Bengaluru: The transport department issued show-cause notices to major ride-hailing aggregators, including Ola, Uber and Rapido, alleging violations of govt-prescribed fare norms.The action follows complaints from several taxi and driver associations that the aggregators were charging passengers fares higher than the rates notified by govt on Feb 3, 2024. The associations alleged that some platforms…
Stalin had picked senior members, including former chief minister O Panneerselvam and former ministers Thangam Thennarasu and M R K Panneerselvam, to participate in the budget debate. CHENNAI: DMK president and former chief minister M K Stalin has pulled up a few party MLAs, including Rishivandiyam MLA K Karthikeyan, over their performance during the budget…
The stations will test heavy and medium vehicles, including trucks and buses, as well as light motor vehicles such as cars and jeeps Hyderabad: The state govt is set to replace manual vehicle fitness inspections with automated testing stations (ATS), where sensors will assess braking efficiency, engine performance, emissions and other parameters before a vehicle…
Kolkata: The judicial commission, led by former IPS officer K Jayaraman, visited Bangla Academy and Charukala Parishad on Wednesday to probe allegations of large-scale corruption across departments under the information and cultural affairs department.Jayaraman said they spoke to officials and staffers, and examined files and documents. Multiple complaints have been filed against former information and…
Healthcare, insurance and medicine Ahmedabad: Healthcare is getting costlier in Gujarat, and the rising bills are increasingly showing up in health insurance claims. The average claim in the state has climbed 32% in four years, from Rs 73,141 in 2022 to Rs 96,760 in 2026, with Ahmedabad and Vadodara crossing the Rs 1 lakh mark.According…
Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema Chandigarh: Amid controversy surrounding a purported Enforcement Directorate (ED) letter to the director general of police, Punjab, regarding a close aide of senior Aam Aadmi Party leader, finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday accused the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of acting as a spokesperson of the BJP and…
Pune: A multi-vehicle accident claimed two lives when a truck rammed into a sports utility vehicle, which caused the SUV to hit a motorcycle around 5pm at Pashanmala on the Shirur bypass on the Pune-Nagar highway on Tuesday evening.An engineer on the motorcycle and a businessman driving the SUV were killed. The Pune Rural police…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the existing 10-km default eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Kaziranga National Park and Project Tiger areas will remain in force until the state govt’s site-specific ESZ proposal is formally notified.He said Supreme Court’s reference to a 1-km ESZ does not automatically reduce the current 10-km buffer.“The Supreme Court…
OP SinghBefore the city transformed into the bustling urban centre we know today, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) of the 1980s was a city where crime had its own distinct geography.Almost every major locality had its own strongman whose influence and criminal network were largely confined to his neighbourhood. Their reputations rarely travelled beyond their territorial boundaries,…
Rajni Rani, a national-level sportswoman with multiple medals, was denied a promotion in 2013 despite a directive by the Central Administrative Tribunal in Sept 2012 to consider her case. NEW DELHI: A national-level sportswoman, employed as a safaiwala (group D employee) in railways since 2003, has been awaiting promotion to group C level for last…
