Penalty for littering garbage on roads in Kolkata hiked 100 times

Kolkata (IANS) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to increase the penalty for littering garbage on the streets of the city by 100 times in the near future.

A decision in this regard was taken at the monthly conference of KMC on…

Cong next yatra could be from Pasighat to Porbandar

Raipur (IANS) Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the party president should make another programme like the Bharat Jodo Yatra, and that he and the workers were ready to do the 'tapasya (penance)'.

He said this while addressing the 85th plenary…

Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia arrested in excise policy scam

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Sunday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy scam matter after day-long questioning.

Sisodia's questioning began at around 11.10 a.m.

Departmental inquiry against IAS Rohini, IPS Roopa over public spat

Bengaluru (IANS) The Karnataka government has ordered a departmental inquiry against IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil over their public spat, sources said on Saturday.

The sources confirmed that the inquiry has been…

Threats to MGNREGA workers to take part in CPI-M yatra

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) An audio clip of a local body member of CPI-M's Kerala unit surfaced on Saturday in which she can be heard telling the MGNREGA workers in her ward to take part in the party's yatra when it arrives at their location,…

Army's new recruitment procedure for JCOs/OR with online common entrance exam

Jammu (IANS) According to the transformational changes in the recruitment procedure of Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs)/Other Ranks (OR) all candidates will have to undergo a common entrance exam, the Army has said.

Director Army Recruiting…

Northeast region is strong pillar of Act East Policy: PM

Shillong (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the northeast is a strong pillar of the Act East Policy and Meghalaya along with the entire region has a strong prospect of trade and tourism.

He made the remarks while addressing…

Stop taking direct orders from L-G: Delhi govt to dept secretaries

New Delhi (IANS) Underlining the Transaction of Business Rules (TBR), Delhi government has directed all the concerned officers to stop taking direct orders from the Lt. Governor office.

All Delhi govt ministers have written letters to their…

SIT indicts Badals, ex-DGP Saini for 2015 Kotkapura firing case

Chandigarh (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing cases of sacrilege and police firing in 2015, on Friday filed a charge sheet in a court in Punjab's Faridkot indicting Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal and former DGP…

'Will be mental torture...': SC on a plea for postponing NEET-PG exam

New Delhi (IANS) The National Board of Examinations (NBE) on Friday told the Supreme Court that around 2.09 lakh candidates have registered for NEET-PG exam 2023, scheduled on March 5, and if the exam were to be postponed, then no alternative date…