Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) carried out an eviction drive on Valluvar Kottam High Road and surrounding areas on Saturday, removing nearly 30 encroachments choking pedestrian footpaths. This follows a TOI report on Aug 19 highlighting the issue.GCC zonal officer (zone 9) Senthilkumaran said, “10 vegetable shops operating on pavements, two fruit stalls, seven bunks,…
Hyderabad: India’s private space industry is preparing for a rapid build-up in satellite manufacturing, but founders and industry bodies say the pace of growth will depend on easier launch access, domestic availability of sensors and chips, shorter procurement cycles and more suitable financing models.The push has gathered momentum after recent private-sector milestones, including Skyroot Aerospace’s…
Kolkata: Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM), JU unit, has written a letter to vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, raising strong objections regarding the neutrality of the investigation committee that was formed to probe the incident on Aug 19 and 20.ABRSM raised objections against the committee’s chairman, Professor Subha Shankar Sarkar, and presenting officer Abul Hasnat. They…
The arrest of the inmate follows a security operation conducted at the prison complex on Friday Mapusa: Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Mapusa has remanded Rovina Lobo, a prisoner at the Colvale Central Jail, in two days of police custody. She was arrested by the Colvale police on Saturday after a suspended security guard, during…
Ahmedabad: Civil Hospital Ahmedabad has issued a circular directing resident doctors in all clinical departments to ensure regular and timely attendance during outpatient department (OPD) hours. The move follows repeated complaints and representations received by the office of the medical superintendent regarding the alleged absence of resident doctors during scheduled OPD timings.According to the circular…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann with governor Gulab Chand Kataria Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann met governor Gulab Chand Kataria at Punjab Lok Bhawan in Chandigarh on Saturday. The two last met on August 12, when Mann had sought the governor’s intervention for granting a 10-day parole on humanitarian grounds to Jagtar Singh Hawara,…
Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is working to complete the remaining four stations — Sakalnagar, University, RBI and District Court — and obtain approval from the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS), with the first 12 stations of Pune Metro Line 3 ready for inauguration.Sources said on Saturday that the safety clearance…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath with the delegation of state information commissioners Lucknow: A delegation of state information commissioners, led by chief information commissioner Raj Kumar Vishwakarma, met CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday to apprise him of the functioning of the commission, the status of pending cases and the progress of the e-filing and hybrid hearing…
Jaipur: State Election Commission (SEC) Saturday revised polling phase dates for all 19 urban local bodies in Jhunjhunu district after the administration flagged a large influx of devotees for the annual Bhadav Amavasya religious event on Sept 11.The commission earlier announced municipal elections across Rajasthan to be held in two phases on Sept 9 and…
Sergio Gor said India-US ties are driven by Modi-Trump trust, with the bilateral trade deal ‘on its way’ and Quad cooperation set to deepen NEW DELHI: The India-US relationship is anchored in trust and friendship between PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, said US ambassador to India Sergio Gor. The ambassador also said that…
