Mumbai: BMC has completed the removal of fallen trees and branches and carried out tree pruning at 3,841 locations across the city following damage caused by heavy rain and strong winds earlier this month.Civic officials said work is still underway at 542 locations, where operations are being carried out in phases due to site conditions,…
Jaipur: The mines and geology department, one of the state govt’s major revenue-generating arms, is facing an acute shortage of senior officers, with all five posts of additional directors (ADMs) lying vacant and being managed through additional charges.The situation is set to worsen from Oct 1, when the post of director will also fall vacant.A…
NEW DELHI: Govt has granted a one-year extension to Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) director-general G V G Yugandhar, with some key ongoing investigations — including Air India AI 171 crash — awaiting their final reports. The reason: Having a new DG at a time like this could delay the final report into the June…
The NCDRC bench has set a three-month deadline for city-based Kakade Construction Company Private Limited to hand over possession of two flats booked in June 2006 by a doctor couple in the “Kakade City” project in Hingane Pune: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) said a builder’s failure to complete the project and deliver possession…
Lucknow: Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Baliyan (32) was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a gym in Shamli district on Wednesday evening, triggering protests and a road blockade by family members and supporters.The attack took place around 7 pm near Aryapuri Nala Patri in the City Kotwali area. Police and eyewitnesses said four attackers…
The week saves its brightest patch for you today. People notice you, and not in a small way. A word from you at a family gathering, a calm reply in a housing society meeting, even the way you handle a delay or confusion, all of it brings respect. The Moon is lifting your public image,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Punjab govt for opposing the Centre’s proposed cashless settlement of Himachal Pradesh’s long-pending dues from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), asking it to clarify its stand within two weeks.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant was informed by the Centre that it had…
A CCTV footage reportedly capturing the assault Kolkata: A police complaint has been lodged against a BJP functionary from Sarsuna in Behala following allegations of extortion and violence.But despite the submission of the written complaint and accompanying visual evidence, no further action has allegedly been taken by police, raising concerns among residents, who demanded immediate…
Bengaluru: In a letter to the inspector at Pulakeshinagar police station, the assistant executive engineer for Maruthiseva Nagar sub-division of Bengaluru north city corporation has sought police protection at Jeevanahalli sports ground for installation of artificial turf. The letter mentions that a few residents around Jeevanahalli ground have been obstructing the work.The artificial turf is…
Chennai: The name tattooed on Sumanthu Juang’s left hand reads “Seema”. For hours on Monday, the 21-year-old sat outside an intensive care unit of Sri Venkateswaraa Medcity, waiting for news of his wife, who lay unconscious inside on ventilator support.“Will she recover?” he asked, in Hindi. Seema was among 18 workers — two men and…
