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Banks in Karnataka refuse to write off Rs 5,300 crore interest on farm loans - Times of India
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's crop loan waiver scheme has hit a roadblock with banks reluctant to write off interest on the outstanding loans of Rs 30,000 crore.Finance department officials said Tuesday's State-Level Banker Committee (SLBC) meeting will discuss the interest component and other issues of the waiver.Sources said banks had earlier offered complete interest waiver and partial write-off of the principal amount in a one-time settlement (OTS) plan.
Traffic cops allow parking on WHC Rd patch, open Coffee House intersection - Times of India
Nagpur: Traffic police on Monday opened the intersection at Coffee House Square, and also relaxed the no-parking rule between this square and Laxmi Bhawan Square on West High Court (WHC) Road.
Man stabbed in bid to save friend dies - Times of India
Nagpur: Trying to be a Good Samaritan for a friend during a brawl turned out to be fatal for 25-year-old Monu Nair, who had sustained injuries on Sunday at Seminary Hills. The injured Nair was later declared dead at Mayo Hospital.Nair, who had some crime records in the past, was enjoying a bike ride as pillion with brother-in-law Vivek Chauhan in Seminary Hills.
India, China in outreach war in poll-bound Bhutan
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Bhutan’s parliamentary polls, both India and China are jockeying for influence with all stakeholders who, they believe, are like to play a major role in government formation in the tiny but strategically located country.Chinese vice foreign minister Kong Xuanyou made an unannounced visit to Thimphu Monday and held a meeting with Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay.
British Sikhs to get ethnicity status in 2021 census: Report
LONDON: Britain's strong Sikh community is all set to be listed in the 2021 census as a distinct ethnicity rather than only as a religion, the UK Statistics Authority has said, a major step that will give the community a fair access to all public services in the country.Last year, over 100 British MPs, including Indian-origin lawmakers, had asked the authority to include Sikh as a separate ethnic box for the 2021 census.The 2021 census is set to list Sikhism as a distinct ethnicity rather...
French soldiers arrive in Sweden to fight wildfires
STOCKHOLM: Dozens of French soldiers specialized in firefighting arrived in Sweden early Monday to tackle blazes raging across the country during an extreme heatwave.Firefighters on Sunday were battling around 50 wildfires after an unprecedented drought in the region and soaring temperatures, which have reached the highiest in a century.The 30 French soldiers from a Civil Defence unit landed shortly after midnight on Monday in Stockholm, an AFP correspondent said.
'Laila Majnu' teaser: Imtiaz Ali will make you restore faith in true love - Times of India ►
Imtiaz Ali, who is known for presenting unconventional and contemporary love stories, is back with one more, this time, 'Laila Majnu'. Well, this is a
Ramkumar not losing sleep over missing out on creating history - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A "calmer and focussed" Ramkumar Ramanathan is not crying over losing out on the chance to create history in Indian tennis and he would rather savour the priceless moment of earning his maiden singles final on ATP World Tour.Ramkumar became the first Indian in seven years to advance to the singles final of an ATP World Tour event but missed out on ending India's 20-year title drought when he lost the Hall of Fame final to Steven Johnson on Sunday night."I was disappointed for not...
CHARUSAT organises SIS under industry-academia meet 2018
VADODARA: With the aim to bridge the gap between industry and academia in terms of employability and skill sets requirements of corporates from management graduates, the Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management IIIM ), a part of Changa-based Charotar University of Science and Technology CHARUSAT ) had recently organised an industry institute interaction and sectoral insights sessions (SIS) under industry academia meet 2018.A total of 30 senior and middle level managers, executives, experts...
Anna University releases schedule for general counselling 2018
CHENNAI: Anna University on Saturday has released the schedule for general counselling.Those with an aggregate score of 190 or above will be attending the counselling in between July 25 and July 29, said an official release.All these candidates should pay the initial deposit before July 24, the release added.Similarly those with an aggregate score of 175-189, 150-174, 125-149 should pay the initial deposit between July 25-29, July 30-August 3, August 4-8 respectively.Online Counselling has...
