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Guwahati: The Assam govt has allocated Rs 150 crore as part of the Guwahati Ring Road project to provide relief from the worsening flood problem in Jorabat, the main entry point to Guwahati from upper Assam, Barak Valley and Shillong in Meghalaya, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma told the assembly on Wednesday.“The consultant for the Ring Road has been asked to draw up a plan and also talk to IIT Guwahati experts for flood problem mitigation,” the CM said.Sarma said the state govt is also considering upgrading the existing road from Digaru to Narengi to a four-lane way as an alternate…
Noida: An FIR was registered against the electricity department over the death of a 23-year-old engineer who was allegedly electrocuted before falling into an open drain in Sector 58 on July 9, when the city was pounded by heavy rain.CCTV footage shows Aryan Prajapati, a resident of Kuncha locality in Kaimganj, suffered an electric shock from a nearby pole while walking along the drain, which was missing several slabs. As he collapsed and fell in, a colleague rushed to help him but appears to move back when he receives a shock as well. Bystanders can also be seen watching from…
Praveen Goyal (L) on his shop receiving ‘stop business’ notice from FDA PUNE: Soon after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directed his family’s shop to halt operations over alleged food safety violations, Praveen Goyal, father of Siya Goyal — one of the prime accused in Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal’s murder — said he would fully cooperate with the investigation and that his daughter should face the strictest punishment if found guilty.Speaking to ANI, Goyal said Food Department officials had visited his shop on July 14 and collected four samples.”On the morning of the 14th, at around 11. 30am, Food…
Patiala: A strike by contract workers to protest the dismissal of the chairman of the union’s Chandigarh depot committee partially disrupted bus services of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) in Punjab on Wednesday.While union functionary Harkesh Kumar Vicky claimed bus operations were affected at nine depots, PRTC general manager Amanvir Singh Tiwana maintained that only one faction of employees had joined the agitation and around 60% of the fleet continued to operate. The protest follows the sacking of Gurwinder Singh Guri, the union’s Chandigarh depot chairman and an outsourced employee (conductor) over allegations of submitting fake bus stand (“adda”) fee…
Lucknow: Governor Anandiben Patel, chancellor of state universities, on Wednesday directed Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University to make optimum use of its infrastructure for academic activities, citing vacant floors and underused facilities.Addressing the university’s convocation, Patel said the seventh and eighth floors of the administrative building were lying vacant, and several rooms on other floors were also unused. She said the three-storey auditorium, which has multiple seminar halls, had hosted only one programme during the year apart from the convocation.The governor raised concerns over campus upkeep, saying maintenance was not satisfactory despite the university having 148 sanitation workers. She pointed…
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has sought registration of an FIR in the alleged payroll scam after an internal inquiry found that Rs41.79 lakh, meant for salaries and Rakhi advance of Class-IV sanitation workers in Lakadganj Zone, was allegedly diverted to the bank accounts of outsiders through manipulated RTGS payment lists.The Finance Department found prima facie evidence of misappropriation of municipal funds and recommended criminal action against the two employees, the concerned bill clerk and all outside beneficiaries whose accounts allegedly received the diverted money. It also pointed to serious supervisory lapses by the zonal officer and assistant commissioner,…
KOLKATA: Malda has become the first district in Bengal to adopt Village Action Plans (VAPs) for villages along the India-Bangladesh border, with the district administration launching an inclusive development initiative aimed at ensuring that every eligible household receives the benefits of government welfare schemes at its doorstep.The initiative, “Amar Gram Amar Kalpana”, has been conceived by the Malda district administration to strengthen people’s participation in planning and development while advancing the Centre’s Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP). The programme reflects the Prime Minister’s vision of treating border habitations as the country’s “first villages” rather than its last.As part of the exercise,…
Srinagar, July 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said political leaders should not use condolence visits as a platform for politics, saying those who come to offer condolences to his family on Dr Mustafa Kamal’s demise should refrain from making political statements outside.Speaking to reporters, CM Omar, per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said those who wish to do politics need not come to offer condolences.”If you want to do politics, then don’t come to offer condolences. You come to our home to express sympathy and then step outside to make political statements. Grief and politics should not be…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday said it would strongly oppose the proposed Delimitation Bill if the Centre reintroduces it during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The party also said it would hold the Narendra Modi government accountable on a range of issues, including alleged corruption, paper leaks, rising prices, foreign policy and the Ayodhya Ram temple donation controversy.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group chaired by Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders attended the meeting to finalise the party’s strategy…
Navi Mumbai International Airport formally launched its overseas operations on Wednesday Abu Dhabi: At 2.55am (IST) Wednesday, Air India Express flight IX 207 to Abu Dhabi lifted off from Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), becoming the first international commercial flight to depart from the city’s long-awaited second airport and formally launching its overseas operations.The historic departure was marked by a ceremonial send-off. Three “Follow Me” vehicles escorted the eight-month-old Boeing 737 aircraft in an arrowhead formation as it taxied to the runway of the seven-month-old airport. Back at the international terminal, ground staff lined up in a guard of honour,…