Chennai: A beam of sunlight falling on a patch of dead leaves. A cat sunning herself. A canopy of trees. At a glance, they would seem like regular photographs, but these are different. All the 50 pictures on display at the exhibition at IIT Madras this week were clicked by blind photographers aided by sighted…
Hyderabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths arrested an administrative officer (AO) at Ibrahimpatnam revenue divisional office (RDO) in a disproportionate assets (DA) case on Thursday and unearthed Rs 50 crore worth of assets allegedly belonging to the accused. With the latest case, the accused officer has been booked twice in DA cases by ACB since 2009….
The inspection report had specifically noted that the state forest department had not stopped the use of the forest land despite the reported violation Gurgaon: Centre has deferred a proposal to use forest land for an access road to a private warehouse on Sohna-Palwal Road after finding that the land was being used without forest…
Kolkata: A 51-year-old patient who went missing from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital shortly after being admitted on Aug 6 was found dead 10 days later at the Kolkata Police morgue, triggering allegations of severe negligence and lack of coordination between police stations and state-run medical facilities.Bimal Ghosh from Baranagar went missing from the…
Of the 18 towers planned, only four are complete Ghaziabad: In a major relief to 1,600 homebuyers waiting for their flats for nearly two decades, Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) board is likely to approve the layout of Ansal township, being developed near Crossings Republik, on Friday.Ansal Urban Condominiums Pvt Ltd (AUCPL) launched the 26-acre township…
Margao: Members of Youth Congress staged a protest outside the South Goa District Hospital, Margao, on Thursday, demanding that the health department step up facilities for patients battling dengue amid a sharp rise in cases across the town.The protesters alleged that despite the steep spike in dengue infections in Margao, govt failed to provide adequate…
The administration has announced a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each from the disaster relief fund for the affected families. Varanasi: Three elderly people, including a couple, died and one person was injured after two mud houses collapsed due to heavy rain in Mirzapur district late Wednesday. The administration has announced a financial assistance…
Representative picture for GIFT City Ahmedabad: A 51-year-old chartered accountant was allegedly assaulted by a fellow CA at a GIFT City club on Thursday evening over a dispute linked to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) central council election. The victim suffered a head injury and required three stitches, police said.Dabhoda police registered…
Filed by NidhiLudhiana: A truck carrying chemicals caught fire in Hira Nagar opposite Transport Nagar on Thursday afternoon. The flames rose to a high altitude, causing panic in the area. Fortunately, there were no casualties and a major tragedy was averted.As per the area residents, a truck carrying chemicals was passing through the area and…
Flood fury reaches House: Councillors grill MC officials over waterlogging and failures in the city’s ageing drainage network Chandigarh: Two days after heavy rain left large parts of Chandigarh waterlogged, councillors across party lines tore into the municipal corporation’s engineering wing on Thursday over its failure to manage the crisis, prompting the civic body to…
