Gurgaon: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was injured in an accident even as bystanders watched while his call to the emergency helpline failed to connect. The incident took place near Ambience Mall on Sunday morning.For around 15 minutes, no help came to the ASI as he was left in pain on the roadside. Deshraj was on…
. Tree uprooted in High Court premise on Tuesday —– Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: The hailstorm with a wind speed of 75 kmph barrelled through central Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind a trail of uprooted trees and lamp posts that threw traffic out of gear in the central business district and left homebound…
Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority will develop a 5.8-km stretch from City Forest to Duhai to offer increased connectivity to RNE and Madhuban townships. The road, which will be 45 m wide, will also help combat traffic congestion around upcoming townships and projects in the area.GDA vice chairperson Nand Kishore Kalal said that the project is…
Mapusa: Heavy monsoon rains have exposed the deteriorating condition of key road infrastructure across Pernem taluka, with several stretches turning into potential accident hotspots and drawing criticism over alleged neglect by the public works department (PWD).At Chandel–Hasapur, the approach road to a newly constructed bridge has deteriorated into a dangerous stretch littered with loose stones…
Varanasi: A 27-year-old man accused in a gangster case allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself in an orchard in Azamgarh district on Tuesday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Nagendra Yadav, a resident of Keshavpur village under Jiyanpur Kotwali police station.According to police, he went to an orchard in Jamuan village under the…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has uncorked major tax relief for liquor consumers in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), one of the country’s premier financial hubs in Gandhinagar. In two separate notifications, state govt has slashed value added tax (VAT) on foreign liquor served in GIFT City from 65% to 25% and scrapped the special fee…
During a review meeting at the MC Zone D office, commissioner Alankar fixed absolute accountability among civic officials and declared that no laxity would be tolerated Ludhiana: The Ludhiana municipal corporation is replacing its traditional seasonal control room with a technology-driven monsoon war room to handle urban flooding and infrastructure complaints this rainy season. Municipal…
Mohali: Zirakpur police have registered a case against three men after a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted multiple times on the pretext of securing her husband’s release from jail.The FIR has been lodged provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Aamir and Imran, both from Uttar Pradesh, and Sonu from Karnal. Police said…
Educational experts said leaders and authorities should try to improve the govt education system, rather than privatising them Pune: The state unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has offered to buy an airplane ticket for cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil to travel from Pune to Punjab to see the developed municipal schools in the northern…
Surat: A Surat-based farmer has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 2.14 crore in a high-value land deal involving a prime property in Pal. Police have registered a case against two brothers after they allegedly accepted a substantial advance for the land, sold it to another buyer, and failed to refund the money. The…
