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Panaji: More than 18 months after permission was given to set up an automated testing station (ATS) for two-wheelers, light motor vehicles and heavy vehicles on 4,000sqm of land at the Tuem Industrial Estate, the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is yet to hand over the plot to the entity created to operate the facility.The facility at Tuem was being set up under the Automated Testing Station Policy of Goa, 2024, which was supposed to replace the traditional manual vehicle fitness checks conducted at RTO offices with a more technologically driven approach. The Goa Investment Promotion Board had given its…
Amritsar/Chandigarh: On the last day of Akal Takht’s one-month deadline to incorporate changes in the amended Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, Punjab govt told the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs on Wednesday that it will take up with the Centre the enactment of an anti-sacrilege law for the whole of India on the lines of Punjab’s law, and that discussions were already underway.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Inderbir Singh Nijjar, accompanied by Amritsar deputy commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh, visited the Akal Takht secretariat and handed over a 25-page document, along with forwarding letters from Punjab govt, to…
Lucknow: Taking note of road surface slippage on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway within a fortnight of its inauguration, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated administrative action against officials found negligent in monitoring the project.Deputy general manager of the construction company Vivek Kumar Gupta, engineer Surendra Kumar, who headed the team of independent engineers, and resident engineer Yatendra Kumar, who was also independently monitoring the project on behalf of NHAI, have been removed from the project and barred for the next two years from participating in any project of MoRTH, NHAI, or NHAIDCL.While travelling towards Lucknow from Unnao, the…
The arrests were made on Tuesday Patna: Bihar Special Task Force (STF) has arrested three alleged members of a gang involved in the Rs 70 lakh jewellery shop robbery in Muzaffarpur and recovered firearms, ammunition, cash, stolen jewellery and vehicles during coordinated raids conducted across the district, police said on Wednesday.The arrests were made on Tuesday in connection with Kanti police station case no. 359/26, registered following the June 12 robbery at a jewellery shop in Muzaffarpur. The STF said the operation led to the arrest of Mithlesh Kumar Rai, Jitendra Kumar and Ajit Kumar alias Bhola Singh, all residents…
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Sarvesh Kushare competes in the Men’s High Jump Final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Nagpur: In July 2024, he became the first Indian high jumper to qualify for the Olympics. Last month, he broke the national record by becoming the first Indian to breach the 2.30m mark. Earlier this month, he became the first Indian high jumper to finish on the podium at a Diamond League event.Athlete Sarvesh Anil Kushare celebrates after winning the silver medal in the men’s high jump final at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, ScotlandLate on Monday night, Sarvesh Anil Kushare scripted history in Glasgow…
The severe collision flung both men onto the road Rajkot: Two men were killed when a speeding car rammed their motorcycle from behind on Wednesday morning. The accident took place on the Rajkot-Jamnagar highway near Sanosara Patiya in Dhrol taluka of Jamnagar district, police said.The deceased are Tarshi Shingala (67) and Natudbha Jadeja (64), residents of Layara village.According to police, the victims were friends and were on their way to Sanosara village to meet a mutual friend. Around 10.30am, as they slowed down to take a turn towards the village near Sanosara Patiya, a speeding car coming from Jamnagar allegedly…
Bokaro: Irregular electricity bills, faulty or non-functional meters, lack of meter readings, frequent outages and concerns over the existing metering system dominated discussions at a public hearing organised by the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) in Bokaro on Wednesday.The hearing was attended by JSERC chairperson Justice Navneet Kumar, legal member Mahendra Prasad, secretary RP Nayak and assistant director (tariff) Sanjeev Kumar Mahto.Members of the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF), Bokaro, including chairperson Satya Prakash and member Rajesh Kushwaha, highlighted consumer concerns before the commission.To address recurring billing complaints, JSERC officials suggested adopting an outsourcing model for smart metering to…
Surat: One more case of extortion has been registered against history-sheeter Mohammad Islam Pathan alias Parwana. Police said Parwana had allegedly demanded Rs 25 lakh from the owner of his newspaper office. He had also extorted Rs 20,000 by brandishing a knife and threatening the owner. He also refused to pay Rs 6 lakh pending rent for the office from where he was running a newspaper.According to police, victim Mohammad Yunus Shaikh, a scrap dealer, has bought an industrial plot in Shantinagar Industrial Plots society in Anjana Farm area. He had built a three-floor building and the ground floor was…
Vadodara: Alembic Group will mark its 119th foundation day on Thursday with a series of CSR initiatives, including plantation of 11,900 saplings, distribution of 11,900 nutritious meals to children and a blood donation drive.As part of the celebrations, the saplings will be planted near the Chhani canal to promote environmental conservation and biodiversity. It will also distribute freshly prepared meals to children studying in over 37 government schools and beneficiaries of various NGOs across Vadodara, said Mallika Chirayu Amin, trustee, Alembic CSR Foundation Source link