Bengaluru: Riding on the successful rollout of the e-khata campaign by Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) across all five city corporation limits, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has simplified the process of transferring electricity connections into property owners’ names by integrating its portal with the GBA database. This enables property owners to complete the transfer…
Chennai: Tambaram city police announced traffic diversions for heavy vehicles on April 26 and 27 in Tambaram limits to manage increased vehicular movement as voters return to the city after casting their votes in the assembly elections.According to the traffic plan, heavy vehicles travelling from Chengalpet towards Chennai will be diverted via Kancheepuram Road, Walajabad,…
Hyderabad: Auto-rickshaw drivers staged a protest on Saturday, demanding a ban on autos from other districts operating within the city, alleging violation of transport rules and unfair competition. The demonstration, held at Moazzam Jahi Market, saw participation from several auto drivers’ unions. Protesters argued that vehicles registered in other districts are not permitted to operate…
Residents found using potable water for non-essential purposes such as washing vehicles, cleaning premises, or gardening will face penalties amounting to Rs 500 to Rs 2,000 and possible disconnection of water supply Gurgaon: MCG will begin an inspection drive from Sunday to curb the misuse of drinking water. Residents found using potable water for non-essential…
Kolkata: The city could be voting under a cloud cover next Wednesday and the polling could be followed by a thunderstorm, the Met office said. After a week-long scorching spell during which the maximum temperature repeatedly crossed 36°C, Kolkata could finally be lashed by thunderstorms from Sunday. There could be successive nor’westers that could keep…
Mapusa: The health department has intensified surveillance in Bardez following detection of 11 malaria cases among migrant laborers in the Aldona area.The infections, identified between March 31 and April 22, were primarily concentrated at a construction site in Carona.Officials have confirmed that all detected cases are ‘imported’, involving workers who recently arrived from states like…
Varanasi: To promote the use of Hindi language in all the central govt related work, a meeting of the Nagar Rajbhasha Implementation Committee (NARAKAS), was held at the GM conference hall on Friday, alongside a literary seminar on noted poet, writer and journalist, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi.The meeting was chaired by chaired by North Eastern Railway…
Ahmedabad: The railways is planning to curate a journey through Gujarat’s lion land, Gir, on a train that will offer passengers a 360-degree view, simulating the sensation of being surrounded by wilderness where jungle royals luxuriate.The Bhavnagar railway division has proposed to run the train with specially created air-conditioned coaches called the Vistadomes, which have…
Bathinda: A day after a 32-year-old trader allegedly died by suicide, Bathinda police on Saturday arrested a woman working as a reader to a judge in the district courts and her husband for criminal conspiracy and abetment of suicide. Police have also initiated an inquiry into the role of Bathinda City-1 DSP, who was named…
Surat: Alleged sexual harassment of a Class 10 girl sent people’s tempers flaring in the Althan area, keeping the locality on edge throughout Friday night and Saturday afternoon.The 38-year-old accused was allegedly thrashed twice by angry residents — first when locals caught him soon after the incident, and again on Saturday when police brought him…
