Delhi Metro faced multiple service suspensions because of protests NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro services were suspended for five days in July and four days in Oct, resulting in a drop in passenger boardings – ranging from 6% to 39%.The biggest impact was felt on Oct 10, a Saturday, when entry and exit were suspended at…
CJP’s ‘Lehrao Tiranga’ rally at Azad Maidan MUMBAI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) staged its one-day ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ demonstration amid poor attendance at Azad Maidan on Friday. The rally drew a crowd that oscillated between 50 and 150 people through the day.The protest was held in solidarity with the recently arrested party co-conveners and…
Kolar: Workers at Tata Electronics and System Solutions’ plant in Narasapur Industrial Area near Kolar raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding the death of their 24-year-old colleague, Sreemanthi, and demanded an inquiry into the medical assistance provided to her.While they began a protest late Wednesday, the same was suspended by Thursday afternoon after officials assured…
Hyderabad: Amid record power demand and mounting concerns over coal availability, the Telangana govt has secured a major short-term boost for its electricity sector by procuring five lakh tonnes of higher-grade coal through auction for the Yadadri thermal power station (YTPS). The development comes as the state battles soaring power consumption driven by unseasonal heat…
Kolkata: A paediatrician travelling from Paris to Kolkata via Delhi helped revive a critically ill passenger who collapsed midair on an overnight Air India flight. Prabir Bhaumik, who was on flight AI-142, had dozed off after the aircraft took off from Charles de Gaulle Airport at 8.45 pm local time on Wednesday. He woke up…
Panaji: Virtually nixing the plans to create a third front for the coming assembly elections to take on the BJP, the Goa Forward Party (GFP) has decided that “all friendly political parties” in the state need to come together on a single platform. The party has decided to restart alliance talks with the Congress and…
Book lovers browse through a collection of books at the National book fair following its inauguration by Deputy Chief Minister Brijresh pathak at balrampur garden on thursday Ahmedabad: A poetry symposium dedicated to Gujarati poet Niranjan Bhagat, devotional music presented in a contemporary style, folk comedy and ghazal performances will be among the highlights of…
Sachin Pilot, Pargat Singh with bereaved family at protest site Sachin Pilot and Pargat Singh meet bereaved family at protest site Sachin Pilot, Pargat Singh with bereaved family at protest site Sachin Pilot and Pargat Singh meet bereaved family at protest site Sachin Pilot, Pargat Singh with bereaved family at protest site Mansa: Punjab Congress…
Pune: A fearless resistance by a 12-year-old girl and her parents foiled a robbery attempt of an armed thief at their house in Shirur around 4am on Friday.An officer from Pune Rural police said the incident happened when Umesh Chajed (45), a pharmacist, had just left his home to walk his dog. He noticed someone…
Guwahati: Gauhati high court has directed Assam govt to constitute a statutory managing committee for the 16th-century Hayagriva Madhab Temple in Hajo within a month.A division bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Kaushik Goswami, in a judgment pronounced on Thursday, directed the Kamrup district commissioner to constitute the committee under Section 25-A of…
