Times News NetworkChandigarh: In a bid to check encroachments set up by vendors in the evening and at night, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has extended duty hours of the enforcement department till 10pm. Most municipal councillors supported the move to extend timings during a recent MC house meeting. Duty roster of enforcement inspectors and their…
Ludhiana: A Khanna man faces criminal charges after a 57-year-old woman died from injuries sustained when his speeding car allegedly struck her auto-rickshaw on Rani Jhansi Road.The woman, Vanti, of Prem Nagar, died at a private hospital on Saturday after a three-day struggle. Following her death, police registered a first-information report (FIR) on Sunday against…
UPPCL mandates prepaid smart meters for new connections LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has clarified that all new electricity connections in the state will continue to be issued only with prepaid smart meters.The suspension of smart meter installation applies only to replacement of existing meters under RDSS, and not to new connections,…
Lucknow: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday conducted landing and takeoff drills on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district as part activating an emergency landing facility (ELF) during the day and at night.The drills featured a wide range of IAF platforms, including frontline fighter aircraft such as Sukhoi Su‑30 MKI, Mirage‑2000 and Jaguar. Transport aircraft…
Virat Kohli has been the talk of the town for his like on a German model LizLaz’s pictures. This got blown up since Friday morning and social media quickly erupted, with many users drawing comparisons to his 2025 ‘likegate’ involving Avneet Kaur. LizLaz who is a musician and vlogger whose post unexpectedly turned into a…
Rajkot: Gir Somnath police arrested two men for several cheating cases across the state where citizens at ATMs were defrauded using fudged UPI transaction screenshots.An FIR was registered on Wednesday by a fruit vendor, Ajaj Shekh, 30, stating that on March 23 at an ATM near Una bus station, he and his friend Rahim had…
DoneHyderabad: The Telangana Gazetted Lecturers Association (TGLA) on Thursday urged the state govt to put on hold its reported proposal to merge the SSC and Intermediate boards for this academic year and immediately begin the admissions process for Intermediate courses.The association said the govt had not held consultations with stakeholders and warned against taking hasty…
TMc protests against ‘Singham’ cop NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Tuesday as Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters staged protests, accusing Election Commission-appointed police observer Ajay Pal Sharma of “intimidating” party workers ahead of the second phase of polling.Protests broke out in Falta, where supporters raised slogans outside the…
Ahmedabad: In a major civic sweep on Saturday, the civic body’s North West Zone solid waste management team intensified its crackdown on littering and banned plastic usage. After inspecting 90 establishments, officials issued notices to 71 units and collected Rs 33,900 in fines.Among those fined include Gujarat Enterprise, Sakshi Health Care, and Magic Masala. The…
Mumbai: RBI has required banks to report all foreign exchange derivative deals involving the rupee undertaken in India and globally by their entire group, including overseas branches, subsidiaries, and parent entities. This brings into view offshore trades that were earlier largely invisible. This applies to both OTC deliverable and offshore non-deliverable contracts, meaning even speculative…
