Bengaluru: Within four months of kick-starting a corporate commuter nudge programme, more than 1,500 employees of Hebbagodi-based bio-pharma giant Biocon switched to public transport.The programme was implemented in April, under which employees were provided incentives if they used public transport for their work commute. It led to Rs 66 lakh in additional revenue for BMRCL.Before…
Chennai: Creating separate lanes for buses and two-wheelers, taking stringent action against traffic rule violators, designing better roads, and enforcing speed limits were among the key actions proposed by govt officers and researchers to curb road accidents in the state, at a conference held in the city on Friday.Organised by the Citizen Consumer and Civic…
Hyderabad: A 38-year-old businessman from Gajularamaram was allegedly kidnapped by his business associate and others over a financial dispute on Thursday. After Jagadgirigutta police registered a kidnapping case and launched a search operation, the victim returned home safely and informed police that he had been released. Police have taken some suspects into custody for questioning.The…
Chirag Chatterjee with one his fellow climbers at the summit Kolkata: In a rare feat of high-altitude mountaineering, a joint team of Indian and Argentine Army personnel scaled Mount Kamet (25,446 ft/7,756m) without supplemental oxygen. A total of 15 mountaineers from the 35-member team reached the summit on Sept 21.The team had spent several months…
A woman holds a placard during the INDIA alliance march from Parliament House on Friday Gurgaon/Noida: Opposition functionaries across NCR alleged on Friday that police had confined them to their homes or deployed personnel outside to prevent them from joining Saturday’s proposed CJP protest at Jantar Mantar.In Gurgaon, Congress’s rural district president Vardhan Yadav claimed…
After ACL2 exit, FC Goa have waited long for the ISL season to kick off Panaji: Manolo Marquez loved saying: “In three years, you need to change the coach or change the players.” FC Goa did both, though out of compulsion rather than choice.After three seasons at Goa, Manolo is now coach at Mumbai City….
The AC dome on SP Ring Road in Ahmedabad had been under construction for nearly two months Ahmedabad: A section of the air-conditioned dome being erected for singer Kirtidan Gadhvi’s ‘Parampara’ Navratri event at Gopal Farm on SP Ring Road collapsed on Friday, injuring a worker. The event is scheduled to begin on Oct 11.The…
The rise in air fare has made many rethink their travel plans Amritsar/Ludhiana/Chandigarh: With train services to and from New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations suspended for 10 hours on Saturday, airfares from Amritsar to Delhi surged sharply on Friday, with some flights touching Rs 8,000 against the usual one-way fare of around Rs…
Traffic signals were not working on the key Tilak Road junction at Alka Talkies Chowk on Friday Pune: Testing of smart meters and stoppage of power supply to streetlights caused a sudden disruption to around 50 traffic signals in different areas under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Friday.According to PMC officials, they approached Maharashtra State…
Agartala: Tripura Police have enhanced security and traffic arrangements for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations.DGP GS Rao said the force was equipped to ensure peaceful celebrations across the state, adding that security would be strengthened this year amid the large number of puja events and expected crowds.So far, 2,905 puja committees have registered with the…
