Residents and experts brainstorm ideas for civic troubles Bengaluru: More than 40 residents of Malleswaram (ward 53) joined urban planners, mobility experts, and civic practitioners Sunday for a community workshop to discuss solutions to issues related to walkability, parking, street vending, and waste management in the neighbourhood.The workshop, titled ‘Walkable Malleswaram: Reimagining Ward 53’, was…
Chennai: With hardly a day left to apply for revaluation, parents of CBSE Class XII students continued to face issues with the web portal on Sunday — from pages freezing to unending reloading. “The deadline is likely to be extended to another day,” a school head said. CBSE regional office said that the issues were…
A man filling water tankers at Tarnaka in Hyderabad Hyderabad: Water tanker demand touched an all-time high with 15,200 bookings across the city on Saturday alone, indicating the severity of the groundwater crisis that has gripped Hyderabad. Absence of summer showers throughout May has further exacerbated the water crisis.Saturday’s demand surpasses the previous daily record…
According to the complaint, the incident took place around 7.30am Gurgaon: A BMW driver was named in an FIR for allegedly threatening a man, blocking his vehicle and repeatedly ramming into it near a residential society in the city on May 30.According to the complaint, the incident took place around 7.30am. The complainant, a resident…
Kolkata: In a major administrative move aiming to dismantle Bengal’s long-standing culture of unfettered acoustic violence, the state environment department of the newly-formed state govt has issued a notification to strictly regulate the use of microphones and loudspeakers in open spaces.For years, anti-noise crusaders have lamented that the state’s efforts were largely performative, confined primarily…
Colva: South Goa MP Viriato Fernandes on Saturday urged Goans to uphold the legacy of Jack de Sequeira, known as the Father of the Opinion Poll, while unveiling a life-size statue of his at Varca .The statue was unveiled in the presence of Sequeira’s grandson Jack Sukhija, former Goa Congress president Amit Patkar and other…
Varanasi: The demolition drive for the Dalmandi road-widening project resumed after a pause during Bakrid, with the number of structures razed crossing 112. A total of 187 buildings have been identified for demolition under the project, which aims to improve access to the Kashi Vishwanath Dham from the Naisadak junction on the Lahurabir-Godowlia road.Demolition work…
Mission AdmissionAhmedabad: As admissions gather pace, universities across Ahmedabad and Gujarat are refreshing their programme portfolios to match fast-shifting industry demand — spanning the creator economy, climate technology, fintech forensics, maritime engineering, quantum computing, semiconductors and real estate.The push comes as PM Narendra Modi earlier this year highlighted rapid growth in the “Orange Economy” under…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: The cyber cell of the UT Police arrested two persons for allegedly providing their bank accounts to online cheaters for commission. The arrested accused allegedly received fraud proceeds in their account and gave money to the fraudsters on commission.The accused are Salman Ansari, 24, a resident of Mullanpur, Mohali and Bheem Saroj,…
Pune: Three men drowned in separate incidents in the Indrayani river between Saturday and Sunday at locations near Shirgaon, Kund Mala and Dehu, police said.In the first incident, a 21-year-old man from Jharkhand drowned near Parandwadi in Maval taluka on Saturday. Rescue teams recovered his body on Sunday morning. Police identified the deceased as Arman…
