MUMBAI: Traffic Police have announced restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles and private buses in the upcoming festive season in Mumbai.South Mumbai: Heavy vehicles and private buses will be restricted from entering and plying on roads in south Mumbai on September 21, 24, 26 and 29. On other days between September 19 and 29, they will be allowed to ply between 12 am and 7 am.Greater Mumbai...
RAIPUR: The murder of a Sikh trader, after an argument while watching the Bollywood blockbuster "Gadar" on mobile phone on September 15, has triggered a political controversy and led to a market shutdown in Durg-Bhilai twin cities for half a day on Monday.The family of the victim, Malkeet Singh, has not yet performed his last rites, demanding justice. Five suspects, including a 17-year-old, have been...
KOLKATA: The victim was singled out for severe pre-planned ragging, which included possible sexual abuse — the inquiry committee formed by Jadavpur University to probe into the circumstances leading to the death of a fresher has concluded.The 17-year-old boy fell from the second-floor balcony of a hostel on August 9 allegedly during ragging by seniors who were staying in the facility illegally.The...
NAMAKKAL: A Class IX girl student died on Monday after eating chicken shawarma bought from a hotel in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal town.The deceased has been identified as D Kalaiyarasi, 14, of AS Pettai in Namakkal town. Kalaiyarasi, her father Dhavakumar, 44, mother Sujatha, 38, brother Boopathi, 12, uncle Sinoj, 60, and aunty Kavitha, 56, went out on September 16 night. They later bought parcels of food,...
MUMBAI: The Mumbai airport recorded a passenger traffic growth of 32 % in August with over 4.3 million passengers handled as against 3.2 million passengers the previous August. During the Independence Day weekend, the airport witnessed an 8.4 % surge in passenger volumes. Over the years, Independence Day has turned into a popular short holiday with the only exception being the pandemic years. The trend...
NEW DELHI: Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj delivered a remarkable performance, securing figures of 6-21, and propelled India to a resounding 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, securing their eighth Asia Cup title on a Sunday to remember.Siraj's extraordinary four-wicket burst in a single over played a pivotal role in dismantling Sri Lanka's batting lineup, restricting them to a meager total of 50 runs. In...
NEW DELHI: Taking a major step towards the redevelopment of non-conforming industrial clusters in the capital, the Delhi government has started the process to engage consultants to prepare the layout plans.According to officials, the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) issued a request for proposal to shortlist five DDA-empaneled architect consultants. The...
A beautiful oil on canvas by the legendary Amrita Sher-Gil, the SikhHungarian painter who died at the age of 28 in 1941, sold for Rs 61.8 crore ($7.4 million) in a Saffronart sale on Saturday night, making it the most expensive work of Indian art sold at auction worldwide.In fact, this comes barely 10 days after modernist Syed Haider Raza’s painting titled ‘Gestation’ fetched Rs 51.7 crore at...
BHIWANDI: Two days after the decomposed body of a six-year-old girl was found dunked in a plastic bucket, with its lid on, in Bhiwandi, a 33-year-old man who lived as a tenant in the locality was nabbed from Bihar in connection with the crime on Sunday.The child's body was found in a makeshift tenement on Friday. The accused had been staying in the makeshift tenement since a month, the police said. The...
CHENNAI: Educational institutions, particularly technical institutions like engineering colleges, cannot be permitted to function with temporary teaching staff perennially, Madras high court has said. Pointing out that it also violates the norms of UGC and AICTE, a division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice K Kumaresh Babu directed the Anna University to report its stand on the issue.The court...
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