Flooding in Ektanagari in 2024 Pune: The construction of retaining walls at flood-prone spots ahead of rainy season, in an effort by the civic body to prevent waterlogging, has progressed at a snail’s pace, after an announcement in this regard was made three years ago.Out of 10 planned locations for Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) flood-protection…
Hyderabad: The Raidurg land auctions struck gold once again on Monday, with a 5.09-acre parcel fetching a staggering Rs 204 crore per acre — second only to the record-breaking Rs 237 crore per acre realised in last week’s jaw-dropping auction.Conducted by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC), the auction saw Hyderabad-based Vamsiram Builders emerge…
Chennai: Marking world thalassemia day 2026, the Apollo Cancer Foundation along with Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Teynampet on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to improving access to advanced treatment for children battling thalassemia, while celebrating the journeys of 30 survivors.The foundation announced that it would continue strengthening paediatric haematology and thalassemia care through advanced bone marrow transplant…
Police seized the truck, which was abandoned by the driver, in Sector 65 Gurgaon: A home guard deployed at a police checkpost outside Worldmark Mall in Sector 65 died after an allegedly speeding concrete mixer truck crashed into a barricade and struck him late Tuesday night.Sandeep was placing a barricade during checkpost duty when the…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Enforcement Directorate on a bail plea by Al Falah University group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui in a money laundering case.While Justice Saurabh Banerjee listed the main bail plea for hearing in July, Siddiqui’s plea for interim bail will be heard at the end of…
New Delhi: Narrow lanes hemmed in by multi-storey buildings with as many as five floors, rooms with little ventilation, blocked balconies, a single staircase serving scores of residents and a maze of overhead wires — the conditions that preceded the Saidulajab building collapse are not unique.A reality check across Delhi’s major student hubs by TOI…
Jaisalmer’s Taga Ram Bheel to get Padma Shri for Algoza folk. JAISALMER: The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, will present the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2026 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I being held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 25.“Today, the President will confer the Padma Shri award…
CHENNAI: The filmmaker carved out a niche for himself in Hindi cinema, writing and directing Hindi adaptations of several of his successful Tamil movies with ease and aplomb. His Bollywood journey, however, was a mix of critical acclaim and commercial inconsistency.With Amitabh Bachchan, he made the landmark film ‘Aakhree Raasta’. Bhagyaraj had originally planned to…
Pune: Extreme heat is reshaping daily life in the city, clearing streets during peak afternoon hours, with people shifting work, errands and exercise to early mornings or late evenings.Tuesday emerged as the hottest day of the season so far, with the maximum temperature in Lohegaon hitting a searing 41.8°C, and Shivajinagar (39.9°C), Abhijit Modak, an…
Corporators on Wednesday demanded decentralisation of waste management in PCMC’s general body meeting Pune: Decentralisation of waste management dominated Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s general body meeting on Wednesday, with corporators across party lines urging the civic administration to reduce the city’s dependence on the Moshi waste depot in the wake of the July 8 tragedy…
