File pic of a concrete road. Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande noted that Maharashtra has examples of asphalt roads that have remained durable for years with proper maintenance Mumbai: Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande on Wednesday urged the state government to constitute an expert committee to study whether asphalt roads can be built and maintained…
Bengaluru: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered deep anxiety within governing Congress, which is treating the drive as a high-stakes battle to preserve its foundational electoral math rather than a simple bureaucratic exercise.The political panic stems directly from the state’s delicate demographic balance. At the heart of the friction is the…
The 2009 deluge caused landslides and damaged roads in Ooty Has the Nilgiris become safer from landslides, or are officials misreading data? Nilgiris collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru recently said that a scientific reassessment by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has reduced the number of vulnerable locations from 283 to 156, almost half. Environmentalists and…
RTC bus swerves to avoid crash, rams into 19-year-old Inter student at bus stop Hyderabad: A 19-year-old student was killed after an RTC bus hit him while he was waiting at a bus stop in Chevella on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Sheri Sathvik Reddy, a resident of Kandawada village.According to Chevella sub-inspector A…
Kolkata: BJP MLA Papiya Adhikary’s statement that the Eastern India Motion Pictures & Cultural Confederation (EIMPCC) is a non-profit organization, registered under the Societies Registration Act, has elicited significant scrutiny, as it contradicts corporate records, identifying the entity as a private company limited by shares.BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday said the party had…
Margao: The South Goa administration has stepped up pressure on panchayats to complete pending works under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) 2.0, with continuous follow-up being carried out to ensure timely closure of the backlog, officials said.The directive came at the meeting of the District Water & Sanitation Mission (DWSM), chaired by additional collector-II Ramesh…
RPF seizes 20.5 kg ganja from unclaimed bags on Saryu Yamuna Express Lucknow: Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered 20.5 kg of ganja from three unclaimed bags aboard the Saryu Yamuna Express.The seizure was made on Tuesday by RPF personnel Sanjay Kumar and Vishwambhar Singh while escorting Saryu Yamuna Express (14649) between Chhapra and Azamgarh.“During a…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has directed an officer of the rank of assistant commissioner of police (ACP) to monitor the investigation into the disappearance of gold jewellery and precious stones worth Rs 1.15 crore from the custody of an Indian Bank branch in Rajkot, expressing concern over the lack of progress in the probe.The…
The incidents also exposed major communication lapses at public health facilities. Mohali: Seven people, including a woman, suffered dog bite injuries across Mohali, Zirakpur, Kharar, and Nayagaon within a 24-hour window, sparking fresh panic and criticism over emergency healthcare gaps.The most severe scare occurred in Sanauli village near Zirakpur around 10.30 pm on Tuesday, when…
Pune: A 12-year-old murder trial involving a woman who was allegedly set ablaze by her neighbors has ended in the acquittal of all three accused. The prosecution’s case collapsed after every witness turned hostile and the investigating officer (IO) failed to testify despite repeated opportunities.Additional sessions judge A.S. Sayyad in Khed acquitted the trio of…
