Bella JaisinghaniMumbai: Members of the goods and services industry that consumes vast amounts of fuel said on Monday that fuel price hikes in quick succession will slow down the wheels of their trade. The latest hike on Monday has brought fresh anxiety to fishermen whose boats ply on diesel, to courier firms, logistics companies, packers…
Chennai: Two women, were killed in separate road accidents reported in Kancheepuram district on Sunday.In the first incident, Akhila , 68, of Salabogam area in Kancheepuram taluk died after falling from a moving tourist van near Kundukulam village. Police said she was travelling from Salabogam to Kundukulam and was seated near the vehicle’s steps. When…
Heavy rain lashes LB Nagar on Monday Hyderabad: Rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad on Monday evening, bringing brief relief from the intense summer heat even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) continued to warn of heatwave conditions across Telangana. According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), Hayathnagar recorded the highest rainfall…
Rapid Metro currently relies solely on the Sector 56 substation, making it vulnerable during grid instability After Friday’s grid failure that disrupted operations on Rapid Metro, Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) is working on securing an alternative power source to prevent future shutdowns.Delhi Metro Yellow Line remains unaffected during such failures because it receives…
Kolkata: Bengal govt has ordered a comprehensive review of state expenditure, with CM Suvendu Adhikari directing officials to implement austerity measures and submit reports by June 7, sources said.The CM expressed concerns over state’s treasury expenditure and pending electricity dues during a meeting with departmental secretaries at Nabanna on Monday. Sources said Adhikari instructed the…
Noida: Police will on Tuesday produce Satyam Verma, a Lucknow-based translator and journalist, and Aakriti Choudhary, a Delhi University history graduate, before the state’s National Security Act Advisory Board in Lucknow.Both were arrested for allegedly inciting violence during the Noida industrial workers’ protest on April 13 and subsequently charged under Section 3 of the NSA,…
Mapusa: Traffic on the Goa-Maharashtra highway came to a standstill at the Patradevi-Banda checkpost on Monday morning after residents from Sawantwadi blocked the road for nearly an hour over an alleged assault on a family at Mandrem beach in Goa.The protest was triggered by an incident on Sunday involving a family from Sawantwadi on vacation…
Varanasi: A police team on Sunday raided the Bada Darwaja residence of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur and served a notice to his son, Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari. The notice seeks an explanation for his continued stay at the house beyond the three-day limit set by the Supreme Court as a bail condition…
Ahmedabad: NIFT Gandhinagar hosted the graduation project showcase for different disciplines on Monday. This year’s overarching theme is spirit of scent, aspiration, and transformative growth, said officials. Prof Sameer Sood, director of NIFT Gandhinagar, congratulated 259 graduating students and said that India’s textile industry is a cornerstone for Aatmanirbhar Bharat with farm to fibre to…
Ex-health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu sought an independent probe, seizure of vehicles and strict action against the guilty Chandigarh_ Congress Demands FIR in Mohali MC Election Vehicle Dispute: MC candidate alleges Congress planted liquor laden SUV, Balbir Sidhu demands FIR. Senior Congress Leader and former Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said here today that…
