New Delhi: The city has recorded a nearly 35% rise in traffic violations by cabbies till June 20 this year compared with the corresponding period last year, with traffic police issuing more than 1.4 lakh on-the-spot challans — a sharp rise from just over 1 lakh in 2025.The issue has come under sharp focus after…
Vasai-Virar: State approved enhanced compensation of approximately Rs 25.4 lakh per hectare for those affected by the Deharji Medium Irrigation Project in Vikramgad Taluka in Palghar.The Deharji Medium Project will create a water storage capacity of 95.60 million cubic meters (255 MLD). According to the collector, about 85% of the dam’s construction is complete. The…
Bengaluru: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that low-frequency ultrasound can selectively kill oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells largely unharmed, raising the possibility of a less invasive treatment for one of India’s most common cancers.Oral cancer remains a major public health challenge in India, largely because of widespread tobacco…
Purushothaman had been serving the VAO of Vayaputhur village in Vedanthangal panchayat, Chengalpet district, for the past three months Chennai: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has arrested a village administrative officer near Madurantakam after he was caught accepting a ₹5,000 bribe to process the transfer of a land patta. The accused was produced before a…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TG RERA) has imposed penalties totalling ₹10 crore in 11 suo motu cases against developers, promoters and intermediaries for violations ranging from marketing unregistered projects and accepting pre-launch bookings to concealing civil litigation, misrepresenting project details and operating as real estate agents without registration.TG RERA found that several…
Prolonged waterlogging during and after the monsoon has been a recurring issue in the area Gurgaon: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a ground inspection following allegations of prolonged waterlogging and possible chemical contamination along a road in Daulatabad Industrial Area.“MCG is required to carry out the ground verification and if the allegation is correct,…
Kolkata: In a first for West Bengal, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday deployed three advanced Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) on the accident-prone Dhankuni-Kharagpur stretch of NH-16, introducing globally used crash-protection technology to improve the safety of highway workers and motorists.The TMAs were inaugurated on the high-speed corridor, one of eastern India’s…
Margao: A delegation of Congress, led by state party president Girish Chodankar and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, met governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju at Lok Bhavan on Thursday and submitted a memorandum flagging what it called a serious deterioration in the law and order situation in the state.The memorandum urged the governor to call…
Ahmedabad: Some areas of the city had a brief respite from a hot and humid day, thanks to a light drizzle. The maximum temperature came down to 37.8 degrees celsius, which was still 1.8 degrees above normal. At 28.5 degrees, the minimum temperature, too, was 1.7 degrees above normal.Meanwhile, farmers across Gujarat got much-needed relief…
Panchkula: Police Commissioner Pankaj Nain Thursday held a meeting with RWA representatives and announced a phased verification drive for street vendors, hawkers, cart vendors and delivery personnel across Panchkula to strengthen security.Vendors will be issued unique identification numbers for their carts and vehicles, while delivery staff will undergo police verification.The meeting also decided to install…
