KOLKATA: Passenger count in Kolkata Metro crossed the 8 lakh mark on Sasht on Friday.After a gap of 1,474 days, the North-South Metro carried more than 8 lakh passengers. The last time the city lifeline registered 8 lakh ridership was on 7 October 2019.On Friday, the North-South Metro carried 8,00,033 passengers with 289 services.The maximum passenger count of 83,498 was recorded at Dumdum, followed by...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to integrate caste census with the upcoming national decadal census, stating that the crucial caste-related data outcomes would touch the lives of crores of deserving people in the country and it should not be delayed any further. “I have no doubt that this initiative will be a monumental step to take the...
NEW DELHI: A man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the killing of a woman, a Swiss national, whose body was found near a Municipal Corporation of Delhi-run school in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar area.The accused, identified as Gurpreet, was nabbed based on technical and manual intelligence.He is being questioned to ascertain the identity of the woman and details linked to the crime.The accused had...
MUMBAI: In a morale boost to Navratra revellers, the state government on Friday extended the deadline for the use of loudspeakers upto midnight to the three final days of Navratra. Permission had already been granted for Sunday October 22 (Ashtami) and Monday October 23 (Navami). On Friday the state allowed the extended use of loudspeakers for Saturday October 21 too. The day marks the important...
On the seventh day of Navratri, the Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Kalratri. This form is fierce and symbolizes the destructive and protective aspects of the Divine Feminine. Kalratri is often depicted with a fearsome appearance. She is believed to be the ultimate destroyer of negative forces and evil energies. Worshipping Kalratri is believed to invoke her protective energies, helping...
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli's century against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup was celebrated like a festival among the Indian cricket fans; but the expert opinion over Kohli's approach to get to his hundred, which was 48th for him in ODIs and 78th in international matches, is divided. Over the question of denying singles to ensure Kohli farms most of the strike and completes his century, KL Rahul, who was...
Thane: The Thane unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a peon with the Thane collector office along with two private persons in a graft case.The accused has been identified as Ashok Waghela, 45, a peon attached to the home branch of the Thane collector office. The other include, Nitesh Hingmire, 33, and Abhishek Bade, 26, who helped the peon in the bribe.An ACB official informed that the...
Kolkata: The North-South Metro clocked nearly 8 lakh passenger footfall on Thursday, Panchami. With 288 services, the Kavi Subhas-Dakshineswar line registered 7,92,060 commuters. At 80,362, the highest number was from Dum Dum, followed by Esplanade at 63,189, Kalighat at 63,047 and Sovabazar at 50,301. Starting on Saptami, Saturday, Metro will run night-long services till Monday. East-West Metro...
The state of Tamil Nadu in India is planning to create 38 exclusive walking corridors, with the first one set to be unveiled in Chennai. The 8km circuit will run from Adyar to Besant Nagar and will be free of traffic from 5am to 8am. The corridors will also feature benches for walkers and regular health check camps. The initiative aims to improve public health by promoting walking and preventing...
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Dussehra and Navratri celebrations at Red Fort and in Chandni Chowk, Delhi Traffic Police has imposed certain restrictions and issued an advisory asking motorists to avoid some stretches as large gatherings are expected there from the weekend. Senior officers have also asked those coming to north Delhi to travel by public transport to avoid traffic.According to police, three major...
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