Chennai: The extended summer-like weather seems to have ended on a high note for the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL), as the state consumed 475.447 million units (Mu) of electricity on Friday, recording the new all-time high per-day power consumption in July in the history of the discom.This is in contrast to the regular…
9 flights diverted from RGIA due to heavy rains Hyderabad: Nine flights scheduled to land at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, were diverted to alternate airports on Friday night due to adverse weather conditions caused by heavy rainfall.Of the diverted flights, six were rerouted to Bengaluru, two to Chennai, and one to Nagpur. The…
The charges were increased from around Rs 4.79 per square foot to Rs 6.58 per square foot, excluding 18% GST Gurgaon: Residents of Godrej Oasis in Sector 88A staged a protest on Saturday against a steep hike in common area maintenance (CAM) charges, alleging poor maintenance services, lack of financial transparency, delays in resolving long-pending…
Kolkata: Eastern India is poised to become the next major growth centre for India’s city gas distribution (CGD) sector, industry leaders said at the 14th City Gas Distribution Conference-cum-Exhibition in Kolkata.Addressing the conference, Jayant Narayan Das, member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), highlighted the regulator’s efforts to expand the country’s gas…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath offers milk during a ritual at Shri Dudheshwar Nath Mahadev Temple in Ghaziabad on Saturday Ghaziabad: Chairing a review meeting on Friday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to deploy adequate police personnel along yatra routes, install CCTV cameras and ensure drone surveillance.He directed officials to monitor social media and digital…
Manolo Marquez spent three years each at Hyderabad and Goa Panaji: Manolo Marquez will continue in India for his seventh season, this time at a different club.After three-year spells at Hyderabad FC and FC Goa, where he won trophies, the former India coach has now completed a move to Mumbai City FC on a one-year…
Gorakhpur: Deputy chief minister and state minister of health Brajesh Pathak conducted a surprise inspection of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose District Hospital on Saturday, reviewing healthcare services and hospital facilities. Pathak expressed displeasure over absence of air-conditioning in the emergency ward and instructed the chief medical officer to install AC units without delay, stressing that…
This initiative is aimed at increasing the representation of Gujarat’s youth in the Army, Air Force, Navy, paramilitary forces and police services Ahmedabad: The office of the assistant director of employment, Ahmedabad, has announced a special residential training programme under the Swami Vivekananda Pre-Defence Training Scheme for male candidates aspiring to join the armed forces.This…
UT to build pedestrian underpasses to ease traffic Chandigarh: With rising traffic volumes making it increasingly difficult for pedestrians to cross some of Chandigarh’s busiest roads, the UT Administration has drawn up plans to build a network of pedestrian underpasses at key intersections across the city. The engineering department has initiated the process to appoint…
Pune: Kumar Saptarshi, socialist thinker, former MLA and founder of Yuvak Kranti Dal, passed away in the city on Saturday. He was 82.The president of the Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Saptarshi followed Gandhian principles throughout his life. He remained actively involved in social movements for several decades, leading and participating in numerous agitations on issues…
