Mumbai: With some of the infrastructure at the Pise water pumping station nearly five decades old, BMC is building a backup facility at the site with the capacity to supply 455 million litres per day (MLD).The project, which includes construction of a new pickup weir with gates on the Bhatsa river, is around 60% complete….
Bengaluru: An AI-based survey of 2,493.5km of roads across Bengaluru North City Corporation’s seven divisions and 72 wards has identified 14,393 potholes, with 82.1% of the surveyed roads classified as being in good-to-adequate condition.The survey, conducted using real-time images captured through dashcams, found 1,426.8km of roads in good condition and another 607.1km with minor surface…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday refused to restrain the DVAC from taking any coercive action against a Class-I contractor of state water resources department, who challenged a 2024 communication sent by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the Tamil Nadu DGP in connection with its probe into alleged ₹4,000 crore illegal sand mining.The first bench…
CU Denver to set up India campus in Hyd, 1st batch in Aug 2027 Hyderabad: India is set to get its first public American university, with the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) receiving a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to establish a campus in Hyderabad.The Hyderabad campus will be…
Residents have sought a comprehensive inspection of the corridor and an integrated plan to develop the missing infrastructure Residents have sought a comprehensive inspection of the corridor and an integrated plan to develop the missing infrastructure Residents have sought a comprehensive inspection of the corridor and an integrated plan to develop the missing infrastructure Residents…
The gala event at Eden Gardens promises a grand spectacle to usher in Bengal’s biggest cultural festival Kolkata: Kolkata Police will deploy security arrangements similar to those for T20 men’s World Cup semi-final in March as authorities expect about 40,000 people inside the stadium for the Mahalaya event.Over 10,000 people are likely to attend the…
times news networkPanaji: A drunk driver lost control of his four-wheeler and mounted it on the footpath, driving it over and killing a man sleeping on the pavement in Panaji. Police have filed an FIR charging the accused, identified as Manjeet Singh, of culpable homicide, besides rash and negligent driving under the influence of alcohol.Singh,…
Ahmedabad: Bomb-threat hoaxes may be used by smuggling networks to disrupt airport security responses, delay flights, conceal contraband and exploit gaps in Customs surveillance, a report mapping 104 aviation threat incidents between 2010 and 2026 has found.The Aviation Bomb Threat & Customs Interdiction Report examined 85 core cases between Oct 2024 and April 2025 and…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said Punjab govt had ended the decades-long wait for ownership rights to houses built in the Lal Lakir, handing property ownership certificates to families under the ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme in Dhuri (Sangrur).He said the move marked the beginning of a process that will provide legally…
File picture of the Azad Hind Express Pune: Baner resident and working professional Manutosh Sakia could not afford the steep Rs82,000 airfare for four return tickets to Kolkata during Durga Puja. So, he booked tickets on the Azad Hind Express for Oct 15, two days before the festival begins.But with the train frequently running late,…
