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SNN Sankaralinga Iyer with the former TN CM late K Kamaraj Few places in India have produced as many industrial pioneers as the belt around Kallidaikurichi in southern Tamil Nadu. Long before industrial clusters became a policy buzzword, this corner of Tirunelveli spawned entrepreneurs who helped turn TN into one of India’s manufacturing powerhouses. Within barely 50km emerged the founders of business houses such as the TVS Group, the Amalgamations Group and S N N Sankaralinga Iyer (SNN), among others.Born in Kallidaikurichi on Jan 31, 1901, Iyer made perhaps the boldest leap during the 1930s and 1940s, when India had…

Wooden gavel on wooden table, on background Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has criticised the practice of retailers charging customers for carry bags bearing their brand names, observing that such a practice effectively turns consumers into “moving advertisements” for the business.In a recent order, the commission directed Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which operates D-Mart stores, to pay Rs 10,000 to a consumer after dismissing the company’s appeal against an earlier compensation award.The dispute dates back to July 2019, when Sonal Vyas purchased goods worth around Rs 4,000 from a D-Mart outlet and was charged Rs 8 for a…

Rajkumar Wankhede (IRSE)assumed charge as the additional general manager of NCR. Prayagraj: Senior Indian Railway Service of Engineers officer Rajkumar Wankhede assumed charge as additional general manager of North Central Railway.A 1990-batch IRSE officer, Wankhede completed his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Govt College of Engineering, Aurangabad, and obtained a master’s degree in structural engineering from IIT Bombay.During his more than 36-year career in railways, Wankhede served in several divisions and zones, including Ratlam and Vadodara divisions of Western Railway, Nanded division of South Central Railway and construction organisations of Western Railway, Central Railway and NCR. He also worked…

A 36-year-old associate operator at a multinational company was found hanging at his residence in city’s Surat Nagar area, with a video allegedly recorded by his seven-year-old son.Sanjeev’s father Ram Sevak named his wife Manpreet (L) as the prime suspectA 36-year-old associate operator at a multinational company was found hanging at his residence in city’s Surat Nagar area, with a video allegedly recorded by his seven-year-old son.Sanjeev’s father Ram Sevak named his wife Manpreet (L) as the prime suspectA 36-year-old associate operator at a multinational company was found hanging at his residence in city’s Surat Nagar area, with a video…

Kanpur: An ambulance returning to Varanasi after discharging a patient from Medanta Hospital in Haryana rammed into a container on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Kannauj district late Saturday, leaving its driver dead on the spot and four passengers seriously injured.The accident occurred at kilometre 192 of the expressway in the Tirwa Kotwali area when the speeding vehicle hit a container moving ahead.Police and the expressway rescue team reached the spot after receiving information about the accident. The driver’s body was recovered and sent for postmortem, while the injured were admitted to the Government Medical College.The deceased driver was identified as…

BLOs at work in Pune district for SIR. They are racing against time to finish work befire Aug 8 Pune: Hundreds of citizens who have migrated from their villages to cities want to retain their names in voter lists in both locations, creating hurdles for booth-level officers (BLOs) undertaking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in rural Pune.Those involved in the exercise said a section of voters who have settled in cities were either reluctant to respond to calls or were seeking to continue with voter registration in their native villages as well as their present places of…

Panaji: The Goa Industries Development Corporation (GIDC) has decided to hand over Rs 8.36 crore to the directorate of industries, trade and commerce (DITC) as transfer of house tax collected for industrial units. The funds will then be distributed to village panchayats and municipal bodies under which the industrial estates fall. According to GIDC, Rs 7 crore is owed to panchayats while Rs 1.3 crore is meant for four municipal corporations.According to the data, Rs 2 crore is owed to the Nagoa village panchayat as house tax collected from industrial units in the Verna industrial estate. GIDC has also decided…

Nearly 50 govt schools lack sports infra: Survey Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: A survey of around 115 govt schools conducted by the engineering department of the Chandigarh administration has revealed a significant shortage of sports infrastructure across the city.The survey found that nearly 50 govt schools do not have any designated facilities for major sports such as volleyball, basketball, badminton, football or tennis, while another 30 to 40 schools have only one or two such facilities.The survey covered govt high schools (GHS), govt model high schools (GMHS), govt model senior secondary schools (GMSSS) and govt senior secondary schools (GSSS) located in urban sectors,…

Lucknow: Lucknow police have arrested five persons, including the owner and manager of a jewellery shop in Chowk’s Sarrafa Market, for allegedly confining and assaulting an employee inside the shop.According to police, the case was registered on July 31 at Chowk police station after Gopal Awasthi, a resident of Rampur Mathura in Sitapur district, filed a complaint alleging that his brother Shiv Bihari, who worked at Delhi Chain House in Sarrafa market, was locked inside the shop, assaulted and humiliated by the shop manager, owner and other employees.Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the…

Patna: A three-day orientation-cum-induction programme for the newly admitted undergraduate students of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT-Patna) began here on Sunday with the participation of about 800 students.Speaking as the chief guest, Bihar health secretary Kumar Ravi, an alumnus of IIT Kanpur, said that the IIT system provides students with a strong platform for their multidimensional development. He said that sincere and dedicated students have no shortage of job opportunities in today’s world. However, given the rapidly changing nature of the professional landscape, students must constantly prepare themselves to meet emerging challenges.The orientation and induction programme 2026 commenced…