Kolkata: It is official. A majority of the hotels and guest houses KMC buildings department officials have surveyed since the devastating fire at a Free School Street hotel have flouted the building norms and converted the residential buildings into commercial ones keeping the civic authorities in the dark. However, among the errant owners of such…
Consultants said the enquiries were also coming from H-1B holders whose visas were nearing expiry, financially stronger families and applicants with relatives in the US Ahmedabad: The race for a US green card is pushing more families from Gujarat towards the EB-5 investor visa. Consultants say last-minute enquiries have risen sharply, with some regional centres…
Soil tests pave way for Dadumajra CBG plant Chandigarh_ Chandigarh: Even as the administration continues efforts to reduce the towering legacy waste at the Dadumajra dumping ground, fresh activity at the site on Wednesday raised questions over the method being adopted for waste management. Several trucks were seen bringing soil to the dumping ground, while…
The construction of the permanent passenger holding area in progress near Pune railway station Pune: Come Dec, a permanent, state-of-the-art passenger holding area is likely to be ready at Pune station.The facility, being developed as part of the railway ministry’s initiative to establish dedicated passenger holding areas at important railway stations, would be equipped with…
Lucknow: Panic gripped Jodhanpurwa village in Hardoi on Friday after a crude hand grenade wrapped in a plastic bag was found outside a house. A bomb disposal squad later transported the explosive to Lucknow for examination.According to police, the grenade was discovered in a field adjoining the house of Satish Kumar. He told police that…
Boards showing old JMC divide still stand on Moti Dungri Road in Jaipur on Aug 29 Jaipur: Residents of 20-25 wards that once bordered Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Heritage and Greater are hoping unified civic body and its elected board will end jurisdictional disputes that delayed basic civic action.Residents said sanitation, road, drainage, streetlight and…
Risk of lake burst near Nepal disaster site wanes (Representative image) The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border, where a devastating flood struck earlier this week, has eased, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, as it appears to have shrunk. Satellite images from Thursday to Saturday morning suggest…
‘Khalifa’ box office collections day 10 vs ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’. Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vysakh’s ‘Khalifa’ recorded a decline in its box office earnings on Saturday. The movie is currently in its second week. Its Day 10 numbers remained below the collection recorded on the previous day.According to Sacnilk, ‘Khalifa’ earned an estimated Rs 90 lakhs…
India’s Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) Manav Suthar has wasted little time making an impression in Test cricket, with the left-arm spinner already putting himself in the conversation for a bigger role in India’s red-ball plans.Suthar has claimed 23 wickets from his first three Tests, but his impact has gone beyond the numbers. His ability to…
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