Mumbai: Maharashtra has not convened its statutory State Road Safety Council meeting in over three years, despite reporting over one lakh accidents and more than 50,000 deaths during the period, as per officials.The last meeting of the State Road Safety Council, chaired by the transport minister, was held on April 4, 2023. Since then, more…
State Congress president BK Hariprasad called on CM DK Shivakumar at Kumara Krupa on Sunday Bengaluru: While brass of governing Congress continues to grapple with portfolio allocation among senior functionaries, it is also facing growing pressure to accommodate younger legislators in the council of ministers.Over 70 legislators, most of whom are camped at a resort…
Rohit Ravi, managing director, The Residency Hotels Chennai: Hospitality group The Residency Hotels is investing Rs 600 crore over the next three years to set up three new luxury hotels in South India. The expansion comes even as the company is developing two hotels in Mysuru and a second property in the Maldives.“An investment of…
Out-of-pocket healthcare costs continue to rise in Telangana: Report Hyderabad: For many patients in Telangana, treatment at a govt hospital may be free, but the journey to recovery often comes at a cost.Consider a patient from a village travelling to Hyderabad for treatment at a major govt hospital. The consultation may cost nothing, but transport,…
Kolkata: Another case of digital arrest scam – worth more than Rs 7 lakh – has been reported from Phoolbagan area in eastern suburban Kolkata. The victim is a senior resident residing at Raipur in Chhattisgarh and had come to Kolkata to visit relatives, said cops.The elderly academic, who arrived in the city in early…
KTC consumes about 4.5 lakh litres of diesel every month, with daily consumption averaging 15,000 litres Panaji: The state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) has incurred an additional fuel expenditure of nearly Rs 60 lakh per month following a sharp rise in diesel prices amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Despite the increase in operating…
Gandhinagar: Around 2.4 lakh candidates on Sunday appeared for the written examination for recruitment of constables in the state police force.A statement from the Gujarat Police Recruitment Board said that of the 2.6 lakh candidates shortlisted for the written test, 2.4 lakh (91%) appeared at centres in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Gandhinagar and Anand.The examination…
Ludhiana: Eight people from a neighboring state are under a cross-border child trafficking and forced marriage investigation involving a girl who was allegedly sold by her father as a toddler.The investigation commenced after the 17-year-old survivor escaped captivity, gave birth to a child, and filed a complaint detailing over a decade of systemic abuse across…
Jhajjar: A wanted accused in the Vijay Saini murder case was killed in an encounter with Haryana Police’s special task force (STF) in Jhajjar district late Sunday, while an STF inspector sustained a bullet injury during the exchange of fire.The deceased, Inderpal, was a key accused in the murder case and a close aide of…
Pune: The city’s Air Force Station is among the country’s important military aviation facilities, supporting operational flying, logistics, training activities and movement of military aircraft. The adjoining civilian airport at Lohegaon also handles a large number of commercial flights daily, making the surrounding airspace one of the busiest in the zone.But over a year after…
