Mumbai: BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha has urged BMC to adopt an output-based empanelment system for housekeeping services at civic hospitals after flagging alleged irregularities in tenders worth Rs 45 crore earlier this year.In a letter to BMC chief Ashwini Bhide, Kotecha called for structural reforms in awarding housekeeping contracts. “Instead of awarding large contracts to…
Bengaluru: Less than a week after repairing potholes on MH Marigowda Road in front of Nimhans, Bengaluru Central City Corporation (BCCC) has begun preparations to resurface the entire stretch. The corporation has milled the road surface ahead of the resurfacing work.The stretch has been plagued by potholes and multiple patches, making the ride difficult for…
Crowds thronged the Kasimedu fishing harbour on Sunday Chennai: Fish lovers made a beeline for Kasimedu on Sunday, the first weekend after Purattasi ended, as boats brought in a rich variety of catch. Prices remained moderate. “Seer fish, among the most sought-after varieties, sold at ₹1,000 per kg in the retail market, against the usual…
The driver said the attackers smashed a window of the bus. The vehicle has since reached Jammu and is on its way to Srinagar. KARNAL: The Office of the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said on Sunday that it had taken up the “unfortunate incident” involving an attacked J&K-bound bus in Haryana’s Karnal district…
Is menopause in women treatable? She lies awake at night. The next morning, she struggles to concentrate at work, snaps at loved ones over things that never bothered her before, or wonders why her own body suddenly feels unfamiliar.For some women, menopause arrives quietly; for others, it brings a wave of physical and emotional changes…
A long-running legal dispute over a one-third-acre lakefront property surrounded by a public park has reached a key stage. A state appeals court has ruled that local officials can take the land using their legal powers to acquire private property. The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that allows Kalamazoo County to…
A look back into Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s 2022 defamation case that lasted 6 weeks and ruled in favour of the ‘Ebenezer’ actor. (Instagram) Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s case is perhaps one of the most publicized divorces in Hollywood history. In June 2022, a jury in Fairfax County, Virginia, ruled overwhelmingly in favor…
Red and blue make purple, and that simple bit of colour arithmetic is one reason devotees reach for purple on Maa Siddhidatri’s day. Which night and which morning? Navami Tithi, the lunar day, begins late in the morning on Monday, 19 October, making that night the Navami Tantra Puja night. This observance is followed by…
An incident of firing took place on actor Tiger Shroff MUMBAI: Unidentified persons fired at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday evening, though he escaped unhurt, police said.The incident took place near Pushpa Park under Juhu police station limits in the western suburb. The sequence of events leading to the firing…
Noida police registered an FIR against an unknown person in the matter. NOIDA: A cab driver allegedly sped away with two youths clinging to the bonnet of his car after an altercation in Noida’s Sector 18.After getting the video of the incident, the Noida police registered an FIR against an unknown person in the matter.Abhay…
