Noida: Noida Authority has sought progress reports from its work circles to expedite the long-delayed FNG Expressway project. Conceived as a 56-km, six-lane corridor connecting Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad, the project has faced repeated delays over land acquisition hurdles, funding issues and poor coordination between UP and Haryana authorities. Of the 23-km stretch under Noida’s…
Panaji: Anil Kakodkar, Padma Vibhushan awardee and former chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, said it is a tragedy that academics in India still struggle to identify the country’s most pressing problems and focus research on addressing them. Speaking on Tuesday at Goa University’s 42nd foundation day on the topic, ‘Higher Education and…
Ahmedabad: Japanese firm Fujifilm has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat govt to study the feasibility of building a semiconductor materials manufacturing facility in Dholera.The city, primed to be India’s first ‘Semicon City’, already hosts a chip fabrication unit being built by Tata Electronics and Taiwan’s PSMC.Fujifilm plans to work with local…
Special safety protocols are being extended to vulnerable villages situated along the Satluj Ludhiana: The district administration has placed all govt departments on high alert and ordered strict inter-agency coordination to fortify flood defences ahead of the monsoon. Deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain reviewed preparedness plans from the municipal corporation, drainage department, irrigation department, National Disaster…
Amritsar: Pakistan Punjab provincial minister for minority affairs Ramesh Singh Arora has acknowledged demolition of a portion of 125-year-old Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Farooqabad (Mandi Chuharkana), promising swift reconstruction and restoration.Members of the 346-strong Sikh jatha, which returned from Pakistan after observing the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, said Arora assured them that the…
Pune: A 60-metre foot overbridge (FOB) connecting the upcoming Wakad Metro station with the opposite side of the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway has been installed, improving pedestrian access to the station and providing a safe crossing at the busy junction.The bridge, erected over two consecutive nights to minimise traffic disruption, will remain open for all pedestrians, including…
Seized gold in police custody Guwahati: Assam Police have busted a suspected international gold-smuggling racket with links to the Middle East and Myanmar with the arrest of a person hailing from Maharashtra with 37 kg of 24-carat gold worth around Rs 55 crore in Guwahati, police said on Tuesday.The accused has been identified as Akshay…
Lucknow: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Tuesday convicted three men in the 23-year-old murder case of former Lucknow Bar Association president and senior advocate Indra Dev Singh, bringing one of the city’s most high-profile criminal trials to a close.Singh, 55, was shot dead on August 8, 2002, while returning home from the Lucknow…
Rajkot: A 20-year-old woman died during treatment at Rajkot Civil Hospital early on Tuesday after allegedly poisoning herself at her home in Hathsani village of Vinchhiya taluka.Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances that led to the death of Ravina Rangpara, 20, who was aspiring to join the police. She had recently taken…
Illegal properties and encroachments being demolished in Jaisalmer and Sriganganagar Jaisalmer: The state authorities launched a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking in border districts by demolishing illegal encroachments and properties allegedly acquired through black money Tuesday in Jaisalmer and at six locations in Sriganganagar. Officials said the campaign against narcotics is no longer limited to…
