New Delhi: For the past one year, every night, 35-year-old Sushila feared for the safety of her three minor children, including two daughters, while sleeping under a flyover in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh, an area frequented by drug addicts and other anti-social elements. That fear has now eased.As part of Delhi Police’s drive to provide…
MSEDCLsays the spike in bills is linked to the exceptionally hot summer, which led to greater use of air-conditioners, coolers and refrigerators Kalyan: Nationwide protests against smart electricity meters have reached the Kalyan-Dombivli belt, with many consumers alleging their monthly bills have increased three to five times despite no major change in household power consumption.While…
Bengaluru: Thanisandra is set to host a Vande Bharat sleeper depot, with South Western Railway (SWR) recently issuing notification to acquire nearly 14 hectares of private land in and around the northern part of the city.If objections filed by the public are looked into and resolved, depot construction can begin within six months and be…
Chennai: Two motorcyclists, including a 25-year-old woman riding with her boyfriend, were killed in separate road accidents in different parts of Chennai on Friday night. Police arrested the truck drivers involved in the accidents and registered separate cases.In the first incident, Moorthy, 31, a resident of Alamathi-Gnayiru near Chennai, died after falling off his motorcycle…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) on Saturday approved the distribution licence for the newly formed Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Limited (TGRPDCL), paving the way for the state’s third power distribution company dedicated to agricultural and water supply consumers. The commission directed the new discom to commence operations within four months from…
The judicial complex itself is scheduled to be inaugurated by Chief Justice of India on Sunday Gurgaon: Punjab and Haryana High Court’s building committee has recommended that the Haryana govt allot around five acres adjoining the upcoming Tower of Justice for lawyers’ chambers, calling it the only practical option and warning that locating lawyers away…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at Indrajit Mondal’s house in Baruipur on Saturday Baruipur: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said Indrajit Mondal’s death in Baruipur last Sunday following the rape-murder of a schoolgirl was not mob lynching but pre-meditated murder. The 35-year-old was targeted after his “naam ar parichay (name and identity)” were verified, he said.“I…
Vehicles will be seized if payments are not made by the deadline Noida: The district transport department is set to crack down on more than 9,000 commercial vehicles in Noida and Greater Noida for failing to pay road tax and fines. The vehicles cumulatively owe more than Rs 85 crore.Officials said the vehicles will be…
Panaji: Children and adolescents in Goa will soon gain access to the latest books and National Digital Library resources through 168 libraries across the state. To further strengthen outreach, govt also plans to introduce container libraries, expand library services to more communities and improve access to knowledge resources.State govt will spend over Rs 74 crore…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has begun preparations for the upcoming Rath Yatra festival and decided to keep the event completely free of banned plastic and polythene this year as well.To enforce the ban, shopkeepers, vendors and stall owners setting up shops, carts and kiosks at the fair will be required to submit affidavits…
