CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday inspected ongoing road works in South Chennai areas like Alandur, Perungudi and Velachery. Stalin visited Madipakkam's Ram Nagar 7th Cross Street, Third Main Road (west side), Third Main Road (east side), where works worth Rs 85 lakh are under way.Later, he inspected highway road works in Manapakkam-Kolapakkam-Gerugambakkam stretch where works worth Rs 4.5...
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will float a tender this week to select a project management consultant who will finalise a Rs 62-crore plan for the mechanised sweeping and upkeep of 1,400km of roads wider than 60ft in the city.At present, these roads are maintained by the Public Works Department, though sanitation services, including clearing of garbage and road sweeping, are the...
In an ambitious vision for a cyclist's haven in Mumbai, six years ago city planners dreamt of nearly 70km of interconnected cycle tracks, crisscrossing the bustling metropolis from Mulund to Vile Parle, and from Ghatkopar to Bandra. This visionary project was to liberate cyclists from their perilous everyday dance with chaotic and dangerous traffic. But less than 20km of disjointed tracks have...
The Ganesha idol, a symbol of Hinduism, holds profound life lessons within its imagery. Ganesha, with his elephant head and human body, represents the fusion of intellect and emotion, teaching us the importance of balance in life. His broken tusk symbolizes sacrifice for wisdom, reminding us of the value of overcoming obstacles. The mouse at his feet signifies conquering desires. In Ganesha, we find...
Construction of the 1,382 km Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has been going on under full-swing, once completed, the project is designed to cut travel time down to just 12 hours between the two major cities. In February 2023, the first phase of the expressway between Delhi and Rajasthan’s Jaipur was opened to the public. The new stretch of expressway, led to a reduction of 2 hours travel time between Delhi...
KALYAN: The Mahatma Phule police have served a notice to Ganesh mandal run by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vijay Salvi for targeting the Central government through its decoration.The mandal's theme this year is 'Democracy is at peril' where it has shown that the Centre has captured all the four pillars of democracy. The mandal called Vijay Tarun Mitra Mandal is celebrating its 60 years. Last year, the cops...
KOLKATA: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday permitted export of nearly 4,000 tonnes of hilsa to India over a 40-day period. Around 90% of the exports reach Kolkata, by far the largest market in the country. The first consignment of around 60 tonnes is expected to roll into the city on Thursday and hit the retail markets on Friday with steady supplies set to commence from Friday at 100 tonnes-120...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is setting up a 100 crore 'co-creation fund' to support the emergence of more venture capital funds in the state to improve investments for regional startups, women-led ventures and those innovating in rural impact and climate action. While the fund will be managed by professionals, the government will pool in a predetermined percentage based on the fund's target theme. This proposal...
NEW DELHI: A loan of Rs 9 lakh and passion for woman also being eyed by a colleague allegedly led an employee of the Survey of India to murder a co-worker last month. Nine blows to the head with a wrench to ensure death and burial at a usually vacant flat weren't all that Anees Kumar did to puzzle the investigators. He also placed mobile phones at different places to mislead the cops.As Delhi Police...
MUMBAI: The detection rate of crimes on Mumbai Railways has improved from 15% in January-August 2019 (pre-Covid times) to 40% in the same period this year. Meanwhile, overall crimes reported in the first eight months of this year (10,360 cases) have increased by 16% compared with the same period in 2022 (8,885 cases), though they are still half of pre-Covid numbers. Government Railway Police (GRP)...
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