Independent safety assessor teams are also carrying out inspections and safety audits of the monorail system linked to the interchange facility Mumbai: The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Wednesday commenced inspection of the stretch between Diamond Garden Metro station and Chembur Metro station as part of the process to operationalise the much awaited…
India will account for about half of global oil demand growth and 15% of increase in global electricity consumption over next decade, making it one of the world’s most important energy markets, Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil producer Rosneft, said. Sechin said India’s oil consumption is expected to rise 44% to nearly 8…
Sachin Pilot said that Congress must remain united to strengthen itself and fight the BJP Jaipur: AICC general secretary and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot Thursday sought to soften the political edge of former chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s recent remarks against him, saying Gehlot has “always” been affectionate towards him and that the…
Hyderabad: In a twist that has added intrigue to the international hydroponic ganja peddling case, investigators found that a customs superintendent reportedly not only met Hemang Keluskar – the key accused arrested by Eagle Force – but also arranged local transport for him during a visit to scout a site for a pub in Kokapet.Eagle…
Guwahati: Assam has fortified its security arrangements for the counting of votes with 93 companies of the state armed police already deployed across districts, along with two additional CRPF companies on static duty, Assam chief electoral officer Anurag Goel said. On counting day, 85 Assault Groups will be mobilised to ensure smooth proceedings, he said.Goel…
Ludhiana: A road trip with friends turned out to be a traumatic experience for a 19-year-old BBA student from Gwalior, who lost his high-end mobile phone to robbers at Ludhiana-Delhi National Highway.Ravi Gurjar, 19, was on a road trip with his friends Rohit Sharma, 25, Vishal Rathor, 25 and Vivek Gurjar, 20. They left Gwalior…
The price of RMC has increased by ₹300 to ₹500 per cubic metre depending on the grade. The widely used M20, M25 and M30 grades have gone up by at least ₹500. The prices of construction aggregates have also increased by ₹300-₹500 A house for ₹1 crore may get 10% costlier, with prices of construction…
NEW DELHI: For Rohit Kashyap and Hemant Sharma, who died on Friday night in an accident while returning after watching an IPL match, cricket was more than just a shared hobby. It signified a friendship that had stayed unbroken since childhood.The friends, fathers of two young sons each and the sole breadwinners of their families,…
The higher turnout percentage was largely due to the SIR, which removed around 57 lakh names, bringing down the electorate from 6.29 crore to 5.73 crore. CHENNAI: A small step for democracy, a giant leap for special intensive revision (SIR). That probably explains the 85.15% voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election on Thursday.Polling…
Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) is unable to proceed on its planned 42-km cable-laying network across the city, as Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has levied Rs6,000 per running metre road digging charges, said the power utility’s superintendent engineer Dnyandeo Padalkar.Another MSEDCL officials said that the fee levied by the PMC was exorbitant…
