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Tamil Nadu: Childline workers’ salaries increased after one-year delay
14 hours, 53 minutes ago

Tamil Nadu: Childline workers’ salaries increased after one-year delay

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: After a delay of a year, the Department of Child Welfare and Special Services has increased the salaries of childline workers across the state. At district-level child helplines, coordinators’ salaries have increased from Rs 14,000 to Rs 28,000 and counsellors’ pay has increased from Rs 8,000 to Rs 23,000. Similarly, childline supervisors will now draw Rs 21,000, up from …

Child Welfare Child Salaries Workers Receive
Leopard that spread fear caught in Pathanamthitta
14 hours, 53 minutes ago

Leopard that spread fear caught in Pathanamthitta

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: A four-year-old leopard, which has been spreading fear, was caught from Pakkandam near Inchappara of Kalanjoor panchayat in Pathanamthitta district on Monday. Following complaints, the forest department installed cameras in the area which confirmed the presence of leopards. A three-year-old female leopard was trapped in a cage that was placed at Rakshasanpara area of Inchapara on October 29. The …

Leopard Pathanamthitta Fear Caught
Death of two TN electricity department contract workers: NHRC issues notice to Chief Secretary, DGP
14 hours, 53 minutes ago

Death of two TN electricity department contract workers: NHRC issues notice to Chief Secretary, DGP

New Indian Express  

The National Human Rights Commission, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that two persons, working as contract labourers with the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation died due to electrocution while repairing a high-tension overhead power line near Olaiyur Ring Road in KK Nagar, Tiruchi on December, 18, 2024. According to a statement, the Commission has observed …

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PM Modi distributes 71,000 job letters under Rozgar Mela initiative
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14 hours, 53 minutes ago

PM Modi distributes 71,000 job letters under Rozgar Mela initiative

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 71,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates in various central government departments on December 23, 2024, through a videoconference. The event, part of the ongoing Rozgar Mela initiative, aims to provide meaningful employment opportunities, empowering youth and encouraging their active role in nation-building. Best wishes to the newly inducted appointees.https://t.co/XkEnXIqQZv — Narendra Modi …

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Snowfall in Himachal brings cheer to tourists, orange alert issued
14 hours, 53 minutes ago

Snowfall in Himachal brings cheer to tourists, orange alert issued

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The second light snowfall of the season has brought cheers to the local people and the tourists visiting Shmila, Kullu-Manali, Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts on Monday. The met department has also predicted light rain and snowfall at a few places in the mid and higher hills till Thursday. The weather department has forecast a cold wave at many places …

Snow Mandi
Leopard caught in cage in Kerala's Pathanamthitta
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14 hours, 53 minutes ago

Leopard caught in cage in Kerala's Pathanamthitta

New Indian Express  

PATHANAMTHITTA: A four-year-old leopard, which has been spreading fear, was caught from Pakkandam near Inchappara of Kalanjoor panchayat in Pathanamthitta district on Monday. The leopard was caught in the cage placed in the farmland of Manoj of Niramel house. Following complaints the forest department installed cameras in the area which confirmed the presence of leopards. A three-year-old female leopard was …

Leopard Pathanamthitta
Higher count of butterfly species recorded in Pachamalai during Forest Department study
1 day, 2 hours ago

Higher count of butterfly species recorded in Pachamalai during Forest Department study

The Hindu  

A recent study by the Forest Department in the lush, green and serene Pachamalai Hills under the Tiruchi Forest Division has recorded a higher count of butterfly species and a healthy butterfly population. A total of 126 butterfly species were recorded during the two-day study that was carried out by The Nature and Butterfly Society in coordination with the Forest …

Butterfly Forest Species Study Recorded Forest Department Pachamalai
Supreme Court Monthly Digest- October 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index
1 day, 8 hours ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- October 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index

Live Law  

Advocate Supreme Court deprecates practice of litigant engaging new lawyer to reargue case after court expressed dissatisfaction on merits. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India v. Delhi International Airport, 2024 LiveLaw 812 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 - Arbitration Clause in Public Premises Disputes – Applicability of the Public Premises Act, 1971 vis-à-vis the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, …

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PHOTO COLLECTION: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York
1 day, 9 hours ago

PHOTO COLLECTION: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The challenge of photographing Christmastime in New York is that there is so much of it. This is the iconic New York tourists come to see. Over several weeks, Associated Press photographer Julia Nikhinson found ways to document both the familiar and unfamiliar sides of the holiday season in the city. She found storybook images, like neighborhood …

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Pickup truck driver killed by police after driving through Texas mall and injuring 5
1 day, 12 hours ago

Pickup truck driver killed by police after driving through Texas mall and injuring 5

Associated Press  

KILLEEN, Texas — A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store in Texas and continued through a busy mall, injuring five people before he was fatally shot by officers, authorities said. The truck crashed into the department store in Killeen, about 68 miles north of the state capital Austin, around 5:30 p.m. Saturday and …

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Command, control centre at WCD department to ensure service delivery in Odisha
1 day, 14 hours ago

Command, control centre at WCD department to ensure service delivery in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In a move to ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency in implementation of various welfare schemes for women and children, the Odisha government has decided to set up a command and control centre in the Women and Child Development department. The WCD department implements several developmental programmes and key welfare schemes like Mamata, Poshan Abhiyaan, Mukhymantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana, Supplementary …

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Massive cash, gold seizure in Bhopal triggers probe into Benami properties
1 day, 14 hours ago

Massive cash, gold seizure in Bhopal triggers probe into Benami properties

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: Two simultaneous searches by the Income Tax Department and state’s anti-corruption agency, Lokayukta Special Police Establishment and seizure of a massive haul of unaccounted gold and Rs 11 crore cash from a MUV in Bhopal may lead to a plethora of Benami properties in Madhya Pradesh. Ongoing probe by the Income Tax Department and Lokayukta SPE into the businesses …

Department Sharma Benami Benami Properties Bhopal Triggers
Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.
1 day, 14 hours ago

Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.

