Tirupati: Eight persons were killed and 13 others injured after their vehicle collided head-on with a fly-ash truck in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday. Police suspect the driver of the mini pick-up in which the victims were travelling may have dozed off.The victims were part of 21 pilgrims from…
GURGAON: The rush to expand the piped natural gas network is colliding with basic safety norms in the city, corporation engineers have warned.Under pressure to move households from LPG to PNG amid energy supply constraints linked to the West Asia conflict, gas agencies are laying pipelines “recklessly” and in violation of standard procedures, damaging water…
Kolkata: Trinamool has submitted a series of complaints to the Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) against several senior BJP and AJUP netas for alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).TMC alleged that Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman used govt machinery, including a helicopter, to visit Serampore and Kalna on April 15. The complaint…
Star Air is currently operating on Adampur and Nanded routes Ghaziabad: After massive reduction of flight services, Star Air will operate flight services to Mundra in Gujarat.Star Air — which reduced flight services from 21 to 12 and now eight — is currently operating on Adampur (Punjab) and Nanded (Maharashtra) routes. By the end of…
Panaji: The directorate of health services (DHS) is working with the Anjani Mashelkar Foundation (AMF) to provide affordable diagnostic tests across the state, becoming the first state to do so. Chief minister Pramod Sawant made the announcement on Thursday after honouring noted scientist and innovator, Raghunath Mashelkar, with the Gomant Gaurav Sanman.“In a few days,…
CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates two modern security buildings in the Gorakhnath Temple area Gorakhpur: Stating that security is the foremost prerequisite for good governance, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that timely police recruitment, structured training and improved infrastructure since 2017 have significantly enhanced the efficiency of the force, leading to a stronger law…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat police have been searching for Chhota Rajan for years. Rajan, for his part, has been in an Indian prison since 2015, convicted of murder not once but twice, and is currently serving life sentences. Then, there is the country’s most wanted fugitive, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who appears under three different names across…
Ludhiana: In the ongoing hearing on setting up a carcass disposal plant, the National Green Tribunal has asked the deputy commissioner to file a progress report about the shifting status of the plant a week ahead of the next date of hearing, and PPCB is directed to assess the loss that was done by previous…
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar and signed an MoU to develop a ‘structured data system’ to strengthen the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in identifying and preventing crime.“Under this partnership, IIT Ropar will develop advanced software with capabilities such as data analysis, voice recognition and…
Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) law committee has cleared a proposal seeking full authority to determine the terms and conditions for all civic tenders. The move has sparked criticism from civic activists and across political circles, who view it as an attempt to centralise power.The proposal, approved on April 4, was initiated by…
