Chennai: Hundred days after the TVK govt took office, the municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) department floated more than 1,000 tenders for several low and high-value civic works across the 25 corporations and municipalities. The tenders are seeing competitive bidding, saving upto 30% of project costs to the exchequer.TOI analysed about 10 random tenders…
Hyderabad: Illegal water and sewerage connections in Cyberabad region are set to come under a closer watch as the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has decided to give outsourced meter readers a new role — tracking revenue leakages and identifying unauthorised connections.Under a new tender, private agencies will be required to do…
The car – XUV 300 – which was speeding claimed Babul’s life Gurgaon: A hit-and-run claimed the life of a man who was riding a bicycle when a speeding car – XUV 300 – hit him from behind in Sector 29 on Monday evening.Police said that 35-year-old Babul Hussain, a part-time employee at a private…
On Tuesday, CM Suvendu Adhikari interacted with some beneficiaries virtually from Swasthya Bhawan Kolkata: Within the first fortnight of its launch, Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana has touched the lives of 19,700 Bengal residents including 452 Bengal residents who are stationed in other states due to work. On Tuesday, CM…
Noida: Noida Authority is set to appoint an agency to implement its Safe City project, under which 1,949 CCTV cameras will be installed at 561 locations across the city. The surveillance network is aimed at strengthening security, traffic management and emergency response. Noida CEO Krishna Karunesh said a request for proposal (RFP) would be issued…
Porvorim: State govt on Tuesday passed the Goa Advocate Protection Bill, 2026, proposing up to seven years’ imprisonment and fines up to Rs 1 lakh for attacks on lawyers. Assault or use of criminal force against an advocate may attract up to two years in jail and a fine up to Rs 55,000. Causing grievous…
Varanasi: Two brothers allegedly duped around 18 jewellers and customers of gold and silver jewellery and cash worth nearly Rs 50 lakh in Atraulia, Azamgarh, by gaining their trust and taking valuables on the pretext of making, repairing or showing ornaments to customers.The accused, Kanhaiya Soni and his brother Monu Soni, residents of Katehari in…
Illustration of a PhD degree certificate on a clean sheet of paper, shown without any additional text for a simple academic graduation concept. Ahmedabad: Gujarat Vidyapith has announced 43 vacant seats across various subjects for admission to its PhD programmes for the 2026 academic year under the second phase of the process. Candidates holding UGC-NET…
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Amritsar/Bathinda/Chandigarh: AAP on Monday protested against three BJP MPs for attending a tribute gathering for 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar, with party functionaries staging demonstrations outside BJP Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh’s residence in Amritsar and the party office in Bathinda.AAP questioned how BJP MPs could honour a…
Pune: Madhur Kishore found her name in the draft electoral roll, but the BLO had told her she would be flagged as unmapped. Seema Rahatani’s change of name after marriage can result in a ‘logical discrepancy’ when her details are matched with older electoral records. SS Chavan can also be called for a hearing over…
