HSL launches two-day training programme ‘QUICK’ for contract workers in Visakhapatnam

A two-day quality improvement and compliance knowledge (QUICK) training programme was inaugurated at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) here on Wednesday. The HSL Director (shipbuilding) Capt. Venkateswarlu, who inaugurated it, encouraged participants to develop quality in workmanship across all streams of shipbuilding, and said that the programme is being conducted in bilingual language by in-house experts…

Himachal decides to ban use of PET bottles in govt. meetings, hotels with effect from June 1

Concerned over their high potential for littering, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to prohibit the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in all indoor official meetings, conferences, and events organised by the government bodies, besides the government-run and private hotels. The ban on the use of small PET bottles will come into effect from June…

Court sentences 16 persons, including Sivagiri Jamin legal heirs, to one day in prison for land grab

The case pertains to forging of land documents with the intention of grabbing the vast property of Ispahani in Nungambakkam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court convicted and sentenced 16 persons, including legal heirs of Sivagiri Jamin, to one day in prison for forging land documents with the intention of grabbing…

Congress seeks to forge a lasting pact with Anvar, but is undecided on the compact’s nature

Congress leadership’s closed-door parley with All India Trinamool Congress  (TMC) State convener P.V. Anvar, here on Wednesday was reportedly a precursor to the United Democratic Front (UDF) forging a lasting pact with the former Left Democratic Front (LDF) independent legislator-turned- mutineer.  However, a Congress insider said the meeting was undecided on the character of the…

SBI Life Q4 Results Preview: APE likely to grow 8%, but 1st-year premium may decline 11%

SBI Life Insurance is scheduled to release its Q4FY25 results on Thursday, April 24, and early indicators suggest a mixed performance. According to Zee Business estimates, the insurer’s first-year premium (FYP) has declined by 11.4 per cent year-on-year to approximately Rs 3,871 crore a sharp drop that signals pressure in new policy subscriptions during the…