Chennai: The state govt should release 17,307 crore to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) towards subsidy for various categories of electricity consumers this financial year. It is roughly 1,300crore more compared with the subsidy released for 2025-26.Of the 17,307crore, the lion’s share of 8,428.16 crore goes towards 100 units of free electricity provided…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt will initiate a dialogue with the Maharashtra govt to resolve the outstanding issues and take up the construction of a barrage at Tummidihatti as part of the Pranahita-Chevella project.Chief minister A Revanth Reddy instructed the irrigation officials to start preparations to hold talks with Maharashtra, seeking permission to construct the barrage…
Fire broke at Tata Motors workshop near Behrampur in Gurgaon on Sunday For three weeks, 182 contractual firemen, including 46 from Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam, have been on an indefinite strike in the city For the past 22 days, 182 contractual firemen have been on an indefinite strike in Gurgaon. For the past 22 days,…
Kolkata: Falta in South 24 Parganas woke up on the polling day under the shadow of a face-off that never came. One man moved relentlessly across the constituency while the other stayed stationed in a single room, monitoring every activity from a distance.What came instead were EVM complaints. In one instance, a tape was found…
Noida: Eleven people were arrested following a violent clash between two families in Sector 44, allegedly over a marital dispute between a couple. According to police, Nandini and Arjun tied the knot about a year ago, but their relationship has been strained since. On Tuesday, a discussion between the families escalated into a physical assault….
Margao: Margao Congress block convener Savio Coutinho on Wednesday demanded an inquiry into the damage caused to a vehicle belonging to the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) that was deputed for election duty for the Ponda bypolls. The polls were scheduled for last month but were eventually cancelled.Coutinho accompanied reporters to inspect the vehicle formerly used…
Gorakhpur: On Monday afternoon, a jeweller’s shop in the city became the scene of a brazen heist. Two youths walked in as customers, then seized the moment to snatch roughly 20 grams of gold before bolting. Yet the shop owner’s 18-year-old daughter refused to freeze. She gave chase for nearly 100 metres, caught one by…
Ahmedabad: Amdavadis stepped out to vote on Sunday under one of its hottest April days in recent memory. The temperature climbed to 44.8°C, matching the same figure recorded on April 29 last year. This makes it one of the hottest April days in Ahmedabad in at least 25 years. Early April offered some respite. Since…
Amritsar: The BJP on Wednesday reacted sharply to a march by five Sikh organisations on the 40th anniversary of the so-called “Khalistan Declaration”, saying every attempt to mislead Sikhs and disturb Punjab’s peace in its name would fail. They took out the procession from Burj Akali Baba Phoola Singh to Golden Temple.Party’s Punjab spokesperson Sarchand…
Dhubri: Dhubri police on Tuesday busted an alleged fake marksheet racket at English Education Academy in Jhagrarpar Part III village in Dhubri district.During the raid, police seized blank papers, torn mark sheets, two laptops, a computer, a printer, a paper cutting machine and other documents from the institution.A police source said the case surfaced when…