Analysis showed presence of contaminated ground water around Sterlite plant in TN : Govt - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Noting groundwater contamination in an around the Sterlite Copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu , the government on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the analysis of samples from the unit showed the presence of heavy metals in water beyond permissible limit.“The analysis of groundwater samples, from the Sterlite industrial unit, by the State Pollution Control Board shows presence of Iron, Lead, Fluoride, Cadmium, and Nickel more than the permissible limit of BIS (Bureau of Indian...
PM Modi's visit to Rwanda live updates: PM Narendra Modi and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame hold meeting - The Times of India
Ties with Rwanda an important gateway to eastern Africa India elevated its ties with Rwanda, seen as an important gateway to eastern Africa, to that of a Strategic Partnership in January last year. India will open its first mission in Rwanda very soon. India's current High Commissioner to Rwanda has residence in Kampala, Uganda, govt sources say. Rwanda is also a recipient of Indian lines of credit of nearly $400 million and of Indian training and scholarship programmes.
What to expect from markets today - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Markets on Monday are expected to trade in green amid the government’s positive political outcome.Last week, the Sensex had hit an all-time high of 36,548.41, while the broader Nifty also reclaimed the 11,000-mark, touching a high of 11,078.30. This was the highest closing since January 31, when it had ended at 11,027.70."The domestic stocks are jostling weak emerging markets, rising rates, higher oil prices, an election year and relatively rich mid-cap valuations.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Over Bridge to unclog Bhoiguda underpass - Times of India
HYDERABAD: After tackling several hurdles, covering issues of space, location and engineering, the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) authorities have successfully completed erecting a Metro Rail Over Bridge (ROB) at the narrow and congested Bhoiguda underpass, announced HMRL managing director NVS Reddy after inspecting the ROB on Sunday.With the ROB’s completion which falls under Corridor – II (JBS-Falaknuma) of the Hyderabad Metro rail, L&T—the concessionaire for the Metro project has...
BJP takes dig at Rahul, calls him ‘non-performing’ party president - Times of India
NEW DELHI: BJP took potshots at Rahul Gandhi over the Congress Working Committee meeting on Sunday and said it was a “non working committee” meeting presided over by a “non-performing” party president.“It was a non-working committee meeting headed by a non-performing party president and the meeting took a two-line decision, which is equally horrific,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said.He added that the two-line decision was that the “party will not win but will not let BJP win”, which, he...
Jilted lover drags woman out of classroom, molests her - Times of India
Nagpur: Jaripatka police on Saturday booked one Akhil Muttilwar for allegedly molesting and manhandling a 21-year-old pharmacy student.Police said the survivor and the accused lived in Wadi and the latter had been allegedly stalking her since a common friend had introduced them to each other.On Saturday, the accused allegedly followed the survivor from her home to the college and tried to talk to her but she refused.
G20 ministers call for greater dialogue on trade tensions
BUENOS AIRES: Finance ministers and central bankers from the world's largest economies meeting in Argentina said heightened trade and geopolitical tensions pose an increased risk to global growth and have called for greater dialogue, according to a draft communique from the meeting.The draft reviewed by Reuters, which is still subject to possible revisions, also noted that emerging market economies are better prepared to adjust to external shocks but they still face challenges from market...
Rains lash Delhi, more downpour likely on Monday - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at a pleasant 26 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average.The Met office has forecast there would be generally cloudy sky with few spells of light and moderate rains on Monday while one or two intense spells are also expected.According to the MeT department, the maximum temperature today was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year.The...
Eight municipal bodies may be upgraded to corporations - Times of India
Rajkot: The industrial town of Morbi and half-a-dozen other municipalities could be upgraded to municipal corporations in the near future.
Theft accused jumps out of toilet, caught - Times of India
Rajkot: A man accused of robbery escaped from police custody on Friday. Ajay Parsoda alias Ajo (19), was however Gandhigram police station officials said, while Ajay was being interrogated in a case of loot, he asked to visit the toilet. When he was allowed to go, he jumped out of the toilet window after breaking the glass. Cops ran after him and after a brief chase, caught him.Ajay was arrested for stealing cash and cellphone of an rickshaw passenger.
Minister Velumani arrives 2 hrs late, delays CRPF training for state police - Times of India
Coimbatore: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which is known for being punctual, on Saturday delayed a disaster management programme by two hours. Reason?
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