Chennai: G S Sameeran, Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner, on Saturday inspected the functioning of biogas plants at Madhavaram and Anna Nagar.At Chinna Sekkadu, Madhavaram, the commissioner reviewed two biogas projects set up under a public-private partnership model. The facilities, spread across five acres and three acres, respectively, each have the capacity to process 100 tonnes…
Chennai: A major fire broke out at a warehouse storing oil lubricants at Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Vichoor near Manali New Town on Monday morning, triggering repeated explosions inside the facility. Fire and rescue services personnel battled the blaze for several hours, with thick smoke engulfing the locality till evening. Two firefighters collapsed during the…
Rajkot: A 23-year-old grain commission agent from Junagadh alleged that Rs 25 lakh in cash that he had withdrawn to pay farmers was stolen off by a trusted associate in broad daylight, prompting police to register a case of criminal breach of trust and begin a probe.Rizwan Parmar, a resident of Bhesan in Junagadh district,…
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami dismisses the importance of Vijay’s TVK in this election, calling it a direct fight between his party and DMK. In an interview, the former chief minister charges DMK leaders with prioritizing their family interests over public interest. Excerpts:How confident are you about AIADMK…
Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old woman allegedly ended her life after an argument with her husband over a video call in the Pandey Tola area under Jhagaha police station limits late Friday.Her body was found hanging at her brother’s house, where she had been staying for the past few days. Her family has accused her husband and…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) appeared to be staring at its biggest internal crisis in years on Wednesday after expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee met West Bengal assembly speaker Rathindra Bose, claiming the support of 58 party legislators.The development has lent legitimacy to the rumours that a large section of the TMC legislature party could…
Shillong: The April edition of the monthly farmers’ market, organised by 1917 iTEAMS under the state dept of agriculture & farmers’ welfare and supported by the Meghalaya Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission, was held in Shillong on Saturday, drawing around 600 people.The focus crops for this month included potatoes, coriander and spring onion, locally called ‘jyllang’, sourced…
Nirav Modi is the main accused in the scam Mumbai: The CBI on Wednesday submitted a reply strongly opposing the discharge plea filed by Manoj Kharat, former single-window operator, accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case in which fugitive economic offender Nirav Modi is the main accused. In its reply, the CBI submitted…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) and Telangana Teaching Government Doctors Association (TTGDA) on Thursday expressed concern over delays in the ongoing transfer process in the medical and health department and urged the govt to implement GO No 38 without deviations.Addressing the media at the directorate of medical education (DME) office in Koti, the…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra Friday accused the BJP govt of deliberately delaying panchayati raj and urban local body elections, and questioned the credibility of the newly launched Rajdhara app, alleging it could lead to unauthenticated collection of OBC data.Addressing a press briefing at the Pradesh Congress headquarters, Dotasra said the app has…
