Mumbai: The BMC Improvements Committee on Friday approved the appointment of Jain International Organisation (JIO) to operate and manage a hostel for female students aged 18 and above in Akurli village in Kandivli East.JIO was recently in the news over protests challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to hand over Wilson Gymkhana ground lease to the…
Bengaluru: How badly Bengaluru’s once cool climate has been mangled in recent decades is now evident in what scientists describe as the rise of “heat archipelagos” across the city — clusters of extreme heat pockets scattered through the landscape and increasingly merging with each other.Borrowed from geography, where it refers to chains of islands, the…
Chennai: Madras high court has issued notice to Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and the Chennai district administration, on a writ petition seeking action against illegal occupation of residential apartments for commercial purposes in Mannadi area, resulting in illegal parking and occupation of public roads by commercial vehicles dealing with chemicals, plastic materials, iron and steel.Admitting…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday predicted that Telangana’s political landscape would consolidate into two main alliances, and that the next major electoral contest would be between the Congress-led alliance comprising Left parties and the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS), and the BRS–BJP combine.During an informal interaction with reporters, Revanth claimed that the BRS…
The demolition action was to be carried out in a phased manner, similar to the exercise conducted by Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) in private developer colonies Gurgaon: The citywide anti-encroachment drive of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), scheduled to begin Monday, has been put on hold.The decision comes as the Punjab and…
Kolkata: The city’s weather is expected to be less harsh on Wednesday when the city goes to the polls. The daytime mercury is likely to stay significantly below the normal mark. The weather office has issued a rain alert for the city, which could be accompanied by gusty wind.With traces of rain in some parts…
Police personnel conducted a flag march in the industrial sector after workers’ protest earlier this month Factory workers staged a protest on April 13, demanding a hike in minimum wages Police personnel conducted a flag march in the industrial sector after workers’ protest earlier this month Factory workers staged a protest on April 13, demanding…
Panaji: State govt has successfully auctioned four of the six mineral blocks put up for bidding. Anand Minerals and Venkateshwara Rao have been declared successful bidders for two blocks each, director of mines and geology Narayan Gad told TOI.The four blocks were awarded at bids exceeding 100% of the reserve price, which govt has set…
Varanasi: The BJP is set to flex its organisational muscle at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Nari Shakti Vandana Sammelan, with top leaders arriving in force. State president Pankaj Chaudhary and state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh Saini landed first to oversee preparations.BJP national president Nitin Nabin is also expected to land in Kashi on his…
Ahmedabad: On Sunday, India lost Raghu Rai, one of its most faithful witnesses. A celebrated photojournalist whose images of Bhopal gas tragedy stirred the world’s conscience, Rai had spent his life ensuring nothing important went unseen. His portraits of Mother Teresa became the way many outside India understood her. He was the man Henri Cartier-Bresson…
