Thane: Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Wednesday pitched for the transfer of the defunct Mogli Dam at Ilthanpada in Digha from the railways to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), claiming the reservoir could help mitigate water shortages in parts of the rapidly expanding satellite city.The demand was raised during a joint inspection of…
A tree uprooted blocking road at 5th block Rajajinagar due to Thursday evening rain in Bengaluru . Bengaluru: A day after intense thunderstorms and rain battered the city, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) reported widespread damage caused by fallen trees and branches. Officials said 157 trees and 228 branches had fallen till Friday evening, disrupting traffic…
Chennai: Two school boys, aged 10 and 9 years, who had come to their grandmother’s house in Irumbedu village in Kancheepuram, drowned in a pond where they had gone fishing on Thursday evening.T Saran, 10, from Navalur near Somangalam, was a Class V student at a local school. He had been staying at his grandmother’s…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister and finance minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday highlighted Telangana’s exceptional credit-deposit ratio (CDR) of 130.7%, saying it reflects the strength of the state’s banking activity and the people’s govt’s firm commitment to transforming Telangana into a $3 trillion economy by 2047.Speaking at the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting, he said…
The girl, originally from Sahibganj district in Jharkhand, was allegedly brought to Haryana through a trafficking network about four years ago. Gurgaon: A 23-year-old woman from Jharkhand, allegedly trafficked to Delhi and forced into domestic work for nearly four years, was rescued from a house in Sector 40 on Friday.The rescue operation was carried out…
Kolkata: Neighbours of Sandip Ghosh, former RG Kar principal, await a payloader to arrive at Beleghata’s Badan Roy Lane and pull down “unauthorised constructions” at his house, Balaji Nivas. Ghosh is now in judicial custody following his arrest on charges related to the “larger conspiracy” behind the rape and murder of the junior PGT doctor…
Panaji: Upset upon hearing that the unique mangrove boardwalk behind the Central Library at Patto is about to be dismantled, architect Gerard da Cunha plans to repair the project and maintain it on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP).Cunha, who designed the boardwalk, said that the boardwalk offers immense value to…
Ahmedabad: A manager at a readymade garments showroom on CG Road has been accused of misappropriating Rs 1.54 lakh from sales cash meant for deposit in the company’s bank account, police said.A complaint was lodged at Navrangpura police station on Thursday. According to the complaint, the showroom follows a policy of depositing cash in the…
Amritsar: Two Pakistani nationals accidentally drove across the Indian border near Amritsar, were detained by the Border Security Force (BSF), and repatriated after security agencies cleared them of any suspicious intent.Mohammad Saleem, 60, and Ameer Nawaz, 40, both from Lahore, were intercepted by BSF personnel after their car crossed into India from Pakistan’s Kasur sector…
A delivery agent waits out the heavy rain under some cover in Baner on Friday evening Pune: Friday brought the city its first widespread thundershower spell after nearly 50 days, ending a prolonged dry and scorching stretch that had residents waiting for relief after enduring repeated 40°C-plus days this summer.While the sharp spell brought much-needed…
