Pune: The Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) has appointed Vikas Kumar as the Defence Estates Officer (DEO) for the Pune Circle, nearly 10 months after the post remained without a full-time head.The prolonged vacancy had raised concerns over the management of vast defence land holdings across Maharashtra under the Army’s Southern Command.Kumar assumed charge…
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Kolkata: Construction of GAIL’s two major natural gas pipelines in Bengal is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed within the next month, with the company targeting the commencement of gas transportation through the Rajarambati–Haldia and Dhamra–Haldia pipelines by Sept.The 162-km Rajarambati–Haldia pipeline was originally scheduled for completion in Dec 2020. However, the project…
Google supports the Indian General Election by providing easy access to voting information and countering misinformation. Initiatives include partnering with the Election Commission, prioritizing trusted content on YouTube, and implementing advertising policies for transparency. Measures against AI-generated content are also taken. Google has announced a series of initiatives aimed at supporting the democratic process and…
TNNMapusa: A Kazakh national Alexander Arkhipov, who was awaiting deportation, escaped from Mapusa detention centre at 8.45pm on Monday.Police said Arkhipov scaled the high compound wall and flee the premises. A police officer said the incident occurred shortly after the inmates were let out of their cells for daily routine.Seizing the opportunity, Arkhipov walked towards…
The Regional Transport Office (RTO), Pune, wears a deserted look on Tuesday Pune: Several people seeking vehicle ownership transfer or re-registration returned disappointed from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad RTOs on Tuesday — the first day of indefinite strike of clerical staff.Ashutosh Pathak from Dhanori had gone to the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) to submit…
KALYAN: In a move aimed at strengthening its outreach among the business community, the Shiv Sena has appointed former Congress leader and prominent businessman Vimal Thakkar as president of its Traders’ Cell for Kalyan city.Party leaders said the appointment is part of a broader strategy to expand the organisation’s presence among traders and entrepreneurs under…
Chennai: The Pinakini Express running between Vijayawada and Chennai Central was halted between Athipattu and Ennore stations on Wednesday afternoon after a fault developed in its pantograph. Railway officials said the pantograph, a device mounted on electric trains to draw power from overhead wires, developed a defect while the train was en route to Chennai….
CHENNAI: In another setback for AIADMK, former health minister and Viralimalai MLA C Vijayabaskar resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday.Vijayabaskar is the fifth AIADMK MLA to resign since the 2021 Assembly election. With his resignation, the party’s strength in the House has come down to 42.He submitted his resignation to assembly speaker JCD…
Sixty metres beneath one of southern Africa’s driest landscapes lies a world that seems strangely detached from everything above it. The surface of the Kalahari Desert is defined by heat, sparse vegetation and long stretches of rocky ground, yet hidden underneath part of this vast region is a body of water so large that it…
