(DH) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday distributed appointment letters to the newly-recruited constables of Uttar Pradesh Police at a ceremony held here. The event marked the biggest-ever direct recruitment drive for civil police constables in the history of the state police, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement. Under the ‘Civil Police Direct Recruitment’ drive, as many as 48,196 male and 12,048 female candidates have been selected by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board. The statement said the recruitment drive received 48.17 lakh applications, including 15.49 lakh from women. Despite the scale, the examination and selection process was completed smoothly through the use of advanced technology and strict supervision, the statement said. The state government stated that it has not only ensured timely recruitment but…
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(HBL) Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman virtually inaugurated several development projects on Sunday in Leh, Ladakh, during her four-day visit to the Union Territory. The Ministry of Finance said this reaffirms the Government of India’s commitment to inclusive growth and infrastructure development in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The Union Finance Minister also interacted with the officials of the Union Territory administration. On the second day of her visit, she addressed an audience during the Credit Outreach Programme in Leh and handed over sanction letters from banks to beneficiaries under various Central Government schemes. During the…
(FE) The authorities have suspended the Kedarnath Yatra from Sonprayag until further notice after one person was killed and two others injured following a landslide that struck the walkway to Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district. According to a statement from Rudraprayag Police, the landslide was triggered by continuous heavy rainfall, sending debris and large stones crashing onto the trekking route. The walkway to Kedarnath Dham has been blocked and damaged after the landslide. Officials added that a yellow alert has been issued for the region, forecasting persistent rainfall over the coming days. Citing safety concerns for devotees, the district administration has decided to…
(FE) Adani Green Energy scored highly on the ESG ratings released by the National Stock Exchange this month — ranking first in the utilities/power sector. The company was also among the top five entities in the ratings assessed from the top 100 listed companies by revenue across the NSE. Data shared on the stock exchange website indicated an ESG rating of 74 for the company founded by Gautam Adani. “Our governance is of global standards, and our compliance frameworks are robust and non-negotiable,” the Adani Group chairman had noted in the company’s FY25 annual report. Details uploaded onto the NSE website…
(HT) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday announced that a centralised command and coordination centre will be established in Dehradun to monitor real-time operations of helicopters in the state even as the government booked two officials of the company which operated the chopper that crashed on Sunday morning, killing seven on board. “The centralised command and coordination centre will include representatives from the DGCA, the disaster management department, civil aviation ministry, Uttarakhand civil aviation development authority and private heli operator companies,” he said, adding that safety of citizens is the top priority and no compromises will be tolerated.…
(HT) Nearly two months after the deadly terror attack left 26 persons dead in Pahalgam, the tourism trade in this south Kashmir resort is limping back to normalcy as locals and a “trickle” from Punjab have started visiting the Valley of shepherds after the Eid holidays. A significant number of Kashmiris from other parts of the Valley made their way to Pahalgam on the third day of the Eid, much to the delight of people associated with the tourist trade in this resort, which is 100 km from Srinagar. “We have been visiting Pahalgam every year irrespective of whether there…
(PTI) Realty firm Godrej Properties Ltd has acquired 14-acre land in Bengaluru to develop a premium housing project with an estimated revenue of Rs 1,500 crore. In a regulatory filing on Monday, the company informed it will develop a premium residential project on a strategically located 14-acre land parcel in Hoskote, East Bengaluru. “The proposed development is expected to offer approximately 1.5 million square feet of saleable area with an estimated revenue potential of about Rs 1,500 crore,” it added.
(PTI) Terming Cyprus a “reliable partner” for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for strengthening bilateral cooperation, which has “immense potential for growth”. Modi, who arrived here on the first leg of his three-nation tour, made the remarks while attending a business roundtable along with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. Addressing business leaders, Modi highlighted the “immense potential for growth” in bilateral ties. Cyprus has been a “reliable partner to India for a long time now,” he said. In a post on X after the meeting, he said, “Boosting business linkages! President Nikos Christodoulides and I interacted with leading CEOs in order…
(FE) Household items such as toothpaste, detergent bar and shampoo could become dearer if crude oil prices continue to rally the way they have, following an escalation in tensions between Iran and Israel. Crude touched $78.5 to a barrel on Friday, up 13% versus Thursday’s close – the single-biggest rise in over three years – data from Bloomberg showed. For now, there seems to be no signs of a thaw in tensions between the two nations. And this could become a point of concern for user industries, including fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and paint companies, top executives said, as it will result…
(FE) Delhi’s water crisis has taken a severe turn with the Yamuna river’s water level at the Wazirabad pond falling to a record low of 668.7 feet—well below the normal 674-foot mark. This alarming drop has led to a 25-30% reduction in water production at two major treatment plants Chandrawal and Wazirabad causing daily supply to fall by 100-150 MGD, according to an India Today report. Delhi water crisis. The impact of this shortage is being felt in major parts of Delhi, including central and south Delhi. Localities such as ITO, Defence Colony, Greater Kailash, Civil Lines, ISBT, Shalimar Bagh, South Extension,…