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Priyanka KakodkarMumbai: Citizens in the state who have been successfully mapped (from the 2002 voter list to the latest voter list) ahead of the special intensive revision (SIR) in Maharashtra will not be required to furnish documents when the enumerators visit. However, those whose mapping showed anomalies or citizens who did not participate in this at all will need to show one of 11 documents in order to be on the voter list after the SIR, the state’s chief electoral officer S Chockalingam said on Friday.This SIR is an exercise to verify the names in the voter list. It will…
NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 87–91 paise per litre on Saturday, taking the cumulative rise in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 per litre in less than 10 days, as state-owned oil companies passed on rising international crude prices.The latest revision pushed petrol prices up by 87 paise per litre and diesel by up to 91 paise across the country, according to industry sources.The back-to-back hikes follow a prolonged freeze in retail fuel prices and come amid elevated global crude oil rates, tightening refining margins, and a weaker rupee, all of which have sharply increased…
Hyderabad: The Congress govt’s recent revision of minimum wages in Telangana is expected to accelerate labour migration from states such as Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Jharkhand, particularly into the agriculture and construction sectors.Experts stated that the trend could benefit both local and migrant labour, potentially contributing to overall economic growth.According to the latest Echowrap report, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh record the country’s lowest minimum wage violation rates, at just 0.03%. In contrast, Chhattisgarh has the highest violation rate, with about 70% of casual workers earning below the statutory minimum wage. Odisha and Jharkhand follow closely, with violation rates of around 66%…
Chennai: Cocking a snook at a series of Madras high court orders, and setting at naught the beach restoration work done over the years, a large number of street vendors returned to occupy a 3km-long stretch of Loop Road along Marina Beach on Friday. The weekend ahead will likely see more shops returning, while Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and city police showed no interest in stopping the takeover.Since 2024, GCC has been partially enforcing court orders to remove stalls from the beaches and accommodate more than 300 vendors in the newly built multi-crore fish market at Nochikuppam. But over the…
Ahmedabad: A 36-year-old man from Vasna area of the city filed a police complaint alleging that he was assaulted by four acquaintances after objecting to repeated verbal abuse and mockery during an argument at a local ground.According to the complaint lodged with Vasna police, the incident took place on Thursday when the complainant was sitting with a friend at a ground in the area. During the conversation, the friend allegedly began hurling insults and making casual abusive remarks. When the complainant objected, an argument broke out between the two.The complainant alleged that the verbal altercation soon turned violent, with the…
Bhubaneswar: The melanistic tiger hide that was seized by Similipal Tiger Reserve authorities on Thursday is that of a sub-adult (less than 2 years) male that was hunted close to human habitation, Similipal authorities claimed on Friday, citing the interrogation of three persons arrested in this connection.The wildlife authorities revealed the tiger dispersed too close to human habitation and was trapped in a snare that was put up to kill a wild boar. “After the villagers (tribal) saw the tiger getting ensnared, they took advantage of it and extricated it from the trap after it died. It could be the…
Jhansi: A 35-year-old woman who was sleeping in her home along with her four children was found murdered here on Friday morning. The incident took place in village Kurai, falling under the Todi Fatehpur Police Station limits.As per reports, the victim, Rajni Ahirwar lived with her four children and mother-in-law while her husband worked in Rohtak, Haryana.On Thursday night, as usual the entire family slept. On Friday morning, the victim, was found lying in a pool of blood, caught by her mother-in-law who immediately raised an alarm after which police were called.During investigation, it was found that the woman’s throat…
Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday raised serious concerns over the Centre taking an “unprecedented” dividend of nearly Rs 2.87 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank of India, warning that excessive extraction of RBI reserves could weaken the country’s long-term economic resilience and undermine the strength of the central bank.Referring to reports that the RBI has transferred nearly Rs 2.87 lakh crore to the Centre out of the central bank’s total income of around Rs 4 lakh crore, Cheema said this was among the highest dividend transfers ever made by the RBI to any govt since its…
LUCKNOW: An FIR was registered against Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai, former Congress committee secretary Brijraj Ahirwar, and 30 unidentified supporters of Congress party in Mahoba district over alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged violation of public order during a political gathering held on May 22.According to the FIR submitted at Kotwali Nagar police station in Mahoba by Neeraj Rawat, a BJP district working committee member and social-political activist, a programme was organised at the residence of Rajkumar Ahirwar in Samad Nagar locality without prior administrative permission. Neeraj Rawat in the FIR alleged that…
Rural development department minister Shrawan Kumar Patna: Rural development department minister Shrawan Kumar on Friday said Rs20,000, as the second instalment under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rajgar Yojana (MMRY), will be sent to the Jeevika Didis in Bihar this month. The govt was facing opposition attack as RJD alleged it was an election stunt of providing Rs10,000 to women associated with self-help groups for votes.Taking aim at the leader of opposition in the legislative assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, the minister said there is no need for him to repeatedly raise questions, as the govt is actively working towards fulfilling its promises. He…