Gurgaon: Homebuyers of the stalled Expressway Towers affordable housing project in Sector 109 have written to Haryana’s top officials alleging misuse of official govt email channels to influence proceedings related to the delayed project.In a representation submitted to Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, additional chief secretary (town and country planning) Anurag Agarwal, DTCP director Amit…
Kolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari accepted Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi’s appeal to drop “dham” from the name of the Jagannath temple complex at Digha, announcing that the Digha Jagannath Cultural Centre would henceforth be known as Digha Jagannath Temple.Adhikari made the announcement at the state secretariat on Tuesday evening, with BJP MP from Puri…
Panaji: Soon, commuters in Goa will be able to book KTC bus tickets using QR codes, recharge and check their KTC Smart Transit card balance in real time, and track buses both before purchasing a ticket and after booking to know exact arrival times.MajheApp has signed a long-term agreement with KTC to bring this digital…
Varanasi: Court sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Tuesday for killing his wife and burying the body in the courtyard of his house in Bhitari village under Lohta police station in 2020. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fourteenth) Atul Chaudhary sentenced Rajendra Prasad (56) to rigourous imprisonment and Rs 50,000 fine…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Tuesday asked the Centre whether it could reconsider its decision to declare Kailas Cooperative Society Ltd near Ashram Road as an enemy property, noting that its residents were anxious about their ownership rights more than 70 years after purchasing the plots.The Centre initiated the process of declaring the land…
Daughters of transient workers under hockey training in Ludhiana’s Sudhar village Hockey girls from Ludhiana’s Jalaldiwal village Daughters of transient workers under hockey training in Ludhiana’s Sudhar village Hockey girls from Ludhiana’s Jalaldiwal village Daughters of transient workers under hockey training in Ludhiana’s Sudhar village Ludhiana: Born to daily grinders who arrived in the state…
The mercury climbing to 42.1°C on Tuesday Chandigarh: With the mercury climbing to 42.1°C — three degrees above normal — the city is likely to see some relief in the coming days, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over a four-day period starting Thursday. Intermittent cloud cover and…
Pune: A recent RTI query seeking details of appointments and vacancies in the Maharashtra State Commission for Women has yielded little beyond a reference to govt’s statutory powers despite the National Commission for Women (NCW) urging states to expedite appointments to state panels.In a reply received on June 2, the women and child development (WCD)…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has awarded the first major civil contract for the proposed east-west corridor of Lucknow Metro.The contract for construction of the corridor’s Metro depot at Vasantkunj has been awarded to GHV (India) Private Limited at a cost of over Rs 127 crore. The contract was finalised through an open…
Jaipur: Anganwadi workers across Rajasthan will be eligible for 10 days of summer vacation in June after completing their monthly targets, according to a new order issued by the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) dept.Officials said the Union govt has made it mandatory to distribute take-home rations and use the facial recognition system for various…
