Inspections across licensed colonies in the city found buildings still under construction despite being declared complete in official records Gurgaon: Haryana’s self-certification policy for issuing occupation certificates (OCs) in licensed colonies has come under scrutiny after a joint probe by the CM’s Flying Squad and Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) found several incomplete…
Traffic signal disruption at S N Banerjee Road in Kolkata Kolkata: Even as rains caused a major headache to Kolkata traffic cops vehicular movement remained a major headache even deep in to the evening after multiple signals malfunctioned – including those that had been malfunctioning since last Tuesday.Among those areas that suffered were the SN…
Noida: Noida Authority has approved a Rs 145-crore sports complex spread over 26.6 acres in Sector 123, aiming to create a full-fledged facility for indoor and outdoor sports. The project, to be executed in two phases over the next two years, will include athletics tracks, football and tennis facilities, basketball and volleyball courts, a multipurpose…
Panaji: Goa has been included in Air India’s phased rollout of its new ‘Easy Connect’ hub-and-spoke service, enabling international travellers to complete immigration formalities and check in baggage at their departure airport, eliminating the need to re-check baggage during transit through Indian hubs.Under the service, passengers from Goa will be able to connect via Delhi,…
Varanasi: Two notorious criminals carrying cash rewards of Rs 25,000 each were arrested following a police encounter in Azamgarh on Wednesday night.The accused were identified as Sameer and Shiv Kumar Rajbhar, both residents of Azamgarh district. The accused, wanted in multiple purse-snatching and robbery cases, sustained bullet injuries to their legs during the encounter. After…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has quashed charges under the IT Act against two brothers accused of leaking a question paper after one of them took pictures of the paper inside the exam hall and sent them to the other. The latter was sitting outside the hall. The events occurred during the 2018 GPSC exam.Police invoked…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Thursday organised a conclave, ‘Sanjha Suneha – Ik Jutt Punjab’, to strengthen its anti-drug campaign by fostering collaboration among govt agencies, community leaders, civil society organisations and social media influencers.Punjab govt’s data intelligence and technical support unit (Ditsu), the technical arm of the state’s anti-drug campaign, organised the conclave to mark…
Pune: The Maharashtra Indian Medical Association (IMA) has intensified its opposition to the state govt’s push for mandatory emergency care, calling proposed amendments to the Clinical Establishment Act (CEA) “coercive and impractical.” The doctors’ body is demanding clarity on hospital compensation and has raised concerns over harsh penalties, including fines up to Rs5 lakh and…
Itanagar: The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas has decided to lift all restrictions on the supply of non-domestic packed Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), restoring allocations to pre-crisis levels, Arunachal Pradesh civil supplies minister Gabriel D Wangsu said here on Thursday.Sharing an official communication from Union petroleum secretary Neeraj Mittal, Wangsu said restrictions on…
Lucknow: Among the newly appointed UP BJP office-bearers, the elevation of Pooja Pal stands out for its political complexity. A rebel Samajwadi Party MLA, Pal has been named as one of the 19 state vice-presidents of the UP BJP unit.While she has been accommodated in a senior organisational post in the BJP, official records of…
