Bengaluru: It’s not just traffic that is leaving the city’s vehicle users frustrated. A growing rodent menace has become another major concern, with an increasing number of vehicle owners heading to workshops after rats damage wiring harnesses and other critical components, particularly in cars.The worst-affected are those parking their vehicles on garbage-strewn streets. Residents said…
It was supposed to be Chennai’s Times Square. When city planners proposed a pedestrian plaza along Pondy Bazaar in T Nagar, they envisioned a wide, people-first corridor through the city’s most frenetic shopping district. The concept took years: a 2013 design, trial runs in 2016, and a grand inauguration by former chief minister Edappadi K…
Hyderabad: What appeared to be harmless references to “Mango”, “Stick” and “Flower” in WhatsApp chats turned out to be coded orders for ganja, exposing a sophisticated pan-India drug distribution network that allegedly exploited gaps in cargo and postal screening systems for nearly four years.The bust by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) revealed how narcotics…
Police said that during interrogation, the duo confessed to the crime and disclosed that they had conspired to cheat the man Gurgaon: A 19-year-old man was allegedly duped of Rs 30 lakh under the pretext of landing a job in Indian Railways through the sports quota.The complainant, Vicky, a resident of Sadar Bahadurgarh, said his…
Debraj Chakrabarty being escorted out of the Baguiati PS for Barasat court on Wednesday Kolkata: Former Bidhannagar councillor Debraj Chakraborty’s three-week attempt to stay off the police radar by criss-crossing north Bengal and north India on public transport, paying only in cash and avoiding regular calls came to an end after investigators traced the mobile…
Four kids still wait for adoption in the city Noida: She was barely hours old when she was left alone on the terrace of a house in Greater Noida in the winter of 2024, crying as ants swarmed over her body. By the time rescuers found her, the insects had already eaten into her fingers….
Times News NetworkColva: A few spells of rain have again exposed persistent flooding at the Seraulim railway underpass, bringing traffic to a complete standstill and disrupting commuting between the two sides of the village.Built to ensure smooth vehicular movement and provide an uninterrupted alternative to the frequently closed railway crossing, the underpass was inundated after…
Varanasi: The managing director of South Korean company ARA Bridge Ltd, Sihyung Park, visited Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) alongside officials from RITES Ltd on Thursday to assess the facility’s capacity for manufacturing standard-gauge locomotives. During the meeting, CME/production & marketing, Ram Janam Chaubey and chief design engineer/diesel, Praveen Kumar highlighted BLW’s achievements, technical advancements, locomotive…
Ahmedabad: Earlier this year, a group of students for BSc (forensic science) at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar was given a substance and were asked to identify it using chemical analysis. They were also asked to explain its relevance if found from a crime scene. It was part of their internal assessment.“At…
Panchkula: Panchkula traffic police impounded a motorcycle and issued a Rs 33,000 challan after finding it fitted with a modified silencer, flashing lights, unauthorised stickers and being driven without a number plate or valid documents.During a special checking drive, police found the rider displaying a prominent ‘Sarpanch’ sticker, along with a cobra sticker, illegal lights…
