Gurgaon: Two men lost their lives in separate road accidents over the weekend. While a labourer was crushed between two trucks in Palam Vihar, a 23-year-old biker died after his motorcycle skidded in Sector 37C.On Sunday, Arjun, 60, from Bihar’s Samastipur, was standing behind a stationary truck when its driver began reversing, while another truck…
Kolkata: The West Bengal govt is set to revive night bus services in Kolkata to support round-the-clock economy and improve urban mobility, Transport and Labour Minister Arjun Singh said on Monday.Speaking after visiting the Public Vehicles Department (PVD), the city’s principal Regional Transport Office (RTO), Singh said the govt was working to create a 24×7…
Teams are checking whether buses are equipped with first-aid kits, fire extinguishers, CCTV cameras, GPS tracking systems and speed governors Noida: Noida and Ghaziabad transport authorities have stepped up inspections of private school buses to ensure compliance with safety regulations, officials said on Monday. Under the special drive, notices were issued to 98 vehicles over…
Canacona: Stray cattle are increasingly occupying roads at several busy points in Canacona taluka, including Ardhofond, Partagal, Poinguinim, Chaudi, Bhatpal and Agonda, posing a hazard to motorists and often falling victim to accidents.Local animal welfare activists have urged chief minister Pramod Sawant and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar to address the issue urgently, noting that it…
Varanasi: The Anjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM), which manages the Gyanvapi mosque, has declined the Supreme Court’s proposal to explore an amicable settlement of the Gyanvapi dispute through mediation during the proposed Special Lok Adalat in Aug, saying the matter is too sensitive to be resolved through conciliation and should be decided solely through the judicial…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Monday confirmed the death sentence for 38 persons in the 2008 serial blasts case, the highest number confirmed by any high court in the history of Independent India. In the order released on Monday, the court cited the gravity of the terrorist attack, the criminal antecedents of the accused, their…
Mohali: A Special NDPS Court in Mohali has convicted a Himachal Pradesh resident for possessing 700 grams of charas and sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI). The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000, with an additional one-month RI in case of default.The convict, Sunil Thakur, was arrested by the special…
An earthmover removes debris at the site after a three-storey administrative building of a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant run by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation collapsed when an adjacent mound of garbage fell on the structure in Moshi Pune: The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to…
Guwahati: Health minister Ashok Singhal on Monday said Assam was taking neonatal deaths in Barak Valley seriously.Singhal was responding during Zero Hour in the assembly to BJP’s Hailakandi MLA Milon Das, who cited a July 7 Times of India report on 148 neonatal deaths in three months in the Barak Valley. The valley comprises Hailakandi,…
Around 30 students received shoes, socks, notebooks & pens Lucknow: Lucknow Connection Worldwide (LCWW) on Monday organised a support programme for school-going children from families affected by the recent Vikas Nagar fire, distributing educational essentials at Jai Hind Park. Around 30 students, most from Career Convent School in Vikas Nagar, received school shoes, socks, notebooks…
