Kolkata: Storage battery major Exide Industries is likely to invest Rs 1,400 crore more this fiscal in its Bengaluru-based lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant to take the total investment to Rs 6,000 crore, MD and CEO Avik Roy said after the company’s annual general meeting on Friday. The first phase has a capacity of 6 GWh.Roy…
Annapurna Yojana status watch Kolkata: The state govt is preparing to introduce an “edit” option on the Annapurna Yojana portal to address widespread complaints over rejected applications, officials said. This feature will allow applicants whose forms have been rejected to correct errors and update information without submitting fresh applications.In a meeting last week, chief secretary…
Kolkata: Storage battery major Exide Industries is likely to invest Rs 1,400 crore more in the first phase its Bengaluru-based lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant in the current fiscal, MD and CEO Avik Roy said after the company’s annual general meeting on Friday. The first phase, with a capacity of 6 GWh, has already attracted over…
Vadodara: A year after the Gambhira bridge tragedy claimed 22 lives and snapped a vital Vadodara-Anand link, Prashant Rupera revisits the disaster through stories of rebuilding, resilience, hope and the long road to recovery.New Gambhira bridge set for completion by month-end, ahead of scheduleVadodara: Nearly a year after the Gambhira bridge collapse snapped a vital…
Prayagraj: A criminal Dharmendra (35) was injured and arrested after an encounter in Fatehpur late on Tuesday night. Cops recovered a country-made pistol of .315 bore, one used and one unused cartridges, Rs 3,400 cash and a bike from him.He was admitted to the hospital in Fatehpur for treatment. Police said a team of Chandpur…
Deputy CM KV Singh Deo (centre) Bhubaneswar: The state govt will integrate PM-Surya Ghar Yojana with housing schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), enabling beneficiaries to avail rooftop solar power facilities along with housing assistance, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said on Wednesday.The scheme will remain optional for beneficiaries. “Our aim…
Noida: The district consumer commission has ordered e-commerce major Amazon Seller Services to pay Rs 5,000 for mental harassment and Rs 1,000 as litigation costs to a consumer, holding the company liable for deficiency in service for failing to deliver a gas stove after receiving payment. However, Amazon refunded Rs 3,069 when cancelling the product…
Rourkela: In a case of social ostracisation, the body of an 80-year-old woman was carried on a bicycle for nearly 1.5km by her family members to a crematorium in Bargarh district’s Paikamal block on Thursday after villagers allegedly refused to help to carry the body for the last rites.The deceased, Jayanti Baccha, a widow from…
Kolkata: The BJP govt in Bengal has reduced the fund allocation for the minority affairs and madrassa education department in its first state budget, cutting the outlay by Rs 3,548 crore, or over 60%, compared with the previous Trinamool govt’s interim budget for 2025-26 in Feb.Presenting the state budget for 2026-27 on Monday, finance minister…
Prayagraj: A criminal, carrying a cash reward of Rs 25,000, was injured and arrested by a team of Manjhanpur police in Kaushambi district during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.Police said that the injured criminal was an active member of an inter-state cattle smuggling gang who used to sell stolen cattle to a slaughter…
