Varanasi: Under the One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme launched by the Varanasi Municipal Corporation for property tax, water tax and sewer tax defaulters, 276 building owners have deposited ₹39.36 lakh in property tax within the first three days. Taxpayers have also received a waiver of ₹7.18 lakh on interest and surcharge.Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal said that…
Chennai: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will make its first round of investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) over the next two months. This would mark the pension regulator’s maiden entry into the AIF ecosystem, following investments in equities and debt.The NPS Bharat Fund of Funds (FoF) has been established under NPS…
Vadodara: With environmental clearances often emerging as a hurdle for development projects, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) chairman H K Dash on Friday held a meeting with senior civic and district officials to streamline the process of approval and compliance.Officials discussed practical challenges in processing environmental clearance proposals and stressed the need for better…
The six-day programme brings together 20 faculty members frommedical colleges and healthcare institutions across Gujarat Vadodara: GMERS Medical College, Gotri, has been selected by the State Health System Resource Centre (SHSRC), as a hub for its advanced research programme. The move is aimed at strengthening research capabilities among faculty members of government medical colleges across…
Kanpur: Police on Friday afternoon arrested a man in connection with the murder of his wife and mother-in-law in Chandethi village under Bharthana police station in Etawah, during an encounter. According to police, Satyendra allegedly conspired to kill the two women to avoid paying a court-ordered monthly maintenance allowance of Rs 7,000 and a settlement…
Surat: Russia’s plan to build a diamond-cutting cluster and promote local manufacturing is unlikely to threaten Surat’s diamond industry, according to manufacturers and traders, who cite weak market conditions, high costs and India’s established processing ecosystem.Industry players said Russia has tried to develop local diamond manufacturing in the past, with limited success. They believe current…
Justice P. Sam Koshy of Telangana High Court, A. Sudershan Reddy, Advocate General, and S. Surender Reddy, President, Telangana High Court Bar Association also addressed the seminar HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of Telangana Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh noted that adjudicatory bodies must maintain a balance between regulatory autonomy, specialised expertise and judicial accountability, while cautioning against…
Koppal: Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault and blackmail of a minor girl in Koppal district, police said.According to the complaint, the victim was a Class-9 student when she came into contact with a youth from her village. The family alleged that the youth gained her trust, sexually assaulted…
Union minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth laid the foundation stone for a centre at Chauri Basti on Friday Ranchi: Six new Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are set to become operational across the city in the first week of Sept, bringing free primary healthcare closer to residents. Another 16 centres will open in phases.A total…
Bunts Hostel-PVS Junction road, Mangaluru Mangaluru: A two-year delay in executing a road improvement project outside St Aloysius Primary School on Karangalpady Road has turned the stretch into a serious safety hazard for students and a daily inconvenience for commuters.The delay has left an open drain in front of the school’s main gate. The drain…
