Bengaluru: With summer heat intensifying across the city despite sudden evening showers, dust has emerged as a major concern for commuters and residents. Six months after deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar announced that Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) would rent 56 mechanised sweeping machines at a cost of Rs 613 crore, no new machine has been…
Chennai: TVK election campaign management general secretary Aadhav Arjuna on Saturday petitioned chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik, urging the Election Commission to strengthen security arrangements in and around the 62 counting centres ahead of counting on May 4 to prevent unlawful activities and ensure safety of party candidates and agents.In his petition, Arjuna said his…
Hyderabad: Two days after the Telangana high court pulled up the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) over the agency’s “discriminatory action” and questioning its inaction towards the Barrister Fatima Owaisi Educational Campus, reportedly constructed in the Full Tank Level (FTL) area of Salkam Cheruvu, the agency on Saturday clarified that the issue…
Protesters held placards and raised slogans, demanding clarity on the use of maintenance funds, including interest-free maintenance security Gurgaon: Residents of ROF Aalayas staged a protest outside the developer’s head office in Sector 44 on Saturday, alleging prolonged delays in handover, poor upkeep services and lack of transparency in financial matters.Protesters held placards and raised…
Kolkata: Booth-level officers finally got a breather from their “out of syllabus” work, after slogging for 176 days ever since the SIR exercise was rolled out. But BLOs pointed out that they were yet to receive their ‘release order’ from the EC though their assignments ended with the conclusion of the two-phase Assembly elections. “Now…
Road to connect Greater Noida’s Sector Alpha 2 with Hapur bypass and Ganga Expressway Noida: Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority board on Saturday approved the extension of an eight-lane road from the city to Hapur bypass, with onward connectivity to the Ganga Expressway, a corridor expected to give the region a direct high-speed link to…
Panaji: The Hindu Ekta Manch held a massive public meeting at Azad Maidan, Panaji, where they demanded the immediate arrest of three individuals who insulted Hindu deities on social media platforms. The Hindu Ekta Manch then marched to the Goa police headquarters and demanded to meet DGP Alok Kumar.A delegation of five members met senior…
Varanasi: What began as a celebration ended in tragedy on Friday night, when a 22-year-old groom was shot dead by three men on a motorcycle as his ‘baraat’ passed Badshahi Bazar in Jaunpur’s Khetasarai.Initial police investigation found that the prime accused, Pradeep Bind, has a long criminal history and named in other murder cases. He…
Ahmedabad: Cotton yarn prices have surged to a record high of Rs 300 per kg after nearly four years, driven by strong demand from China and Bangladesh, pushing up fabric prices across the textile value chain and creating shortages in the market.Industry players said fabric prices have increased by Rs 10 to Rs 25 per…
Qadian (Gurdaspur): Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, headquartered in Qadian, has issued a strong call for greater focus on scientific education and rational thinking and urged Ahmadi Muslims to engage deeply with modern knowledge systems and challenge misconceptions through evidence-based reasoning.Addressing a large gathering of youth, the global head of the…
