Bengaluru: Imagine shelling out Rs 500 for a chicken biryani, Rs 150 for a single masala dosa or more than Rs 100 for a plate of idli in Namma Bengaluru. Sounds far-fetched? But this could soon be inevitable. As the state govt weighs a hike in minimum wages of workers and fuel prices continue to…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations (TNSTC) will operate thousands of special buses across the state between Tuesday and Sunday in view of the expected surge in passenger traffic during Bakrid, muhurtham days and the extended weekend.Transport corporation officials said additional buses would be operated along with regular services from Chennai and other major…
A video posted on X showed the accused touching 203 kmph in his car Hyderabad: A man who drove his car at 200 kmph on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and uploaded a video of the act on social media was arrested by the Narsingi police.According to the police, the incident took place on May…
In Nov 2023, the church approached Punjab and Haryana high court seeking directions for removal of encroachments and possession of the allocated land Gurgaon: Nearly two years after land was allotted for a Catholic burial ground in Sector 58 near Ghata village, the cemetery still lacks a proper approach road. A 75-metre stretch leading to…
Jalpaiguri: Four years after the Centre sanctioned a civil airport at Hasimara under the UDAN scheme, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has cleared land acquisition to facilitate civilian flight operations from Hasimara Airport.The Airports Authority of India requires 37.74 acres to allow A320 aircraft operations at the strategic IAF base. Currently, north Bengal relies heavily on…
Over the past 15 days, fire department officials inspected more than 165 societies and found multiple violations, including encroachments and blocked access for fire tenders Ghaziabad: Owners of buildings exceeding 15 metres in height or having a floor area above 500 square metres (sqm) but lacking a valid fire no-objection certificate (NOC) will have to…
Panaji: In the first four months of 2026, more than five people were arrested every week in Goa in narcotics-related cases, with drug seizures valued at Rs 3.5 crore.Goa police arrested 90 persons between Jan and April in different narcotic cases registered across the state, including 50 non-Goans, 29 Goans and 11 foreigners.The highest number…
Varanasi: Continuing its crackdown on touts, fake priests and bogus guides allegedly extorting money from pilgrims in the name of providing hassle-free entry to crowded temples such as Kashi Vishwanath, police on Monday arrested 11 such persons from the vicinity of the Kaal Bhairav temple.ACP (Kotwali) Vijay Pratap Singh said the action followed several days…
Bengaluru: Two people from Ahmedabad are among six people arrested for allegedly impersonating senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) and duping a 74-year-old woman of Rs 24 crore. The Karnataka State Cyber Command busted the “digital arrest” fraud racket, police said on Monday.The accused were identified as Palak Patel and Amit…
Trophy holders: (From L) Virpal, Amanjot Kaur Bains, Arshdeep Kaur; with Punjab Baseball Association secretary Harbir singh gill (L) and president Sukhdev Singh Aulakh Ludhiana: Five years after stepping out of the batter’s box and into corporate careers, three former members of the district women’s baseball team scored the biggest victory of their lives, winning…
