Ramp encroaching pavement and road space on Vijayaraghava road, T Nagar in Chennai Chennai: Residents of many affluent neighbourhoods in Chennai are encroaching upon public land to build staircases, gardens and ramps, which eat into pedestrian space. As the discourse around walkability and pedestrian-friendly streets gains momentum, house owners in RA Puram, Boat Club Road,…
Hyderabad: A 50-year-old woman and her two grandchildren were burnt alive after a fire engulfed their one-room house at Kalalwada Colony in Miryalaguda town of Nalgonda district shortly after midnight on Friday. Preliminary investigations by police point to a suspected short-circuit followed by a cylinder explosion.By the time fire department personnel brought the blaze under…
The temperatures are likely to rise after the weekend, touching 40°C on June 9 and 41°C on June 10 Gurgaon: Thunderstorms and scattered rainfall brought significant relief from the heat across the city on Friday, with temperatures dropping sharply. The respite, however, is expected to be temporary, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a gradual…
Howrah: Around 400 people, many of them women, gathered on Friday outside Bagnan MLA Arunava Sen’s home, accusing the Trinamool neta of using his influence to terrorise residents who resisted selling land cheaply along National Highway 16 and other key corridors.Protesters alleged that those who refused were slapped with cases “related to women or drugs”…
Ghaziabad: A week after a dairy owner was shot at and forced into a car near an underpass in Loni by a group of five youths, police have arrested one of the main accused, a 21-year-old youth called Mohit Pandit.Pandit said Omkar died during the kidnapping and they dumped his body near a canal in…
India scored 14 goals in three games and conceded none in the SAFF Women’s Championship Margao: It’s a blockbuster final: seven-time champions India up against Bangladesh, winners of the last two editions. One seeking to regain the trophy they last won in 2019, another wanting to create history with a three-peat. Whichever way you look…
The accused, a Chandkheda resident, was the joint custodian of the currency chest at the Gandhi Road branch Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Friday denied bail to one of the accused in the Rs 8.7 crore Bank of Baroda embezzlement case, saying that the allegations in the case should be viewed seriously and that…
Ludhiana: Overnight rain brought a brief spell of relief from the heat in the city Friday, though temperatures are set to climb again in the coming days, the Met department said.Light showers late Thursday and a cool morning breeze kept conditions pleasant early Friday, before clear skies and sunshine returned for the rest of the…
Mohali: A Special CBI Court in Mohali has sentenced Mandi Gobindgarh businessman Sameer Dua to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a 15,000 rupee fine for his role in a 4 crore rupee bank fraud case.The case involves GD Ispat Udyog, a firm that entered into a criminal conspiracy to fraudulently secure a 4…
MSRTC buses at the Swargate bus station in Pune Pune: The induction of new buses and scrapping of ageing vehicles would significantly improve the efficiency of MSRTC, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik told TOI on Thursday.“The MSRTC fleet is huge. Issues with some buses across the state do occur from time to time. However, the…
