Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will take up road improvement works covering around 2,500km at an estimated cost of Rs 8,000 crore over the next six months, city development minister Krishna Byre Gowda said Thursday.The works will include asphalt resurfacing and white-topping, with around 250km already completed. The minister said tenders for white-topping should be…
Chennai: A 32-year-old police computer operator was arrested for repeatedly harassing a woman constable after she rejected his advances in Tiruvallur.The accused, Ramkumar of Tiruttani, was a computer operator at Pallipattu police station. He secured the job on compassionate grounds following his father’s service in the police department.According to police, Ramkumar was in love with…
Hyderabad: At least 22 people from Telangana are feared missing in the Nepal flash floods, with anxious family members in the state making frantic calls to a helpline set up by the Telangana govt since Wednesday night after failing to contact their kin travelling in Nepal.About 200 people from the state, meanwhile, are stranded in…
The woman, Kriti Mishra, worked at a private company in M3M Gurgaon: A 45-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her residence in CHD Avenue in Sector 71 early Thursday.The woman, Kriti Mishra, worked at a private company in M3M. Her husband, Yuvraj Sharma, is employed as a cabin crew trainer at the Air India…
Kolkata: The family of 66-year-old Kasba resident Sushmita Bhattacharya has been anxiously waiting for news after losing contact with her during the flash floods in Nepal. She too was in the group of 32 tourists who had gone with Chalo Jaai Travel Club and have been unreachable amid the disaster.Her daughter Tiyasha Chattopadhyay said the…
Ghaziabad railway station sees an average footfall of at least 50,000 passengers, which rose to over one lakh these past few days Ghaziabad: The festive rush on account of Eid-e-Milad and Raksha Bandhan choked Ghaziabad railway station and the bus terminals, with footfall rising to almost double the daily average.The crowding revived memories of the…
Margao: The North Goa district police have promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 30(2) of the Police Act, 1861, banning unlicensed assemblies, processions and public meetings within the jurisdiction of Porvorim and Panaji police stations, citing apprehensions of breach of peace during the upcoming assembly session. The order, issued by SP (North) Harishchandra Madkaikar, will come…
Varanasi: A 32-year-old woman was detained for allegedly killing her two minor sons in Rajhati village of Ghazipur district on Wednesday evening.According to police, the accused allegedly attacked her sons, aged 13 and 11, with an iron rod, resulting in their death.The woman later attempted suicide by hanging herself, but villagers intervened and alerted the…
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel poses for a group photo at Toronto Pearson International Airport, in Ontario on Monday Gandhinagar: Gujarat is poised to attract fresh investments after the state govt’s outreach to investors and technology companies in the US and Canada, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said on his return from the overseas visit on…
During the discussion on Patar’s life, students shared perspectives on the impact of his writings on younger generations Ludhiana: The Dr Surjit Patar chair at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) organised a special commemorative event to honour the life, literary works, and teaching legacy of the late eminent Punjabi poet, scholar, and thinker.Speaking on the occasion,…
