Single-point taxation implemented in NCR for passenger transport

New Delhi (IANS) The Combined Reciprocal Common Transport Agreement (Contract Carriage and Stage Carriage) signed amongst the governments of Haryana, NCT-Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh aims at inter-state road connectivity amongst the National…

Burden of promise weighing heavily on ruling BJP as leaders who came aboard unhappy

Bengaluru (IANS) The ruling BJP in Karnataka is a worried lot as those who switched ?over to its fold from other parties have expressed their unhappiness over the treatment meted out to them in the state party.

BJP leaders had made tall promises…

Dalit family fined Rs 60k after boy touches Hindu god's idol

Kolar (Karnataka (IANS) A Dalit family in Karnataka's Koppal district has been fined Rs 60,000 after its boy entered the temple and touched Hindu god's idol.

According to local sources, the Dalit boy had touched the idol ready to be…

Punjab DGP constitutes SIT over 'leaked objectionable videos' of students

Chandigarh (IANS) Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Monday constituted a three-member all-women Special Investigating Team (SIT), under the supervision of Additional DGP Gurpreet Deo, to investigate allegations by Chandigarh University…

Cheetahs back on Indian soil after 70 years: Modi

Bhopal (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said cheetahs are back on Indian soil after 70 years and the move will lead to restoration of forest and grassland ecosystems.

The Prime Minister released the big cats -- five male and…

App loan fraud: ED recovers documents, seizes Rs 46 cr of Payment Gateways

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it carried out search operations on September 14 at multiple locations in connection with an investigation related to the app-based token, named HPZ and related entities and seized…

Fifth IAS officer from UP seeks VRS

Lucknow (IANS) Yet another IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre has sought voluntary retirement from the service.

A 2005-batch IAS officer, Sreenivasulu was on inter-cadre deputation to his home state Andhra Pradesh from January 2016 to July…

Help them, govt should use its resources: SC to Centre on Ukraine-returned medical students

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that the Centre could develop a web portal providing details of foreign universities for the medical students who returned from Ukraine following Russia's invasion in February, to complete…

'Show courtesy', 'listen patiently' part of DoPT guidelines for dealings between civil servant and MPs

New Delhi (IANS) 'Show courtesy and consideration, listen patiently, be meticulously correct and courteous, rise to receive and see off' -- these are some of the common guidelines issued for civil servants while dealing with Members of Parliament…

CBI raids in Mumbai, Gujarat in Rs 428 crore Canara Bank fraud

Mumbai (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided several locations in Mumbai and Gujarat's Kutch in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs 428.50 crore in the Canara Bank, an official said on Thursday.

Following a complaint…