Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, barred the West Bengal government from taking any administrative or disciplinary action against a senior resident doctor who had approached the court against his ‘arbitrary’ transfer to a far-off location in the state. The senior resident … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Over 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra under the aegis of Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) will shut operations on Monday as part of a statewide bandh in protest against the Maharashtra government’s recent decision to hike taxes on the hospitality sector. AHAR is protesting … Read more
Srinagar, June 26, KDC: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has raised serious concern over the deteriorating health of Dr. Hamid Fayaz Ameer, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader currently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar. Citing reports of his critical condition and urgent need for surgery, she urged the Government of India … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) The Bengaluru Police have raided 17 bars across the city on charges of illegally employing female servers and engaging in unlawful activities. The bars were also conducting overtime operations and obscene dances, violating the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). A statement released in this … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) The Karnataka government has published a gazette notification increasing the fine for public use of cigarettes and tobacco products from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000. The government has also raised the minimum legal age for purchasing cigarettes and tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, according … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, barred the Bidhannagar Police from taking any coercive action, including arrest, against “untainted” or “genuine” teachers who have been named in FIRs for protesting in front of the state education department headquarters. The teachers have been … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) After banning all imports from Pakistan, India on Saturday barred Pakistan-flagged ships from entering any of its ports, following the barbaric attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which took 26 lives. According to a directive from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Pakistan-flagged ships … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday barred inviting any political personality to any event or seminar at Kolkata’s iconic Jadavpur University. The division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Chaitali Chattopadhyay also directed the Jadavpur University authorities to submit, withing the next three weeks, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Tension broke out in a crowded area in Kolkata on Saturday following clashes between BJP supporters and the state police officers as the latter tried to stop a rally by the party against a recent Bill passed in the West Bengal Assembly removing provisions in the … Read more