THANE: As many as 11,991 household and sarvajanik idols of the goddess were immersed at the 18 immersion sites in Thane on Dussehra which also marks the end of Navratri festival, officials said.The festivity and immersion processions remained peaceful thanks to the vigilance of the police and municipal authorities except for a stray incident where a stray firecracker from some passing procession is...
KOLKATA: During the festive period from Mahapanchami to Bijoyadashami, Kolkata Metro Railway transported 4,165,000 passengers, marking a significant passenger turnout. Notably, the North-South Metro Line transported 3,946,945 passengers, while the East-West Metro Line served 216,581 passengers over the six days of the Durga Puja celebrations. Additionally, the Purple Line transported 1,807 passengers on...
VILLUPURAM: Trade, commercial and business establishments in Kottakuppam municipality in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu staged a bandh from 9am to 6pm on Wednesday to register their protest against frequent power cuts in the region over the years. The residents and around 17 forums representing people from different sections of society extended complete support to the bandh.The representatives of the...
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has initiated a "minor" cabinet reshuffle, wherein the water department — which was previously overseen by minister Saurabh Bhardwaj — has now been entrusted to Atishi, as reported by officials.The responsibilities of the tourism, art, and culture departments, which were previously overseen by Atishi, will now be under the purview of Bhardwaj,...
MUMBAI: Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar will conduct a hearing in the Shiv Sena MLAs disqualification case on Thursday. Earlier this month, Narwekar had decided to consolidate the 34 petitions in the disqualification case into six groups based on their cause of action.MLAs seeking more time to reply must provide justification: Maha Assembly SpeakerOut of the six groups, four contain...
NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was in carnage mode as he fired the fastest century of the ODI World Cup ever against Netherlands in the national capital on Wednesday.Going hammer and tongs against the Dutch bowlers, Maxwell fired a ton off just 40 balls.With the supernatural effort, Maxwell surpassed South African Aiden Markram, who earlier in the ongoing World Cup itself,...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday announced a 4% dearness allowance hike for government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners.The chief minister had earlier announced that the government would fulfil the demand of the government employees and teachers to immediately announce dearness allowance hike as and when the Union government announced the rate revision for...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi airport got two new approach flyovers — Aerocity flyover and Parallel Access Road flyover — on Wednesday which are expected to provide relief to flyers from the city’s perpetual traffic congestion. But those required to transit between T1 on one side and T2 and T3 on the other will benefit more when either IGIA gets an air train or the almost five-year-old proposal for a...
MUMBAI: Celebrating the victory of good over evil, devotees watch an effigy of Hindu demon king Ravana burn on the occassion of Dussehra, in Ghatkopar on Tuesday. An air of festivity pervaded the city as garlands of marigold and mango leaves were strung in homes and on vehicles. People made nominal purchases of gold while some took delivery of new vehicles on this auspicious mahurat. After the nine-day...
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday took a fresh dig at TMC's Mahua Moitra and said that the question is no more about his degree but about the dignity of Parliament and the security of the country. Dubey, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said it is for Mahua to answer whether NIC mails were accessed in Dubai or not and if questions were asked in exchange for money. "The question is about...
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