Canacona: The Loliem-Polem gram sabha, on Sunday, unanimously opposed the construction of multi-dwelling units such as residential complexes, commercial blocks, hotels and other large projects. Villagers raised objections in view of an application received by the panchayat from a Mapusa-based real estate company asking for a licence to construct 36 villas and a swimming pool…
Varanasi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying its foundation, the Rs 2,642-crore Signature Double Decker Bridge on the Ganga in Kashi will start taking shape parallel to the 139-year-old Malviya bridge. It will have four rail tracks on the lower deck and a six-lane road on the upper deck.Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had announced…
Ahmedabad: Amdavadis voted on Sunday to elect 190 corporators to the state’s largest municipal corporation, recording a voter turnout of 45.7% in 45°C heat. The 2021 turnout for civic body polls was 42.5%.No major law and order issues were reported, though Congress and BJP workers briefly clashed at a polling station in Kubernagar ward and…
Ludhiana: A six-year bureaucratic stalemate that has left one of Punjab’s largest dairy hubs drowning in animal waste may finally be nearing an end, following a fresh land-sharing agreement between state agencies.The deal aims to revive a long-delayed compressed biogas (CBG) plant at the Tajpur Road dairy complex to stop the flow of raw effluent…
Bathinda: More than 48 hours after a local trader allegedly died by suicide, his family on Sunday refused to allow the post-mortem till the name of a police officer and another person were added to the abetment-to-suicide FIR.Sandeep Kumar (32), a building materials dealer, allegedly consumed poison on April 24. Before his death, he recorded…
Pune: Seven roads, chock-a-block with traffic, all converge at Omkar Garden Chowk underpass in Bavdhan.Further compounding matters are the absence of a traffic signal and little to no police presence at the spot on several days. All these factors create a recipe for extreme chaos and undue stress to motorists heading to work or home…
Surat: With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections recorded a significant rise in voter turnout, even as the number of voters declined sharply due to deletions in the list.The provisional turnout stood at 59.32%, nearly 12% higher than the 47.14% recorded in the 2021 elections. However, the…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Sunday called on defence minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.In a post on X, Khandu wrote, “Always a privilege and a humbling experience to call on Hon Defence Minister Shri@rajnathsingh ji.”The CM said he sought continued support for strengthening critical infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh.Khandu also said he discussed…
Lucknow: Panchayati Raj minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday accused the Samajwadi Party of attempting to vitiate the atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh over the Kataria village incident in Ghazipur.He asserted that a girl’s death should not be politicised and added that the state govt had already extended financial aid and housing support to the bereaved…
Rajkot: Four children drowned in Bakhavad lake in Jasdan taluka of Rajkot district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Ramu Rathod (14), Kalu Rathod (10), Rajveer Rathod (15), and Kishan Rathod (15).ASP Naveen Chakravarthy Repudi of Jasdan division told TOI, “Bodies of all four children have been recovered from the lake. The preliminary…
