Bengaluru: Unscheduled outages have emerged as the biggest concern among high-tension (HT) consumers in Bengaluru, accounting for a majority of complaints received through Bescom’s newly launched HT Mitra portal.Of the grievances registered during the first month of operations, 71 were related to power supply disruptions, far exceeding complaints on voltage fluctuations, metering, billing, safety or…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph is set to attend the Niti Aayog governing council meeting, convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on June 11. He will leave for Delhi on a special flight on Wednesday morning.Vijay last met Modi during his two-day trip to the national capital a fortnight earlier. “The chief minister…
A boy drinking water from a water tanker pipe at Miyapur in Hyderabad Hyderabad: The severe water scarcity across Greater Hyderabad this summer has made Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) richer by ₹20 crore, even as residents grappled with rising water costs.According to HMWSSB, citizens spent over ₹40 crore on water tankers…
The ex-Army officer had demanded revocation of the challan and calibration records of the breathlyser used. Gurgaon: The traffic police on Tuesday refuted allegations of harassment and procedural lapses raised by a former Army officer during a drunk driving check on Saturday night, saying a review of the bodycam footage showed no misconduct.The ex-Army officer…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari held a meeting at Nabanna on Tuesday ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21, which will be attended by PM Narendra Modi. It was attended by Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Prataprao Jadhav.The PM, arriving on June 20 for a two-day visit, is likely to lead a massive Yoga Day…
Relatives have written to the PMO, UP chief minister’s office, and the defence and home ministries, seeking a crime branch probe Abhishek Chauhan went missing on May 29 during a trek to Pindari Glacier in Bageshwar Abhishek, who works with Larsen & Toubro and lives in Sector 80 with a flatmate, left for Bageshwar on…
Margao: In an unusual incident, a German Shepherd named Jimmy was allegedly abducted from Borda on June 5, walked all the way to Seraulim by a ragpicker, and was sold for Rs 4,500 before being traced and reunited with his family the same night.The South Goa District Society for Prevention of Cruelty towards Animals (SPCA)…
Varanasi: In accordance with directives issued by the National Health Mission and the Family Welfare Department, Uttar Pradesh, a district-wide Vitamin-A Supplementation Campaign will commence on Wednesday. Under the campaign, the Health Department has set a target of administering Vitamin-A doses to 3,92,921 children in the age group of 9 months to 5 years. Iron…
Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party is also a constituent of the NDA Gandhinagar: Bihar panchayati raj minister Deepak Prakash not being named as an NDA nominee for the Vidhan Parishad is a matter between the BJP and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RML), Chirag Paswan, Union minister of food processing industries, said in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.The RML…
Ludhiana: Deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain announced that 24/7 flood control rooms will operate across all district subdivisions from June 15 to September 30 to monitor the upcoming monsoon season.Senior administrative officers will provide rotational supervision to guarantee prompt reporting and emergency coordination regarding floods or embankment breaches. Jain directed officials to expedite the strengthening of…
