Mumbai: Even as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation announced plans this week to develop its own Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) for the city, a toolkit for a different kind of CCAP was launched in Mumbai on Thursday.The Community Climate Action Plan, developed by the non-profit YUVA, is not a one-size-fits-all formula but an adaptable…
Bengaluru: A family friend’s obsession with “disciplining” a 17-year-old college student allegedly turned violent after he confronted her for skipping classes to watch a movie with friends and stabbed her in the neck. The injured girl was rushed to a private hospital and is now recovering.The girl is a resident of Siddarthanagar on Dr TCM…
Chennai: An elderly woman, 68, and her unmarried 42-year-old son, were murdered at their Anna Nagar East home on Friday, by the woman’s two other sons and family membersHours after the double murder over a property dispute, a total of five people — the murdered woman’s eldest son, Abrar Ahmed, 50, his wife Fousiya Asma,…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday invited representatives of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) northern regional council to invest in Telangana, highlighting the state as a safe destination for investments across various sectors.The CM assured them that the state govt would act as a safeguard for investments. The CII northern regional council…
The outage raised safety concerns, particularly during the ongoing monsoon, when poor visibility inside the underpass makes driving more challenging The outage raised safety concerns, particularly during the ongoing monsoon, when poor visibility inside the underpass makes driving more challenging The outage raised safety concerns, particularly during the ongoing monsoon, when poor visibility inside the…
Kolkata: Cops have registered a criminal case and launched a multi-pronged probe after a 75-year-old retired businessman from Bhowanipore was cheated out of Rs 10,22,353 by a cyber-fraud syndicate impersonating officials from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). According to the complaint, the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy on June 17….
Noida: A 36-year-old woman who endured more than 10 hours with a retained placenta after delivering a premature baby survived after doctors at a Noida hospital diagnosed a rare combination of pregnancy complications during emergency surgery.The woman had delivered a 1.7kg premature baby boy at another hospital, but the placenta — the organ that supplies…
Govt has come out with SOPs for regulating the import of minor minerals from outside the state for export from Goa Panaji: State govt has taken a decision to allow export of minor minerals from Goa. It will charge Rs 65 per metric tonne of minor mineral exports from the state. Minor minerals include ordinary…
Ahmedabad: A 38-year-old private company employee died after falling from the fifth floor of a commercial building in Makarba on Friday morning, police said.The fall occurred around 10.30am at Commerce House-6 on Corporate Road. Police said the man, identified as Balaji Subramaniam, a native of Tamil Nadu, was rushed to a private hospital after they…
Panchkula: Panic spread across the district court complex in Sector 1, Panchkula, which received its second bomb threat in less than six months on Friday. This prompted an immediate response by the police and other security agencies.Officials said information about the threat was received around 10:35am and a thorough security operation was launched.Additional police force…
