Badlapur: In a relief to commuters, particularly two-wheeler riders, often stuck at traffic signals in extreme heat with temperatures touching 42 deg C, traffic signals across Kulgaon-Badlapur will be switched off between 1.30pm and 4.30pm starting Wednesday. Ruchita Rajendra Ghorpade, president of Kulgaon-Badlapur municipal council, explained that “traffic movement is relatively low during the afternoon…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) faces the prospect of being hit with more compensation claims after a few Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) allottees successfully fought their case before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) and got favourable orders.As of April, site owners have filed 38 complaints against BDA, and the real estate regulator has disposed…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt, following the release of the SEEEPC (Social, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste) survey reports and the backwardness rankings, has taken a significant step by distributing these findings to all relevant departments. They have been asked to thoroughly analyse the data and propose measures tailored to each community, taking into account both…
The data shows MCG has received only 24,000 metric tonnes (MT) of demolition waste so far, about 33% below the expected 36,000 MT. Gurgaon: The city’s lone demolition waste processing plant in Basai has recorded a sharp drop in intake this month. The data shows MCG has received only 24,000 metric tonnes (MT) of demolition…
Kolkata: A ‘Singham’ versus ‘Pushpa’ rivalry played out at Falta, around 40km from Kolkata, on Tuesday.On Monday, IPS officer and DIG Ajay Pal Sharma — an ‘encounter specialist’ popularly known as ‘Singham’ on his home turf in UP, visited the house of Falta’s Trinamool candidate Jahangir Khan and warned his kin “to be cautious”. A…
Ghaziabad: A 40-year-old vegetable vendor was allegedly murdered by his cousin after a drinking session in Masuri on Monday afternoon. The victim, Gulfam, got into an argument with Arif over Rs 500, after which Arif stabbed Gulfam and fled the spot. He was arrested early on Tuesday morning.According to police, Gulfam lived in a rented…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed secretaries of panchayats across Goa to permit all panchs to inspect any documents, correspondence and schemes that will form part of the agenda of panchayat meetings. The HC directed access to be given between 10am and 12pm at least seven days prior to a meeting.The directions were…
Gorakhpur: The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has begun trial runs of long-distance electric buses (e-buses) from Gorakhpur on key routes including Ayodhya, Sonauli and Tamkuhi Raj.Officials said a full-fledged rollout with a detailed timetable is expected within the next 10 days.A total of 20 e-buses will be deployed from two main bus stations,…
Shillong: Meghalaya govt has constituted a four-member enquiry committee to probe into the alleged of a child suspected to have rabies being refused admission at Tura Civil Hospital in West Garo Hills.The Directorate of Health Services (MI) issued the order following media reports about the incident that reportedly occurred on Apr 25.The committee, to be…
Alwar: Two brothers died after jumping into a mud-filled well to rescue a woman in Deeg district Monday night, succumbing to toxic gas and oxygen deficiency, police said. The incident occurred around 9 pm in the Jurhaara police station area when Mahindra allegedly jumped into the well following a domestic argument. Her husband, Ravindra Valmiki…
