Bengaluru: Declaring an ambition to transform Bengaluru into a “world-class growth hub” ahead of its 500-year milestone in 2037, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Tuesday said the govt will anchor the city’s future development in a comprehensive economic masterplan for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region (BMR).“We intend to make Bengaluru a world-class growth hub. The city…
Chennai: Madras high court has emphasised that in an industrial dispute, if a labour court concludes that the domestic inquiry conducted was not fair and proper, then such issue must be decided as a preliminary issue before adjudicating the actual dispute. “In the event of a labour court deciding the main issue without deciding the…
Hyderabad: In a joint operation, Hyderabad police and forest officials arrested six persons, including a member of the Telangana Rifle Association, for illegally hunting deer, peacocks, rabbits, wild boar, quail and doves in forest areas of Shadnagar and Makthal. Four airguns and a licensed rifle with 20 live rounds were seized.The accused are Md Muzzaffar…
The polls were deferred on April 30 after Mayor Raj Rani Malhotra failed to attend the special House meeting, citing medical reasons Gurgaon: The MCG will convene its sixth House meeting on May 11. However, uncertainty remains over whether elections for the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor will be conducted during the…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refuses to step down after her party’s election defeat. KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Alleging “unusually high” battery levels in EVMs and calling the election a “fixed match”, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday refused to accept the assembly poll verdict, asserting that her party had secured a “moral victory” despite…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday unveiled the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation’s ‘Vision Document 2047’, outlining a roadmap for transforming the city into a self-reliant and modern urban centre.The document incorporates details of development works executed by the corporation in the past, ongoing projects and plans aimed at strengthening civic infrastructure and governance.According to officials,…
Ahmedabad/Vadodara/Rajkot: Krishnakant Parmar, an oral cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, has seen his treatment altered because of the shortage. His regimen of high-dose cisplatin once every three weeks has been reduced to a low-dose schedule every two weeks. Reason? Short supply of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin that has hit cancer treatment…
JALANDHAR: A blast took place in a scooter parked just outside the BSF Punjab Frontiers headquarters in Jalandhar around 8pm on Tuesday, injuring the vehicle’s owner.The nature of the blast was not yet clear and police were questioning the injured youth, Gurpreet Singh, who works with a courier firm.His father Kashmir Singh, who retired from…
Pune: Jay Pawar, son of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, on Monday said NCP should have retained the Maharashtra Olympic Association (MOA)’s president post, a day after MP Murlidhar Mohol was elected for the position.He told reporters in Baramati that several people from the sports fraternity had reached out to him over the development. “We…
Guwahati: After the crushing defeat in the Assembly election, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said the party has accepted the verdict but will firmly defend the Constitution.Speaking to the media, he said democracy in Assam would die if Congress MLAs failed to act strongly as the opposition, and no one would be able to check…
