Chennai: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) collected Rs 9.5 crore as penalty from OHM Global Mobility, which operates a fleet of 625 AC and non-AC electric buses in the city on different MTC routes, for not fulfilling the service conditions, an RTI reply has revealed.The sum has been collected for the financial year that ended…
health experts urge vigilance Hyderabad: The recent reporting of four Covid-19-related deaths and 12 active cases in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has put Telangana’s health authorities on alert, prompting experts to call for closer surveillance while stressing that there is no evidence of increased transmission in the state.With thousands of people travelling daily between Telangana and…
Stacks of interlocking paver blocks were found inside the forest on Saturday Gurgaon: Weeks after a hill was flattened in the Mangar forest landscape, another alleged violation has surfaced inside its most protected pocket. A road is now being laid through the core area of Mangar Bani — Haryana’s ecologically significant sacred grove — despite…
The exercise is designed to map owl diversity, abundance and distribution across both protected forests and human-dominated landscapes Kolkata: West Bengal’s first comprehensive statewide owl survey — the first initiative of its kind in India — has documented 11 owl species during the first four months of fieldwork, providing the most extensive baseline yet on…
Noida: Two residents, one from Noida and the other from Greater Noida West, lost a combined Rs 54 lakh to separate cyber scams after they were lured into making fake stock market investments through WhatsApp in exchange for lucrative returns.According to police, the accused promised lucrative returns on investments, displayed fabricated profits on a bogus…
Panaji: The Super Specialty Block (SSB) of Goa Medical College (GMC) has discontinued token generation for its OPDs from Monday.Patients will now need to stand in only one queue outside their respective OPD, instead of queuing twice.GMC has issued a circular to streamline OPD consultations and encourage online appointment bookings.“Earlier, people would queue up early…
Gorakhpur: BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Saturday took his first class as a Professor of Practice at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, urging students to maintain discipline, sincerity and regular attendance.Addressing students of Fine Arts, Ravi Kishan began the session by interacting with them and learning about their backgrounds. Speaking in his trademark…
Coach Santosh Choughule guides young batters at Youth Service Centre, Vadodara At the Youth Service Centre (YSC) in Vadodara, dozens of young girls spend their evenings drilling cover drives, practising yorkers and diving to stop balls — each dreaming of the India jersey. Watching them is 86-year-old Sudhir Parab, who has waited decades to see…
Grappling with 60% vacancy, MC gets nod to fill 276 posts Chandigarh: The MC has received approval to recruit employees for 276 posts through direct recruitment. Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has given principal clearance to the proposal, allowing the civic body to initiate the process.The administration has directed the MC to…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari and CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday lay the foundation stone for three elevated road corridors in Pune district in the presence of deputy CM Sunetra Pawar and ministers Chandrakant Patil, Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale and Madhuri Misal Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said officials had been directed to study the feasibility…
