Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority decided to retain the general consultant (GC) for Metro Line 4 despite a recent construction incident, after an inquiry concluded that the failure was caused by a welder’s error and not due to any systemic flaw in design or supervision.The incident occurred on Feb 14 on LBS Road…
Bengaluru: The state govt, which has opposed bike-taxi operations, is set to file an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court’s Jan order, transport minister Ramalinga Reddy confirmed to TOI.The high court had ruled that a blanket ban on bike taxis was not legally valid and directed the transport department to permit…
Chennai: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has signed an MoU with Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV). This collaboration is designed to foster continuing education, VIT said in a statement. Through this MoU, VIT will offer B.Tech (Manufacturing Engineering) for TMPV employees of Tata Motors, Ranipet plant from the academic year 2026-27. The MoU was signed…
Hyderabad: Two class 11 students from Indus International School, Tanish Veernapalli and Saketh Babu Kollipara, have received mentorship and institutional support from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. This support is for their research on breaking down PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a group of persistent ‘forever chemicals’ increasingly found in water sources.PFAS are synthetic…
The cleanup plan focuses on road sweeping, dust control, removal of construction waste and clearing stray cattle from major roads Gurgaon: With Haryana cabinet set to meet in the city for the first time on Wednesday, an internal meeting on Monday discussed an urgent citywide cleanup plan, exposing a familiar pattern of last-minute governance tied…
Kolkata: Surgeries halted midway and patients inside operation theatres and wards were wheeled out on stretchers and wheelchairs after a fire broke out inside the second-floor cathlab of Anandalok Hospital on Tuesday morning, triggering panic and an emergency evacuation in the middle of critical procedures.The blaze, reported started around 10 am at the hospital near…
Around 100 enumerators were sent warning notices after they skipped a training session on Sunday. Ghaziabad: The district administration is engaging staff from around 50 private schools into the Census 2027 exercise, citing inadequate manpower to carry out the large-scale house listing operation.At present, around 9,445 staff have been designated to conduct the enumeration in…
Panaji: The directorate of science and technology in Goa has initiated the process of filing a geographical indication (GI) application for the state’s traditional breads — pao, poie and unddo — under a single filing. Extensive consultations with the baker community and stakeholders are under way to ensure broad-based consensus and representation.“GI will empower bakers…
Gorakhpur: A 75-year-old kinnar (transgender) guru, Prema, from the Padri Bazar area has constructeda grand Shiva temple by spending over ₹85 lakh — all sourced from traditional ‘badhai’ (ceremonial blessings) earnings.The temple is set to be consecrated on Apr 24, with preparations in full swing and the entire locality brimming with enthusiasm, guru Prema said.Residents…
Ahmedabad: We have all indulged in some retail therapy to boost our mood. But a 40-year-old man from the city who went looking for some retail therapy ended up needing the clinical kind instead. A steady stream of deliveries was the first clue that something was off. What began as casual online shopping turned into…
