A senior GMRL official said the exercise is also necessary to establish land ownership Gurgaon: With construction of the second phase of the new metro line set to begin, Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has asked Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) to demarcate the right of way (ROW) for the Sector 9–Cyber City corridor, including…
HYDERABAD: A 32-year-old businessman was run over by a Mercedes on the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge in the wee hours of Sunday. After the accident, the driver, who is yet to be identified, abandoned the car and fled from the spot. The car has a West Bengal registration number.Around 3.15am, Shyam Raj, a resident of…
Former India batter Ajinkya Rahane has urged everyone to be patient with young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying it is too early to predict his future in Test cricket. Rahane said the teenager should be allowed to grow, adding that the Indian Premier League and international cricket are “completely different.”The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi had a mixed start…
Lucknow: Following PM Narendra Modi’s appeal for austerity and prudent expenditure, the UP Vidhan Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday decided to put on hold all educational and study tours of various parliamentary committees until further orders.The decision comes amid a broader push by govts and public institutions to adopt financial restraint and reduce non-essential expenditure in…
Panaji: In an embarrassment for Goa police, a number of court orders have recently exposed investigating officers taking a casual approach to test identification parades to identify accused persons in rape and murder cases, resulting in acquittals.Advocates and retired senior police officers said that investigation by Goa police officers fail to meet the standards that…
Kalyan: A Kalyan court on Thursday rejected the police’s plea to produce arrested Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre through video conferencing in the case of alleged assault of a doctor and nursing staff at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Hospital. The court directed the police to produce the 72-year-old corporator, who had been admitted to hospital on…
NEW DELHI: Tuesday’s fall in Brent to under $80 a barrel for the first time in three months will allow oil companies to hold pump prices at current levels, while helping govt finances and keeping inflation from rising, provided gains on crude hold.Policymakers are cautious while making any projections, given how the peace talks between…
Chandranath Rath and Suvendu Adhikari (Image/Agencies) NEW DELHI: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday described the killing of his close aide Chandranath Rath as ‘heart-wrenching’ and alleged that it was a ‘pre-planned murder’ carried out after days of surveillance. This comes as police continue investigation into the murder in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.Speaking…
Lucknow: Highlighting the growing threat of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh has launched an intensive push for fitness and public health under his “Healthy Sarojini Nagar” mission.Citing studies showing a sharp rise in obesity and non-communicable diseases, Singh said India currently has nearly 101 million diabetics and around…
In 2003, I started teaching French. A few years later, I was asked to conduct a special conversation workshop for two children who wished to learn the foreign language as a hobby. Since the nine-year-old twins could not attend regular courses designed for adults, I would have to teach them at their residence. I reached…
