Chennai: Developers have asked the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to clarify whether projects with only part of their land within 500m of a metro corridor are eligible for concessional Premium Floor Space Index (FSI) charges under the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy. They say the uncertainty is delaying approvals and holding up projects.Credai Chennai has…
BITS Hyderabad develops smart device for instant kidney tests Hyderabad: Researchers at BITS Pilani Hyderabad have developed a portable, internet-enabled device that can assess kidney health within minutes by simultaneously detecting three key biomarkers, uric acid, urea and creatinine, from a small blood serum sample. The innovation, developed by the institute’s MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics…
The decision to appoint a guest teacher was considered “irregular” when permanent employees were available. Gurgaon: A complaint over the implementation of the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme at PM SHRI Govt Senior Secondary School, in Mandi Khera of Nuh district has snowballed into disciplinary proceedings, with the directorate of elementary education issuing a show-cause notice…
Richard Khumallambam at the protest Kolkata: Richard Khumallambam, an Imphal resident who has been living in Kolkata for 20 years and runs a business, was distraught over the police brutality meted out to the students in Delhi. On Friday, he participated in the protest with placards demanding citizens to speak up against the injustice and…
Abhilash Kumar sits quietly on the footpath on his fourth consecutive night at the protest site Jantar Mantar (New Delhi): The night of the police lathicharge on student protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, a tent house owner’s phone rang in distant Etah. The unknown number, Abhilash thought, would be his 25-year-old son trying to reach…
The operation was carried out by ICGS Akshay, a fast patrol vessel built by GSL Panaji: The Indian Coast Guard carried out a rapid and well-coordinated medical evacuation on Thursday, rescuing a 29-year-old Indian mariner from the India-flagged merchant vessel MT Kashimasan off the coast of Goa.“Around 3am on Thursday, an email was received from…
Police Commissioner Mohit Agrawal and District MagistrateSatyendra Kumar conducted a foot inspection of key routes from Godowlia to Dashashwamedh Ghat Varanasi: Ahead of the Shrawan month and under the Reducing Traffic Congestion Scheme, police commissioner Mohit Agrawal and district magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Thursday conducted a foot inspection of key routes from Godowlia to Dashashwamedh…
Rajkot: Two people were killed and another sustained serious injuries after an SUV allegedly driven at high speed by a police inspector rammed into a group loading an injured bull onto a tractor near the Gandheshwar railway crossing in Jamjodhpur town of Jamnagar district on Thursday night.The SUV was allegedly being driven by inspector Nilesh…
The case dates back to November 4, 2018, when Moti Nagar police booked Pooja, her 23-year-old brother Rajan, and their 60-year-old mother Mahindro—residents of New Harkrishan Colony (Ghora Colony), Transport Nagar—under the NDPS Act following a tip-off that the family operated a drug supply ring from their residence Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a…
Chandigarh: Two incidents of mobile phone snatching were reported from Sector 37 and Manimajra within 24 hours, with a woman among the victims. Police have registered separate cases and launched investigations. No arrests had been made till the filing of the report.In the first incident, Sandeep Kumar, who works at a chemist shop in Sector…