LA Times  

Beaumont, Calif., resident Nicole Vela, 45, was kept waiting so long at Loma Linda University Medical Center that her husband, Jorge, drove her to another hospital. In recent years, patients have typically spent roughly seven hours at the Loma Linda emergency department before leaving, data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show. That has piled more pressure on …

Medical Emergency Mental Illness Patients Care Hospital California
Row after Bihar IAS officer puts father's books on panchayat library list
1 day, 14 hours ago

Row after Bihar IAS officer puts father's books on panchayat library list

India Today  

A senior IAS officer in Bihar, Mihir Kumar Singh, has come under fire following allegations that he used his position to include 36 books authored by his late father, Dr Jagdish Prasad Singh, on a government library list. The committee recommended 323 books, of which 36 were written by Dr Jagdish Prasad Singh, father of Mihir Kumar Singh, who served …

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New York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
1 day, 15 hours ago

New York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 workers involved in the fatal attack at the Marcy Correctional …

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Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance
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1 day, 22 hours ago

Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retained Home department and law and judiciary department, while Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar got Urban Development department and finance department respectively, in the portfolio allocation among the cabinet ministers in Maharashtra on Saturday. DCM Eknath Shinde will retain his favourite Urban Development department, along with two other portfolios - Housing and …

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At least 30 dead after horror crash between passenger bus and truck in Brazil
Trending News
1 day, 22 hours ago

At least 30 dead after horror crash between passenger bus and truck in Brazil

Daily Mail  

At least 30 people have been killed after a crash involving a passenger bus and a truck on a Brazilian highway. Officials in the South American country said the incident happened on the Minas Gerais stretch of road in the southeast of the country on Saturday. The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were …

Brazil Bus
Top-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
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1 day, 23 hours ago

Top-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The highest-ranking uniformed officer in the New York Police Department has resigned amid allegations he demanded sex from a subordinate in exchange for opportunities to earn extra pay. This is not a shock for anyone who understands how things work in this department.” AP AUDIO: NYPD Top Officer Resigns AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a top-ranking NYPD …

Sexual Misconduct Allegations Misconduct Statement New York Department Chief
AU fine arts fair to continue till December 29
2 days, 1 hour ago

AU fine arts fair to continue till December 29

The Hindu  

The fine arts fair organised by Department of Fine Arts, Andhra University, was inaugurated by university Vice-Chancellor Prof G. Sasibhushana Rao on Saturday. He emphasised that the cooperation of the Fine Arts Department faculty and students would be crucial for this initiative. AU College of Arts and Commerce principal Prof A. Narasimha Rao said that the Department of Fine Arts …

Arts Fine Arts
Highways department begins demolishing buildings acquired for overbridge near Town Station
2 days, 1 hour ago

Highways department begins demolishing buildings acquired for overbridge near Town Station

The Hindu  

The State Highways Department has begun demolishing buildings which have been acquired for the construction of an overbridge across the level crossing on the Cauvery Road at Devadhanam near the Town Railway Station in Tiruchi. The overbridge across the level crossing situated between Srirangam and Town Railway Stations on Tiruchi-Chennai Chord Line, was sanctioned in August 2022. The level crossing …

Road Department Highways Department Town Station
40 kgs silver, cash seized from ex-constable's house in MP
2 days, 7 hours ago

40 kgs silver, cash seized from ex-constable's house in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Raids by the Lokayukta teams at the bungalow of former constable in state transport department Sourav Sharma here have yielded two quintals of silver bars, and Rs 2.95 crore in cash, besides seven currency note counting machines, police said on Saturday. The search in his bungalow here has also yielded silver jewelry weighing ten kg and gold worth Rs …

Sharma Bhopal
Assessment Pending Prior To Resolution Cannot Be Quantified After Approval Of Resolution Plan: Allahabad High Court
2 days, 8 hours ago

Assessment Pending Prior To Resolution Cannot Be Quantified After Approval Of Resolution Plan: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that the resolution applicant cannot be burdened with new claims after approval of a resolution plan. Upon approval of the resolution plan on 02.02.2021, the Department passed an assessment order dated 28.04.2021 under Section 144 read with 144B of the Income Tax Act, 1961. High Court Verdict In Uttam Galva Metallics Ltd. and Mr. …

Resolution Assessment Applicant Resolution Plan Plan Department Proceedings
LIVE | Kerala Lottery Result Today (21.12.2024): KARUNYA KR-685 SATURDAY 3 PM Draw DECLARED
2 days, 9 hours ago

LIVE | Kerala Lottery Result Today (21.12.2024): KARUNYA KR-685 SATURDAY 3 PM Draw DECLARED

ABP News  

Kerala Lottery Result Saturday : The Government of Kerala oversees the Kerala State Lotteries program. The scheme's main goal is to give financial support to Kerala's underprivileged population who are afflicted with life-threatening illnesses like cancer, hemophilia, kidney, and heart problems, as well as palliative care. The Kerala State Lotteries consist of six bumper lotteries annually, a monthly draw, and …

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New damage delays I-40 reopening in North Carolina closed by Helene
2 days, 14 hours ago

New damage delays I-40 reopening in North Carolina closed by Helene

Associated Press  

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week, the state Department of Transportation said on Friday. The primary road connection between North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed in late September as flooding in …

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