New Delhi: Union minister for civil aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Wednesday flagged off the scaled-up phase of India’s transshipment cargo reform at Delhi International Airport Limited’s (DIAL) Transshipment Excellence Centre, IGI Airport, Terminal 2.“Based on industry feedback, we identified the long-standing requirement of mandatory re-screening of transshipment cargo as a key bottleneck. By doing away…
Mumbai: Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde has sought a dedicated assistant municipal commissioner for the BMC’s public relations department, citing the need to improve the civic body’s public image and make public awareness campaigns more effective. She has also expressed dissatisfaction with the department’s functioning.The demand comes amid BMC having placed before its Standing Committee details…
Traffic on Varthur-Gunjur SH-35 Bengaluru: For residents of Varthur and Gunjur, catching a flight no longer begins at the airport. It starts hours earlier—sometimes as much as five hours before departure—on the traffic-choked roads leading out of East Bengaluru.A family from Gunjur learnt this the hard way when they left home at 3pm for a…
Chennai: In a major push to upgrade rural infrastructure and support agricultural activities, the rural development department will undertake key development projects, including road improvements, desilting of waterways and groundwater recharge initiatives across the state, said minister for rural development and panchayat raj N Anand on Wednesday.Under the initiative, the department will upgrade 3,200 km…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari (file photo) Kolkata: In a move aimed at resolving land issues holding up industrial projects, the Bengal cabinet on Wednesday proposed leasehold allotment of land in eight industrial parks under West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (WBIDCL) to 24 industrial units. The parcels cover 463.1 acres and 6,397.2 sq…
Punjab-linked gangster Major Singh Chandigarh: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added Punjab-linked gangster Major Singh to its wanted list over his alleged role in a transnational crime network operated by Jaggu Bhagwanpuria organised crime group.Major Singh is among those named in a federal indictment unsealed in July under Operation Hard Ball, an FBI-led…
Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Wednesday expressed concern over what it described as poor workmanship, prolonged delays and negligence in the execution and maintenance of road projects undertaken by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) across Nagaland.The federation cited the upgraded four-lane NH-29 between Dimapur and Kohima as a “glaring…
The government provided Rs 25 lakh in financial assistance to support the family and govt jobs to Ankita’s brother and father NEW DELHI: The Dehradun court today once again rejected the bail pleas of all the accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Due to the strong and effective prosecution by the state government, the…
Wolf Trap remains the only national park in the United States devoted to the performing arts, advancing the concept Shouse first put forth more than six decades ago Before it became a stage beneath the stars, Wolf Trap was simply a Virginia farm. But in the 1960s, one woman had a very different dream for…
Bhagyashree may have made Mumbai her home decades after stepping into Bollywood, but the grandeur of her royal upbringing remains evident in her luxurious residence. Born into the royal family of Sangli, the Maine Pyar Kiya actor has created a home that brings together traditional elegance, contemporary luxury and deeply personal family memories.From a dramatic…
