New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has informed National Green Tribunal (NGT) that sewer work was completed in 11 colonies in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar to the extent permitted outside forest land, while work in two colonies remains stalled due to public resistance and another set of projects has been delayed because of pending road-cutting…
Trashed: Plastic bottles were littered around the waterbody at Veeravanchinathan Salai Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation signboards warn of police action against anyone bathing in the ponds at Semmancheri. Residents say the warning is hardly necessary as no one would choose to enter the pond, given the thick growth of water hyacinth, dense vegetation and garbage…
AMC fines builders, seals sites for mosquito breeding Ahmedabad: With mosquito nuisance increasing during the monsoon and concerns over vector-borne diseases rising, AMC has intensified inspections of construction sites across the city.AMC health department inspected 1,016 construction sites in July and found mosquito breeding at 211 locations. Notices were issued to 349 sites where mosquito…
Kolkata: A College Street resident, Sumit Bose (55), was robbed of his cellphone as two men on a motorcycle snatched it from him near Lady Dufferin Victoria Hospital on Monday afternoon.Bose was walking along Raja Rammohan Ray Sarani around 4 pm, speaking with his wife on his mobile, when the accused rode up behind him…
Pune: As many as 15 two-wheeler riders skidded and fell on Raja Bahadur Mill Road on Tuesday morning due to soil and oil on the road surface.Riders sustained injuries to their knees, hands and shoulders, city fire brigade officials said. Most of the injured riders were on their way to work at companies in Yerawada…
Mapusa: The probe into Friday’s stabbing at Nachinola has intensified, with the victim’s family, supporters and locals demanding the arrest of three suspects captured on CCTV.The main accused, Suraj Kasbe, is in police custody. The attack occurred near the Ganapati temple, leaving 25-year-old Manthan Agarwadekar with back injuries.Police arrested Kasbe soon after the incident, but…
Picturesque view of water fall in Dang during monsoon Surat: Mist-covered hills, cascading waterfalls and lush green valleys will once again become the backdrop for a 22-day celebration as Gujarat’s only hill station Saputara gears up for the Megh Malhar Festival 2026, beginning Aug 8.The annual monsoon festival is aimed not just at showcasing Saputara’s…
MUMBAI: India’s payment industry has long been calling for higher subsidies or a controlled introduction of merchant discount rate (MDR) to recover transaction costs. The decision to allow MDR or higher value business payments will help to turn many business models sustainable and thereby increase competition in an industry that is currently a near duopoly…
The promotional campaign for ‘Batwara 1947’ has picked up its pace with actress Preity Zinta joining leading man Sunny Deol for promotions ahead of the film’s theatrical release on August 14.In photographs and videos from the promotional event, Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta posed together for the media, leaving fans nostalgic and excited to see…
Quote of the day by former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga. When Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga sat down with Australian journalist Michael Maher in July 2005 for an interview on the ABC program Foreign Correspondent, her presidency was drawing to a close. Asked about the allure of supreme political office, Sri Lanka’s first female president brushed…
