Ravikumar Ramanujam is a Chennai-based former business journalist with about 25 years of experience covering industry and the TN economy BY INVITATIONRavikumar RamanujamTwenty years ago, Sriperumbudur was little more than a fast-growing industrial township on the outskirts of Chennai, known primarily for its automobile and component factories. Today, the corridor has emerged as one of…
Ferrari crashes into apartment gate in Film Nagar Hill View apartment, Film nagar pic: TOI Hyderabad: A red Ferrari, reportedly worth over Rs 3.5 crore, rammed into the gate of Hill View Apartments in Film Nagar, around 4 am on Sunday, completely damaging the front of the vehicle and the entrance of the residential building.No…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has initiated investigation into yet another case of post-poll violence dating back to 2021, where a 40-year-old woman was molested, assaulted, and looted alongside her husband, allegedly at the behest of a former KMC councillor.The incident occurred on May 3, 2021, just a day after the results of the West Bengal…
Panaji: More than 1 crore sqm of land across six villages have been proposed to be permanently designated as non-developable zones (NDZ) under the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act’s Section 39A mechanism. The TCP department continues to simultaneously process private applications seeking conversion of land into settlement and other developable zones.The latest notification issued…
Union home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi launch the Mission 5 Million Trees campaign, and several development projects, at Science City, Ahmedabad, on Sunday Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and BJP State President Jagdish Vishwakarma launch the ‘Mission 5 Million Tree’…
Times News NetworkPanchkula: The anti‑narcotics cell of Panchkula Police busted a Delhi‑to‑Tricity cocaine supply network, arresting a Nigerian national who allegedly ran the racket under the cover of a clothing and footwear business.The breakthrough came during the investigation of a case registered under the NDPS Act at Chandi Mandir Police Station. Police said the accused…
Pune: A 60-year-old man was killed after an unidentified motorcyclist knocked him down and fled the scene in Akurdi on Friday night. The Nigdi police on Saturday registered a hit-and-run case against the unknown motorcycle rider.The deceased was identified as Rajaram Mane (60), a resident of Mohannagar in Chinchwad. His son lodged a complaint with…
Guwahati: Environmental activist Pranab Doley, who has been leading the movement against the proposed five-star hotel project at Ingle Pathar village near Kaziranga National Park, was arrested in Guwahati on Sunday.Doley was arrested in connection with a case registered at Bokakhat police station in Golaghat district last month. He was picked up by police personnel…
Lucknow: More than 1,300 locations across the city have storm-water drains connected to sewer lines instead of the drainage network, raising concerns about sewer overflows, waterlogging and foul smell during the monsoon, according to a survey conducted by Suez India Pvt Ltd, the ‘One City One Operator’ agency engaged by Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) for…
Jaipur: The forest department is allegedly dragging its feet on implementing forest minister Sanjay Sharma’s directions to expand the inquiry into payments made for development works, with no fresh investigation initiated despite the expiry of the deadlines set by the minister.On May 19, Sharma directed that the ongoing inquiry in the Alwar forest division be…
