NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy was critically injured after being shot by unidentified assailants following an altercation at an eatery in Southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony area, according to news agency ANI. The incident took place after a PCR call was received at Amar Colony police station at around 7.54 pm. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the…
Summer Boost for BMTC as 1.5 Lakh Opt for Suburban AC Bus Services Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s decision to introduce air-conditioned suburban bus services this summer has received a strong response from commuters.According to the transport corporation’s data, around 1.5 lakh passengers have travelled on 28 AC ‘Vajra Vistara’ buses operating on the Kanakapura,…
Chennai: A restaurant employee, who suffered 90% permanent disability in a road accident, has been awarded Rs 41.14 lakh compensation by the Chennai Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal.The tribunal directed IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company to pay Rs 41,14,722 to Hakkeem, a resident of Sitharkottai in Ramanathapuram district, holding that the accident occurred due to the…
Telangana has continued to outperform the national average in infant health indicators, recording an Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) report released by the Office of the Registrar General of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Hyderabad: Telangana has…
The Bengal govt will separate AYUSH from the health department. “A senior official will be in charge of AYUSH,” CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday. After a meeting in Kalyani, Adhikari said AYUSH and the sports department would observe World Yoga Day on June 21. He said the state would hold Jana Kalyan camps on…
Ahmedabad: Two separate ATM card swap frauds reported in different parts of Ahmedabad have left customers cheated of a total of Rs 1.4 lakh. Police registered offences against unidentified accused on Tuesday.In the first case registered with Anandnagar police, a 47-year-old homemaker from Satellite alleged that two unidentified men swapped her ATM card while she…
Chandigarh: Citing disruption in gas supplies due to the ongoing Iran crisis and instability in LNG imports, rolling mills have informed the National Green Tribunal that forcing them to shift exclusively to PNG, without assured supply, complete pipeline connectivity and viable pricing, could disrupt industrial operations and push MSME units into deeper financial distress.Rolling mills…
PCMC’s pay-and-park scheme Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is preparing to introduce a third revised version of its citywide parking policy after two failed attempts at implementation. Civic officials said they are hopeful that better planning and stronger political support will help ensure its success this time.Senior civic officials said a fresh survey…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday defended the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the assembly, asserting that the legislation is aimed at ensuring greater protection and justice for women belonging to minority communities.Taking part in the discussion on the “Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s Address” in the assembly, the chief minister said…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar on Tuesday signed an MoU with a private university for setting up the city’s first-ever plant gene bank at the upcoming Gomti Biodiversity Park, which is being developed at a cost of Rs 14 crore.The project will be spread over two acres of land inside the 25-acre biodiversity…
