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Srinagar, Jul 29: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the High-Powered Committee (HPC) constituted for reviewing the implementation of NABARD projects being executed under various tranches of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works (R&B); Additional Chief Secretary, Finance; Director General, Resources; Chief General Manager, NABARD; and senior officers from Health, Jal Shakti and other concerned departments.The Chief Secretary impressed upon the concerned departments to maintain a ready shelf of projects complete in all respects, including Administrative Approval and Technical Sanction, so…
Electronics Development Fund (representative image) NEW DELHI: Karnataka has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of the central govt’s Electronics Development Fund (EDF), accounting for 90 of the 128 companies backed under the scheme and nearly two-thirds of the total investment made by its associated venture funds.The eight “daughter funds” supported by EDF have invested Rs 1,335.7 crore in the 128 startups and companies as of June 30, electronics and information technology ministry told Lok Sabha Wednesday. Of these, 77 firms were working in electronics system design and manufacturing, and 51 in information technology.Bengaluru alone accounted for 89 companies – 56…
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New Delhi: A court Wednesday stayed for a day a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against SFI joint secretary Aishe Ghosh in connection with a 2021 protest outside Banga Bhawan in the city.While hearing Ghosh’s application seeking cancellation of the NBW, judicial magistrate first class Vijayshree Rathore noted that she “couldn’t appear on the last date of hearing due to unavoidable circumstances” and asked her to appear Thursday.The warrant, issued on Dec 12, 2024, and again on April 11, 2026, relates to a case in which Ghosh is accused of violating a govt order by participating in a demonstration on Feb…
Bengaluru: The fight between Bengaluru’s restaurants and online food-delivery platforms has become a matter of survival and customer engagement.While restaurant owners accuse food service platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato of imposing high commissions and running promotions without their consent, a majority are worried about the exorbitant prices that would only burden the customer.“How is it that a plate of idli is Rs 30-35 at the restaurant, while the same costs Rs 80-90 when ordered online? The restaurant price and online price should be the same. Only the delivery charges should vary. Restaurant owners said their concerns are not against…
Hyderabad: An 18-year-old Intermediate student of a govt junior college in Gadwal, who scored 98.6% in the first-year board exams, died by suicide on Tuesday after he was allegedly humiliated and slapped by a teacher. The student left a suicide note and, based on his family’s complaint, the teacher was booked for abetting the suicide.The teenager, a native of Kothapalli village in Gadwal mandal, was an Intermediate II year student of Govt Junior College, Gadwal. In the first-year board exams, the teenager scored 434 out of 440 marks and stood second among govt junior college students in Jogulamba Gadwal district,…
Officials in the state say running these facilities, without adequate funds from the Centre, has been a challenge.Chennai: Across the past five years, Tamil Nadu has had the highest number of information and communication technology (ICT) labs sanctioned under the Centre-sponsored Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) among the southern states, revealed a reply to a question raised in the Lok Sabha.The state has also been sanctioned the highest number of smart classrooms over the past two years under the scheme, which aims to enhance digital and technology-enabled learning in govt schools across the nation.For ICT labs, the state’s numbers are exponentially…
Records show that of the 23,536 days since the first assembly election, the house remained below its sanctioned strength Gandhinagar: A bypoll for Manjalpur assembly constituency will be held on Thursday after the seat fell vacant following the demise of eight-time MLA Yogesh Patel. For nearly two out of every three days since Gujarat elected its first legislative assembly in 1962, the House has functioned without its full sanctioned strength of MLAs, official records show. The reason: not a single assembly in the state’s 64-year electoral history has completed its full term without the death of one or more sitting…
Prayagraj: The body of a three-year-old boy, who went missing under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday afternoon, was found near a pond in Siriyawa village of Kaushambi district on Wednesday morning, police said.The boy had accompanied his mother to a function at a relative’s house. He went missing while playing outside the house.After being alerted, senior police officers, including Kaushambi SP Satyanarayan Prajapat, reached the spot and launched an investigation.The SP said the cause of death would be established through a post-mortem examination. The boy’s family, however, suspected foul play. Source link
Malay RayRourkela: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Sundargarh, has directed a general insurance company to pay Rs 15.18 lakh to a vehicle owner after holding that the insurer had wrongly repudiated his accident claim on mere suspicion. The commission also ordered payment of Rs 20,000 towards litigation expenses.The complainant, Pradeep Kumar Thakur of Sargipalli under Lephripada police limits in Sundargarh district, had insured his trailer truck with a zero-depreciation policy valid from July 11, 2024, to July 10, 2025. The vehicle, purchased with bank finance carrying an EMI of Rs 1.10 lakh per month, met with an accident…