Hyderabad: Driving licence applicants in Telangana may soon face a more technology-driven test, with the transport department planning to introduce AI-based video analytics at driving test tracks to make assessments more transparent and reduce human intervention.The department plans to upgrade existing driving test tracks in Hyderabad’s Core Urban Region (CURE) in the first phase, along…
An internal road in Sushant Lok-3 after a sewer work cries for attention Gurgaon: MCG is running out of time in completing road projects under its clean air plan. While administrative approvals, tenders and work orders have covered most of the planned network, nearly 55% of the target in 2026 is yet to be completed.The…
Fraudsters pressured the couple by threatening arrest and prosecution Kolkata: A 62-year-old south Kolkata resident was allegedly duped of Rs 29 lakh by fraudsters posing as senior Delhi Police officers. The accused allegedly placed the victim under ‘digital arrest’ and forced him to transfer Rs 29 lakh into bank accounts provided by them.To make the…
Developers say the revised rules could mean faster project launches, lower approval costs and greater predictability in timelines Ghaziabad: Local development authorities will now clear land-use conversion applications for plots up to 6,000 sq metres within 112 days. The amended Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Land Use Conversion Charge)…
Margao: Cumbharjua BJP MLA Rajesh Faldessai’s son Rahul appeared at Curchorem police station on Tuesday and apologised to a family he is accused of intimidating in a road rage incident, even before an FIR could be registered. The complainant subsequently withdrew his complaint.Curchorem PI Melson Colaco confirmed that as the complaint stands withdrawn, the police…
Varanasi: The city’s ambitious Rs 800-crore urban transport ropeway project, billed as India’s first such system, is now 95% complete and is likely to be ready by the end of Nov. Once operational, the ropeway will cut the journey from Cantt Railway Station to Godowlia to just 16 minutes for just Rs 50.Uttar Pradesh secretary,…
The contraband was found inside packets labelled as dehydrated guava Ahmedabad: Based on passenger profiling, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad customs at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) intercepted a passenger with 973g of hydroponic marijuana on Tuesday.The male passenger, a resident of Surat, had arrived from Bangkok, said investigators.‘During examination of one…
Nanaksar sect head Baba Lakha Singh with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh on Tuesday Chandigarh: Nanaksar sect head Baba Lakha Singh on Tuesday met chief minister Bhagwant Mann and hailed the Punjab govt for passing the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026.During the meeting, Baba Lakha Singh described the legislation…
An agriculture assistant officer is generally responsible for around 10 villages, making it difficult to physically visit every village and assess individual farms within a short period Pune: The district agriculture department on Tuesday launched a crop-loss panchnama drive across eight drought-hit tehsils, covering an estimated 1.25 lakh hectares of parched kharif crops. However, a…
Surat: Surat Cybercrime police have arrested a 38-year-old man wanted in two cyberfraud cases after he was detained at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on the basis of a look-out circular (LOC) issued against him.The accused, Mohammad Sahib Tambuwala, a resident of Adajan in Surat, was intercepted after arriving at Mumbai airport…
