Officials will examine under-construction projects for major violations, recommend rejection where required or suggest rectification measures to protect sanctioned plans Kolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday widened the ambit of the special audit of building plans and the construction pause at private high-rise and commercial projects to include more municipalities around Kolkata, but clarified…
Noida: A dingy staircase in a five-storey building in Sector 49 leads to classrooms where nearly 200 students prepare for competitive exams like JEE, NEET and CUET. Outside, high-tension cables dangle loosely from a power pole. In Sector 62, abutting Delhi-Meerut Expressway, dozens of centres operate from residential buildings squeezed into lanes too narrow for…
Mapusa: Mopa airport police on Friday registered an FIR against an Australian flight crew member after a prohibited satellite tracking device was found in his baggage during security screening.The accused, Brett Gordon Brander, 30, was scheduled to board an IndiGo flight to Chennai when CISF personnel detected a ResQLink 400 personal locator beacon (GPS device)…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has secured an Indian patent for developing a low-cost, portable device that can simulate a wide range of environmental conditions for research on small laboratory animals. The innovation, developed as part of a PhD research project, offers an affordable alternative to expensive and bulky existing systems by enabling precise control…
Ahmedabad: The CBI has booked senior manager of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for allegedly siphoning Rs 1.5 crore using fake payment vouchers, misuse of SAP IDs and showing fraudulent payments to vendors.According to the FRI registered with CBI Gandhinagar unit, Sejal Kolhatkar, senior manager (finance) at IOCL’s refinery in Vadodara between March 2024 and…
A crew from the municipal corporation on the site of a road collapse at Saggu Chowk in Ludhiana on Friday Ludhiana: A major road near Saggu Chowk collapsed fifth time in four years on Friday morning, leaving a 4.5-m-deep void in commuter safety with road-wrecker monsoon at the city’s door.A nearby hotel security guard discovered…
Chandigarh: Punjab’s direct seeding of rice (DSR) scheme has recorded a 16% increase this kharif season, with 26,896 farmers bringing 3.41 lakh acres under the water-efficient method so far, agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Friday.He said last year, 25,853 farmers had adopted DSR on 2.93 lakh acres. The state has also enhanced financial…
Cybercrooks loot citizens through share and gold trading frauds Pune: In separate cases, two private employees collectively lost over Rs57 lakh to cybercrooks in online share trading and gold trading frauds.Separate complaints were registered with the Dehu Road and Bavdhan police on Thursday.An officer from the Dehu Road police said that the crooks added the…
Residents of Nasir Nagar at the site of their demolished homes Surat: A day after 26 residents whose homes were demolished in Nasir Nagar approached the Gujarat high court, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) arranged temporary accommodation for them at a community hall in Bharimata. However, the affected families refused to move, choosing instead to…
Agartala: Tripura’s information technology department hosted the Northeast Growth Lab Roadshow in Agartala to strengthen the state’s startup ecosystem through innovation, mentorship and investment access.The roadshow featured a Value Proposition Workshop, aimed at helping founders sharpen their offerings and build scalable businesses. IT Secretary Kiran Gitte said the initiative is part of the state’s push…
