Chennai: Seven months after the then DMK govt refused to grant prosecution sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the cash-for-job scam case against its minister V Senthilbalaji and others, the federal agency has again written to chief secretary M Sai Kumar, seeking a nod from the state to prosecute the ex-minister.The three-page communication, dated…
Hyderabad: The stretch surrounding KBR Park is set to become signal-free as part of Hyderabad’s ongoing efforts to ease traffic congestion in key urban corridors.Under two separate packages, the GHMC is constructing a series of flyovers and underpasses around the KBR Park junction and Banjara Hills at a cost over Rs 1,000 crore. The project…
During an inspection, the Nuh SP found several vehicles parked illegally on the shoulders and issued on-the-spot directions for immediate removal During an inspection, the Nuh SP found several vehicles parked illegally on the shoulders and issued on-the-spot directions for immediate removal During an inspection, the Nuh SP found several vehicles parked illegally on the…
Kolkata: Octogenarian Trinamool neta and Ballygunge MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Monday filed an RTI application after the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat allegedly refused to recognise him as the Leader of the Opposition.Trinamool legislative party claimed it was being denied its rightful status despite having 80 MLAs in the 294-member assembly — comfortably above the…
Vasco: A major landslide near Mormugao harbour on Monday afternoon claimed the life of a worker and injured another during retaining wall work along the national highway.The victim, Manoranjan Bind from Jharkhand, was trapped under debris and later recovered after an intensive rescue operation. Another worker, Rajendra, sustained minor injuries and was admitted to Chicalim…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has suspended four engineers and ordered FIRs against four construction firms after a vigilance probe uncovered serious irregularities in stormwater drainage and sewer line projects across the city.Municipal commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani initiated the action following a preliminary investigation that revealed alleged tampering of measurement books, duplicate measurements, identical…
Patiala: The counter-intelligence (CI) wing of Patiala police on Monday busted a fake currency racket in Malerkotla and arrested four persons with counterfeit notes worth Rs 5.5 lakh, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.Police recovered all the fake Indian currency notes in Rs 500 denomination.The accused were identified as Nazar Khan of Jhunir village…
Pune: A driver and a passenger of a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus were killed, and 17 passengers sustained injuries, after the driver lost control of the wheel and veered off the road.The bus flipped twice and fell into a ditch along the Nagar-Kalyan highway at Gunjalwadi village in Junnar taluka, about 90km…
tnnLucknow: Patients requiring laparoscopic bile stone surgery at Lokbandhu Hospital are facing delays after the hospital’s laparoscopy machine became defunct around a week ago.As a result, several patients are either being asked to wait for repairs or undergo conventional open surgery instead of the minimally invasive procedure. Officials said nearly 20 patients undergo laparoscopic bile…
Jaipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation has brought more than 60 suspected beneficiaries from Rajasthan’s coaching hub Sikar under scrutiny in its probe into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, with notices likely to be issued soon to them for questioning.Investigators are examining financial transactions, phone records and communication links involving candidates, their families and…
