Hyderabad: National Green Tribunal NGT), southern zone bench in Chennai, on Tuesday indicated that it may be premature to interfere with Telangana govt’s ambitious Future City project at this stage, noting that the proposed Future City Development Authority (FCDA) is intended to facilitate planned and regulated urban development.Hearing a petition challenging the project proposed on…
Around 3.05 hectares of land will be required from various govt agencies and departments for the project Gurgaon: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has prepared a preliminary land acquisition plan for two proposed flyovers at Rajiv Chowk as part of efforts to ease congestion at one of the city’s busiest intersections.According to the plan,…
Kurseong: Promising a renewed focus on tourism and employment generation in the Darjeeling hills, CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced the recruitment of more than 1,000 Gorkha youths into the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) and unveiled an ambitious development roadmap for north Bengal during his first official visit to the Hills since assuming office, reports…
Ghaziabad: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after he entered a house in Khoda Colony and shot at two sisters, injuring them both. Police said the accused was arranged to marry the older sister, but their engagement fell through.According to DCP (trans-Hindon) Dhawal Jaiswal, Johnny was engaged to Khushi (20) a year and a…
Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: Over the past decade, at least 300 govt primary schools have had to close in Goa, with parents increasingly showing a preference for nearby privately-managed aided schools. As it is was largely govt schools offering education in the mother tongue, now with the closures, only 8.8% of all primary school enrolment in Goa is…
Gorakhpur: Prof Ajay Kumar Shukla, former head of English department at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, has assumed charge as the director of Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), succeeding Prof Chandrashekhar.MMTTC, a flagship initiative of the University Grants Commission, conducts faculty induction programmes, refresher courses, orientation programmes and NEP-2020-related training for university and college…
Ahmedabad: A 41-year-old former engineer from Gota has accused his nephew and the nephew’s wife, both chartered accountants, of orchestrating a financial fraud of over Rs 10 crore by allegedly luring him and his relatives into a share market investment scheme, concealing losses and using forged banking documents.According to the complaint, the victim, who has…
Chandigarh to measure its carbon footprint Chandigarh: How much greenhouse gas pollution does Chandigarh generate, which sectors contribute the most, and how much of it is offset by the city’s extensive green cover? To find answers, the Chandigarh administration will soon launch a comprehensive scientific assessment of the city’s carbon footprint and carbon stock, an…
The Regional Transport Office (RTO), Pune, wears a deserted look on Tuesday Pune: Several people seeking vehicle ownership transfer or re-registration returned disappointed from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad RTOs on Tuesday — the first day of indefinite strike of clerical staff.Ashutosh Pathak from Dhanori had gone to the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) to submit…
Guwahati: The Kamrup (Metro) district administration has launched an eviction drive along the approach road to Guwahati airport, demolishing roadside structures where commercial activity was allegedly being conducted in violation of govt norms, amid buzz over a possible visit by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi next month.There is speculation that Takaichi and Prime Minister Narendra…
