Prayagraj: A paid parking and road beautification project for Civil Lines is set to move forward, with the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) preparing a detailed project report (DPR). The DPR is expected within a week, after which a tender will be issued to execute the work.The initiative gained momentum after divisional commissioner Dr Lokesh M…
Kendrapada: Vigilance officials on Thursday nabbed Chandrajit Parija, programmer in the office of district education officer-cum-district project coordinator (DEO-cum-DPC), Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Jagatsinghpur, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from an executant for facilitating the release of pending bills.Vigilance sources said Parija demanded the bribe for clearing bills related to the installation…
COIMBATORE: A student died after suffering an electric shock while attending an annual function at a private engineering college hostel near Thudiyalur here on Saturday night.Police said A Amilthan, a final-year BE (EEE) student at a private engineering college in Vattamalaipalayam, was staying in the college hostel. Around 9pm on Saturday, he was attending the…
Gurgaon: A Sector 14-based auto financing firm has accused a Noida resident and others of cheating a bank of Rs 14.62 lakh by allegedly using a forged no-objection certificate (NOC) to obtain a loan against a Mahindra Scorpio-N which was taken out on a loan.The complaint was filed by Prashant Kumar, a director of Auto…
Mizoram minister Lalnilawma addresses a two-day national seminar Aizawl: Mizoram minister Lalnilawma on Thursday said the northeast’s cultural diversity and community strength could contribute significantly to the country’s development.He was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day national seminar, “Youth and Culture in Northeast India: Intersections and Perspectives”, jointly organised by Govt Aizawl North College…
Chitradurga: Chitradurga farmers’ unit and Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) have demanded cancellation of the beneficiary list for distributing cows and livestock to farmers in mining-affected areas, alleging irregularities and lack of transparency in the selection process. The organisations submitted a memorandum to Chitradurga taluk panchayat executive officer Ravikumar, seeking a fresh selection. KRS activist Ramachandrappa…
Elderly dies in road accident Kanpur: A 65-year-old factory guard was killed after a speeding loader hit him from behind in the Dada Nagar industrial area under the Govind Nagar police station limits in Kanpur on Wednesday night. The driver fled with the vehicle.According to police, the deceased, Gangadhari (65), a resident of Sarvodaya Nagar,…
Kolkata: Cops have launched raids across south Kolkata to trace extortionist Nawazis Khan, alias Mohammad Nawazis alias Chiina Gabbar, after a fresh case of organised parking extortion was registered against him at Karaya Police Station.The action followed a written complaint by Palm Avenue resident Farid Alam (25), who alleged that the accused had been running…
Paddy procurement Man using traditional method for thrashing at grain market in ludhiana :-Photo by Mohinder Singh Ludhiana: Paddy procurement by the govt started in grain markets of the district, including Khanna, considered to be the largest in Asia, on Thursday. However, the farmers’ zeal was dampened by problems of moisture. Many farmers in Khanna…
Villagers of Ulthoor and surrounding areas in Kundapur taluk in Udupi district holding a protest on Tuesday opposing the Saligrama Town Panchayat’s plans to set up a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in their village. Udupi: Villagers of Ulthoor and surrounding areas in Kundapur taluk staged a massive protest on Tuesday against Saligrama Town Panchayat’s…
