The pole leaned precariously over the balconies of house numbers 50 and 51 instead of crashing to the ground Ghaziabad: A dilapidated double-electricity pole carrying an 11,000V overhead cable and a 63kVA transformer collapsed in Vikram Enclave around 5.40 am on Thursday, narrowly missing two homes after it got entangled in the very wires it…
Panaji: State govt has decided to launch a chief minister’s housing scheme to provide affordable homes to Goans who do not have one. Goa Housing Board (GHB) chairperson Jit Arolkar told TOI that the new scheme will be launched during Diwali.He said the board will finalise eligibility criteria and that homes will be provided on…
Police said the accused were allegedly roaming around in priest-like attire and convincing pilgrims that they could arrange faster entry for darshan. Varanasi: Five people were arrested by Chowk police near Gate No. 4 of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple for allegedly taking money from devotees by promising quick or “sugam” darshan during the Shrawan rush.According…
Ahmedabad: A 72-year-old retired construction contractor from Bapunagar has filed a police complaint alleging that his nephew cheated him of Rs 2.8 crore after being entrusted with Rs 4 crore for safekeeping. The complainant told police that both his sons had learning disabilities and later died of illness, one a year ago and the other…
Ludhiana: A youth was injured after a father and son allegedly opened fire at him outside a salon at Bilga village in Sahnewal on Wednesday. The accused allegedly fired three shots at Talwinder Singh, with one bullet hitting his left shoulder, before escaping on a motorcycle.According to the complaint, Talwinder had gone to a hairdresser…
All Parties Back Move To Declare Last Month’s Table Agendas Null And Void; Opposition Terms It A VictoryChandigarh: The municipal corporation’s general house Thursday unanimously declared all table agenda items approved during the previous house meeting null and void, reopening several proposals worth hundreds of crores of rupees, including the contentious Rs 227.7 crore Kajauli-Chandigarh…
NCP corporator Suhas Tingre says he will raise the issue with NCP party chief Suntera Pawar and other top functionaries Pune: NCP corporator from Lohegaon Suhas Tingre on Thursday said funds around Rs12 crore meant for civic works in his ward had been diverted to a neighbouring one through a proposal cleared in the BJP-dominated…
Surat The Government Railway Police (GRP), Surat, is investigating the incident asa custodial death Surat: The foreign national who died in Railway Protection Force (RPF) custody in Surat on Monday night has been identified as Nigerian citizen Chukwve Meka Daniel Ajah (32), who had been living in Mumbai’s Malad (West) for several years.Ajah was brought…
Vehicles heading towards Meghalaya stopped at Khanapara and Jorabat amid a standoff between transport workers of Assam and Meghalaya Shillong: Tension prevailed in Meghalaya on Thursday as central forces were deployed, while Assam State Drivers’ Association and Guwahati-based vehicle operators blocked Shillong’s entry point over attacks on Assam-registered vehicles.Centre approved five companies of central armed…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has performed its first robotic Whipple procedure for pancreatic cancer, introducing robotic pancreatic surgery at the govt-run institution.Officials said the procedure was performed by the department of surgical gastroenterology under Prof Abhijit Chandra in collaboration with the department of anaesthesiology headed by Prof Monica Kohli. Assistant professors Dr Mahesh…
