New Delhi: With Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) not seeking police custody of Delhi’s former water minister Satyendar Jain and four other accused, a city court Wednesday sent the five to 14-day judicial custody in Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage treatment plant (STP) tender case, while granting two-day police custody of DJB ex-consultant Ankit Srivastava.The defence…
The inflated bills issue has triggered growing concern among consumers, particularly as the smart meter rollout expands across the city Mumbai: Amid mounting complaints of unusually high electricity bills across South Mumbai and other parts of the island city this month, the BEST on Wednesday announced that it will set up smart meter help desks…
The govt is considering forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe what Khader described as an “international and interstate” racket. Bengaluru: A huge cache of counterfeit medicines worth nearly Rs 5 crore, including injectable antibiotics used to treat critically ill patients, has been seized from a farmhouse in Bidadi, triggering fears that these fake…
From Palliative to Curative treatment Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay told the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that the state would spend ₹673.44 crore on an expanded “chief minister’s cancer care mission,” as new cancer cases are projected to exceed one lakh a year.The mission is meant to shift the state’s approach from…
Hyderabad: BJP legislature party leader A Maheshwar Reddy on Tuesday said he would write an open letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, detailing alleged land deals and corruption involving Telangana ministers and seeking his intervention. He said BJP would also submit complaints to the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation and Lokayukta.Addressing a news conference…
Car carrying eight people crashes into jersey barrier near Sector 55-56 chowk on Golf Course Road Car carrying eight people crashes into jersey barrier near Sector 55-56 chowk on Golf Course Road Car carrying eight people crashes into jersey barrier near Sector 55-56 chowk on Golf Course Road Car carrying eight people crashes into jersey…
Special Investigation Team to probe blaze Kolkata: Nine people, at least five of them Bangladeshi nationals, choked to death in their sleep after a fire broke out at a lodge inside a five-storey building on Free School Street in central Kolkata around 1.40 am Wednesday, trapping guests inside smoke-filled rooms. Around 80 people were rescued…
The truck had broken down on DME when the two motorcycles crashed into it Ghaziabad: Two kanwar pilgrims returning from Haridwar died and two others were seriously injured after their motorcycles struck a stationary Mother Dairy truck from behind on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway near UP Gate on Wednesday.The two teenagers — Prince Kumar (17) and…
Panaji: The transport department has directed all govt offices, departments, autonomous bodies, corporations, local bodies and other govt establishments in the state to strictly implement provisions for reserved parking spaces for persons with disabilities (PwDs). It has warned that vehicles found occupying reserved spaces without authorisation will be treated as being in violation of the…
On Tuesday, divisional commissioner S Rajalingam chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the events. Varanasi: The district administration has begun preparations for the upcoming Ganga Mahotsav and Dev Deepawali celebrations, with officials reviewing arrangements for the major cultural and spiritual events.Ganga Mahotsav will be held from Nov 20 to 23, followed by Dev…
