The workers have been on a strike since May 1 Gurgaon: The protesting MCG sanitation workers on Thursday called off their two-week strike after a late-night meeting with urban local bodies minister Vipul Goel in Chandigarh, bringing the city’s mounting garbage issue to a temporary end.The workers’ union said the agitation was suspended till June … Read more
A man walks through a rain-soaked Jaipur road as evening showers and strong winds bring respite from scorching heat Thursday Jaipur: Rajasthan remained in the grip of intense heatwave conditions Thursday, with Phalodi recording the state’s highest maximum temperature at 45.2°C. However, several districts witnessed dust storms and light rainfall in the evening, bringing temporary … Read more
Gaya: Gaya airport was opened late on Wednesday night to facilitate the emergency evacuation of a critically ill soldier from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) to Delhi in an Indian Air Force air ambulance.According to airport officials, Gaya airport director and air traffic control (ATC) in-charge Awadhesh Kumar received a late evening call from the … Read more
TNNNew Delhi: Two hydrogen-powered shuttle buses will run in the Central Vista area from Friday onwards to encourage people to use public transport.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in collaboration with the ministry of housing and urban affairs and ministry of petroleum and natural gas will launch this service. “The initiative aims to provide seamless last-mile connectivity … Read more
Shillong: Meghalaya Police confiscated a whopping 30,000 explosive detonators from a Silchar-bound vehicle near the Meghalaya-Assam inter-state boundary at Umkiang, East Jaintia Hills district and arrested two persons on Wednesday.“A thorough search of the vehicle led to the detection and recovery of 30,000 numbers of explosive detonators. The explosive detonators were concealed inside two carton … Read more
Shah also laid the foundation stones for six more RRCs across the country Dehradun: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated a Regional Response Centre (RRC) of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Dehradun.The inauguration was part of a programme held at NDRF’s 8th Battalion campus in Ghaziabad, where Shah also laid the … Read more
Chandigarh: Chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad Thursday directed the transport department to optimise routes, improve operational efficiency and ensure infrastructure readiness for expansion of the e-bus fleet, while stepping up commuter-friendly services.At a high-level review of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) and State Transport Authority (STA), Prasad also called for strict implementation of the Safe … Read more
NEW DELHI: Questioning the appointment process for chief election commissioner/election commissioners where a panel of PM, a Cabinet minister and the leader of opposition, pick the candidate, Supreme Court on Thursday said that the present system allows the govt to appoint a person of its choice as two out of three member would favour it … Read more
Ranbir Kapoor is gearing up for the release of ‘Ramayana’ and last month, the first look of the actor as Lord Ram was unveiled by the makers. Ahead of the release of ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ in cinemas this Diwali, Ranbir has now plot a land in Ayodhya. Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan has also purchased several lands … Read more
GMR Aero Technic and Boeing India officials signing an agreement for conducting Phase 56 heavy maintenance checks for P-8I maritime patrol aircraft fleet in Hyderabad on Thursday Hyderabad: Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider GMR Aero Technic (GAT) has inked an agreement with Boeing Defence India Private Limited (BDIPL) to conduct Phase 56 heavy … Read more