Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched more than 550 square miles (1,430 square kilometers) of land in inland Northern California as of Sunday morning, darkening the sky with smoke and haze and contributing to poor air quality in a large swath of the Northwestern US and western Canada. Although the sprawling blaze was only 12% contained as of…
Month: July 2024
Free Download Automated Revised Single Comprehensive Form as per ROPA 2019 this Excel Utility can prepare your all Pension Forms including Revised Single Comprehensive Form
The West Bengal Finance Department has published the New Single Comprehensive Form in Revised Format as per the ROPA 2019 and this Form use after 01/01/2016. Click here to Download the Revised Format from the W.B. Finance Department. This the utility can calculate all the calculations related to the Pension of Verge of Retirement, date of retirement, date of commencement of pension and family pension and the amount of subsequent extension, amount of pension and family pension, gratuity, CPP and case filing only. It will also prepare a single detailed form with forwarding letter + other…
SP’s Brahmin face Mata Prasad Pandey, 81, to replace Akhilesh as LoP in UP Assembly | Lucknow News
In a surprise move, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday appointed the party’s veteran Brahmin face and seven-time MLA Mata Prasad Pandey, 81, as the Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Also, Akhilesh appointed Kanth MLA and minority community leader Kamal Akhtar as the party’s chief whip and RK Verma, a Kurmi face from Pratapgarh district, as the party’s deputy whip in the Assembly. The development came a day before the start of the monsoon session of the state Assembly. The LoP’s post had fallen vacant since…
Eleven newly elected MLCs takes oath | Mumbai News
Eleven newly elected legislators took oath as members of the Maharashtra legislative council at the Vidhan Bhavan’s Central hall on Sunday. The ruling Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP won all the nine seats it contested in polls to 11 seats of the state legislative council held on July 12. The MLCs who took oath on Sunday are BJP’s Pankaja Munde, Parinay Fuke, Yogesh Tilekar, Amit Gorkhe and Sadabhau Khot, NCP’s Rajesh Vitekar and party general secretary Shivajirao Garje, Shiv Sena’s Bhawana Gawali and Krupal Tumane, Congress’s…
Haryana: Kanwariya killed, 13 injured after truck comes in contact with power wire | Delhi News
A kanwariya was killed and 13 more suffered burn injuries after their canter-truck came in contact with a overhead electricity wire here in Haryana on Sunday, police said. The victims — all kanwariyas (Shiva devotees) — were going to Haridwar in Uttarakhand as part of the kawar yatra to collect water from the Ganga river, they said. The incident happened in the Nawada area and they were all admitted to a hospital with burn injuries. Nitin, 20, a resident of Tigaon, was referred to another hospital where doctors declared him…
Woman robbed, sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Baramati, probe on | Pune News
Pune Rural police have launched a probe after a 30-year-old woman alleged that she was threatened at knife point, robbed of her gold ornaments worth Rs 1 lakh and was sexually assaulted after being forcefully disrobed and had photos taken of, by three persons who allegedly stalked her while she was on evening walk on the outskirts of Baramati town in Pune district. A First Information Report was filed at Baramati taluka police station by the woman who is a resident of Baramati. The incident took place around 7 pm…
UltraTech to acquire India Cement; buy 32.72% promoters’ stake for Rs 3,954 crore | Business News
Aditya Birla Group flagship company UltraTech Cement will acquire a 32.72 per cent stake in India Cements from promoters and their associates for Rs 3,954 crore to expand its footprint in the highly competitive and fast-growing Southern cement market, particularly Tamil Nadu. Besides, Ultratech has also announced a Rs 3,142.35 crore open offer to acquire another 26 per cent share of India Cements Ltd (ICL) from its shareholders. This announcement comes a month after Adani Group, the second largest cement maker announced the acquisition of Hyderabad-based Penna Cement for Rs…
N B S Rajput appointed principal secretary to Odisha governor | India News
The Odisha government has appointed IAS officer N B S Rajput as the principal secretary to Governor Raghubar Das. The 1999-batch IAS officer has been assigned this role following his return from central deputation, according to a notification by the state’s General Administration and Public Grievances Department on Sunday. Saswat Mishra, the current principal secretary to the governor, has been posted as principal secretary of the finance department. Mishra will also retain his additional responsibilities as principal secretary of the energy department and chairman of the Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection…
The Boys prequel Vought Rising announced at San Diego Comic-Con | Web-series News
A prequel of the Prime Video series The Boys, called Vought Rising, was announced at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday and will star Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash. The Boys series executive producer Paul Grellong will be both executive producer and showrunner for Vought Rising. Ackles also said he will return as his character Soldier Boy for Season 5 of The Boys. Superhero show The Boys follows a team of misfit vigilantes who fight corrupt super-powered people called “Supes.” The show’s panel had a lively start with a comedic live…
‘Huge disappointment’: Jwala Gutta criticises India’s Olympic uniforms designed by Tarun Tahiliani | Trending News
Tarun Tahiliani, popular designer known for his craft of blending modernity and textile heritage, is facing backlash for his ikat-inspired uniforms for the India contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Amid the ongoing criticism, ace shuttler Jwala Gutta called the uniforms a “huge disappointment.” In a post on X, Gutta revealed that the Indian athletes were uncomfortable due to the bad fit of the blouses. “After not much of thinking. The garments which was made for the Indian contingent participating in Olympics this time has been a huge disappointment!! (Especially…