Uttar Pradesh government transfers Hathras DM, 15 other IAS officers
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred 16 IAS officers, including Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar who had hit the headlines after the rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman. Laxkar will be the new district magistrate of Mirzapur. UP Jal Nigam Additional MD Ramesh Ranjan will take his place in Hathras, […]
Suneet Sharma appointed new Railway Board Chairman and CEO
NEW DELHI: Former Eastern Railway general manager Suneet Sharma was on Thursday appointed the new Railway Board Chairman and CEO upon the completion of the term of incumbent V K Yadav. Yadav was given an extension in January this year. Suneet Sharma is a Special Class Railway Apprentice Officer of the 1978-batch. He has discharged […]
CBI books IVRCL in Rs 4,837 crore-bank fraud after extensive searches
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau or Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a corruption case against debt-laden IVRCL, a listed firm, its managing director Sudhir Reddy and others for an alleged bank fraud of over Rs 4,837 crore, in a consortium led by State Bank of India. The Hyderabad-based firm, which had executed major projects across […]
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial shows 94.1 per cent efficacy: Study
NEW YORK: US-based biotechnology company Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine demonstrated 94.1 per cent efficacy, showed results from the primary analysis of a phase-3 trial. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, provides evidence that the vaccine, mRNA-1273, can prevent symptomatic infection. The results are similar to the first interim analysis of the study […]
ED seizes Rs 4.43 crore jewellery of Tamil Nadu firm’s chairman, MD in Rs 1,340 crore bank fraud
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 4.43 crore belonging to the chairman and managing director of a Tamil Nadu based firm in a Rs 1,340 crore bank fraud case by systematically cheating Indian Bank and other banks under a consortium, the agency said on Thursday. The ED […]
Gayatri Prajapati bought benami properties on name of daily wagers: ED
NEW DELHI: Former Uttar Pradesh government minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, who is currently lodged in a prison in connection with a rape case, has bought the benami properties on the name of the daily wagers. The revelations were made during the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at several locations in the state on Wednesday against the […]
Odisha to spend Rs 3,500 crore to modernise SCB Medical College
NEW DELHI: The Odisha government on Thursday said it will spend Rs 3,500 crore for the transformation of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack into a world-class facility. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who took a review meeting of the project, has set January 1, 2024 as the date of inauguration. The aim is to […]
Yogi Adityanath’s 20 decisions in 2020 that paved the way for a new Uttar Pradesh
LUCKNOW: While the Central and state governments were struggling to combat the unprecedented Covid outbreak, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath not only tackled the situation well but also took decisions which kept the ball rolling for the state. From the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya to establishing the world’s biggest film city […]
US court shuts down fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans via India-based call centers
By Yoshita Singh NEW YORK: A US court has ordered the permanent shut down of a technical-support fraud scheme, masterminded by an American citizen and operated through call centres in India, that allegedly defrauded hundreds of elderly and vulnerable Americans. The US Justice Department said on Tuesday the District Court entered the order of permanent […]
All states should strive for 100 percent enrolment in Ayushman Bharat at the earliest
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the thirty-fourth PRAGATI interaction today. In today’s meeting, various projects, programmes and grievances were reviewed. Projects of the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs were discussed. These projects, with a total cost of about Rs 1 lakh crore, […]
Umesh Sinha appointed Dy Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI: Umesh Sinha has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner in the Election Commission of India, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued on Wednesday. Sinha, a 1986-batch IAS officer (retired) of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is at present the secretary general in the commission. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved […]
When the silver screen went dark: Bollywood counts its losses in year of Covid-19 pandemic
By Komal Panchamatia MUMBAI: As productions halted, theatres shut their doors and audiences settled down in front of their screens, the Hindi film industry hit pause button in the year that was resulting in revenue losses of maybe thousands of crores and many thousands of workers forced into unemployment. The coronavirus pandemic scripted a tale […]
P Ravi Kumar appointed new Karnataka Chief Secretary
BENGALURU: P Ravi Kumar, an IAS officer of the 1984 batch, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka. He will take over from incumbent T M Vijay Bhaskar, who will retire from service on December 31, Deputy Secretary (Department of Personnel and Administrative reforms) Mullai Muhilan said in an order on Wednesday. […]
CBI files charge sheet against Aluminex, IOB staff in Rs 300 crore fraud case
NEW DELHI: The CBI Tuesday filed a charge sheet against Parekh Aluminex Ltd (PAL) and its director, besides some officials of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in an alleged bank fraud case worth Rs 297.80 crore, officials said. The company which is into manufacturing of Aluminum Foil Containers, Aluminum Foil Rolls, Lids and other related products […]
Govt mops up Rs 8,965 crore till November from auctioned, allotted coal blocks
NEW DELHI: The government of India mopped up Rs 8,964.75 crore till last month from the auctioned and allotted mines, according to the coal ministry. These revenue figures consist of upfront amount and monthly premium only, while royalty and taxes or cess are payable over and above these payments, the coal ministry said in its […]
Ex-Economic Affair Secretary Atanu Chakraborty likely to be next HDFC Bank chief
NEW DELHI: Former Economic Affairs Secretary Atanu Chakraborty is likely to be the next Chairperson of the country’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, sources said. He would replace Shyamala Gopinath, who is set to complete her term in January. According to the sources, the bank has recommended the name of Chakraborty for appointment as […]