Hyderabad: Hyderabad motorists are paying the steepest fuel taxes in the country. Fresh data from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, obtained under the Right to Information Act, reveals that Telangana govt collects the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) on every litre of petrol and diesel sold among India’s major metropolitan cities.As of June 1, 2026, Telangana…
Gurgaon: The deaths of three workers after a crane collapse near Faridabad’s Panhera Khurd village on Thursday has once again put the spotlight on safety at NCR’s infrastructure projects.NHAI officials attributed the accident to strong winds. But the tragedy has revived a familiar question: if every major project is required to follow safety protocols, why…
Kolkata: The house of a Trinamool councillor in Salt Lake, Alo Dutta, who reportedly went into hiding, fearing post-poll violence, was burgled earlier this week, prompting her to return and lodge a complaint on Thursday.Police said Dutta, councillor of Bidhannagar Ward 38, and her husband Nirmal, a former councillor and a Trinamool functionary, fled their…
Times News NetworkMargao: With the NEET UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21, the South Goa district administration has constituted a four-member committee to conduct a physical audit of all examination centres in the district, as mandated by the National Testing Agency (NTA).District Magistrate Srinet Kothwale issued an order on Friday, nominating Deputy Collector and…
Ludhiana: Traffic was disrupted near Bharat Nagar Chowk after a nearly 12-foot stretch of road caved in Friday morning.The cave-in occurred on the stretch towards the bus stand. Local residents alerted area councillor Ruchi Gulati, who informed civic officials.Gulati (ward 73) attributed the collapse to private cable wiring work. “Digging for cables led to water…
Hisar: Haryana cabinet minister Mahipal Dhanda has ordered a probe after a stubble trader from Gurana village broke down before him while alleging a case involving destruction of stubble worth Rs 60 lakh was deliberately suppressed.Surendra, the trader, narrated his ordeal during a District Public Grievances Committee meeting in newly created Hansi district on Friday….
Dimapur: Highlighting environmental challenges in Nagaland, environment, forests & climate change minister CL John identified forest fires, particularly jungle burning for cultivation purposes, as a cause of environmental degradation.Addressing a programme to mark the World Environment Day at the Kohima Peace Memorial & Eco Park on Friday, John expressed concern over the continued prevalence of…
Udaipur: Pratapgarh police have frozen properties worth around Rs 70 lakh linked to a smuggler, allegedly acquired through proceeds of the illegal drug trade, officials said Friday.The action was taken under Operation Trinetra. Police said it was the first time in the district that assets of a drug courier had been frozen under Section 68-F(1)…
JAMMU: A cloudburst triggered flashfloods in J&K’s Reasi district that damaged at least half a dozen houses and blocked roads due to mudslides on Thursday. No injury or casualty was reported in the incident that occurred in Gulabgarh’s Bathoi village. This is the fifth cloudburst in Jammu region in the past three days.Lt Governor Manoj…
JD Vance’s scathing remarks on the UK regarding Vikram Digwa’s stabbing have stirred a row. Vice President JD Vance weighed in on the stabbing of UK student Henry Nowak by Sikh man Vickrum Digwa and blamed mass migration for it. Holding the police and the government liable for the stabbing, after which the victim was…
