Popcorn, sausages and soft drinks kept guests fuelled as they cheered and celebrated through the evening Late on Monday night, Austrian Ambassador Robert Zischg’s residence turned into a screening hall for the FIFA match against Argentina, drawing a full house. With every chair occupied, fans lining the stairs, and the buttery aroma of popcorn filling…
Mumbai Monorail (Picture credits: Sanjay Hadkar) MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has cleared the restart of Mumbai Monorail services, bringing the 19.54-km corridor between Chembur and Sant Ghadge Maharaj Chowk a step closer to resuming passenger operations after a nine-month suspension.The approval was conveyed on Monday evening to Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL), the…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru West City Corporation (BWCC) suspended assistant revenue officer KS Manjula for allegedly issuing A-khatas to more than 50 properties in an unauthorised layout spread across four acres in Herohalli village, Bengaluru North taluk. According to the suspension order, the property’s electronic property identification number (EPID) was illegally linked to that of another property…
Chennai: Another worker died on Tuesday, taking the toll from Sunday’s ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district to nine — all of them women. The identity of one of the deceased is yet to be confirmed.By 7am, one more person from Assam, Anjila Soren, had died, and the number under…
PG hostel, bar booked for skirting fire safety norms Hyderabad: The Telangana fire department on Tuesday booked a bar in Madhapur and a paying guest hostel in Kondapur under the Fire Services Act after inspections revealed that both lacked firefighting equipment.During inspections at the Sky100 Kitchen and Bar located on the seventh floor of Excello…
Kolkata: The state govt on Tuesday issued a notification declaring Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s birth anniversary on July 6 as a holiday. The chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, after the budget, declared that from this year onwards July 6 would be a holiday to pay tribute to him. On Tuesday, after offering floral tribute to…
Vasco: A major landslide was reported late Monday night from a hillock near Nanak Nagar at New Vaddem, Dabolim, threatening two nearby houses and their occupants.The slide was caused by incessant rainfall throughout the day. The affected spot lies near a drain, where continuous water flow loosened the slope, sending mud and boulders tumbling down….
Ahmedabad: A driver who is suspected of having suffered a seizure at the wheel lost control of his SUV in Rakhial on Monday night, ramming into several vehicles and a shop, killing one woman and injuring 11 people. Mayank Patel, 32, a freelance finance consultant from Viratnagar in Odhav, has been booked by H-Division Traffic…
Pankaj Aggarwal (File Photo) (Image Credit:X) CHANDIGARH: CBI has arrested a second IAS officer in Haryana in a funds swindle case in less than a week, picking up Pankaj Aggarwal late Monday. The former principal secretary of the state’s education and agriculture departments is accused of involvement in a Rs 60.5-crore scam.The money was allegedly…
State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik Pune: State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said in the assembly on Tuesday that the department has created a plan to suspend or cancel permits of private bus operators flouting rules and creating traffic snarls in major cities, while flying squads would crack down on touts creating nuisance near MSRTC bus…
