, water was going waste downstream and farmers and agricultural activity were severely affected.The petitioner also sought that the assessment be…

MADURAI: The controversial registration of a parcel of 1.4-acre of land, belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandapani Swami Mutt in Palani in Dindigul district and valued at over Rs 100, has been declared as null and void by Madras high court.On Wednesday, a division bench of Justice C V Karthikeyan and Justice R Sakthivel allowed an appeal by the mutt challenging the order passed by the single judge directing the sub-registrar to register the sale deed with respect to the land. The bench passed the order after taking into account that the mutt was not made as a party before the…