Navi Mumbai: Residents and activists are questioning the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO)’s decision to peg the real estate value of a 12-hectare wetland that draws flamingos at Rs 3,600 crore and for arguing against granting it a protected status. In a resolution note placed before its governing board last year, Cidco had described…
Bengaluru: Traffic-choked Bengaluru is now taking a toll on the hearing health of its residents, with constant exposure to high noise levels increasingly linked to hearing-related ailments.Doctors say daily exposure to traffic noise — often ranging between 70 and 100 decibels (dB) — is contributing to a gradual but significant rise in hearing problems across…
Travellers entering Chennai from Andhra Pradesh via Gummidipoondi receive a poor welcome to the city, with the NH-16 stretch till Madhavaram lacking even basic roadside amenities.The entry point near the toll plaza doesn’t have proper eateries, cafés, or restrooms, leaving motorists with little option for a break after long drives. Tourists heading to waterfalls in…
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday announced plans to develop a health city near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, adding that the state is working with the Centre to create a green channel for international patients travelling to India for treatment.Speaking at the inauguration of Apollo Hospitals’ 400-bed facility in Hyderabad’s Financial…
240 bottles of codeine cough syrup, 80 MTP kits and 2,250 tablets of tramadol, along with codeine phosphate and triprolidine HCL syrup bottles were seized Gurgaon: A joint team of the drugs control department and the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) sealed an unlicensed medical store in Jharsa on Monday after a raid based on a complaint…
Kolkata: While the probe is still ongoing in the Garia murder case, investigators have stated that they are almost certain that it was a murder, and the prime suspect is the victim’s husband, Soumik Das. A 40-year-old woman, Enakshi Das, was found dead in her Garia apartment on Sunday morning. Police said that nearly 90%…
Sub-divisional magistrate (sadar) Ashutosh Gupta visited the site on Monday morning to assess the damage and meet affected families Noida: Noida administration has extended relief to around 50 residents of a slum cluster in Gharbara village, Greater Noida, where a fire broke out on Sunday evening, destroying eight huts and affecting more than 25 others….
Mapusa/Margao/Panaji: Availability of clean washrooms is a basic need for users of public bus stands. However, the toilets at major bus stands, especially at Panaji and Mapusa, lack hygiene and maintenance. Commuters said the lack of regular cleaning forces them to not use the facilities.In the women’s washroom at the Panaji bus stand, sanitary napkins…
Gorakhpur A family of 12 members had a narrow escape after a major fire broke out in a four-storey house in Rajghat police station area of Mirzapur on Monday morning.It is suspected that a short circuit in an air conditioner on the third floor caused the fire, that spread rapidly, gutting a room and triggering…
Gandhinagar: The counting of votes for Gujarat’s massive local body elections is set to begin this Tuesday. Following polling day on Sunday, all eyes are now on the results that will determine the leadership across 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats, and 260 taluka panchayats.While municipal corporations saw a collective voter turnout of…
