MUMBAI: Two Parsi-owned bungalows, which are part of two housing societies in the prime Perry Cross Road area off Carter Road in Bandra (W), will be razed and redeveloped by Supreme Universal.The early 20th century bungalows, Gladhurst and Kavas Lodge, are on land belonging to Wavelash and Sunbeam societies. These are the latest in a…
Chennai: The public works department (PWD) has decided to categorise school buildings based on their stability and mark them with stickers, minister Aadhav Arjuna told the assembly on Monday.Buildings that are unstable and require intervention will be categorised as ‘red’ — meaning the school administration must not use them. “Similarly, a yellow sticker will be…
H1N1 is a flu virus that spreads from person to person, usually through droplets released while coughing or sneezing. Common symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or blocked nose, body pain, headache, weakness and tiredness Hyderabad: No cases of H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, have been confirmed in Telangana so far, health officials…
Kolkata: A low-pressure system over Bay of Bengal brought a couple of spells of light-moderate rain to the city and suburbs on Monday. While the system is on its way to Jharkhand, the Met office expects similar rain on Tuesday, too. The rain, along with the cloud cover, kept the mercury under control with the…
Gandhinagar: The state govt will induct 500 new Jan Rakshak vehicles into the 112 emergency response network, doubling the fleet strength to 1,000 vehicles operating round the clock across Gujarat.Minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi will flag off the new fleet from the state secretariat on Tuesday. According to an official statement, the expansion…
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has received another 21-day parole from jail. CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted another 21-day parole, with the jailed sect chief set to leave Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail and head to Sirsa.This is Ram Rahim’s 17th parole since he was first released from prison on parole/furlough…
Existing housing societies would be allowed to get their STPs connected to the PCMC drainage network Pune: New housing projects in Pimpri Chinchwad may soon have to connect sewage treatment plants to the PCMC’s drainage network before obtaining completion certificates.Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s environment department has moved a proposal before the general body for…
Pijush Hazarika addressing farmers in Guwahati on Monday Guwahati: Assam will distribute makhana seeds from Feb 2027 and 7 crore fruit saplings next season to boost farm incomes.Agriculture and irrigation minister Pijush Hazarika on Monday said makhana cultivation would be promoted across the state in “mission mode”, with Assam having the potential to become a…
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench on Monday held that there is no question of appointing teachers on an honorarium against sanctioned vacant posts in aided secondary schools.The court directed the state govt to frame a fresh policy for temporary appointments against such vacancies until regularly selected teachers become available, with appointees to be…
Jaipur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday arrested a junior engineer of Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL) for allegedly accepting a Rs 3,000 bribe to sanction increased load capacity for a residential electricity connection linked to a 10kW solar system.The accused, Manoj Kumar, posted at the JVVNL sub-station in Ramganj, was caught in a trap laid…
