April 2023

Local Congress neta assaulted, chain snatched in Thane’s Ulhasnagar | Thane News

Local Congress neta assaulted, chain snatched in Thane’s Ulhasnagar | Thane News

ULHASNAGAR: Unidentified person attacked Manoj Sadhwani, Ulhasnagar city working president of Congress, outside his residence in Ulhasnagar on Friday. The police said Sadhwani was returning home from his hotel at 2 am when the incident happened.Sadhwani's wife Jaya Sadhwani, a former mayor of Ulhasnagar, said, "When my husband came out of the car, one of the unidentified persons covering his face with a...

18 essential medicines, ORS, get pricier from today, 10%-12% hike likely in Kolkata | Kolkata News

18 essential medicines, ORS, get pricier from today, 10%-12% hike likely in Kolkata | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: At least 18 essential drugs, which are part of our home medicine cabinet, including oral rehydration solution sachets and pain killers, will get pricier from Saturday. They are likely to cost 10%-12% more with National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) changing price caps of 25 medicines.The stock with the revised prices is likely to reach the Kolkata market in a month. "The prices will...

Elephant calf cared for by Bomman and Bellie dies in Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore News

Elephant calf cared for by Bomman and Bellie dies in Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore News

UDHAGAMANDALAM: 'Elephant Whisperers' Bomman and Bellie lost their latest 'baby' at the Theppakadu elephant camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve on Friday. The four-month-old elephant calf died of complications as it could not digest lactogen and due to the stress of separation from its herd.The calf was found inside a well at Dharmapuri on March 9. Forest veterinarians and Bomman went there and took...

Delhi savours a cool March after hot February | Delhi News

Delhi savours a cool March after hot February | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: March started as a warm month but ended cooler than expected, which was a relief after Delhi recorded the warmest February in 17 years.Several western disturbances ensured that Delhi got rain, thunderstorms, cloudy skies and strong winds. At 30.9 degrees Celsius, the city recorded the lowest mean maximum temperature in March since 2020, although, it was still about one degree above normal. In...

Viral wheelie stunt in Bandra Kurla Complex: Non-bailable charges slapped on biker, 2 women | Mumbai News

Viral wheelie stunt in Bandra Kurla Complex: Non-bailable charges slapped on biker, 2 women | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: A 13-second viral video clip of a dangerous wheelie stunt performed by a biker along with two women has prompted Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police to slap a case against all three and launch a hunt for the trio who face charges under Indian Penal Code sections 279 (rash driving) and 336 (endangering lives) as well as the Motor Vehicle Act. The two women have been additionally charged with...

New foreign trade policy seeks push to e-comm, eyes tn exports by 2030

New foreign trade policy seeks push to e-comm, eyes $2tn exports by 2030

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday unveiled a new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) seeking to push e-commerce, internationalise the rupee and offer amnesty to those who have been unable to meet the export obligation targets under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) and advance licensing schemes. Announcing the new policy, commerce and industry ministry Piyush Goyal said he was hopeful that export of...

Swedish flyer molests IndiGo cabin crew, held in Mumbai | India News

Swedish flyer molests IndiGo cabin crew, held in Mumbai | India News

A Swedish national, 63, was arrested in Mumbai on Thursday for allegedly molesting a 24-year-old cabin crew member on board a four-hour IndiGo flight from Bangkok. Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, who was drunk at the time of the incident, also assaulted another flyer. Police filed a chargesheet using the accounts of three witnesses (all cabin crew). Westberg was subsequently released on payment of Rs...

Congress leader Nana Patole hits out at BJP-Sena state govt in Maharashtra | Thane News

Congress leader Nana Patole hits out at BJP-Sena state govt in Maharashtra | Thane News

THANE: Congress leader Nana Patole has accused the state government to failing to work in a democratic manner and said they would soon approach governor Ramesh Bais and apprise him of the situation in the state.Patole was in the city, Friday, to protest the action against party colleague Rahul Gandhi. “The action reflects the height of dictatorship in our country. Gandhi hasn’t uttered any...

Eastern Circle commissioner of railway safety inspection paves way for running trains on Mohanpur–Hansdiha section | Kolkata News

Eastern Circle commissioner of railway safety inspection paves way for running trains on Mohanpur–Hansdiha section | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: Eastern Circle commissioner of railway safety (CRS) Suvomoy Mitra, on Friday, inspected the newly constructed (22.13 km) electrified broad gauge line between Hansdiha and Harlatanr stations on Mohanpur–Hansdiha section of Eastern Railway for opening the route for running goods and passenger traffic. Chief administrative officer (construction) VK Srivastava, divisional railway manager,...

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