New Delhi: Setting up public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Delhi is set to become easier and more affordable. Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has amended its electricity supply regulations to align them with the Centre’s PM E-DRIVE scheme, which provides financial support to promote electric vehicles and develop public EV charging infrastructure.The amendment…
Thane: The Thane Crime Branch Unit-3 (Kalyan) arrested a habitual offender with 33 prior cases to his name, cracking 21 housebreaking and theft cases spread across Thane, Navi Mumbai, Palghar and Thane Rural, police said.The breakthrough came while the team was probing a housebreaking case registered at Vishnu Nagar police station in Dombivli West. Through…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Examinations Authority will now consider the revaluation marks of Class 12 students under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for calculating the ranks of the Common Entrance Test.TOI reported Tuesday how several students raised requests with KEA for the same. CET ranks are calculated by considering Class 12 results and CET scores…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by former DMK minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan who faces a criminal case for his reported derogatory statements against chief minister C Joseph Vijay at a public meeting held on June 20. “Since 1967, only people from the cine industry are ruling Tamil Nadu….
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court has cleared the way for Union Bank of India to take over and sell a property in Jubilee Hills belonging to Telugu film producer Bandla Ganesh Babu and his father. The property, a residential building located in a 500 sq yards area at Shaikpet, was earlier auctioned for over Rs…
While Deepak died on the spot, his father, who was riding the motorcycle, sustained injuries to his left leg and is undergoing treatment Gurgaon: A 20-year-old man was killed, and his father (62) was severely injured after a truck hit their motorcycle near Jai Singh Chowk in Sector 86 at 1pm on Wednesday.The truck driver…
Kolkata: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Kolkata, will hold three special passport adalats this month — July 9, 16 and 21 — to clear backlog. The adalats will be held on July 9, 16 and 21, with 800 applicants per day in five slots between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm. “The initiative is aimed at…
Margao: The bid to register a new outfit, ‘Goa Congress Party’, has exposed fresh fault lines within Goa Congress, with state president Girish Chodankar alleging a BJP-backed attempt to split the party’s vote base, while political observers attribute the development largely to internal dissent following his return to the GPCC leadership.Chodankar has alleged that BJP…
Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested an assistant clerk posted in the appeals department of the City Civil and Sessions Court at Bhadra here after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.The accused, identified as Ashok Patel, allegedly demanded the bribe in connection with proceedings related to a court…
Chandigarh: Deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav Friday chaired a meeting to finalise arrangements for the Independence Day celebrations to be held at the Sector 17 Parade Ground on Aug 15.The meeting reviewed logistical, security and cultural preparations, with the DC directing all departments to ensure seamless coordination for the smooth conduct of the event.Yadav instructed…
