New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory for expected restrictions on Monday in view of an inauguration programme at DDU Marg.The inauguration of the new Central Office of Sanskrit Bharati, scheduled for 7 am on Monday, is expected to see around 1,500 attendees, including dignitaries. Traffic congestion is likely on DDU Marg and…
Kalyan: State deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the govt has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to appoint a consultant to prepare a comprehensive plan to ease traffic congestion across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).Speaking at a property exhibition organised by the MCHI-CREDAI Kalyan-Dombivli unit, Shinde said, “The consultant will…
Bengaluru: The state govt, which approved the Rohith Vemula Bill, has listed 30 discriminatory actions in higher educational institutions which may attract penal clauses under the proposed law.The Karnataka Rohith Vemula (Prevention of Discrimination, Exclusion or Injustice) (Right to Education and Dignity) Bill 2026, accessed by TOI, makes note of a series of “perceived” actions…
Chennai: Two men were arrested on Friday for murdering a security guard living in an abandoned private school at Thatchur near Ponneri. Police said Palanivel, was murdered as he refused to give the duo money for liquor.Police said the suspects, John, 24, and Manikandan, 24, entered the school campus in an inebriated condition and demanded…
Most rainwater harvesting systems have remained defunct for years due to neglect and a lack of maintenance Gurgaon: With monsoon round the corner, residents of Sector 40 have raised concerns over defunct rainwater harvesting systems and lack of stormwater drainage network, flagging the risk of waterlogging.Residents said most rainwater harvesting structures across the sector remained…
Kharagpur/Kolkata: Deceased third-year IIT student Jayveersinh Dodiya’s grandfather on Sunday said the boy may have been a victim of “situational pressure” from the institute or “outside forces”, rather than academic pressure. Dodiya died on Saturday after falling from the hostel terrace.“He did not have any pressure. It was situational pressure from this college. This is…
The accused had carried a reward of Rs 50,000 Ghaziabad: A man wanted for the rape and murder of his four-year-old niece was killed in a police encounter in Teela Mod on Sunday, barely a day after the reward on his arrest was doubled from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000.The gunfight, police said, broke out…
Keri: The folk goddess Lairai and her seven siblings have long enriched Goa’s socio-religious life, though few are aware that they are believed to have migrated from the Chorla Ghat region in Karnataka. Sateri is the presiding deity of Shirgao in Bicholim, where goddess Lairai holds a place of immense socio-cultural and religious importance not…
Ludhiana: A quiet Sunday morning in Preet Nagar turned into a scene of chaos as a man in a stolen vehicle led a high-speed rampage through congested streets, crushing a motorcyclist and narrowly missing families standing outside their homes.The incident began when the suspect, identified by police as 35-year-old Love, reportedly became embroiled in an…
Bathinda: To get additional financial value from their produce, nearly two dozen chilly growers from the Ferozepur area are ready to start exporting the green chillies. The first consignment of 15 tonnes will be sent through an export house to the Middle East on Monday. The chilly growers have formed a farmer producer organisation (FPO),…
