Chennai: Amid the split in the party, AIADMK rebel leaders S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam have called for reinduction of V K Sasikala and T T V Dhinakaran into the party. Within hours, Sasikala responded, saying unity was the need of the hour to secure victory in future.Former minister S P Velumani said…
Hyderabad: In cramped rented rooms, outside overcrowded govt hospitals, and inside community clinics now operating only once a week, people living with HIV are being forced into impossible choices every day — whether to buy medicines or food, skip treatment or borrow money to survive.More than a year after the United States Agency for International…
CMO Lokveer Singh said the deputy civil surgeon has been tasked with leading the survey Gurgaon: A cancer prevalence survey in villages located within a 5 km radius of the Bandhwari landfill is on the cards.Amid growing concerns that prolonged exposure to pollution and toxic leachate from the waste treatment plant may be affecting public…
Kolkata: All pending contractor bills in the state have been frozen and no payments would be cleared until a comprehensive review of project quality is completed, urban development & municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul announced on Wednesday, signalling a major crackdown on an alleged “kick-back culture” that has plagued Bengal’s infrastructure sector.Speaking in the assembly,…
The airport projects total passenger traffic of 59.4 lakh in 2026-27, with domestic flyers accounting for 57 lakh, or 95% Noida: The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has announced user development fees for Noida International Airport, matching the ad hoc aeronautical tariff it approved last Aug. Domestic departure charges have been set at Rs 490…
Panaji: The state directorate of transport has suspended the trade certificate of luxury automobile dealer Bavaria Motors Pvt Ltd, Verna, for 90 days after finding that the company delivered a Mini Cooper vehicle in violation of provisions under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.The order was issued by transport director, Pravimal Abhishek, following proceedings initiated…
Varanasi: Ballia native Raj Singh, arrested for the murder of West Bengal CM Shubhendu Adhikari’s aide, Chandrakant Rath, was jailed in 2020 for the murder of a disabled egg seller, Ajeet Gupta. He was currently out on bail.The forensic science lab report confirmed that the bullet extracted from Ajeet Gupta’s body was fired from the…
Ahmedabad: In the dry state’s commercial capital, where bootleggers often outrun the law, Sarkhej police managed to ensure at least one ‘accused’ stayed back at the crime scene — a motorcycle.Sarkhej police registered a prohibition offence on Sunday after an alleged bootlegger escaped from a liquor distillation unit operating in the Sabarmati riverbed near old…
BJP Mayoral candidate Shyam Lal Bansal wins the Municipal Corporation election at Panchkula Panchkula: Riding on an aggressive campaign led by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, the BJP swept the Panchkula municipal corporation polls, retaining the mayor’s post and significantly improving its tally in ward seats.BJP’s mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal (71) defeated Congress’s…
Pune: Facing strong opposition from residents, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s standing committee on Wednesday referred to the general body a proposal to lease out a plot reserved for an educational institute in Punawale to a private organisation.The proposal seeks to allot the land to a private educational institution on a 30-year lease to set…
