New Delhi: Compensatory plantation ordered by Supreme Court after Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) illegal felling of over 1,100 trees in Southern Ridge in 2024 was inaugurated as Namo Oxygen Parks on Friday.The trees in reserve area were felled to widen the road leading to Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences in south Delhi.On…
A Mumbai Metro train travels along an elevated viaduct through the city skyline, highlighting modern public transport infrastructure and urban commuting in Mumbai, India. Thane: A citizens’ group comprising transport experts and urban planners on Saturday urged the govt to put the proposed ₹12,200-crore Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail (TIRMR) project under fresh scrutiny, citing…
Bengaluru: lokayukta lokayukta Bengaluru: In the backdrop of innumerable complaints on garbage being unscientifically dumped across five city corporations, Lokayukta BS Patil Friday visited several places and directed Greater Bengaluru Authoirty (GBA) officials and others to address the issue at the earliest.According to a Lokayukta press note, five teams have been formed to study the…
Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the need for conducting caste survey in Tamil Nadu.Anbumani who convened a multi party meeting, said that the survey was not about welfare of any caste, but concerned the development of the state. BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran, former AIADMK minister Agri Krishnamurthy, Tamila Vazhvurimai Katchi founder Velmurugan…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad motorists are paying the steepest fuel taxes in the country. Fresh data from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, obtained under the Right to Information Act, reveals that Telangana govt collects the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) on every litre of petrol and diesel sold among India’s major metropolitan cities.As of June 1, 2026, Telangana…
Gurgaon: The deaths of three workers after a crane collapse near Faridabad’s Panhera Khurd village on Thursday has once again put the spotlight on safety at NCR’s infrastructure projects.NHAI officials attributed the accident to strong winds. But the tragedy has revived a familiar question: if every major project is required to follow safety protocols, why…
Kolkata: The house of a Trinamool councillor in Salt Lake, Alo Dutta, who reportedly went into hiding, fearing post-poll violence, was burgled earlier this week, prompting her to return and lodge a complaint on Thursday.Police said Dutta, councillor of Bidhannagar Ward 38, and her husband Nirmal, a former councillor and a Trinamool functionary, fled their…
Times News NetworkMargao: With the NEET UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21, the South Goa district administration has constituted a four-member committee to conduct a physical audit of all examination centres in the district, as mandated by the National Testing Agency (NTA).District Magistrate Srinet Kothwale issued an order on Friday, nominating Deputy Collector and…
Ludhiana: Traffic was disrupted near Bharat Nagar Chowk after a nearly 12-foot stretch of road caved in Friday morning.The cave-in occurred on the stretch towards the bus stand. Local residents alerted area councillor Ruchi Gulati, who informed civic officials.Gulati (ward 73) attributed the collapse to private cable wiring work. “Digging for cables led to water…
Hisar: Haryana cabinet minister Mahipal Dhanda has ordered a probe after a stubble trader from Gurana village broke down before him while alleging a case involving destruction of stubble worth Rs 60 lakh was deliberately suppressed.Surendra, the trader, narrated his ordeal during a District Public Grievances Committee meeting in newly created Hansi district on Friday….
