Day: March 7, 2020

Consumer forum asks builder to pay compensation for delay

7:16 pm March 7, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Consumer Redressal Forum has directed a builder to pay a flat-buyer Rs 75,000 in compensation for not handing over possession of the flat for ten years, even after accepting 95 per cent of the sale price. Anil Sharma, a retired Navy official, had alleged that he and his wife booked a […]

Vijayan claims Rahul shying away from attacking BJP

Kerala CM flays ban on Malayalam channels

5:04 pm March 7, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday came down heavily on the BJP-led government at the Centre for imposing a ban on two Malayalam channels in connection with the Delhi violence reporting, saying an “undeclared emergency” was prevailing in the country. Terming the ban as a “dangerous trend”, the left leader said it was […]

Girl raped in UP’s Ballia

5:00 pm March 7, 2020

Ballia: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Thursday night in the village under Sahatwar police station limits, they said. However, it came to light after a woman lodged an FIR alleging that her daughter was raped by a […]

First liver transplant from a living donor in Odisha

4:58 pm March 7, 2020

Bhubaneswar: A hospital here has successfully conducted first liver transplant from a living donor in Odisha, doctors said. The doctors of the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here along with the Hyderabad’s Yashoda Hospital, successfully conducted a living donor liver transplantation on Thursday. The surgeries were conducted on 55-year-old Jayanta Biswal, a resident […]

Women's Day: U'khand govt launches interest-free loan scheme for women SHGs

Women’s Day Out: Movie, makeup, momos and much more

4:30 pm March 7, 2020

Seem (Uttarakhand): International Women’s Day was still some days away but in the mountain village of Seem women recently celebrated a rare, maybe first day out with movies, makeup, momos and a little bit of madness on the agenda. Away from daily chores in their fields and homes, about 300 women from villages around Nainital […]