Ahmedabad chief fire officer Amitkumar Dongre (left) and an alleged middleman, Bhavsinh Zala, arrested for taking bribe to issue fire-safety NOCs Ahmedabad: An alleged demand for a Rs 36,000 bribe to issue fire-safety NOCs for six buildings led the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to Ahmedabad’s chief fire officer.The agency arrested Amitkumar Dongre and alleged middleman Bhavsinh…
Kolkata: The latest delimitation exercise in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area has triggered one of the biggest reworkings of the city’s civic map, with the number of wards set to rise from 144 to 209. The addition of 65 wards has not only redrawn boundaries across the city but also pushed several well-known south Kolkata…
Pune: Cybercrook, posing as an official of Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL), duped a 66-year-old Kothrud resident of Rs5 lakh in a piped-gas bill fraud. The fraud took place in Aug last year. The man filed an online complaint, following which the Alankar police registered a case on Thursday.An officer said the complainant received a…
Since zilla panchayats were constituted in 2000, successive govts have used the powerlessness of these bodies to retain greater control at the state level Margao: With the district planning committees for North and South Goa yet to be constituted, the larger question of devolution of funds, functions and functionaries to Goa’s second-tier panchayati raj institutions…
In a filing dated Aug 7, Religare said RBI, in a communication dated Aug 6, informed the company that its application seeking no-objection or prior approval for the scheme “has been examined and that the request has not been acceded to” MUMBAI: Religare Enterprises’ proposed demerger of its financial services business into Religare Finvest has…
L-R: Georgia Voll and Ashleigh Gardner during a training session; Gardner with her estranged wife Monica Wright (R). Ashleigh Gardner‘s position as Australia’s vice-captain has come under renewed scrutiny after her estranged wife, Monica Wright, called for the star all-rounder to be removed from the leadership role and questioned Cricket Australia’s response to allegations surrounding…
Renowned filmmaker SS Rajamouli is working on his next mega project ‘Varanasi’ featuring Tollywood giant Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles. As the film has completed over 80% of its shoot, it is getting close to its post-production stage. Now, a new synopsis of the film has now been…
Federal officials said on Thursday that they will not release cool water this year from Colorado River’s major reservoirs. This water would have protected a threatened native fish downstream, but put more strain on already struggling hydropower production. In an email obtained by The Associated Press, the Bureau of Reclamation told various groups that water…
Published in the journal One Ecosystem, the research provides the first systematic assessment of the Southern American Coastal Shallow Subtropical Lakes What if lakes could warn us about an environmental disaster? These freshwater systems may be giving off subtle biological signals long before the fish start dying off, the algae bloom on the water, or…
Food has always been more than just nourishment. Across cultures, certain dishes are believed to bring prosperity, happiness, health or good fortune, making them an essential part of festivals, weddings and New Year celebrations. Some are eaten because their shape resembles coins, others because their names sound like words associated with wealth or success. Whether…
