The culvert will be built to channel stormwater from the Delhi-Jaipur carriageway into the Badshapur drain Gurgaon: GMDA is planning to lay a piped culvert in Narsingpur under NH-8 — a development that is expected to control chronic waterlogging on the highway. The culvert will be built to channel stormwater from the Delhi-Jaipur carriageway into…
Mumbai: A recent Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, outlining alleged procedural discrepancies between 2020 and 2025 at the Institute of Chemical Technology, has highlighted a delay of over 17 years in establishing a Department of Atomic Energy-ICT Centre due to changing plans and refund of interest blocking funds totalling Rs 46 crore. The CAG…
Electricity consumers in Uttar Pradesh will face a nearly 10 per cent hike in their power bills from June after the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) imposed an additional fuel surcharge under the fuel adjustment charge mechanism.The surcharge will be recovered in the upcoming billing cycle and will be reflected in electricity bills issued…
New Delhi: Twenty-six years after a good Samaritan was framed in a fake rape case by a cop as revenge for getting his colleague suspended in a molestation case, Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of the policeman and a practising advocate who abetted him.In a recent order, HC also raised the issue of…
Gurdaspur: BJP functionary Vijay Soni has claimed that he narrowly escaped a gun attack at his petrol pump in Gurdaspur late Wednesday night, with the assailants following up the firing with a WhatsApp message demanding Rs 2 crore and warning that the attack was “just a trailer”.Soni, convener of the BJP’s district trade cell, said…
Travellers entering Chennai from Andhra Pradesh via Gummidipoondi receive a poor welcome to the city, with the NH-16 stretch till Madhavaram lacking even basic roadside amenities.The entry point near the toll plaza doesn’t have proper eateries, cafés, or restrooms, leaving motorists with little option for a break after long drives. Tourists heading to waterfalls in…
Pune: A 37-year-old security guard working with a private company in Hinjewadi lost Rs 3.98 lakh to cybercrooks in a fake RTO-Challan fraud on May 8.He registered a case with the Hinjewadi police on Tuesday.An officer from the Hinjewadi police said, “The complainant works as a security guard with a private company. On May 8,…
Bengaluru: The high court set aside a family court order dismissing a wife’s petition seeking Rs 50,000 per month as interim maintenance and Rs 1 lakh towards litigation costs under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act. The high court observed that even if the family court believes the applicant may not ultimately succeed in the…
Bengaluru: Around 55% of students passed in SSLC-2, whose results were announced on Saturday evening. With this, the consolidated pass percentage of SSLC stood at 93.1%, as against 75% last year.The pass percentage of regular fresh students was 94.1% in SSLC-1 and 63% in SSLC-2, taking the consolidated pass percentage to 98%, creating history in…
Chennai: Two days after a man died by jumping in front of a moving train near Tambaram Sanatorium railway station, his 52-year-old mother killed herself at her residence in Thiruneermalai on Saturday.Gayathri lived on South Mada Street and earned a livelihood through a flower business. Her husband had died six years ago due to an…
