Guwahati: In an effort to curb overcharging and improve transparency in parking and market fee collection in the city, Guwahati Municipal Corporation on Friday announced steps to streamline the process.GMC held a meeting with parking and market leaseholders after complaints from citizens and traders that attendants and fee collectors were charging above civic rates. Officials…
Ahmedabad: A WhatsApp message carrying what appeared to be an RBI notice has cost a real estate businessman Rs 1.5 crore. Cyberscammers, allegedly, used a fake regulatory communication to hack into his office computer system and create a cloned WhatsApp account to impersonate him and trick his accountant into transferring the money.The complainant, who runs…
Pune: Over six lakh teacher aspirants across the state will appear for the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (MahaTET) on June 28 under unprecedented security.To ensure a malpractice-free examination, the authorities will deploy a high-tech arsenal, including artificial intelligence (AI)-based CCTV monitoring, biometric verification, and facial recognition, officials from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE)…
AEE Laxman Hembram in police custody Bhubaneswar: An assistant executive engineer (AEE) of panchayati raj and drinking water department, Laxman Hembram, was arrested in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday for allegedly manipulating his posting by submitting a forged recommendation letter having a fake signature of assembly deputy speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi.Police said they are also searching for…
Deputy speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi Bhubaneswar: Odisha assembly has lodged a police complaint against two govt assistant executive engineers for allegedly fabricating a transfer order using forged signature of the deputy speaker to secure postings of their choice.Even though Capital police registered a case on June 11 against Monalisa Behera and Laxman Hembram, both assistant…
Jaipur: After Rajasthan’s Sikar district catapulted into the national spotlight following revelations linked to the alleged NEET paper leak racket last month, state agencies have intensified surveillance measures ahead of the NEET retest scheduled for June 21.The Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has constituted 27 dedicated special teams across the state. The teams have…
Two mobile phones allegedly used in the fraud were recovered from his possession Gurgaon: A man was arrested for allegedly duping people through a fake Facebook page by offering cows and buffaloes for sale and collecting money in the name of registration and other formalities.The accused, Sajid, a resident of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was arrested by…
Panaji: Mopa police has filed a first information report against an unidentified person for cheating a man from Pernem of his gold ornaments by posing as a Naga sadhu.Complainant Suryakant Mukund Vir, 59, from Torxem, Pernem, said that on June 8 at around 9am, an unidentified person drove towards him and posed as a Naga…
Ludhiana: An international extortion racket targeting wealthy expatriates has unravelled in Punjab after two alleged rogue social media operators posing as mainstream journalists allegedly fleeced a British citizen over a staged legal dispute.Ludhiana’s rural police have smashed the local operation, charging two men with duping British national Amandeep Kaur of more than ₹1.2 lakh by…
Infosys postponed assessments for specialist programmer and digital specialist engineer candidates after uncovering attempts to game the evaluation process Bengaluru: Infosys has deferred online assessment tests and in-person evaluations for more than 20,000 job applicants after detecting multiple instances of impersonation and candidate assessment malpractices during the hiring assessments.The company, which recruits from 300-400 colleges…
