New Delhi: As seasonal influenza sees a sharp rise, Delhi health minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh held a review meeting Tuesday to assess the city’s preparedness, particularly for H1N1, as cases continue to rise. He also reviewed measures against dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases.The meeting comes against the backdrop of a sharp increase in…
Administration officials inspect the school in Maswan, Palghar, on Tuesday Palghar: A day after a seven-year-old student died at an ashram school in Maswan village, Palghar district, after developing a fever and 30 others reported similar symptoms, the district administration on Tuesday suspended the school’s superintendent for alleged negligence and set up a special investigation…
Hyderabad: Flying out of Hyderabad to any Indian city is set to get cheaper, with the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) reducing the User Development Fee (UDF) for domestic departing passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from Rs 750 to Rs 515.But there is a catch. For the first time, domestic passengers arriving in Hyderabad…
Gurgaon: Mere payment of a booking amount and issuance of a provisional allotment, without a concluded and registered agreement for sale, doesn’t create the statutory relationship of promoter and allottee, Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRera) has said.Maintaining that the transaction between parties “never progressed beyond a provisional allotment”, HRera dismissed a complaint against Eldeco…
Howrah: Howrah City Police’s detective department suspects Abdullah Khan and Niyamat Khan who were arrested from Kharibari border acted as agents of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. Police sources said they lived in adjoining flats at 8 Sil Lane, Shibpur, where Abdullah’s father Amir alias Faizal Khan had settled after arriving from Kabul around 2014 and starting a garment…
Ghaziabad: Ahead of Rakshabandhan, the traffic department in Ghaziabad has announced a diversion plan under which goods vehicles will not be allowed on NH-9 from 8am on Aug 26 to midnight on Aug 28.According to ADCP (traffic) Varun Singh, traffic police expect excessive movement from Delhi, Ghaziabad and surrounding border areas, and especially heavy vehicular…
Ponda: A Ponda court has granted conditional bail to Akshay Naik, 44, and Abhiraj Naik, 44, both residents of Borim, who were arrested by the Ponda police for allegedly trespassing and committing a theft at the Sai Baba temple at Borim in July.The two accused were among the 39 people against whom an FIR was…
Ahmedabad: The immigration formalities were over, the security checks were done, and that was when the alleged swap happened. In an unusual attempt to change both his destination and identity at Delhi international airport, a resident of Ranip — who had been cleared to fly to Nepal — allegedly exchanged his boarding pass with a…
BJP national general secretary (organisation) B L Santosh in Punjab Chandigarh: B L Santosh, the BJP national general secretary (organisation), on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party govt of “ruining Punjab in every sphere”. He also hit out at the Congress, saying the party failed to perform the role of an effective opposition.“Instead of carrying…
Commuters say drivers often demand arbitrary amounts, call passengers after confirmed bookings to insist on higher fares before the journey begins Pune: Commuters have alleged little action from authorities despite repeated assurances as incidents rise of cab drivers refusing to honour fares displayed on aggregator apps.This despite the new state cab aggregator policy and RTO…
