Raja Wahab Kashmiri as a judge in ‘Bandha Paasam’ VamananFrom the snow-draped valleys of Uri in Kashmir to the bustling film studios of Salem and Coimbatore in the pioneering decades of the Tamil talkie, Raja Wahab Kashmiri’s journey was every bit as dramatic as the films he directed. Born on the banks of the Jhelum…
Hyderabad: With Telangana under the BJP high command’s ‘unity tracker’ and renewed scrutiny over factionalism within the state unit, key leaders are likely to be summoned to Delhi soon as the party moves to enforce discipline and present a united front ahead of the GHMC elections.The move comes weeks after BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s…
The corridor will be developed with an 84-metre right of way Gurgaon: Haryana govt has given the go-ahead to a crucial road project that has remained stalled for nearly a decade. The widening of the arterial road connecting Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway with Naurangpur is finally set to begin, with chief minister Nayab Singh Saini approving the…
Kolkata: There is a flux among bus operators struggling to cope with rising diesel prices. After the route 37 (Dhakuria-Howrah) buses tried it a few weeks ago, before reversing the decision, route 237 (Birati-Babughat) buses have started charging extra — up to Rs 20 — from Sunday.Notices put up in several of the buses on…
Botanical Garden saw an average of 2.7 lakh passengers in June Noida: Botanical Garden has overtaken Kashmere Gate to become the busiest station in the Delhi Metro network, signalling a shift in commuter movement towards Noida.The Blue Line-Magenta Line interchange recorded an average daily footfall of 2.7 lakh passengers in June, ahead of Kashmere Gate’s…
Rohan Khaunte said that watersports activities like jet ski rides, kayaking, and other joyrides are meant to be conducted along the coastline and not in inland waters Panaji: Describing the captain of ports’ reasoning for withdrawing permission for watersports during the monsoons as “immature”, tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said that his department has no intention…
Tushar Prabhune, Parag Dave & Niyati Parikh | TNN Reasons why drivers don’t want to take the wheel For anyone unfamiliar with Kutch, the scene is hard to believe. A teenager, barely 17, casually climbs into a truck, starts the engine and drives off to deliver goods. The destination may be only a short distance…
Students sit on 1-day hunger strike at PU Student Centre in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk Chandigarh: Three Panjab University students observed a one-day hunger strike Saturday in support of environmentalist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk’s ongoing movement.Organised by Siddharth Choudhary, Sahil Sharma and Pranav Garg, the 24-hour fast was held as a symbolic gesture of…
Pune: A gang of five men allegedly attempted to rob a businessman of Rs 1 crore by intercepting his car and trying to snatch the bags with the cash on Saturday. The Narhe police registered a case against all five and have launched an investigation after a complaint was filed.Police investigations show that the conspiracy…
Surat: Holding a nationalised bank responsible for failing to process a home loan borrower’s application for a Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) subsidy, the Navsari Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC) has directed Bank of Baroda to pay Rs 3.75 lakh to the consumer along with 9% interest.The amount includes the Rs 2.35 lakh PMAY subsidy…
