Kolkata: Akshay Tritiya started on a muted note on Sunday with lower than expected footfall across jewellery stores in Kolkata. City jewellers however expect a better turnout on Monday as the auspicious occasion stretches over two days. They also apprehended that many buyers stayed away from purchasing gold this time as there was confusion over…
Noida: UP govt has put out a draft unified building code that could sharply change how projects come up across Noida, Greater Noida, Yamuna and other industrial development authority areas.The proposed regulations seek to replace separate rules for every development authority with one common framework. They also plan to raise floor area ratio (FAR) limits…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that people of the country will give a 2/3 majority to BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections and BJP is committed to pass the women reservation bill in Parliament. Sawant said that he will soon fill the cabinet berth, which is vacant after the death of…
Ahmedabad: As old residential societies undergo redevelopment, what about the trees that have stood in their compounds for decades, or even longer? The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) calls for their transplantation elsewhere but the machinery it acquired for the job in 2016 has not helped much. The massive truck-mounted transplanter bought from the state forest…
Ludhiana: Commuters using one of Ludhiana’s most critical transport arteries face another treacherous monsoon season, as the municipal corporation (MC) delays major structural repairs to the Jagraon Bridge in favour of an upcoming “world-class roads” project.Despite surveys warning that the 50-year-old flyover’s structural integrity is compromised, the civic body has opted for minor ramp renovations…
Chandigarh: UT police have got three more days to grill two main accused, Gurtej Singh and Amanpreet, in the grenade blast case outside Punjab BJP headquarters in Sector 37, Chandigarh.After completion of three days of police remand, Sector 39 police produced the three accused, Amanpreet, Gurtej and Hardeep Singh, in a local court, which sent…
Pune: A month after the death of a woman (32) in a stray dog attack on a service road off the Pune-Nashik highway, the Chakan Municipal Council has initiated a slew of measures to prevent such fatal incidents.The steps include approving a proposal at a recent general body meeting to increase the capacity of the…
Guwahati: The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy to strengthen its commitment to nation-building through education.The agreement was signed recently at the office of the Navy Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA) in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.The MoU was formally signed by Shashi Tripathi, president of NWWA,…
Rajkot: An 80-year-old retired man has filed a complaint at Gondal City B Division police station, alleging he was cheated of over Rs 1.56 crore in a fraudulent property investment scheme by a Rajkot resident.According to the complaint by Dayalji Makwana, a resident of Ashapura Road in Gondal, the accused, Rajesh Shah, gained his trust…
Jaipur: The Congress has objected to reports that private school buses in Jalore district are being requisitioned to transport people to Pachpadra for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s refinery inauguration on April 21, calling it a misuse of govt machinery and “dictatorial functioning.”The party cited a district education officer’s directive asking private schools to provide buses,…
