Bengaluru: City police have arrested a manager working with Axis Bank (Hesaraghatta branch) in northwest Bengaluru and two of his associates on charges of duping a businessman of Rs 2.6 crore.The accused — manager Vinod Kumar, Arun, and Kiran — have been taken into police custody for further questioning. According to police, the gang duped…
Surat: Indian Railways arranged a special halt for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express at Ankleshwar railway station on Sunday, to facilitate the transportation of a 22-year-old road accident victim’s heart. The heart was later transported to U N Mehta Hospital in Ahmedabad via a green corridor.The grand gesture of the Indian Railways comes after the…
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said all those Congress leaders visiting Gandhi Bhavan to lobby for nominated posts and positions in the party, instead of going into the field in their respective constituencies to ensure all eligible voters participate in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral…
Ahmedabad: Vejalpur police detained a 25-year-old man and seized three smartphones after receiving a tip-off about an illegal call-centre operation allegedly being run through mobile applications on a public road near Fatehwadi.According to the complaint filed by Mehulkumar Hasmukh, a member of the surveillance squad attached to Vejalpur police station, the incident occurred on June…
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Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the agriculture department will soon launch ‘Goa Fresh’ and ‘Goa Organic’ initiatives, with QR codes on vegetables and local produce to let buyers track the full journey of their buy from farm to market, including farmer details and where the crop was cultivated. He said consumers currently purchasing vegetables…
Chennai: Action against schools running multiple branches despite having approval for just one unit, exempting existing school buildings from obtaining periodic approvals from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) and granting permanent recognition to schools functioning for more than 10 years are among the key demands placed by private schools to the new…
Panaji: More than 1.1 crore sqm of land across Goa have been proposed to be brought under the Non-Developable Area (NDA) category in the Regional Plan of Goa in a fresh notification issued by the town and country planning department.The department continues to designate already protected zones such as sand dunes, forests and mangroves as…
The city currently generates around 243 MLD of tertiary-treated water from its sewage treatment plants Gurgaon: Nearly 27 MLD of treated wastewater from Behrampur sewage treatment plant will be repurposed for horticulture, maintenance of green spaces, and replenishing ponds in Bhondsi and surrounding villages.Three pipelines have been laid to divert treated water from Behrampur STP…
Krishnendu.Bandopadhyay@timesofindia.comKolkata: The city’s last-mile connectivity has been pushed into a state of absolute “anarchy” this week as auto-rickshaw fares surged to arbitrary highs following a record spike in auto LPG prices. With the fuel now retailing at an unprecedented Rs 89.4 per litre, the delicate balance between operators’ livelihood and commuters’ affordability has collapsed into…
