New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi is racing against time to expand the waste-to-energy plant at Tehkhand, as it is yet to secure environmental clearance from the expert committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).The proposal to increase the plant’s intake capacity from 2,000 metric tonnes to 3,000 metric tonnes per…
Thane: Residents of Hiranandani Estate locality have launched an online campaign expressing their concern at the possible inconvenience to locals due to the alleged ‘last-minute modified alignment’ of the Thane internal ring metro project, which cuts through their area. The residents claimed authorities failed to consult locals or elected representatives before modifying the route.The Nagpur-based…
Bengaluru: A 31-year-old homemaker, her husband and their associate have been arrested on charges of kidnapping the homemaker’s younger sister and her husband over a monetary fight and locking them inside a house.Based on the complaint filed by victim Pruthvi, a resident of Dhruvadhama residential layout in Electronics City, Hebbagodi police arrested her elder sister,…
Hyderabad: A fire broke out in a private travel bus near KPHB Colony late on Friday night, triggering panic among passengers and commuters. Officials said around 18 passengers were on board at the time, all of whom were evacuated safely, with no injuries reported.According to fire department officials, the incident occurred around 10.45 pm near…
The wage debate comes against a backdrop of simmering worker unrest in Haryana and elsewhere Gurgaon: Industrialists from across the state urged the govt to review the recent 35% increase in minimum wages, calling it impractical amid current economic pressures.At a meeting in Udyog Vihar, participants said industries, especially MSMEs, were already under strain due…
Kolkata: Running from the pillar to post to know about the status of their appeals made after deletion of names, many ‘deleted’ voters, including advocates, knocked on the door of justice at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee-National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS), Joka, on Saturday, but they could neither walk into the “prohibited zone” nor…
Anand (right) will be brought to Noida on transit remand Noida: The Special Task Force and a police team from Noida arrested Aditya Anand, described as “mastermind” behind the April 13 labour protest violence in the city, from Tiruchirapalli railway station in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.Anand was tracked through electronic surveillance and intelligence inputs, and…
Panaji: State govt on Saturday ordered the closure of all stalls, shops, hotels and similar temporary or permanent commercial structures on the day of the Shree Devi Lairai jatra, scheduled for April 21 at Shirgao. “All stalls, shops, hotels and similar temporary or permanent commercial structures operating within all zones at Shirgao will remain strictly…
Ahmedabad: The health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued a ‘Yellow Alert’ for the city from April 19 to 25. Residents are advised to take precautions against heat during this period. “According to the forecast by the India Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in the city is expected to hover around 42°C,…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana police have arrested two city residents who worked as couriers for miscreants running IPL betting and hawala money transactions. The police said that the accused duo would arrange mule accounts for their bosses, and those accounts were further used in hawala transactions. The arrested accused are Shubham Dikshit of Grewal Colony and Vikas…
